The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-16
TAXI MEN ACCUSED
IN BANK MURDERS
Police Hope to Trace Identity
of Brooklyn Bandits
Through Driver.
TRAIL OTHERWISE IS COLD
Sole Theory Advanced Is That
Reckless Slayers May Be
Drug Addicts.

Police hopes of bringing to justice
the pair Of bandits who shot and killed
two East Brooklyn Savings Bank Of
flcials Friday in the process OF rob-
bling the bank OF nearly $4,000 were
pinned yesterday on an endeavor to
trace completely on tho part OF the
chauffeur OF the taxicab and the
starter at the Hotel Navarro stand.
under whose direction he took the
bandits to Brooklyn.
The chauffeur, George NJ McCnl-
Tough. 307 West Eleventh street and
the starter John CJerry'D Mulligan,
713 Tenth avenue, we're arraigned on
charge Of "wilful murder" in the
/ Adams street police Ncourt, Brooklyn.
yesterday morning. They were held
without bail by Magistrate Mcclure
for examination Tuesday morning.
The police are convinced, they de-
! clare, that the tsXicab men have not
told all they know about the case and
that their further examination will re-
veal the Identity of the holdup men.
Aside from this phase the murder
, trail is admittedly a cold one, despite
| the reckless deliberation OF the BAN
| dts in all their movements. The
widespread dragnet established by the
| police and the efforts Of the keenest
detectives have failed to produce a
single tangible clew.
| May He Work of Drug Fiends.
! The remarkable daring Of the ban
| dts, their utter disregard Of the prob
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| the wantonness OF the killing of the
teller, Peal, has led to belief that the
/ criminals were drug addicts, so af-
fected that they took into account no
possibility OF their plans going astray.
AS a result the police have been comb
ing the underworld haunts OF the
cookies" and "hopheads."
The arraignment OF Mccullough and
Mulligan followed their extended ex-
animation by the police and District
Attorney Lewis Mccullough. 1t is
said. stood by the story he originally
| told. His failure to clear up, to the
satisfaction OF the District Attorney,
certain allegedly conflicting points, and
10 account satisfactorily for the escape
OF the bandits in his car after the crime
led to the lodging Of the murder
charge against him.
Mulligan also stands on his original
story. He is said to have admitted
assigning Mccullough u the job after
being asked by the bandits for cab
with IA good man who will keep his
mouth shut about anything he sees.
He denied any knowledge Of the mems
identity.
i A short affidavit upon which the
men werc held by Magistrate Mcclure
was sworn to by Detective Joseph J.
Bridgetts of the Fifteenth detective
district. The affidavit &arges that
the two ''wilfully and deliberately
killed Dewitt c. Peal and Henry w
Coons by shooting them while COM
hitting n felony to. wit. the robbery
Of the East Brooklyn Savings Bank,
at S42 Myrtle avenue. Brooklyn"
Not in Rogues' Gallery.
Both waived the Formally of en-
tering pleas to the charges against
; them, and were taken 70 the Raymond
street jail. Brooklyn. Mulligan, before
he was confined, was taken Ivy Detec-
tive Bernard DoNyd To Police Headquar-
tiers in Manhattan. where he inspected
: many rogues' gallery pictures IN the
hope that among them he might dis
cover a likeness OF one or both OF the
desperadoes.
Funeral services for both victims o.
the bandits will be held tonight. Ser
vices for the murdered teller, Peal
: will be held at $40 o'clock at tht
home Of his mother, Mrs. w A. Peal
. l5o Summit avenue. Upper Montclalr
, NJ. Services for Mr.. Coon, who wa
the assistant treasurer Of the institu
; ton. will be held at the home ~ hi!
, vifes sister. Mrs. W. T. Hawkes., L
Covert street, Brooklyn.