The sun., 1919-07-13
Burglars, Holdup Men and
Loft Thieves Get an
Early Start.
CALL ON FRANK HEDLEY
Detectives Make Two Arrests
After Pistol Battle in a
Saloon.


rue. where former Sheriff Grifenhagen
recently was relieved OF his purse In
broad daylight, there was an early
morning pistol duel between two detec-
tives and three stickup men who had
entered a cafe. Had one Of the gunner
not got into an argument with a one
armed customer trying TO make him
hold up a hand that he did not have all
three might have made getaway.
The detectives entered during the argu-
ment.
The home OF FRANK Hedley, general
manager OF the Interboroush Rapid
Transit Company, In Yonkers, was
iified by n young man who was chased
all through the house and finally
trapped in the pantry.
One man was gagged. another beaten
bv providers, and two discharged soldiers
who were on duty at DEGRADATION Hos
pital No. 3 were accused OF stealing
Government bed linen from the wards.
Youthful Burglar Caught.
Patrolman Frank Ryer was patroling
| in front of the Hedley home early yes
| terday morning when he noticed win
| dew catch had been broken. He called
Sergeant Condor. and both went In
through the window. They searched the
lower part OF the house and finally
| heard a noise from the direction OF the
kitchen. They found youth trying to
open the spring lock on the pantry. lie
had a Doodle bag In which he had
packed jewelry, silver and glassware,
| the officers said. He said he was Harry
l. Guttey Of 25S West Twenty-frst
street. Manhattan. and was locked up.
The Hedleys are In Asbury Park.
William S. Connors, an actor. who was
| enjoying the corviviality of cafe at
16l West Thirty-seventh street. was In
clined to claim credit for the foiling Of
the holdup men who put in appearance
| Just before the closing hour. 1t was his
| one arm that saved the situation. The
| trio OF gunner had covered all present
with their weapons and one OF them
was Just starting to take up the collec-
| ton when II was noticed that Connors
had only one arm In the air.
| I'll show you" Connors told the
| bandits He began waving the artificial
arm when the detectives walked In
, There was a sharp exchange of shots,
one of which grazed Detective John
Neeson, and two OF the gunner gave
battle. The third got away. The two
| arrested gave their names as James
| Breene, 10. OF Buffalo, and Cornelius
Lynch, 10, OF 282 West Hath street.
They were held In $1,000 bail each.
Awakened by Pistol.
Prescott C. Wilson was awakened In
his home at so5 East Seventeenth street.
Flatbush. by a revolver being pressed
against his chest. He said he found two
Co. \, lNvN Iva
| that II they were looking for loot they
would find the only money In the house,
$40, in a coat on the hall rack. The
intruders gagged him and then tramped
all over the house. taking most OF the
silver valued at $500. and other articles
OF value.
Federal authorities will take hand
in the case OF three men who were ar
raigned in jefferson Market Court for
the theft of $500 worth OF linen from
Debarkation Hospital No. >. They gave
the names of Elmer Johnson, Harold
Mcintyre and Harry Banks. Detec'
tives said that johnson and Mcintyre
had been under treatment in the hos
pital for wounds received in France ano
following their discharge had been re-
tanned as civilian employees in th'
louartermaster division. All three were
turned over to the military intelligence
|
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Hitchcock charged with receiving
stolen goods and vas held in $1,000
=, bail.
An alarm given by pedestrians whit
saw three men loading n truck with
woollens in front of 65 East Broadwa,
; brought Patrolman CHASER Of Traffic
} to the scene. He found the truck hat
disappeared. but gave chase and caugh
up with it in Forsythe street He ar
, rested a youth who said he was DaviC
Getosoff. 81. Of IS Jefferson street. TIVE
. other men in the truck got away.
, Held for Federal Action.
BENJAMIN Goldhammer. 10, OF 49,
dawson street The Bronx, who was II
! the lineup at Police Headquarters yes
|, terday, was passed In review and theI
taken back to his cell to await actor
by Federal authorities. He Is charged
by Mrs. Elizabeth Fraser OF 1915 Hom
street The Bronx. with impersonatini
her son in trying to get money order
cashed at the Fox street post Office sub
station. She said he took letters con
} tanning the money orders out OF tn
mail box at her residence. He Is unde
bail on suspicion OF forgery TIL
Y amount of the money orders was $50.
Timothy Foley was arrested outside
drug store in Third avenue, where h
had gone to get a drug prescription
: refilled. The police had been watching
: for his return for several days, believing
that he was an addict. He was held Il
!, $500 bail on charges preferred by lie
! Goldin, a shoe store clerk, who sat
, Foley followed him to a bank where h
4 had gone TO get check for $3.50 cashe
for the proprietor and stole the none
from him on his return. Foley said h
lived at 1910 Third avenue
Louis Brown. 20. OF s27 Kelly stree
was arraigned. charged with stealth
!, s35 from Melvina Moss Is, OF S79 Long
u wood avenue, The Bronx He denie
e the charge and was held for the Gran