Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-28

C'whiteyD Burl,hart and Christie C'NiugD
Smith IN the Frog Hollow" section of the
Bronx Monday. September II. and offered
them $50 for two days work In Philadel-
phia, Tuesday and Wednesday. They ac-
cepted, and met a gang OF about eighteen
others IN Bronx saloon that night Nick
Ilitt here turned over the gang to Mike
sullivan tor O'Sulivau). an operative OF the
Val O'Farrell Detective Agency who IN
structed the strong-arm men to be at the
Pennsylvania station the next morning to
catch an ll:OS train for Philadelphia.
Among those in the saloon were Ruggiero
Falcone, alias Ninccnzo Leoni CJmmy the
Flash'D Joe Bake C"Straight LoueD. Bru-
nelli, Mike" Denning Tor DennehD, Samuel
CButch') Sguegla. alias Jack Mascia
Henry di Roma (or lnraol alias John
CLefty'D Costello; Nick Ritt C"Big Ed
dy'D, Johnny Marno, Mug Smith and
BurShart.
Arriving in Philadelphia Tuesday, six of
the gang were taken by Tiitt TO the Key
stone Hotel These were Brunelh Bake,
Denning Smith Burkhart and an unnamed
Italian. Their rooms were paid for. Thence
they were taken to "a park independence
Square) opposite "a big building with win
dows" (the Curtis Bulding). Here Sull-
van was waiting for them. The gang lollcd
In the square while Nick Ritt went to "a
station house" (the Third and DE Lancey
streets police station) to get the black
jacks. lie returned with a box full OF
brand-uew blackjacks. which he distributed.
He explained that they told him at the
station house where he could get them.
The gang ,hen was taken 10 DrutchP
club (the Fifth ward Republican League
clubhouse stronghold of the Narc-Smith-
Deutsch faction), where they made their
headquarters. Here the man with eyc>
glasses" Flames Clark directed their WORK.
calling for strong-arm men to 20 our as
they ppa1an 111riup tho 1pN That
night, on election eve, the bunch was
called for and taken to "a club" (the Fin
letter Republican club. headquarters of the
Carey-McNichol wing). which was raided.
Burkhart and his five pals" stayed at tho
Keystone Hotel that night
The next ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS primary
election day-the thugs were taken to the
Deutsch club again, and then began their
duty of patrolling the divisions. Several Of
them-"Big Eddie Falcone, Butch"
Lefty" Narino, Burkhart and Smith-werc
led by Ritt and the "mau with eyeglasses
to "a schoolhouse" Cthe Mccall public
school. Sixth and De Lancey streets). where
! Ritt and the man with eyeglasses
shouted There they co. CThey' indi-
eating Mercantile Appraiser James a.
Carey. Assistant District Attorney John II.
Maurer and state Representative lsadore
Stern). There was battle The gun
men fled to the Deutsch club, where the
man with eyeglasses said they had got
| the right man" CCarey).
It was learned, however, that "a man
CACting Detective George A. Eppley) had
| been shot by Butch" that Butch" and
! Lefty had been caught, and that Big
| Eddie" had been hurt. Leaving their rem
| dezvous at the club the gunmcn retreated
to Benny's Hotel. whence they scattered
! and fled to New York unpaid. Burllhart,
| Falcono, Denning and BrunelH were cap
tured in New York.
Burkhart's confession. according to AS
! sistant District Attorney Seymour Mork,
| of the Bronx. is borne out by another con-
| fession obtained last night from Mike
! Dennehy or Denning, the fourth member OF
! the gunman gang captured in New York,
who from the first had steadfastly denied
| that he was on the "roughhouse" trip to
| Philadelphia
straight Louis" Brunell the only one
| of the quartet under arrest in New Norl,
/ who has not confessed, today steadfastly
| refused to 'suueal" lie was confronted
| by the evidence contained I'm the confes-
| sions of his "pals'-RuggierO c'Jimmy the
| Flash'O Falcone BurlIhardt and Dennehy-
| but declared that he would not "snitch,'
| He is an "old-timer' and is accustomed To
| the Sweating of the third degree de-
| teCtves said.
! Preparations are being made in the Bronx
| today for the hearing tomorrow, when the
! four men are scheduled to be held upon
| the presentment of indictments by repre-
| sentatives Of the Philadelphia District At
! torney's office. District Attorney Martin
| Of the Bronx today said that the eXtrad
| tion process would require about week
| and that at the end of that time the four
| prisoners undoubtedly would be III Phlladel-
| Dhia.