New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
HOPE ETERNAL IN
BOSOM OF WOODS
Police Head Cheerful as
New Bomb Is Found,
but No Baff Clew.
PREVENTION BETTER
THAN CURE, HE SAYS
Talks at Luncheon OF Ending
Cause of Gangs Likened by
Judge Gibbs to Wolves.

"Nothing new" was the laconie re-
snonse of Inspector Faurot, of the Cen
iraI Office Detective Bureau, last nlgh''
IN the eighteenth day since the m muir
5er of Barnet Baff, the wealthy NeS'
Washington Market poultryman.
awe are lust as anxious as the news
naners to get a lead" said Commls-
,;oner Arthur Woods, but while we are
investigating numerous clews we nave
nothing definite 10 announce.
still confident. however. that tne stay ;,
PRS of BafF will be brought 10 justice.
while the police officials were thuS
IN a complacent mood yesterday an
nther attempted bomb outrage was
sdded TO the long list Of such crimes
reported within the last two montHs.
The latest bomb was found ~ a Two
story vacant stucco house at crown
hin Road and Terrace av, Janale9'
ate Yesterday afternoon by Fatroline''
O'Brien and Robson, of the iocal Pre-,
sinct. The bomb was wrapped III .e"
paper covering and had a IuSg 'navo
nebe. long attached to it. 1t con-
tsined two pounds of giant gunpowdef
In the Bronx County Court yesterday
Iudoe Gibbs. in sentencing three BLACK
Handlers 10 terms in state prison lot
txtortion, said: ,,..
"These organized criminals are IKE
solves. They hunt in packs and prefer
10 attack in the dark. They snouiu DC
Gagged. and | purpose 10 do all IN my
power to see that they are Gagged
The men sentenced were Audlo Gan.
d;o twenty-two years old; Gluseppi
Mania. twenty-five, and Antonio Mauro;,
,birtv wears old. Candid was sentenced
20 fyom five years to nine years and
sve months. Mauro from five to nine
yesrs and Mania from two years anu
six months TO four years ana ni NM
months. They threatened Michael Ma
gliano. of 1445 Undercllh aN" WIN
death unless he paid Sl,0OO. IN.
John McCullagh, former Chlel OIL 70.
lice in this city, issued staten en-
Yesterday in which ne attacheu .'
present system of police aum'hlS'i"
ton. lid bo IN
,1,orac If practical policeman he
mid "gith such safeguards as may ap-
near necessary. 1t is foolish to proione
q system under which we have had Ten
commissioners in twelve years, ana no
Cne knows how many deputy commls
s;orors The head of the department
sbould hold Office for ten years, under
rroner supervision. and should not De
removable at the whims OF pohuciannS'
He insisted that the antl-cluoolhg
orders issued by Mayor Gaynor nae
been interpreted in the underworld az
a free license to commit crime wltnout
tear, Consequently. he said, the Pollce
Denartment became demorallzed ano
Was only now undergoing gradual re-
generation. fo~os and
,,r nightsticks won't be fragile, sara
Police Commissioner Woods at luneh-
con of the Broadway Association AT !he
Hotel MARTINIQUE yesterday rappIns
the table with one OF the miniature
nishtsticks in which the cigars were
inclosed. Nit: -,
ion won't stand for him any longer
There is only one way 10 wipe MN ou''
and that is by force. ~.
"Rnt there are many interests IN New
york unon which the gang has fed lat
for wears Citizens and residents
some of them men respected IN the
community-employ them; that's why
New York has gangs and gunner.
Commissioner Woods referred 10 the
industrial situation in New York as
very grave. The majority of those ar
rested for burglary and robbery IN the
city in the last few months were hrs'
offenders.
"Thev were not crooks. hardened
criminals" he said. "They were mer
Who must starve or steal for themselves
and their families. They were, for th'
most part. men Of previous steady hao
its-men who had held jobs for Ions
periods"
Percy s. Straus. c. g. Collins, W. L
Douglas. w. F. Reese, J. d. Thompson
\. L. Ottinger, Robert Grier Cooke
David Robinson. John David, W. 5. Gil
SON, A. F. Berry, NJ. P. Collins, 5; W
Collins. Joel FEEDER, II. D. Phillips, A. K
Spier. Allen Lenox. Max d. Brill, Ches
ter Alexander. c. L. Adams, Paul Henri,
Zagat, II. c. Copeland, Fred Feigl an
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