The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-14
SHOTS HALT TAXICAB
FLEEING WITH GIRLS
Two Are Arrested in Connec-
ton With Theft of Furs
Of Actress.
BROADWAY IN TURMOIL
Detectives Break Into and
Search House in Vain
Hunt for Loot.

An automobile chase along Broadway
in which a score of shots were fred
figured early yesterday morning in the
arrest of Miss Virginia Peihl, % years
old, n manicurist, and Miss Grace
Moore, 2s, stenographer. both OF 1903
West Fifty-Hrst street on charges alleg-
ing the theft OF a sable scarf valued at
$4,000 from Miss Helen Neary, an ac-
tress OF Cos Riverside Drive. The
young women were held later in $4,000
bail each for examination tomorrow.
Frank McCarron. 90. OF 100 West Fifty
third street, chauffeur of the automobile
that was chased, was held in $1,000 bail
accused of aiding in the attempted es-
cape.
Miss Neary, who has appeared in sew
eral Broadway productions, was dining
in q restaurant IN West Forty-fourth
street Saturday night when the scarf
disappeared. she had laid it across the
back OF her chair. The restaurant was
searched but the scarf was nowhere TO
be found and none of the door atten-
dents had noticed any person carrying
furs as they left. The police were noti-
fled and Miss Neary advertised her loss.
Offering $1,000 reward for the return Oh
the scarf.
About go o'clock yestei day morning
Miss Neary was aroused by q telephone
call from e. man who told her that If she
met him in a restaurant at Seventh
avenue and Forty-seventh street i'm
mediately, he probably could locate her
furs Miss Neary dressed hurriedly and,
accompanied by her mother. went to the
restaurant where she met two men and
a woman. They told the actress she
could have her furs if she were ready
TO pay the reward
Notifies the Police.
Miss Neary said she would have TO
send her mother for the money and made
an appointment to meet tho trio an hour
later at Eighth avenue and Fifty-hr
street. The actress then hurried 10 the
West Forty-se venth street station where
she obtained the aid of Detectives Mar
tin Rothamel and Thomas Brady. When
the appointed time arrived Miss Neary
and her mother drew up TO the corner in
a taxicab and the detectives. feigning
intoxication. began to wabole toward q
group of men and women standing on
the corner.
IT want my fur scarf" Miss Neary
screamed "You people are fal1irs'
The detectives pushed their way into
the group and were told by the men.
they said that the furs were in house
in West F.fty-second street RothameI
and Brady went to the house and fall
ing 10 get any response to the doorbell
broke In q window with their pistol
butts Every room in the house. which
IL furnished room house, was searched
but the scarf could not be found. As the
detectives were leaving the building n
taxicab containing two women drew 10
70 the curb.
shoot at Fleeing Taxi.
One Of the men shouted ASK those
women about The furs." With that thc
taxicab turned suddenly toward Broad
way and started on ut full speed. Roth
an,el and Brady started after It. firing
half dozen shots in the air. At Broad
way they Communicated passing au
tornobile containing a man and woman
and directed the chauffeur to speed after
tho taxicab which had turned south.
Standing on the running boards the de-
tectives fred shot after shot at the fee
ing machine. When their pistols were
emptied they reloaded. The excitement
proved too much for the woman in the
automobile and she swooned
Both of the rear tires Of the taxicab
had been so badly punctured with bui
lets that McCarron. the chauffeur. had
to stop the machine at Forty-third
street. When he did so Rothamel and
Brady ieaped from the running board
and notified tho chauffeur and the
women they We're under arrest. Tho de-
tcctives had hard time clearing path
10 take their prisoners TO the station
house as Broadway had become clogged
With all kinds Of motor vehicles which
had joined in the chase.
The detectives testified when tho
chauffeur and two women we're ar
raigned before Magistrate Ten Eyck in
West Side court that Miss Neary's scarf
49,. bner, located iFn Rroolklyn