Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-18
CROOKS TO GET uFEEts
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Two Judges Suggest Dras-
tic Methods to Curb
Crime
ONE 20 YEAR SENTENCE
Vigilance Committee of Jewellers Will
be Formed if Police Don't Act
>Quickly Say Silverware Men.


/ Now York. Dec. lS.-IEfe SENTENCES
for highway robbers. to be imposed
as swiftly as rossEh.s after the cri-
m:nals are arrested is the remedy for
tnc unprecedented crime wave: sweep
ing this city proposed Yesterday by
Judges Rosalslsy and McIrtyre, of the
Court os General Sessions. Both eX-
pressed themselves as believing tha.
such steps were necessary TO curD
criminal f2rccS here
! In declining to accep. q lesser pea
from a man indicted for robbery,
Judge Rosalsky said:
lin these Gays, when 80 mary ssri-
our crimes are heing committed, |
viii not take any lesser plea. My
Judgment IS that thecrin:;-a:s of New
York are challenging Gu. civilization.
and We have got TO apply tho power
Of justice and ct them knew they
cannot run riot ilere-they are doing
I.
1T does scent TO me that the only
way. to curb the criminal >fopces in
this community is to organizesa posse
Of some kird and lc.t us lay in wait.
for them, andIles US get them. Let
rs bic. thcm cutsof society ifcf the
longest mespnss:hle.
I'm my opinion every man convicted
Of robbery Should 90 senterced TO i'm
pr:sonment Tor. life, because high
wayanan is potential mur9era-. !
do not feel justified in takia,g 4 re
ducea plea in this case. Ne SvM gyy
this man. and # he IS fo1td ,e-:it!- hS
will have to suffer The consequences.
| If innocens. let him be lronoraidy ar-
quilted.
h1n. another part Of Genera: ses-
sions~,Jufss McI2:yre also sdsclarsi
that The tine has Come when relenr-
less war nusts be waeed on h:ghway-
r:,sn. In imposing a sentence OF, 1wen-
tv years on George Vass'ar, twenty
two, Of 152 Parl, row, convicted. Of
highway robbery. Fudge Mcintyre
said:
"The men committing. h1la-ups in
eh;s c::ty are -rtt New Workers. This
city is a magnet al, the present time
for al. The cr2ok5 OF the universe. J.;
appears, d::I..y GaFlyihr with t:5em IS
useless. When caught rod ha-ded they
sh,u!d be sent TO PRISON for life.
>.lcu arc type cf the ho:d-up
nan who i running a;muck in this
city.
You cc1ne from ci,t-of-rnwn, i've
ut a Bo@;ery lodging house, sleep AZ
day, arca 90 out at night hunting far
prsr. The courts will have - cor&-
ieTat:on fer mfn of,your k:nd.'
vas=ers waA corv;ctcd CT hoFd!n:
an Ga;ano La Baalr, Il confec:io2e.
Of 30 Main street, Brooklyn Octoonr
10. at Stanton street and B7wc-y!. At
The poirs CT a revclrcrs he is said -
Fave +. tbed La Baur cf watch and
500, and when La, Rarr. put a9 a fight
| 10 rr,tact himself Nasser knocked
him scpseless.
.sDor't be surprised if you 'hcar OF
the organization Of a,v;silanca com
imittec t. protect tAe jewelers. and
merchants cf New York." said Cscve-
land A. Dunn, director CT the se.:r.-
;ng Silver Manufacturers Association
which IS conducting q separate 'nves-
t;ca t:on. "Our people arc going . be
! protected, if every man il trade Sces
about carrying 4 gua-
| .'sIf you don. have more; pcSce ac-
tion you musss expect vigilance CON-
mit.ess. Thty stepped this sors q
thing in Chicago and Philadelphia and
other civilized cities, bat rcshirs is
done fAre, that might put, the crooks
ont of business or even eTrs5arrass
them in their OPERATORS. We have a
right 70 protect ourselves, and our
log; so;5;ssHzasien IS ready + take drastic
iinessures." -:
t Ta.oznees :: reu77os AID she s;c1e';a
s.pstem of dest::n,s With es7taree' .c5sr'
,;,.:s ps-e ~a:S 5y /. ltSa c3s:ce Of:
sicio: yeeet.e2da- 70 - ? ec-ta1.zs
cause 10 the ppesene. ave of 'ss'''Iess1
hess. +.,@1 ~.
when the pel:ce arrest IA crscss.:
said hisz.ofciaI. %he.rstains a law.
] yer. and gss5 released tsSourha boBiF
ms9n. In o.der to pap saaTyrrt:an M
the .ponIsanaR he, resorts TO further
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