The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-19
AIbrozzo and Lamb Confess
Their Implication
IN THE $4,000 ROBBERY
There Was No Imposition of Sentence
Following Their Pleas Yesterday,
Cases Being Postponed at Re-
quest of the Prosecution.

New York. March l9-"Little jess"
Albrozzo. who testified at the trial of
Gene Montani. convicted on Saturday Of
robbery in the first degree for his part
in the ROBBERY OF two bank messengers
of $25,000 in Church street on Feb. 10,
pleaded guilty yesterday TO robbery in
the second degree. "Scotty" Joseph
Lamb also one OF the gang OF young
desperadoes implicated in the holdup
and who likewise turned states evil
dence against the chauffeur of the taxi
cab, pleaded guilty yesterday to the
same oilense.
Both prisoners were arraigned before
Justice Seabury in the criminal branch
OF the supreme court. where Montanl
was also tried. At the request of As
sistant District Attorney Mott the
prosecutor OF Montan, the imposition
Of sentence on Albrozzo and Lamb was
postponed until March %. No explana-
tion was offered by Mr.. Mott for the
delay, but il was supposed he preferred
to wait until Nontani has been sem
fenced.
In giving their pedigrees, Albrozzo
said that he was 20 years old, lived
at 81 Third street, and had never been
convicted of any crime prior to this.
Lamb gave his age as % years, SO
Washington square as his address, said
he was a pantryman and had never be-
fore been convicted.
Little Jess" admitted on the witness
stand at the trial Of Montani that he
had rounded up the members Of the
gang at the instigation of the chauffeur
Lamb testified that he had been as
signed TO the role of stumbling in front
of the taXicab in order to offer a plaus-
ible excuse for Montani to slow down
the machine and afford the bandits an
opportunity to enter the cab. Lamb de-
Clared that he was promised S25 TO-.
a truck got in front of the taxicab
at the psychological moment, he did not
receive his stipend.
With the conviction of Geno Montani
late on Saturday evening, the punish
mcnt of practically all the young dcs-
peradoes who participated in the notori
ously bold 1000 taxicab robbery on
Feb. 10 is assured Montani was the
chauffeur and owner of the taXlcab in
which the two messengers of the East
River National bank were black jaekei
until unconscious and separated from
the fortune in Church street, He was
accused OF being the originator of the
plot and the ringleader of the highway
men BY three OF the self confessed
of the gang. The jury was
out two hours. reporting to Justice Sea
bury in the criminal branch of the SUI
preme court at O'clock on Saturday
evening that il had found Montani gull
Is Of robbery in the first degree. The
verdict vas supplemented by a recon-
mendation for mercy.
Justice Seabury congratulated the jul
rors, commenting that their verdict was
the only one possible from the evidence
adduced. Then he remanded the chauf-
fcur TO the tombs to await the inn
position OF sentence some day this week
Former Justice of the municipal court
George F. Roesch, counsel for Montani,
his intention of appealing from
the conviction chiefly on the ground
that his client was found guilty al
most solely on the testimony OF crooks
Mr. Roesch maintained that Montani
was being made the scapegoat Of the
who turned states evidence to
get themselves off lightly.