New-York tribune., 1920-12-25

Avenue.
Gordon Tightens Around Cap
A short time later q reserve squad
from the West Thirceth Street police
station relieved the tellboys. and the
lines began to tighten about the green
cap
A thorough search of all the rooms
IN the hotel was begun Immediately
by detectives, without. however, find
ing the man. When they reached Mr..
lre'and's apartment & green cap was
found by the side of the wrecked
chair.
Detectives rading the quarters of
four all ged burglars at Hudson Ave
nue. and johnson Street, Brooklyn, last
night took. their prisoners only after
they fired several shots.
The four men, two of whom are said
to be eX-convicts, are charged specifi-
cally with holding up Charles Redfern,
ch eff the Keansburg, N. j., fire de-
partment, at Flatbush Avenue and
Prince Street, Brooklyn last Monday
night and taking from him a gold
watch and chain and d diamond scarf
pin.
The prisoners we're Munzio Frame,
twenty-three years old, of 81 Garfield
Place; Salvatore Rizzio, twenty-five, of
625 Union Street; julius Adamao, nine
teen, of 104 Bay Fiftieth Street, and
Michael Fassanello, thirty-one, of 9S4
Th4rty-n nth Street, all of Brooklyn. A
woman in whose apartment the quar-
tette was apprehended, was held as a
material witness.
number OF hold-ups and robberies
in Manhattan and Brooklyn are like y
to be cleared up by the arrests, the
police believe They say Frame served
| fWpDt bc IN,
manslaug ghter and Rizzio a term for
burglary. Frame ran down stairs and
several shots were fired before he was
halted.
Captor Sits on Prisoner
Max Haase jumped upon man he
alleges he found proving about his
apartment, at 528 East 149th Street. the
| Bronx, early yesterday, felled him to
the bathroom floor and sat on him until
neighbors, aroused by his outcries.
summoned Patroiman McKenna, of the
Alexander Avenue station. The prison
ec said he was James Bcaney, twenty
eight, Of 95 Interva.e Avenue, the
Bronx.
The householder's capture of the al
ieged burg.ar was rendered compara-
lively simple by the fact that Beaney
was unarmed. The police asked him
why he carried no gun
"A guy would be fool to do that"
they say he replied, "since Commits
sloner knright has ordered that police
men search people they meet on the
Streets"
In Morrisania Court a record was
produced purporting to show that
Beaney had been convicted of burglary
and CT forgery and had served time in
Connecticut prison. Magistrate Sill
ycrman held him without bail
} Fifth Avenues shoppers yesterday
joined in the chase that ended in the
arrest at Thirty-sixth Street of Cor
nelius Stafford, thirty nine, an elevator
/ operator, of West 112th Street
charged with stealing a $500 fur coat
rom the automobile of Robert Baskins
) Of AZ Leonard Street.
Baskins left his car in front of Tif.
S fany's, at Thirty Street. James
! COOKIES, the chauffeur, saw man lear
1 from the running board with his EN-.
f ployer's coat and dash up the avenue
a Cookies pursued, several bystanders
q blew police whistles, and Patrolma al
h George Settle finally overlook Stafford
o Inc prisoner told Magistrate Levine
e IN Jefferson Market Court, he had takel
Y the coat because he was cold Patrol
f man Settle declared Stafford had serve,
+ nlne of the last twelve years in prison
e he was held in $4,000 bail for the gran
p jury A'' '''e s ''''
: Patrolman James Touhey, of tn
e Adams Street station, Brooklyn. re
+ cciVed a shock early yesterday when h
grabbed one of two men he saws h
r watched picking the lock Of cga
a. store at 1896 Flatbush Avenue Extension
> lonhey placed his hand on the shoulde
e OF one of the alleged burglars as the
;, walked out Of the store with severe
d boxes, while the other ran into the arm
g OF Patroman Duffy.
n Policeman Accuses Friend
- my God, Jim, when did you star
II this game?" Touhey exclaimed "a h
!, got good look at his prisoner an
" recognized him as boyhood chum.
why, what's the big idea?" aske
the captive.
r "Pve got you with the goods, ant
$. friend or no friend, YOU'RE comm
ID with me; that's the idea" reptile
W Touhey.
d At the station house Touhey'
is prisoner said he was James Cunnino
x nam, 10, of 40 Van Sicklen Avcnu,
1t Brooklyn His companion was bookc
c as bernard Monohan, twenty seven. q
ID olz twentieth street, Brooklyn The
we're charged with the theft of min
e cartons Of cirgaiet valued at S2(
~ ''iC rtNfet Which lS owned b
n Frank Bakak, Of 3ll Pearl Stree
n Brooklyn
a Mrs. Selma Vollmer, Of 1873 Columbi
e Avenue, North Bergen ~ j., was he
in $4,000 bail for trial in Speci;
n Sessions on q charge Of shopliftinc b
r Magistrate McGechan in Women
d Court yesterday.
a Detective George Clausen, OF tn
it Stores Mutnal Protective Association
y said that silk Stockings, lace curtai in
7. and other articles, valued at $l5,00t
i we're found in her home. She was n,
G res'ed in Snks's charged with tn
theft of a blouse worth SIP. She ha
o SlJog in her handbag
e Piatol permits iaaued by upstate jui
II tices 81 the peace won't 20 in Ne
n York during the crime wave, Magis
y ratc Geismar in Fifth Avenue Cour
= brooklyn, declared ycstcrday He sai
y the only permits he would rccogniz
Il were thosc Issued by the Police Con
missioner or one Of his deputies.
r John Mngnifico, saloonkecper. c
:. 115 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, WAS al
~ raiHncd before Magi tratc Ceisincl
., cnaiGed w',h violating the Sulliya
IaW, He :Jr1I.rfH & H., ,roi et.,roI J.