The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-05
ASons. zeiis boasted Of his
aey under the law.

Nh the man who was breaking up their
biackmaii business. the gangsters start
Cd In to put Zelig out Of business In
their own way. The shooting in China
town was the fret ight, and the attempt
to murder zelig as he was coming out
Of Centre Street Court was the second
and nearly successful measure of re-
prisaL
CHARLES Tort. alias Frank Caputo;
Louis Bull and Victor Marine. the
three men who were arrested immedi-
ately after the shooting OF Zig Jack
Zslig In front Of tho Criminal Courts
Budding. at noon Monday. appeared be-
fore Magistrate Kernochan In the Cen
tire Street Court to-day. Detectives
Oliver and Nolan OF the Headquarters
STAFF. who had Witnessed tho shooting
from the Centre street steps OF the
building and arrested the three. test
ned against them.
Upon the statement OF Oliver that he
had heard the FIRST shot and had seen
Tort IRE two more at zeiig and then
run into the entrance TO the building
u No. 11e Centre street. before which
Zslig was standing when shot. and
throw the revolver up the stairs, the
Magistrate held Toru withou, bail TO
await the action OF the Grand Jury. and
committed him 10 the Tombs.
Both Detectives swose when they were
and Marrino tried 20 thrust themselves
between the detectives and the shooter
and did everything possible to hinder
the arrest. When Magistrate kernooh-
an heard Marine had been found guilty
Of disordsriy conduct on May . and that
Bun apeared to be In alliance with Jack
Poggi. the keeper OF the saloon where
the Chinatown shooting occurred. early
Monday morning. he held them both for
ssatence tomorrow on charges Of dis
orderly conduct
POLICE WiTNees REFUSES TO
Testify AGAINST PRISONERS.
Frank Hart. Alberto Leonardo and
James Martello. the three men arrested
following the pistol battle In Ninth
street and Second avenue. at . o'clock
this morning. were arranged before
Magistrate Appleton in the ESSEX Mar
ket Court later In the day on charges
OF felonious assault. Charles Lewis Of
In Manhattan street. who got Q bul-
Let In the thigh and another In the right
aoAr1e. wss unable 10 leave Bellevue
Hospital to appear against the three.
nor could Anthony Angerio Of No as
West Thirty-f,fth street. who has . less
serious wound In the right leg. But
Jacob Lazarus. arrested near th. scene
Of the row. was brought to court by the
detectives.
Lazarus. so the police said, had
pcksd out Leonardo as the man who
SHOT Lewis during the pistol duel, but
whom he appeared before the Masis.
trets to-day Lazarus was mute. lie
refused TO admit he had seen any of
the three prisoners before and Maris.
trate Appleton had no recourse but to
let Lazarus 20. The three ganx nsht-
srs he held on . short anidavit. how
ever. for further examination on
Juns D.
Detectives discovered to-day that
the Charles Lewis who was shot IL
nens other than Ike schnear. one Of
tAs best known pickpockets on the
boWer east side. the police say. and q
beon companion OF big Jack" Zciiy.
The shooting early to-day occurred
Ninth street and Second avenue. and
the sound Of the shots brought = large
crowd that witnessed q desperate bat.
" between the men arrested and the
police. who arrived promptly ON the
seens Of trouble.
TWO MEN, WOUNDED, IN BELLE.
vUE,