New-York tribune., 1912-02-28
five NOW HELD AS
| TAXI ROBBERS; ONE
TELLS WHOLE PLOT
Man Who Used Blackjack on
Bank Messengers Is Taken
Into Custody in Memphis,
Tennessee.
ANOTHER ARRESTED HERE
hlnSm3n, OLe OF flfSL FrlsoueISs
Gives All the Details Of
$4,000 Hold-Up and
Escape in Crowded
Street.
HOW MONEY WAS DIVIDED
Says Three Men, Known as "Ths
Brigands," Took SIC, 000-Declares
Montani, the Chauffeur, Was
in Scheme from Start, and
Received His Share
of Cash.
HOW MONEY WAS DIVIDED

Five of the men who are alleged to
have participated in the $4,000 taxicab
robbery Of February Is were in the tolls
of the police last night, and three
women, trends of some of the prisoners.
were in prison as witnesses. Three Of
the men have confessed. Montani the
chauffeur, still protests his innocence.
though implicated by the others.
Through one Of the prisoners $1,000 Of
the stolen money was recovered, while
in the suitcase Of another the polite
! found $3.50. In ALL $3.50 had been re-
covered up to last night. The police say
much more will be found to-day. One
of the men under arrest Is being held in
Memphis.
The four nsen under arrest here, Mon
tani, Lamb Albrozzo and Kinsman,
with the three women. were arraigned
before Magistrate Herman in the
Tombs court. The men were charged
with robbery in the first degree and as
sault. The complaint was sworn to by
Inspector Hughes. and the corroboratins
affidavit was sworn to by Frank Wor-
dell, one Of the messengers for the East
River Bank. They were held in Slo,OoJ
bail each until tomorrow afternoon and
remanded back to Police Headquarters
The women were held as witnesses and
committed to the House Of Detention.
Two men and one woman were ar
rested Yesterday. Rose Levy. who Is
said to have given the police important
Information, was taken to Police Head
quarters early in the morning, and. with
"Swede" Annie and Myrtle Hoyt, who
had been detained as witnesses since
Monday. was examined at length by
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty and by
Inspector Hughes.
AT the end of the talk with the women
Lieutenant Detective Dominick Reilly
went out and arrested Joseph Lamb,
twenty eight years old, pantryman
employed at the Judson, family hotel
in South Washington Square.
Lamb, a red-faced. red-haired. raw
boned stripping, was denouncing the
other prisoners from the moment he was
placed under arrest until the police got
through examining him.
Wouldn't Give Me $50"
Il didn't get a single cent out Of the
entire 'swag,'" said Lamb. who is known
as "Scotty," because of his burr They
promised me $3.50, and how much did
get? Why, the beggars told me to go
straight to hell when l asked them for
my share. And they had $25,00Ol I
70 at act DIV ma
and then one of them banged me in the
jaw! Well, 1 hope they get it plenty
good and proper now
Shortly after Lamb was arrested the
police received word that Eugene
Splaine, a teamster, of South Boston,
was under arrest at Memphis. He Is
said TO be one of the two men who
jumped into the cab, and, after beating
the two messengers with blsckjeokA
stole the bag containing the $4,000
Splaine was arrested by the Memphis
police on a train bound for San Fran
cisco, via New Orleans. With him at
the time was a man of the same age.
James Keefe, twenty-eight years old,
also Of South Boston. Keefe was also
arrested, but is held only as witness.
Il was Splaine, the police say who went
with Edward E. Kinsman. waiter and
prizefghter, and the latter's sweetheart,
"Swede' Annie, to Peekskill In a taxi
cab. and thence TO Albany by rail, just
after the robbery. Splaine and Kinsman
went on to Chicago from Albany the fol-
lowing day, leaving Annie to return to
New York.
II was the womans arrival I'm this
city with a new spring hat and a new
dress that Kinsman had bought for her
in Albany that led to the first arrests.
The police learned OF the new bonnet
and dress, a :, knowing Annie TO be the
companion Of Kinsman. they placed on
her trail Mrs. Isabella Goodwin, the po-
lice matron. who, in the guise OF a SER
want girl cut of work, won her conf
dence.
Morey Divided in 5arroom.
The police learned yesterday that the
S25 900 was divided in the tap room In
the rear of James Pascale's saloon. at
No. POS Thompson street, where the rob-
bers held most or their meetings.
All the prisoners made the tap room
their rendezvous, with the exception OF
Montani But he was represented at the
meetings by Jesse Albrozzo. who had :
the key to the place, which was secured
by a large paddock. The police yesterday
sealed the tap room and relieved AL
brozzo Of tn key.
In addition to the active participants
in the hold-up. three Italians. one known
as Matteo, second as Paoli and third
as Joe, and called THE Brigands" by
the rest Of the gang, also shared in the
proceeds.
They seized package containing S10,-
600 from the leather bag when 1t was
opened in the tap room, saying that
$1,000 was for each Of The Brigands"