The evening world., 1912-02-16

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VICTIM OF HolDUP NOT SURE
OF PRisS NEa.
Assistant District-Attornoy Rrecken.
ridge. who was IN court. asked Rocker
man II he had not tod MIN that Rorsl
was the man who hsd "a muitcd him.
and Reckerman replied that he was not
oil all sure ~ the man. Then becker
man explained that when lie was IN
the hospital after the attack ON him
the police had brought him n number Of
photographs. one Of which vas OF
Rossi, and that he hal probably idcnti-
fed the mar from that.
Magistrate o'Connor pointed ont that
the picture the police had was Of Rossi
without a hat, but Bcckcrman main
tained that he was not sure Of his
Identification. After this the MagiNrat"
held Rossi in $3.50 baii until tomorrow
afternoon In order that Mr.. Brecken-
ridge might suminon two Nitnosses In
an EFFORT TO identify Ro~sl.
Ever since the police have had their
hands on Ross or Rossi. the taxicab
driver whom they suspect OF being Inn
plicated In the holdup Of Irving Beck
erman. who was robbed OF $500. they
have set great store by the arrest ana
have indicated their belief In his par
ilclpaton In or knowledge OF the bank
messenger robbery. Detective Flsherty
OF the West Forty-seventh street station.
Grained Rosd before Magistrate
= AlA.t.. .#.a..t IN
day.
Rossi. who says his real name IL
Ross, IL a small. well-built man,
Italian In appearance. with keen black
eyss and coarse black hair. Flaherty
made a short afidavit ION Information
and BELIEF that Rossi was once nod
In the Beckerman robbery. n asked
that he be remanded for forty.clght
hours.
To this Rossi strongly objected. lie
said to the Court:
Il demand an immediate examination.
can prove that ! was sick In bed all
day last Saturday whom Bcckerman
wac robbed. ! was not In my car AZ
all"
Speaking to-day OF this arrest. Deputy
Police COMMISSIONS D~oughcrty said:
That was only a 'Rck-up' so far ~
the robbery OF tho bank messengers IL
concerned. No one saw the number Of
the big black car In which the three
btGhwaymen escaped. feel Siro that
the men did not get away by means Of
the elevated train. because I nave tho
Name OF a citizen who saw car II
wsAt north on Church street and was
lost In the bend Of that street at Muir.
ray street.
MAY NAVE SEEN SIX MEN IN
THE hoLo.UP.
There may have been six men in the
robbery. because I ave heard now OF
tn old man who was seen standing In
front Of the taxi. But he may Just have
been . passsr-by."
When M~ontani. the driver OF the taxi.
cab. was arra!gned In the rombs po-
lice court on a charge OF being n ''sus-
picious person." ne was rsmandcd "a
the Police Headquarters with his owr
consent to the proceeding. De,ectlv,
strinGer Of Headquarters was the rom.
pla!nsnt against him. but Police Com
missioner Dougherty and Inspector
Hughes were In the court Don
Commissioner Dougher,y told Magis
rate Herbert that he would like tC
have MontAni remanded TO Police Head
quarters. and the Magistrate asked;
"Aontani. have YOU n objection e
being rsmAnded into the custody OF IN,
police"
moi = Bit" answered the chauffeur
Of the tAxicab. Il want TO do every
thing In my power 10 help the ppiic'
Ia catch the h~iEnwaymen. and ] winl
to put myself at their disposal"
Early to-day Detective Devany Of IN,
West Forty-ssvcnth street station ar
rested Charlie Ross. alias Charlie,
YounG. alias Charles chaufslo. ALA
Charles Rossi. upon suspicion OF bein'
implicated In the taxicab holdup OF las
Saturday in which Irving Beckerman
bookkeeper. was slugged and robbie.
Of $500 at the Bowery n Great Jone
strest.
Toe arrest WAS significant In view O
the connection that l. made between tn
holdup Of Saturday and yesterdays rot
berry Of the two bank messengers. From
the outset II has been strongly apparen
that the same gang committed bot
crimes. using In each instance a blac
automobile In which to make their ~
cape. About this automobile the pole
have hunx their best work.
The number o. the machine. the plac
where Il Is kept and the chauffeur VIII
drives II are known to the police an
the number corresponds In -four OF Il
hve figures with the one used las, SAT
urday. Witnesses who saw the mschin
used Saturday told the police that
bore the unibe ol2s N. Y.
Detectives investigating the Grim
said that they thought the spectator
from the street must 81 necessity hay
seen the number from an angie and TIN
hen the frst figure wa not reporte,
After they had ooked for No 9lS an
found that It belonged to James Stoke
the philanthropist. OF No. ~ Cedl
street. they hit upon the Idea that n
number contained nve Agures and thu
located the machine and the man the
nov believe were leading factors
both the Beekerman holdup n II
larger affair that yesterday excited II
entire financial district.
Following this clue the de,ectly,
found that Ross, or Young. or Ros,
whichever may be his real name. was