The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-12-21
IDENTIFIES TYLER
AS TALL SUSPECT
IN BANK ROBBERY ||:|
Brooklyn Man Sure He Saw
Him Run From Building
Recognized by Two Others.
Got Roy Tyler."

Detectives and police working on
the East Brooklyn bank murder and
robbery were instructed TO centre
their activity on this order to-day
when another man identified a photo
of Tyler as the tail highwayman" he
had seen at work. A saloonkeeper
and his wife, shown the picture, said
he man and n companion had rented
a room from them on tho night OF the
crime and left at $50 o'clock the next
morning.
With these new developments and
failure to have them otherwise lden.
tlfied. the police dropped Walter Hays
and Thomas Duggan. the armed pair
arrested after n fight on Broadway
early this morning. from the lost of
suspects. The two were arralgned IN
the West Side Court this morning and
held in 5000 bail each for an exam
nation Dec. %. The charge was vio-
laung the Sullivan Law. The police
say they hope to connect them with
uptown robberles. Both have police
records.
The first OF the new developments
In the case came early to-day when
man who lives near the bank was
shown the picture OF Tyler. who is
an escaped conyict and is wanted for
bank robberies in the West. He said
he had noted the "talr' man particu-
larly tho day he saw him rushing
from the bank, and he felt sure lie
and Tyler were one and the same.
Then Peter Bulllnger. No. 296 Mas
sau Avenue. Brooklyn. who conducts
a saloon and n small hotel at that
address, telephoned Acting Capt.
Coughlin that he and his wife be-
lieved the robbers had stopped there
week ago Friday night.
lie said he and his wife were In
the saloon. talking TO n man named
Herzog. employed by the b. X. T.,
about 10 o'clock, when tall and
a short maj entered. asked for rooms.
bought a tottle of liquor. placed SO
on the counter and then went up
stairs. They left at $50 o'clock in
the morning. he added.
Neither he nor his wife paid any
attention &c tho identity OF the guests
until they read In the papers about
the bank robbery. They discussed 1t
and thought they better tell the po-
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tectives were sent to tho saloon with
photographs of Tyler. Both the man
and his wife said Tyler was the taller
Of the two who had stopped there.
The Bullinger saloon is about three
miles from the site OF the East
Brooklyn Bank. but can be reached
easily by car. Detectives found moth
ing to furnish clue left in the room
occupied by the pair.
Capt. Coughlin admitted to-day
that he was anxious TO get Tyler. be-
cause he believed he was the tall"
man. He said no had been in the
hands OF the New York police before,
when Patrolman Knapp saw him try
ing to dispose OF some silverware in
a Long Island City pawnshop in
March. 1918, and arrested him after a
chase. 1t was learned he waa
wanted for robbery in Stamford.
Conn. so he was sent there. That
city ascertained he was sought by
Syracuse authorities and he was
turned over to them, later breaking
Jail.
While the two men arrested follow
ing a fight with detectives at 6ith
street and Broadway early this morn
ing did not resemble the description
OF the bank robbers except In size.
tho police thought there might be-
some connection. Later they gave up
all hope Of this. One said he was
Walter Hayes OF No. l0l Monroe
street and the other Thomas Duggan
OF Chicago. Detectives James FitG-
patrick and Thomas Donohue OF the
West 6Sth Street Station saw them
crouched In doorway. armed. they
assert, with blackjacks and revolvers.
Tyler escaped from the Rochester
Jail about n year ago while awaiting
transfer TO Sing Sing. the police said.
Under the alias OF Robert IL. Phillips
nc Is alleged to have led a gang thai
held up the Garfield Savings ard
Trust Company East End branch in
Cleveland and stole $4,000.
Following the robberies in the city
In the last two weeks, orders went
out for general roundup Of crooks
yesterday and this morning seventy
five prisoners passed before Inspector
Iohn Cray, There were 300 detectives
present at the "rcview," and OF the
Seventy-five prisoners thirty Were
known 70 all OF them. This round
up closely follows the return OF Dep
uty Commissioner Lahev from his
vacation. lie Is personally directing
the work OF the Brooklyn case now.
Capt Coughlin said to-day that the
policeman who had arrested Tyler
here once before, IL In the rmy now.
so ne lacks positive idcntification OF