The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
POLICE WIN PISTOL
BATTLE UPON ROOF
Rush to Aid Of Waterman Who
Opens Fire on Alleged
Thieves.
$4,000 OF WAISTS SAVED
One Subject Caught and Held
Chauffeur Shot Stand
ing Beside Taxicab.

REVIEWERS barked rapidly on the roof
OF a waist factory at 112 Leonard street
early yesterday. Two detectives.
Waterman and two alleged thieves
fought an engagement that lasted twenty
minutes Chimneys ana projecting wall
tops were used as shields.
Louis Cohen. FL. Of 73t East Fifth
street, Manhattan, was arrested accused
Of attempting to steal four packages
of silk waists worth $4,000. His alleged
partner escaped down hre escape.
According to the police Cohen has a
criminal record, and is suspected OF
having had part in a number Of recent
burslaries in Brooklyn.
Cohen and his partner are alleged 10
have entered the factory. which 10 op-
Grated by Morris Ceardbaum, through a
slxylight on the roof, which they reached
by a IRE escape. They carried 200 feet
or rope, and drew the packages contain
ing the waists to the roof with Its aid.
Waterman Opens Fire.
tracted the attention OF Frank Hause'
the Waterman. He climbed to the roof.
When he saw the men lifting packages
out of the skylight he fred at them
They returned the fire.
Detectives Ferris and Carroll OF the
Stagg street station were in the street
They forced a door, and climbing to the
roof Joined in the gun fight.
The ammunition OF the alleged thieves
gave out and the detectives made rush
for them. Cohen fought hard with his
fists While the detectives were sHbdu-
ing him the other man escaped The
prisoner was arraisned in the Bridge
Plaza Court and held for the Grand Jury
by Magistrate Folwell.
Accused Of stealing a plano from the
Florence Court apartment house at -
Pierrepont street, Brooklyn. Frederick
Esser. so. of 215 West 10sth street.
Ma nhattan. was held In $1,000 bail by
Magistrate Mcclure in the Adams street
Court yesterday. Esser was superin-
tendent of the apartment house Feb
ruary IS. when tho piano disappeared.
Edward Logan. Maiden lane, Mas
peth. L. l.. chauffeur. was shot when
standing beside his taxicab at Calyer
and Grand streets. Brooklyn, early yes
terday. He is In st. Cathartne's Hos
pltal with a bullet in his abdomen. His
condition is serious.
The guess the police make TO explain
the shooting is that Logan was mistaken
for somebody else. They blame a gang
known as the Greenpoint Savages
Joseph Francis. %. of Garden City
was arrested in Manhattan early yester-
day charged with robbery and violation
of the Sullivan law. He said he is an
Indian of the Penobscot tribe and a SOL
der at Mitchell Field.
Police Sergeant Thomas Robinson ar
! rested Francis. The sergeant was stand
ing at Third avenue and Ffty-seventh
| street. He heard a man say, II amt
got no money
way up the block to the north separated
and one of them started TO run. Robin
son caught him. He was Francis.
"A Ribs Broken, He Holds On.
The man who did not run was Joseph
| Schweitzer. an Alsatian. He said that
Francis had demanded his money and
threatened him with a revolver.
Robinson was taking Francis to the
East Fifty-first street station when they
met Martin Walsh, a saloon keeper, of
1867 Second avenue. Walsh said Fran
els robbed him OF 25 cents Walsh took
much pride in the fact that with a re-
volver pressing against his coat he did
not tell Francis of $3.50 that was in his
! vest pocket
After Francis was held at the East
| Fifty-frst street station Robinson started
with him in a patrol wagon for the jan
at the East Sixty-seventh street sta
ton. The patrol wagon collided with a