New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-28


sters being held in the Bronx County,
Jail. charged with being members o.
the band Of paid gunner VINO wen ~
philsdelphia 20 terrorize the old fhtl
Ward at the primary election. Mayor
Thomas y Smith Of philadelphia mas
boen held in $4,000 bail for conspir
acy i'm connection with the poliJlca'
murder. A.,
Mr. Martin regards Burkhardts CON
fession as Of more importance thah
that made by Ruggiero Falcone, knows
"a "Jimmy the Cash" the first OF the
four prisoners to make n clean breast
Of things.
Told Butch" Did Killing
Burkhardt declares that Nick Ritz
the man who employed him to 20 20
Philadelphia, told him Immediately al
ter the shooting that the murder was
committed by Butch" Mascia.D an
other Of the gangsters from The Bronx.
Burkhardt saws he was in saloon
M Brook Avenue and both street
when RIFT offered him some easy
money" 70 20 10 philadelphia. lie ac.
ceptcd the proposition. as did Mug
Smith, big Eddie, Johnny Marino'
Clutch" Nascia and John Costello,
known as Lefty" ,
"WeI. we went TO Philadelphia
Burkhardt's confession runs, "and I'D
Independence Square, sitting or a
bench. was Mike Sullivan, waiting tor
us. Sullivan is being sought as the
real exporter" Of the gunmen.D We
vert TO n hotel, and had some drinks
snd eats, and then we went 70
Deutschs club, where we played cards
while Nick went out &c get some black-
lacks. He came back with n paste
hoard box full Of new blackjacks,
which he dumped out on the table,
"'Gct 'em at the station" somebody
asked him.
mo he says, they didn't have any
there, but they told mo where | couid
get EN-" ..
Burkhardt says they were supplied
with ribbons 70 be worn on their vests
Nothing Of any consequence, he says,
happened IN Tuesday.
Heard Pistol Shot
"The big day" the confession con-
tinues. was Wednesday. In the morn
ing Eyeglasses tJamcs Clark, who was
been arrested in Philadelphia and VINO
is said TO have made full confession
came in and says, Get ready Nick
got US together and we went not all
in a bunch-to look over the situation
"And right here | want TO say that
| didn't soc anybody shoot-but heard
IT, II was about two blocks from the
club that we started from. | was across
the street when Carey's bunch and our
gang ran into each other. | heard
shot, bit couldn't see where it came
from. Then saw Big Eddie running
toward the clubhouse with blood
streaming from his face. followed
him and washed his face for him. II
was lust a cut and didn't amount tt
/ ANYTHING. While | was washing BIG
! Eddie's' face in comes Eyeglasses, look
! ing all excited and happy.
"'Woll, you sure got the right mar
! that time. he says. You got carey.
I But it didn't sound so merry a minute
! later, because Nick came running II
then, looking worried. ~,
"'Wc'ed better beat it, he says. Tina
guys croaked and they pinched Butch'
/ "'Who did the croaking" Lefty asks
Butch Did Croaking"
"Butcn did says Nick
Burkhardt says they all then hurried
back 10 New York.
A fifth man who the police believ'
may hav. been a member of the gam
was taken into custody yesterday b.
! Detectives Fiaschptti and Lagrue a
149th Street and Morris Avenue, IN
Bronx. He is Lorenzo Gumlna. know
in pugilistic circles as kid OLeary.