The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-21
TAX|CAb BANDIT
TElLS0NSTANO
sT0RYoF HOLDUP
Leader Declares Man on Trial
Took an Active Part IN
Robbery.
VICTIM NEARLY DIED.
Felled With Lead Pipe. but
Thieves Got Nothing but
Soiled Clothes.

handsome YOUNG fellow. with
hish forehead that bstokensd more
than the ordinary Intelligence. speaking
In language that stamped him the col.
lsge graduate no ID. eat before q jury
II Part III. Of the Court OF General
Sessions this afternoon and rscited. in
. cold-blooded. Unconditional way, the
story Of . notorious sang Of auto
bandits.
~ Joseph Taylor testified four men
sat In the rear Of the court room and
watched his every movement. They
were seeking TO ldeatify him a. the
slayer Of Adoiph Stern. who worked
for jacob. the JsweIier, at Sixth ave-
nue. ana Thirteenth street. and who was
shot to death In July. 1911.
Taylor has denied compitcity In that
crime. He confessed some days ago
that he was the leader Of the auto ban.
dk gang. To-day no appeared as chlsf
Witness Against Jossph Forsythe.
whom he charges With being q member
Of the gang that held w and nearly
killed Byrd Newman. . ssloonkeepcr. Of
No. " RAade street, 81 ths corner OF
Ons Hundred and Forty-fourth street
and Eighth avsnvs On March u OF this
year.
Asrs. IA Tayior's own language. 10
ne story Of che automobaSs plot:
l1A0GN TRllo HOW HI
PLANNED NoOOgAV.
4 met lee roryths and told him to
msst ne q Columbus avsnus and One
Hundred and yifth street; that all ar
ranssnents had been made for the rob.
berry Of Newman. told him that when
prssente1 . revolver 70 the head Of
Mr.. Newman no was 10 grab the bag
Newman would b carrying and run to
an automobile which would have wait.
snx nearby. I said: "whue you are
doing thiA John ounn. snothsr Of our
pals. Will - with you. and u Newman
maass IA ATTEMPT - draw Q revolver
you strife him ' ~ . oiack3ack.'
II tosd Yorsyths that Newman kept
4 nloon ana lived on One Hundred
"A Forty.fourth street and was In
the habit q carrying . big bag OF
cash On saturday morning 70 the One
HunAreA ana Forty-f0usth street sta
tsea Of the elevated to - 10 HE place
Of business"
Taylor then divsrssd 70 tell how he
ana Ms gAng procured the racing Au'
tomobils which they ussd In their hold
ups.
Charles Lesbsr. our ohAuasur
struck ~ An aaQuAiutancs With mon
named Jordan, who owned the two
coated racing automobile. The csr wa
held In the naMs Gf another man be-
causs Jordan was afraid bis wife would
attach t. Jordan told Losesr he wal
willing for 10 TO We the or for any
purpose We wished and that then W
we're 70 destroy Il ~ 10 could collect
lSi,soe insurance on t.
RGPAINTgp AUTO TO THROW
orr THE POLICE.
"los.sr ana went to One Hundrs<
and Twenty-tourth street and Amstsr
. dam avenue where Jordan gave Losbsl
| dottar to buy paint. % We could
change the appearance Of the car. Their
We. seeh Il to . garage At One Hundred
and sixty.third street and Jackson Az
enus. whsrs We arranged to have It re-
PAINTED BY the nsxt morning. We tool
, Oh the ola number and hid II over IN,
doorway and put . fake number on tn
car. left LoSbsr at the garage. aSrss
ing to meet HIM there next morning .
, Z o'cioca. did 20. and then We drov,
to One Hundred and Forty-si1th stree
> and NShth avenue where ~ foun,
; Quinn ard Forsythe.
. y handed Quinn . piece of ons.inci
, Iced pipe. about two feet long. Wrappsl
! In nswSpsper. and ssid. We'll. here 4
/, the bat,' ! asssd Quinn II he has
4 brought along . revolver Tor Forsyths
: ana 10 said ne had. They went Into I
! sAloon and Quinn save the Psvolvsr 4
yesvyths.
!, ~ ordered LashsP 70 drive 70 On
4 HvnAvsA anA Torty.fouyth street. an
|. stop Q few test vest sf the nosthws
q rnss, facing wsst % nashth avenue
te'A him - keep HE engine run"'n