New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-19
SHER|FFS BATTLE IN
HARLEM'S LITTLE ITALY
"TroubIe Twins" in Endeavor
to RepIeVln SO Sewing Ma
chimes Meet Trouble.
"COUNT" DOWN FOR COUNT
Police Reserves Called Out to
Restore Order in Crowd
Hostile to Minions
of Law.

Deputy Sheriffs Jake" Bier and David
MAYER. known in the Sheriff's office as
the Trouble Twins" had the toughest
experience in their official career in Har-
LENS Little Italy" yesterday. They went
there on the assignment of Sheriff Har-
burger 10 replevin thirty-nine sewing ma
chimes belonging TO the Singer company.
The two deputies are built along tug
boat lines, short but broad and powerful.
Because of their build and their prefer
ence for assignments that are eXtrahaz-
ardous. the Sheriff sent Bier and Mayer
TO the store Of Count" Saverino Zangara,
on First avenue. between 10th and lOsth
streets. where the count" ran an agency
Of the sewing machine company.
The deputies made an appointment 10
have an automobile truck carry away the
machines With them went Benjamin l..
Brandner. attorney for the Singer COM
pany. and an employee named Bube. Be
fore the deputies were able 20 carry out
their plans they We're compelled TO sub
due half a dozen friends Of Count
Zangara and his wife, who were in the
store. and 10 overawe a hundred more
sympathizers In the street. The police
reserves OF the East l04th street station
were finally called
Count Zangara's face, it appeared
had come into contact with the fist of
Bier. and one of the policemen received
several scratches on his face from Mrs.
Zangara- lie also had several buttons
torn from his uniform.
Things happened with such rapidly
that Deputy Bier was in a maze. When
il was all over the deputy sheriff had
bruised hand, due TO the blow he struck
the count" He didn't mind this, how
ever. for he seized twelve machines, all
that were in the store, and some Of the
fixtures of the place.
Brandner the attorney, was eliminated
early from the list OF combatants. he
disappeared soon after the trouble began
and Bube quit when a blow smashed his
eyeglasses.
II did not take Count Zansara long
n figure out the purpose OF the deputy
saerins when he saw the automobile truck
outside MS door. He sounded an alarm.
and his wife and half dozen OF mis-
friends at once engaged the minions OF
the law
Deputy Mayer was taken unawares oy
the suddenness of the attack. and while
Bier was engaged in battle with the en-
envy Mayer was locked out. Zangara
showed Bier into a corner and had
stranele hold on him when the deputy
s1ot out his trusty right and down went
the 'count" for the count. Mayer by this
time was able to get into the action. and
dreg MS revolver as warning TO the
coubatants.
Tie replevin held by the sheriff called
ais, for some papers held by Zangara.
Hi, wife hid these under her skirt ana
IN, deputies did not get them.
Some one in the mean time had sent
cs,l for the police reserves. A sergeant
AID Eve patrolmen answered. When they
arrived on the scene the crowd OUTSIDE
ne store had increased and those in II
we're all hostile TO the deputy snerif1s'
After some effort the police and deputies
were able 10 restore order and the ma
chimes were loaded on the truck.