The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-23
CRIME UNCHECKED
BY MOTOR PATROL


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and search every vehicle that arouses
their suspicons The practice of stop
ming and searching citizens. who are out
/ a far midnight will be continued. he
said. though none but policemen in uni
| form, will be assigned to this duty.
| Insnector Coughlin said that petty
crimes are decreasing. Usually at this
Tina of year. he said, there are hair
dozAn pickpockets arrested every day.
| Less than six have been arrested In the
1 last week.
Three men were arrested in the print
shop of Gus Schwenderman. at 315 East
Twenty-second street, and charged with
burglary. Schwenderman said they were
in the act of holding him up for
weekly payroll of 5000 when detectives
entered and arrested them. The pris-
toner's are Joseph Corcio of 212 Lafay-
cite street, Brooklyn; Carmine Lanese
OF 172 Mulberry street and Joseph Dear
rrosa Of ga Jerome street, Brooklyn.
The police said they searched the men
and found a watch, locket, an over
coat and a suit which were part of the
loot taken earlier in the afternoon In a
robbery at the Grand Metal Spinning
Company, Lafayette and Worth streets
No Evidence Against Pickups.
william Wayne, a negro chauffeur Of
452 Lenox avenue. and Alfred Holmes,
negro laborer. of 100 West 143d street.
were locked up last night In the West
1s5th street station charged with the
robbery of James ]. Driscoll in West
137th street
Kari Arena of s04 East 117th street
was arrested and charged with violat-
ing the Sullivan law and having stolen
| IN Ilf nnGGAGsi0n. Detectives
John Shields and Michael Murphy found
| five guns in Arenas home. There were
/ three as calibre pistols, one 40 calibre
pistol and one shotgun. They also found
eight pairs of women's shoes and forty
one pairs medical scissors.
| Twenty-four men were taken In
raid on a saloon in Broome street, but
were discharged by Magistrate Froth-
ingham in Essex Market court when
detectives failed to produce suf1cient
evidence to hold them on disorderly con-
duct charges.
Seyenty-eight men arrested Tuesday
night in coree houses were discharged
bv Magistrate Koenig because of lack of
evidence. They were arrested by "fy-
ing" squadron of detectives in the first
! in.pection district unde r Inspector Will
lam H. Coleman.
Thomas Moran of 103 West Tooth
street and Daniel Fello OF SO West 10Oth
street were locked up at Police Head
quarters after they were found lettering
in a hallway at 166 East Ninetieth
street. Detectives said Moran and Fello
fun :iished important information BEAR
Ing upon the $4,000 burglary reported
December by Sadie Gluckman of 7s5
Columbus avenue.
MAGISTRATE Schwab in Washington
t.115 alb ~ IA
Fifth avenue, a waiter In $1,000 bail
for the Grand Jury on the complaint OF
Miss Jane McNamee of 229 West 18Th
street, charging grand larceny. On her
way home Tuesday, Miss McNamee said,
Davis snatched $40 wrist watch from
her.
Joseph Capiccizo. baker Of % Cherry
street was locked up last night in the
Oak street station charged with viola
ton of the Sullivan law. after he was
arrested in hallway at ~ James street.
Five women and one man were held
In ss0c ball by Magistrate McQuade IN
West Side. court for trial in the Court
of Special Sessions on charges of stag
ing an indecent performance Tuesday
night in a hall in West Forty-fourth
street The Ill spectators who were ar
rested were discharged.
Woman Held for Being Drunk.
Edith Calvo of IS West Sixty-fourth
street was held by Magistrate Levine In
jefferson Market court for trial in Spe-
cial Sessions on a charge OF being in
toxicated. She was arrested early yes
terday with James Wilson of so Plat
eek street, Brooklyn, at Eighth ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street They were
taken to the Twentieth street sta
ton and locked up for the rest of the
night. Wilson was discharged by Magis-
trate Levine because he established his
right to carry a pistol
Six arrests were made following the
robbery of Stevano Costa's grocery store
in 18th street. Patrolman James
OTIara saw a man leaving the back OF
the store with burlap bag filled with
groceries. He arrested the man, who
gave his name as William Marone of
$40 East Hath street. After he was
questioned by detectives at the West
140th street station five other arrests
were made and $1,000 worth Of groceries
recovered. The six prisoners were held
by Magistrate Ten Eyck in Harlem court
in $4,000 bail each for examination to-
day.
Frank Lever Of II West 127th street
was held in 81, 900 bail for the Grand
Jury by Magistrate Schwab in Wash
ington Heights Court on charge of
burglary. Jacques Maxim, n tenant at
the 127th street address. complained
that Lever. who is superintendent OF the
building, tried TO steal 500 worth Of
jewelry.
Four Italians riding in a big touring
car at Washington and Front streets,
Brooklyn, were arrested last night by
Patrolman Cornelius T. Miller OF the
Poplar street station and locked up in
Police Headquarters in Brooklyn charged
with violating the Sullivan law. They
gave their names as Carmela Mattino OF
212 Forsyth street, Salvatore Alimio OF
212 Chrystie street. Dominick Garcia of
1874 Forsyth street and Joseph Barbara
Of 212 Forsyth street
Patrolman Miller said he was stand
ing at washington and Front streets
when he saw the automobile coming
toward him and stepped into the street
and stopped It. He drew his gun as he
started toward the machine, and as he
stepped upon the running board Mattino
drew a revolver and pointed II at him.
Miller struck Mattinos arm with bis
nightstick and the man dropped the gun.
Miller then covered tho four men and
ordered the chauffeur TO drive to the
Poplar street station. The police say
they found pistols and large supply Of
ammunition.
Eight hundred officers and members
of the police reserves met last night In
the gymnasium at Police Headquarters