The New York herald., 1920-12-24

berries and embezzlements.
Twenty-third street. early Tuesday
morning The thieves stole $1,000 worth
Of jewelry. Recent victims OF house
burglars were Soloman Klatzer. a
broker. OF 251 East Ninety-fifth street (;
/ Isaac Josephs, $50 West l57th street (.
Mr. and Mrs. b. A. Lowenstein, $50
\ West l72d street Mime. Mol'ie O'Hara,
who maintains a dressmaking establish
ment at 81 East Forty-ninth street /;
Mrs. A. /. Ryan. 7s7 Lexington avenue,
and Gus Cropsey, a4S West Forty-sec-
ond street.
Two recent holdups were cleared up.
the police say they believe, through the
arrest of Patsy Goglia. "a. OF 4o5 West
Nineteenth street. at Perry and Bleecker
streets. and Louis Bruneri, 27, of 23O
East 10 tn street. at Cypress avenue
and 13sth street. The Bronx. Goglia
has been indicted for first degree rob-
berry OF 500 from George XII cannon,
automobile salesman of T. mira, n. "
in this city last Decoration Day. Frank
Goglia. brother OF Patsy. was arrested
soon al fter the holdup and has been SEN
fenced since to Sing Sing Prison Tor
sixteen years
! Bruno Ii. the police say, is wanted Tor
the hoidup of a garage at Tuckahoe'
n. Y. Five men participated in the rob-
berry and used guns. They stole Ssoo'
Edward Murphy, an employee OF large
department store in this city, who was
one of the victims, picked Brunelli's
| picture out of the gal cry at Police
| Headquarters. the police assert.
Detective John Kelly of the Charles
street station told Magistrate Levine in
jefferson Market Court that through the
arrest of three men on Thursday detec-
tives of Hackensack. \. j., have recoV-
cred several thousand dollars worth oil
merchandise that had been stolen from
stores and homes In Bergen county dur
ing the last few weeks. All of the prop
erty was discovered in a house in lower
Sixth avenue. The three men have been
held without bail pending extradition.
One Man Caught, Robbers Escape.
Harry w. Clark, 50 years old, of 1913
Essex street. was held in $4,000 bail by
Magistrate Simpson in Essex Market
J Court after he had pleaded not guilty to
attempting to rob the clothing store OF
l. Hand at .152 Ridge street early yes
terday morning. Policeman George Wer-
ner arrested Clark after chase over the
roofs of houses during which several
shots were fired. Two other men es-
capped. Werner displayed an automobile
brace which. he said. was used in break
ing in the door of the clothing store
which the men had not had chance to
rob when he arrived.
Frank Kroemer, 80. of sos East Sew
entieth street, was held without bail for
further examination by Magistrate Ten
Eyck in Harlem Court, accused of hav-
ing tried to rob James Joyce. grocer, of
1891 Lexington avenue, at the point or
pistol, on December Z. Kroemer was
found lying in the street at First ave-
nue. and 117th street by detectives OF
the East 126th street station. He said
he had been stabbed. but the detectives
said they could find no wound. The de-
tectives produced n record in court which
they said was Krocmers.
DR.. Carlton Simon, Special Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner, attached particular
significance yesterday to the arrest of
Car, and Alrhonse Jichett. brothers,
who maintained q candy store at 1S7
Twenty-ninth street. Brooklyn. and MI
chael Valentine, 23, OF IS Minetta lane.
on n charge OF having narcotics in their
possession. The Commissioner said AL
phonse Jichetti and Valentine have po-
lice records. Detectives of the narcotic
squad and Federal agents enforcing the
Harrison law now are cooperating In the
roundup. DR.. Simon said
Inree OF the men lnulCleu Dy tnt hllibo
County Grand Jury for burglary were
John Frazier OF 462 Adelphi street. John !
Gibbs OF Az Adelphi street and Vincenzo !
Bulono. who said he lived in Union |
street County Judge Haskell held them /
in $4,000 bail each for trial. Joseph I
Valasquez Of 25 South street was held ,
in s25.o0O bail by the same jurist on a
burglary charge.
Fourth Offender Is Tricky.
Charles McKeon, known also as
Thomas Starr. 81 years old, offered TO
plead guilty TO burglary as fourth |
offender but District Attorney Lewis
annou ced he would accept only plea
to second degree burglary, to which Nc
Keon pleaded guilty. AS fourth Of
fender, Mr.. Lewis said. McKeon could
apply for parole after he had served a
sentence equivalent to that imposed for
burglary as first offender. He now
Is liable to imprisonment for ten years.
Among the prisoners in the lineup at
Police Headquarters. Brooklyn, yester-
day morning, was Antonio Longo. 25. of
"A Hillcrest avenue. who was arrested
on the roof OF an apartment house at
353 South Third street. He told Police
man Daniel Sullivan that he was look
ing for n quarter his brother had lost"
He was held later on an unlawful
entry charge. Ralph Capri. Is. of 16i
Schermerhorn street. was arrested as a
suspicious character when a policeman
found him walking through the streets
with q suit of clothes under his arms.
George Pennington. II. OF 6105 Fifth
avenue. was accused OF robblng the home
OF Mrs. Cathrine White, 6116 Fifth ave-
nue.. OF clothing valued at s400. lie was
held later in $4,000 bail Jesse u.
80
found on the roof II 81 Manhattan ave-
nue and was chased down fire escape
by Policeman William warnken, who
had to threaten to shoot before Fergu-
son would stop.
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