New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
AUTO BANDIT LEADER
ACCUSED OF MURDER
ALLEGED Accomplish Charges
Him with Killing Jewellers
Clerk in Robbery.
GIRL BALKS THIRD DEGREE
Endures Fire of Questions by
District Attorneys Man and
Police, Although Worn
Out by Ordeal.

cller's clerk. has set the District Attorney
and the police TO work. The charge was
made by George Men city. alleged TO have
been one Of Taylors gang. who was to
have been sentenced for robbery yoster-
day. There is reason to believe that Me
Netty's story WAS inspired by revenge
When TAYLOR was called as a witness for
the defence i'm McVettys case he gave
damaging testimony against Patrick Boil
Cer McNcftv's codefendant
When McVetty was brought to the Dis
trict Attorneys Office Yesterday TO be eN-
amined further le said to an acQuaint-
ance Il am glad 10 get a chance 20 pu:
rope around Taylor's neck. II 1t hadn' L
been for him I wouldn't be facing Il
twenty, ear term in Sing Sing now
McVetty said Taylor had told him i'm the
Tombs: 81 am the cink' that turned the
nick az the sixth avenue jewelry store
where Stcin was shot"
In Celebrating his story McNetty said
TAYLOR told him ne had given some of the
stolen iewelry To Josie" and that after
tho murder he and Josie" had gore TO
the Catskills. After a visit from wom-
an in the Tom0s McVetty said Taylor told
him: That is the girl / was telling YOU
ehout. The ring on her finger was one
that come from Jacobys store
Girl Balks Third Degree.
Commissioner DouChertv and Theron Il.
Strong, Of the District Attorneys homi-
eide bureau. got busy at once Acting
CAPTAINS Mckinney and Tunney searched
the West SIDE for gangmen VINO might
know something of the stern murder. Nh.
Strong examined again not only George
McVettv. but also Patrick Bolger. Robert
McVettv and Charles Clark, who were
convicted with him. 1t there was any
truth i'm the charge Mr. Strong believes
that George McVetty knew more Of the
actual murder than he told He stuck To
his story. however. and insisted that he
had nothing TO 90 with the jewclry shop
robbery.
Acting Captain Mckinney found Josie
the young woman 10 whom TAYLOR is al
eyed to have given some of the jewels
and she was examined without mercy by
MIR. strong. For more than an hour she
Nas "grilled' i'm the District Attorney 5
office.
At the end Of the ordeal she emerged
historical and fainting. She staggered
from Mr.. Strons's Office and would have
fallen to the floor had not process server
caught her and helped her to a bench. or
which she huGdlod. moaning incoherently
Detectives clustered about her plying the
almost unconscious woman with wins
pered questions. No one offered her as
sistance. and her whispers Of Water
water, Don't ask me again 4" went I'M
needed
Both Mr Strong aud the police appeared
h somewhat disgrunued az the course the in-
N uuiry was taking. and it was said the
vi Young woman. whose name Mr.. strong re-
FUSED to divulge had stuck by Taylor and
In spite OF her nvsterical state had refused
10 incrminate him IN the slightest par
ticular
When TAYLOR was first examined by
Charles f. Bostwick, Assistant District
Attorney. and told a startling story OF
dozens Of hold-ups which he had planned
and carried out. he referred casually Ia
the Stern murder. fle had been telling
Mr. Bostwick of the difficulty of finding
men with nerve enough % carry out the
robberies lie had planned the robbery
of a jewelry store on SSth street he said
and al the last moment his helpers
wanted 10 back out. saying that Taylor
didn't look like "much Of a scrapper' and
they couldn't be sure he Woull stick by
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