The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-03
DETECTIVE FIGHTS
WITH P|CKPOCKETS
ON ACROWDEDCAR
Cassassa Captures Pair After
Battle That Causes Panic in
Thirty-fourth St. Trolley.

Tnamc vas held up for q short time
on tue Tharty.fourth street crosstown
me curing the rush hour this morn.
ING while Detective Frank Cassassa of
ths Central once struggled with two
p'cspodsets In . crowded car. Cassassa
Got his men and got them with the
ssods'" One stout passenger on tho
~ went on his way rejoicing over the
ssvIng OF fat wallet containing s7oo
IN each and his railroad ticket.
During the holidays extra detecttvss
were put on the rorty-sscond and
iersy'fourth streets lines 10 guard the
passengers against pickpockets. They
were removed on New Years night ana
Yesterday not less than twenty cases Of
pecsst-pickins were reported from both
iinea Detective Cassassa, VINO has q
record for clsvernsss and seariesspe,s.
ives assigned 70 the line this morning.
ABOUT o'clock he spotted Harry
Smith. alias ReifY. and jacob Levine
At Qorty-sscond street and Lexington
avenue They saw HIM at tho same
tias and promptly beat II. The detec.
i've Jumped on . Third avenue car and
wsae to Lexington avenue and Thirty
fourth street. He saw his men FOLLOW.
Ing fat maa weighted down with Srips
onto . car.
TACKLES PAIR OF PIckpockers
IN CROWD.
cessassa. unobssrvsd. followed the
piekpocksts onto the car. They saw
him before the car had gone q block
ana made quick movement toward the
forward end. Csssassa saw Smith try
to pass something to his pal and made
jump for him. The detective caught
the thief by tho shoulder and Levine
turned on him and tried to break his
grip. All three men closed Ia Q struR.
gle and pandsmonium WAS 1T loose on
the trolsy.
women screamed ana Jumped up on
the seats. Cassassa and his quarry
susged and pushed and thumped their
way among tho frightened passenger,
bue the detective ala not loosen his
Gnp. Smith tried 10 throw somsthins
away. but the wiry ofiicer tripped him
asd the three men went In . lunch
70 the floor.
csssassa knocked the heads Of the
men together and pounded their noses
Into the floor. He told Smith he would
Kill him 70; he didn't quit and both mon
declared they had enoguh. When all
were on their feet again. some OF the
women began to upbraid Cassassa for
his attack. The sleuth smiled grimiy
and hauled out Of Smiths pocket a cad
case IN which was Si2.s5. 4 number Of
cards also were found. bearing the name
WIN. p. German. No. 2so Pacific street
of William =. German. No. 2s5 Pacific
street
BOTH CAPTURED MEN HAVE
POLICE RECORDS.
cassassa went TO the stout party Of
the grips and asked him u he had lost
anything. The man went pale, dug In
10 his pocket and brought out Q heavy
wallet.
They almost had g." he cried.
Then he showed tho contents. 500 and
his railroad ticket lie declared he had
10 make a train and couldn't possibly 70
court 10 appear against the pickpockets.
He was enusive In his thanks to tho de-
tsettve.
Smith. alias Reiff. r. twenty -four
years old and lives a. No. ia Forsyth
, street. Tic In walter He has been
arrested eight times for pocket-p!cklng
and has served only one term Of three
months In the workhouse. Levine 10
twenty-five years old and has been ar
reGted nineteen times In New York. He
hes asrved tsrms in the Norkhouse. Ell
mira and Sing Sing. and y wanted in
Massachusetts.