The sun., 1919-10-28
Fire Escape Burglars Busy.

Earlier in the night a dweller on the
third floor OF the same house was
aroused by a strange noise. He said
that his shouts frightened away a man
he saw crouching outside a window on
the fire escape.
Mrs. Evelyn Palmer OF 1928 Morris
avenue got out of bed at 2 o'clock yes
terday morning to minister to an aching
tooth. She says she was attracted to
her kitchen window by the flare of a
fashlght and that when she screamed
the light operator ran away.
Burglars early yesterday entered the
store OF Edward u. Soule Of 912 Flat
bush avenue, Brooklyn, next door to the
Flatbush Savings Bank and around the
corner from the Snyder avenue police
station. The men threw a brick through
n plate glass window some time between
and A. NJ No one heard the crash,
and they packed $3.50 worth or foun-
tain pens. cameras and other goods into
three suit cases. which they took from
shelves, and escaped.
Mag istrate Douras in the West Side
Court Yesterday held Frank Finnigan
Of SIG Hudson street and Thomas Nc
Gee of, 65 Catharine street in $4,000
bail each for further examination Oc-
tober 29 on charges OF grand larceny
In connection with the alleged theft early
yesterday at Forty-folrth street and
Eighth avenue of an automobile belong
ing to Nathan Messler, a merchant, of
3S5 Grand street.
Dolphe Peterson, clerk, of 7 Sylvan
place, and PHILIP Gresbach. bartender
of 200 East Forty-second street, were
held for further examination in 81 900
bail each by Magistrate McQuade in the
Jefferson Market Court yesterday after
they had been accused OF stealing p
$1,000 bill by Catherine Langdon Of
91S st. Marks avenue. Brooklyn. She
said the youths saw her display the
bill al \. NJ October "a. and mat
they followed her in taxicab and of
fered to have it changed into smaller
denominations. Miss Langdon said the
gave Peterson the bill and that he dis
appeared with 1t. but was later found
by a detective. The biz vas recovered.
Gets Life Sentence.
Jordan S. Murphy of 5S West 125th
street was sentenced to prison for life
by Judge Dixie in the county court,
Brooklyn, yesterday as habitual crimi-
nal after a fourth conviction for grand
larceny. He has already served three
terms in prison. While a prisoner he
attempted to swindle three Western
women by posing as their missing son.
They sent him $1,10O by mail. but the
r,oney was intercepted by the authori-
ties and returned to the women
James Alverez and Ricardo Vellolva Of
526 Greenwich street, Manhattan, were
sentenced to not less than ten, or more
than twelve and half years by Judge
Dixie yesterday. They were convicted
week ago of first degree burglary in
having broken into and robbed the home
OF Henry Magma, 1S6 Lenox road. Sep
tember 26. II was during the chase for
Vellolva that John Prizes probationary
police officer. accidentally shot and
killed Carl Heidelman a watchman for
the American District Telegraph Com
pany
Isadore Hehlman, l6, an express en-
ployee living at 1856 Second street. was
held in $1,000 bail by Magistrate Nc
Quade in the Jefferson Market Court
yesterday for a hearing Wednesday. He
is accused of having taken $3.50 worth
Of silk from the wagon of his employer,
James Heubshman, of 55 West l75th
street
May Churchill, known to the police as
Chicago May" arrested last Saturday
on a charge of having acted in concert
with man in the robbery of BENJAMIN
Turner Of 231 East Ninety-ffth street
of S46 waived examination when ar
raigned before Magistrate Sims in the
Washington Heights court yesterday.
She was held for the, Grand Jury in
$4,000 bail.