New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-17
PartisanS in Tammany Fight
Exchange Bullets Opposite
Lincoln Square Theatre;
Both Bands in Cars.
ONLOOKERS RUN TO COVER
Broadway Crowd in Terror Till
Police Give Chase-Four Men
Caught-Lists of Voters
Names Found Cause a
Charge of Repeating,


Gang fighting over the primary con-
test on the part OF rival Tammany
leaders in the 18th Assembly District
eliminated i'm a shooting In front OF
the Lincoln Square Theatre, at Broad
vsv and s5th street yesterday after
noon, in which gangsters and touring
cars played a conspicuous part.
shortly after O'Clock a large black
car containing six men came to a stop
IN front II the theatre. Several OF the
occupants suddenly arose from their
seats and. drawing revolvers, opened
fire on "a machine which had the ap-
pearance Of being in pursuit. The mon
g, the machine in the rear returned
ire Six shots were exchanged, when
the chauneurs put on speed as passers-
bv. in terror. made for cover
Two policemen Of the traffic squad
heard the shots. Patrolman Neary
Jumped on the running board Of an au-
.omobile whose owner was willing TO
follow the fleeing gangsters. The po-
Uceman overlook the fugitive car. and
al the point of his revolver placed the
chauffeur and his three companions
under arrest The car was taken 20
the 6sth street police station and the
men placed in cells The patrolman
Who followed the second car in taxi
cab lost it before he had gone two
blocks.
Ganqsters' Shots Go Wild.
No one was injured by the shooting.
all the shots going wild. The four men
who were arrested were said 10 be
members of the Jack Sirocco gang,
who were imported by one of the rival
Tammanyites TO help OUT in the cleo
ton. They were Ike" Sobell. thirty
two wears old, of No. % Willett street,
who was the driver OF the car; Frank
Martin. of No. Kenmare street;
Frank Hart. of No. 100 William street.
and Vito Marchetto, of No. 2lo West
10Th street
The police say that Jack Sirocco
was seen standing in front of the Sher-
man Square Hotel, near the scene Of
the shooting, talking with some OF his
1enchmen a sh IT time before the fir
ing began.
In addition TO an Ivers & johnson
revolver which was found hidden under
the rug in the tonneau Of the gang
sters' automobile. the detectives at the
SSth street station found six packages,
:I31 slips i'm all, containing typewriter
names Of voters OF six election dis
,ricts in the Sth District, which fact
satisfied the police that the automobile
had been used in a system Of repeat
ing. The names on the slips were those
Of voters in the Sth District. The
packages , ere neatly done up and the
slips systematically arranged.
Fled with Revolvers.
4 number Of the occupants of botn
cars concerned in the shooting escaped,
and il is believed that these carried
with them the revolvers which were
used. as the one gun discovered had
all the cartridges intact. The men
were held on the charge Of violating
the Sulliys1 law. which prohibits the
carrying of firearms.
The lighting Of the clans began car
licr i'm the day, when the occupants OF
the two cars were said TO have en-
gagged in an encounter at polling
place on West End avenue and S9th
street. I'm which a number of shots
we're fired and some Of the gang in
jured. These were taken away before
the police could interfere.
The captured car, numbered 1853,
is registered as belonging 10 Consta-
bello Florio. Of No. 17I1 Broadway,
Brooklyn. The men said the car be-
longcd TO Frank Bell, of No. l13 Bow
cry.
The four prisoners were bailed out
by James T. March. Republican leader
OF the Sd Assembly District. who, with
William Long, a Tammany man OF the
district. late last night arranged for
their Liberation. March, who gave MS
address as No 1S2 Mulberry street LETT
with the four men. They were held
for examination in 500 each.