Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-14
SLEUTHS FOIL
ALLEGED BANDITS
Plot for Wild West Hold-Up
Near Baldwin Locomotive
Works Frustrated
FIVE ARRESTS ARE MADE
Four Men and a Woman Cap
tured-One Said to Have
Confessed

Plans for an elaborate hold-up in the
central part OF the city which would have
netted the bandits several thousand dol
lars, II Is alleged, we're frustrated by The
police through a leak which came out /.
advance Of operations.
Five Of the alleged consplrator7 were
arrested The police believe they are mem
bers OF the same gang which has been re-
Eponsible for the hod-up Of paymasters
and other robberies in and near Phlodel-
phia during the last few months.
Lieutenant OF Detectives Wood received
Information Of the plan last night Mem
bers Of the gang, Il is said aware OF the
fact that the thousands Of employees of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works were paid last
night. counted on making a haul which
would put them on easy street for some
time.
The action was 10 have been staged In
true Western style An automobile would
rush up 10 the door Of the saloon AZ Six.
teehth and Wood streets; bandits would
storm the saloon with drawn revolverS, take
the contents Of cash registers and safe and
speed away before the victims could realize
what had happened.
This, according to a confession said 70
have been made by one OF the alleged con-
spirAtors was the scheme I'm a nutshell
But through that mysterious channel
which brings advance news TO the city
nleuths Lieutenant Wood heard Of the elao-
crate plan
AeneNlng IL pest 10 thks no CHdHIts iS
stationed men in many of the saloons IN
the center of the city. They were fully
armed TO deal with desperate characters.
They knew II was a matter Of life or death.
Learning that the headquarters Of the
alleged bandits was near Sixteenth and wal
lace streets, Wood together with Detec
tives McDermott, Clark, Fox and McCar-
thy secreted themselves in doorways near
there and waited. a short time later two
men emerged from a house which was being
watched and stood on the corner. They saw
two OF the sleuths and broke into run,
SsHeral shots were fired. Both men were
finally arrested.
They gave their names as Harry Rama
gil, Of Broad and Moore streets, and Louis
Barish eighteen years old, Of Eighteenth and
Ridge avenue. Later the detectives raided
the wallace street house and arrested Abe
Morovitz known as Niger Abe, Joseph
Mulhall, and his wife, Edith.
Barish, it is said made a confession in
which he is alleged to have said that Null
hall was the leader Of the gang and planned
the hold-up. Mulhall. II is said recently,
Jumped his bail after being arrested In an
assault case, and Morovitz is wanted as a
witness In a New York murder case, the
police say.
The prisoners had a hearing before Mag
istrate Watson, at the Central station later
in the day. Mulhall was held in $4,000 bail,
charged with conspiracy. and in $4,000 addi-
tional bail for aggravated assault and bat
terry on Joseph Fneberg, of 322 North
Sixth street Mulhalls wife Edith was
discharged. Ranagli was held in $500 bail
for court charged with carrying concealed
deadly weapons. MorovitZ was held in
5000 bail charged with conspiracy, and
Barish IN $500 bail for court, charged with
conspiracy.