Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-08
GET STOLEN AUTO
IN LIVELY CHASE
Throngs Cheer 'Whistling
Cop Who, at Pistols
Point, Captures Thief
THREE OTHERS ESCAPE
Five Alleged Cunmen Held
After Arrest by Lone
Patrolman

Prompt action by George Hauptfuhrer,
Cambria and orkney streets, in giving
chase up Broad street TO an automobile
stolen from a friend. resulted In tho
capture Of one OF four alleged thieves
and the recovery OF the machine, twenty
minutes after It was stolen.
"Matty" Currau, the "whistliug cop"
who handles traffic at Broad street and
I.ehigh avenue, made the capture AZ the
point OF a revolver while scores of
autoists and pedestrians looked on ana
cheered.
The alleged thief gave his name "-
Samuel Goldstcin and said mat he lived
on Sigel street near Fifth. lie was
arraigned before Magistrate Mecleary
in the Central Station today.
The theft Of the automobile occurred
shortly before noon Yesterday. but the
details were not given out by the police.
The car belongs to Leo Balzereit, milk
dealer. 723 Parrish street II was stand
ing in front Of his place Of business when
four men leaped into it and drove of.
Mr.. Balzereit had an appointment 10
meet Mr. Haup'fuhrer and teiephoned
him that he would have 20 break the
engagement because his car had been
stolen.
Mr.. Hauptfuhrer driving his own car.
proceeded out Cambria street 30 Broad
and down Broad street intending 70 pick
up Mr.. Balaerelt. AS he turned south
ward from Cambria street he recog-
nized Mr.. Bal2ereit's car. which con-
tained four men.
Two Carried ReVolverS
He swung the machine around and
gave chase. When within few feet ot
the car he commanded the men 10 halt.
hut their answer was to step on the
gas" Two of the men. according 20 Mr
Hauptfuhrer, hourished revolvers.
At Lehigh avenue he picked up Pa
trolrnan Curran. They caught up with
the other machine, and Curran leaped
on the running board and demanded
that the men surrender, Three Of the
men, when they say they were over
taken, leaped from the car and escaped
Just as Curran reached the running
board.
Goldstein. who was at the wheel was
taken to the Twenty-sixth and York
streets station The police say that he
has furnished them with the names OF
the three others and that arrests are
expected to follow.
Efforts are being made by the police
70 fasten the $500 silverware robbery
at the home Of Mrs. Edwin y. Benson.
Lynnewood, Bethlehem pike. Chestnut
Hill, on five alleged New York Eunmen.
They were arrested by Mounted
Patrolman Joseph Eckles, OF the Branch
town police station twenty-four hours
after he had resumed his duties after
eight months service in France
Await New York Word
The men were held by Magistrate
Meclearly pending an investigation and
to await word from the New York police
regarding the ownership Of the auto
mobile.
When arraigned for hearing they
gave their names as William and John
Alels. brothers; Frank Sautallo. Mi
chael Curcio and Angelo Natiilo. Cur
clos brother, John, is said to have been
sentenced to ten years only few weeks
ago for having held up a saloon in New
York.
Leaping from south bound Wash
ington express, two OF a group of three
alleged pickpockets who boarded the
train at Wayne Junction yesterday aft
ernoon made their escape from rail-
road detectives through a crowd Of
travellers in the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad station. Philip Myer. thirty
eight years Old, was arrested at Twen-
ty-second and Sansom streets when City
Hall Detective Moriarty took up the
chase.