Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-26
CLARK, MAN WITH EYEGLASSES.
IN HANDS OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Henry de Inrao, alias John Costello one
Of the pair captured here.
Greaves was positive in his identification,
asserting that he has cause TO remember
the faces II was Grenves, who with for
mer Constable Marks, Carey's personal
bodyguard, kept the raiders at bay on the
steps with drawn pistols. Greavess identi-
fioation was corroborated by August
Greuver, a railroad detective. who also was
IN the club.
do know them p asked Greaves. well,
i should say yes. My friend August
Greuver and we're over TO New York yes
terday, and out Of mob Of twenty men we
picked out Faloone and Burkhart as mem
bers Of the gang that raided the Finletter
Club. That little slim guy Costello, under
arrest here, also was in the mob that rushed
the club
When walked in TO look them over In
the Bronx lock-up. they had them lined up.
They're on the square over there In New
York. They play the game fair. In the
line-up they had newspaper men, detectives
and others besides the prisoners, so that
the prisoners had an even break
The first guy that lamped was Straight
Louie Brunelli. 1 wasn't sure about him.
said, You look like one OF the club visit
tors, but I'm not certain. The District
Attorney asked. Are you positive that this
is one Of the men? and l said, No. I'm
not and don't want to do him an injus-
tice'
KNEW FALcoNE AT ONCE.
But when spotted Falcone 1 knew that
bird at once. I walked over TO him and
said, We've met before. haven't wei
You're the guy backed down the stairs
with my smoke-wagon.' He knew me, for
he smiled. Then I walked down the line
! till my lamps lii on Whitley Burkhart
Ohio, my fair-haired lad said. so you're
here, too, are you? You know me. YOU
remember me backing you Off the stairs
don't your
II was positive In my Identification Of
| them. but gave the others the benefit OF
| doubt although II l wasn't on the level
could make II bad for them"
Greaves backed up Blumbergs assertion
that Clark was the man who gave the gun
men the signal to attack Carey and Assist
| ant District Attorney John II. Maurer. II,
| said that he was positive that Clark wal
| the man who pointed out the victims. anC
that. in his opinion, the fugitive still wal
| in hiding In the Fifth Ward.
! Friends of Carey asserted today that tn,
| raid on the Finletter Club, at the time be
/ lieved to be 4nerely a "rough-house" dis
| play designed to intimidate Carey sup
| porters, was In effect an attempt to get
Carey on the eve OF election. They pointed
| out that Carey, with Mr.. Maurer and Rep
| resentative Isadore Stern. was In an up
| stairs room at the time OF the raid, a fac
4 that must have been known TO the raidin
| party. The thugs, however. were blocke
in their efforts TO invade the upper room
| by Greaves and Marks, who rushed to tn
| defense of the stairs and forced the assail
| ants back to the first floor Here the raider
| contented themselves with. "blackJacking
| dozen or so persons before they wer
| driven out by counter-attacks.
| Announcement has been made by Magi:
| trate Stevenson that he has appealed {
| President Wilson for aid pending the clear
ing up OF the Fifth Ward anarchy reign sill
| uation.
Michael Sullivan, operative of loci
| private detective agency and former Me-
York politician. mentioned by the police a
one Of the "go-betweens" in the murde
case, was reported to have been seen In
Market street saloon yesterday. He ais
is a fugitive from justice.