The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-04
SHOT DOWN IN
MIDST Of POLICE
Gang Leader Alortally In
jured While Surrounded
by Detectives.
FORCE STOPS RESCUES
Scores of Men Needed to
Keep Fighting Italians
and Jews in Check.
JACK ZELIG'S LAST FIGHT
Shot "Whcrc the SuspenderS
Cross"-Scqucl to Bitter
Fight in Chinatown.

A big police automobile with three
prisoners and several detectives started
slowly from Police Headquarters at 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. As the car
NOV ed down Centre street dozen young
men with square toed shoes and bullying
coat pockets slipped out Of Police Head
quarters and trailed it, a squad on each
sidewalk The car moved at a pace that
did not leave the detectives on the street
behind it and finally stopped at the Grim
tnAl Courts Building. around which were
scattered fifty detectives.
In this way the police had taken pre-
cautions to prevent rescue of prisoners
gang fighters. and had furnished street
spectacle which attracted hundreds Of
persons. Only few hours before Big
Jack Zelig. gang leader. had stepped out
Of the Criminal Courts Building after
having been arraigned as the result Of an
early morning shooting in Chinatown and
one OF the prisoners in the automobile
had shot him from behind. while the other
Two had tried I o aid the gun man to escape
II the gangsters were 80 no Id that they
would shoot an enemy with policemen and
detectives all about. then they might
make good threat to rescue the captives
and the police were not taking chances.
Big Jack Xelig. leader of the Kid Twist
gang. was shot from behind. and he
got his" as thsy told you in Chinatown.
much in thu manner in which ne had shot
others. where the suspenders crossed. ="
He will probably die. II the police records
h, h,s
three killings and he was out on 81, 400
bail for carrying rev Oliver when he
engaged in Chinatown warfare yesterday
morning.
Any ono. of many things starts u gang
fight, and it was not easy to determine
why the Kid Twist crowd and Jack Siroc-
cos gang met in Chinatown almost at
dawn. One version had it that all had
been members Of the gang Of which Kid
Twist was the original leader and there
had heen dissensicns over spoils. the
Jews forming ono gang under the leader
ship of Big Jack Xeig and the Italians
accepting Jack Sirocco As their leader
OF cours" this wasn't true. Jack Sirocco
said as he lowered around the Tombs
court. less Than an hour before Big Jack
Zelig was shot. He was friendly with
Zelig. Taking Sirocco's word for it. the
Chinatown gossip may have had i right
that Wanda Murphy n co,nelv b,ond,
viii lr,u,r oyas bod dasor,.d I,o,,
Sirocco for Chick Trigger. who was of the
Big Jack Telig forces. The gangs shoot
for the possession Of their girls and Wanda
and Chick were on the scene Yesterday
~,
Inc fhHno"F@ "i IN" Two gangs had
celebrated sunday by taking part in a
stabbing AT Conev Island and stabbinc
at :,m,th Reach. staten Island T., is ono
nr,be;r SUNDAY ,vnos,;r.s,o bor., r,,,,,,,,,,
7'''i'I9 w. '"i'Pus
with ting or n stabbing. Evidently
their play had not been cxhiarating
enough. for Big Jack Zelic's gang mo.
,ored into Cbino,own hofors d,,.I;oh,
and o-a,, ,hram,h naror ' "s",
,hav ,m na,n W, =" JS" a., JoI p nuee. un,i
.ney raine -, ".S 'dch IoEBI saloon
mesa tne saloon ,na' "as LOUIS r1ggi untii
LII! w" ,"'',i' ae nv mas cai,eu, jumped
.L Ls ,faI"'r. va 'u,aiy enough Looey
uir ,'uii''' 'd',''o. 'oo. ar saIpoii owner
s ne ,,' p1.lr" are esuppossu 10 pe LOOKING
10, ,j i'in, ,eS n - I so ~ i"r,una.e tnat ne
couln lunlp s,,"n paii, SURRENDER himself
yunse u NIh,n III 'he CUSTODY Oh ms lawyer
hooer. ATors' r, 49,, -
Hoo'' I'.el .he aPPra,ahcr Oh JACK
nnens anu ms gang .iie ieh!s IN fell AND
poyeis nue'N WI! w. ~ was peiOre
the usua. 'lihe anu oerRt; Surrah ana DE
tectiSe sullivan were toiu py Ihihaner
VINO kepl close 10 uoorWa!s that they ma mao
T.,',' Se.n mn s;s "n.n W. ,hn.s NJ
netectives' iarnlliaI With lhe Ways oi
Snlha.o"n:e :eh!ec'eo p'o"uPaho IL came
IN ~" minutes
AehS ana ms gang hau iouhd seVera
mempers OF the Sirocco gang AT the
Doyers street entrance TO rogers saloon
ana there we're iew prehmiharles. N al
aoout t"shty -nVe shots We're hred Nher
!he tWo netectiNes GOT 10 the saloon they
iouho Aehg, VINO is also known as JacR
hIpeIt' 1acop Nilller lieutenaht OF bie
JACK ., ana BAKER Harrls' harrls mao
oeen snot III the loot' Inc detectives hearc
that hinamah had oeen shot, but they
conldn ma him IN any OF the tenements
EVid"ntiy pig JACK ana MS gangsters
nHu chaseu the oiI0cco iollo"ers INTO
roggi saloon ior they were caught al
'he door II 'he street were severa
reNo'VerS ne uetectiVes rushed Lelig
Milier ana haTrls INTO the saloon ana linec
up doIeh men ana women, thlck and
"anhh among them All OF them were
gosslplng rnerrily as IL nothing had hap
pened To break up nice little chinatown
Dack room party The piano wasn''
playing, which was the only sign that
everything was not as usual Behind the
piano the detectives found six revolvers
All th"s" who had been herded in the
saloon were put in patrol wagons dnC