The evening world., 1912-08-21

threat was carried. He rounded up sew
sral detectives and uniformed men and
then stepped over to where Zelig was
seated. He opened UP on Hero Jock In
about the same phrase Sirocco had en-
ployed and then announced:
II any OF your gang starts anything
In here I'll shoot the top OF your head
of; so be up and on your way, the
whole gang OF you" big Jack" and
all his followers stampeded for the
exits.
While Jack sirocco had brought the
yellow streak in Zelig quiverlng to the
surface. the episode did not serve TO pro-
woke harmony or peace between the
gangs. War was declared on both
sides. and soon afterward there was
a shooting In Jimmy Kelly's Man
darin." for which Zelig was arrested,
He was arraigned In the Tombs Po-
lice Court on June 3 and discharged for
lac!: Of evidence. He had left the build
ing and was crossing Centre street TO
q lawyers once when he was shot
down by a gangman named Tort. who
has since been sent to Sing Sing for
the assault.
Zeiig confided to the members OF the
Grand Jury yesterday that his right
name In Harry Morris. He has used a
inal career since 1901. lie is twenty
nine years old and was born on East
Houston street of respectable parents.
On Jan. 20. 1901. he was arrested under
the name OF Henry Smith and convicted
OF grand larceny. Judge McMahon sem
fenced him to three years In the House
Of Refuge. After his release from
prison he began to be heard from In
police circles as the thin-faced dip" In
April. 1906. he was arrested as a pick
pocket and discharged for lack OF evil
dence. In June OF the same year he
was rearrestcd on a similar charge and
again turned out. This was repeated on
Christmas Day. 1906. He gave the alias
Of William Albert during this period.
RECORDER ooFF SENT HIM
h AWAY FOR THEFT.
He was arrested as a, pickpocket on
Jan. q. 1906. discharged. and again ar
rested on May II OF the same year.
This time ne was convicted OF grand
larceny before Recorder Con and sent
to Sing Sing for one year and six
months.
On April II. 1905. he was arrested as a
pickpocket and sent 10 the workhouse.
Later In that year he was arrested for
''Jostling" and nned SO.
On Feb. IL, 1909, he was arrested as
Henry Albert and discharged by Magls-
trate Krotel. On July %. 1910. he was
arrested In Allentown. Pa, under the
name OF George williams and ordered
to get out Of the State OF Pennsylvania.
There Is no police record OF Hero
Zelig from 1909 till March 4. 1912. when
no was arrested on a charge OF shooting
and killing Frank Rizzo at No. 90 Sec
ond avenue. He was discharged for
lack OF evidence. Shortly after this he
was picked up on n charge of assault
preferred by Sandal Metz OF No. &
East Third street. Metz positively iden-
tilted the gangster at the time OF his
arrest, but when he was arraigned In
court a few days later Metz changed
his mind and said he had made a mis-
take.
On May IL last. william Albert, Al
Zelig called himself. was arrested by
Detective White and Steinert for carry
ing concealed weapons, This was the
alleged "frame-up' arrest that Is beins
used to metamorphose the badman into
a martyr Then came his arrest fol
tho shooting In Jimmy Kelly's place
and finally his arrest In Providence or
Aug. Is, which Is being referred to a.
an act OF oppression,