The evening world., 1913-11-22
HORSE PO|SONER,
CHIEF Of GANG,
WILL TELL ALL
Thing of Being a Fugitive
Ievenson Returns for a
Cell in Tombs.
HIRED TO KILL ANIMALS.
Held Up Many Merchants, and
Some Paid Him to Destroy
the Stables of Rivals.
HIRED TO KILL ANIMALS.

J6Mn dsvenson. formerly Of No. ~
Brand street. who Tor ysars mp 20 Aug
bst MI. was head Of Oh east st6e gang
n Ounmsn and Wa known only TO his
eoulksrss - 'John L." Asin che Tombs.
barrsndered. Lsvenson was indicted
more than . yess aso Tor attempted ex-
tortion. growing out Of his demand for
money from . livery stable keeper un-
Walhsd into the Distrtot-Attorneys of
~ Thursday night saying no was
0rsd Of being q fugitive from Justice
90 Wa going 20 tell an ne knew
Ahout ths horse poisoners. the dread Of
The east side.
For two days now Lsvenson has kept
Assistant Dtstx3Ct-AAtornsy Weller and
two stenographsU busy. He has told
them almost incredible stories OF ''ahak.
ting down. merchants not only on the
sast side. but IN Harlem. the Bronx and
1rownsviile under threats that unless
they paid . monthly tribute 70 him and
hds gang their horses would be poisoned
and In some instances their families
harmed. Lsvsnson's story. 90 It IL as
serted. will result In the Indictment of
scores of merchants. provided It In cor
rooorated. and ne says no can furnish
peoof that they hired him and che men.
oers Of his gang % infiict injury upon
their rivals In business.
According to Lsvenson many hundreds
u animals wsrs killed by himself and
hb ssmpanions. The favorits poison
useo We arssn1c. concealed In . bsil Of
slthsr IN he stables Of their owners or
- the strestA He tells Of the whole
sale dsstruction Of ans biooded animals
volued ~ 40 . piece. In one instance.
10 oays. The sHtirs stable Of an indie
psodsat Ice cream dealer. who had In
eSersd the ansmity OF another dealer.
consisting OF eighteen horses. all valuable
oaimais. was wiped out through the IN.
strumsntallty % member Of his gent
~ had secured . position In the stable
t1venson's indictmaat came abou,
ehrouUA the confession Of "Yesky Mig.
gsr." leader a . rival 9anG. VINO wv
c0viotsd before the late Judge O'sul.
livan and sentenced % Sing Sing Prison
IT, fourteen year,. "Yesky Niger
net only revealed ths inside workingI
Of Ais own gang but told District
Attorney Whitman and his assistants, pl
b thew concerning the activities o
other gangs. Both ne and LevensoE
viewed great familiarity with the insid.
6elags Of the opposing gang. Both hsv,
o00Eeoosd that they spied upon eacl
Other and were kept cognisant Of VIVA
each gang was doing Oy traitors II
beth camps.
David Kalhofsr. President Of the Ic,
Cream Mar 1fActurers' Board Of Trad
Of New York and Brooklyn. and Pres
Neat Of the East Side Horse Owners
Pr0tsctive Association. who was tndicse
Mt summer for the alleged hiring o
men to poison nine horses beiongin
70 the Royal Ice Cream Company q
Brooklyn. will be placed on trial mex
WeGk before Justice Davis in the Grim
tnAa Branch OF the Supreme Court.
Samuel Friedman and Thomas O'Briel
tWo cUuvicts 0ervtng sentence Of THU
ty-o0s ysars each in Auburn PrisoI
~ b the principal witnesses again
xalsofer. They say kalhofer paid thel
oISe 70 poison the Royal Ice Crea:
Co0pany's horses because Of businei
rivalry. Indicted with Kalhofer V Ma
0hirsky. partner with Kalhofer. In 4
Ceaumbis-O. X. Ice Cream Company.
Cannon street.
dsvsnson Joints out With pride tn,
he was The original owner of the grs
automobile used In connection with Il
four gunner He says he cold II
1Abby and Shapiro few weeks befol
Gho Rossnthal murder.