The sun., 1919-02-20
CITIZENS UNION
PR0DS HYLAN AGAIN
Calls for Public Investigation
Of Costigan's Reduction
to Captaincy.
ROBBERIES IN THE BRONX
Three Saloons and Seventeen
Customers Are Relieved Of
1920 by a Trio.

The Citizens Union made public yes
terday Its letter to Mayor Hylan con-
corning the reduction In rank of Daniel
! f. Costigan Just about tho time the
| communication, sent on Monday, reached
| Hizz0ner at Palm Beach.
| The letter, which bears the signature
of William jay Schieffelin. chairman OF
the organization Is cast In the same
| mould as the letter to acting Mayor
! Robert l.. Moran, which the acting
| Mayor declined to take action upon,
! partment should be run regardless OF
the fact that the subway connects II
with City Hall. This second epistle
| points out that under the charter the
Mayor Is authorized to make suEe there
is no pronounced dereliction of duty in
the department and requests him to
order a public investigation of Costigan's
case.
Commissioner Enright was incomuni-
cado yesterday.
HOIdups In Bronx.
eOne good looking guy and two rough
looking gents--at least that is the way
they We're described by their victims
held up and robbed three saloons and
seventeen customers of the saloons last
night in The Bronx. They gathered q
total loot OF $500 at a cost OF 80 cents,
which they spent for beer in two OF the
saloons. and two revolver cartridges
which the good looking guy fired at a
dog in another saloon because the animal
tried to obey his masters voice. which
said "Sic 'em!" After each robbery the
bandits fed the scene of their crime.
as the police blotter puts 1t, in a big
black automobile.
The first saloon robbed was that OF
John Trick, in asa Brook avenue, where
Eagle Camarade-fateful name-of 352
Brook avenue, ofiiciates as bartender.
The good looking guy and the two rough
looking gents ordered three beers for
which they paid. so Camarade thought
they were rather nice people.
They drank about half of the beer and
then each of the rough looking gents
moved to an end OF the bar. while the
good looking guy stationed himself at
the center. Then the good looking guy
drew revolver and leveled il at CANA
rade. while the rough looking gents
pointed weapons at the eight customers
who were playing cards at table
What do you say. kid" asked the
good looking guy.
Camarade thought his name was ex-
pressve enough, so said nothing. The
bandit then went behind the bar opened
the cash register and took out SIS
shows Consideration.
Il won't rob you poor guys" he said.
mot while drinks cost like they do,
anyway"
The good looking guy locked the front
door after which he and the rough
looking gents went out the back door
and away in an automobile
Half an hour later the same three men
entered the saloon of Israel Butter at
6O' Prospect avenue. at l5fst street
They ordered three beers and raid IS
cents for them and then the good look
Ing guy held up tho bartender while the
two rough looking gents held UP the
three customers. They got $3.50 from
! the cash register-and then the good
looking guy changed his mind about
rcbbing the customers and took S2j from
them.
1t took them about half an hour to get
to the saloon of Jacob Burchell at l42
lntcrvale avenue. where six customers
we're lined up before the bar. The good
locking guy flashed his gun at the bar
tender aud the rough looking gents
pointed theirs at the customers A
dog belonging to Burchell leaped at the
robbers and the good looking guy fred
two shots and the dog fed. The rob
bers took $50 from the cash register and
a few dollars from the customers. after
which they left via the side door and
the automobile.
In David Gardner. rs, OF $50 Fifty
first street, and Charles Larsen, 30, OF
42s Forty-eIghth street, both OF Brook
/ Ign. hard worked police OF that bor-
ough say they have two young men who
confessed that they had filled In their
spare time with two recent holdups and
n robbery, They were arrested after
their holdup of Samuel Gold and his
wife in Colds jewelry store at 55l5
Third avenue, Brooklyn
During the unpleasant incident, which
occurred Tuesday night, Gold was shot
IN the side and had TO be taken to the
Norwegian Hospital. The stories OF
Gardner and Larsen are said TO have
! implicated John d, Smyth. 2l, who was
captured at Flfty-seventh street and
| Fourth avenue.
Gardner and Larsen are said 10 have
confessed that they were featured In the
robbery OF n saloon at Gravesend ave-
nue. and Avenue G, where 5000 was
stolen. and also the short thriller at
the Green Hut Cafe ABA Third ave-
nue., where the proprietor lost $3.50.
Another confession by which the
Brooklyn police didn't lay quite so
much store came from Arnold Anderson.
-, OF 300 Atlantic avenue Anderson,
arrested after julius Seaman, manager
OF the Rialto Bond Trading Company,
was laid low by a blow from rough
party on Hanson place. declared while
testifyinE before Judge McDermott In
the County Court thai William Carly,
Is, OF SIS Fiftv-eishth erreet-sa trial
for the deed. has been given too much
credit by the police.