The evening world., 1920-04-21
OF Honor
FOR POLICEMEN
AWARDED MAY 8
Hylan, Enright and His Depu-
ties to March at Head of
Annual Parade.

when New York enjoys it's annual
police parade on May s Mayor Hylan,
Police Commissioners Enright and the
Deputy Police Commissioners will be,
seen at the head OF the line. Like
nearly everybody else in the parade
the Mayor and the Commi ssioners
will walk
Five thousand regulars and 1000
members of the Police Reserves will
he in line this year. Including rife
regiment OF 500 young policemen who
were in the World War.
The parade win leave the battery at
11.3p o'clock. Gts route will be up
Broadway to Twelfth Street west to
Fifth Avenue and thence through
Fifth Avenue, Twenty street,
Seventh Avenue, Fortleth Street and
Fifth Avenue to the reviewing stand
at Twenty-third street, disbanding
at the Worth Monument.
AT the reviewing stand Mayor Hy-
Ian will award medals Of honor TO
seven Of the many policemen who
have won distinction during the past
year.
The department medal Of bonor
goes to Joseph A. Walsh, acting de-
tectlVe sergeant, who whflo riding on
| an Amsterdam Avenue car naar 1880
Street heard police whistles and the
cry OF stop thief" He jumped from
the car, ran after Girolamo Gesso
VINO was being pursued and caught
hhn. Gesso shot Walsh twice. Not
\ WlthSanding his wounds. Walsh threw
him to the ground and held him until
assistance arrived. Gesso had shot
one man during n quarrel, and while
running away wounded another who
attempted to stop him.
The Rhlnelander Medal for Valor is
awarded to Patrolman Harry Cohen
of the 18th District, formerly OF the
10th District, who pursued and cap
tured James BallinBham under a eel
lar stairs in Thompson Street. Bal
Ilngham fired at Cohen, the bullet
striking him in the breast, but the
policeman's heavy clothing prevented
serious wound. Cohen disarmed
Ballingham, who was taken to the
station house by another patrolman.
Ba1Eingham and two others we're ac-
cused of holding up a Thompson
Street butcher.
The Isaac Bell medal for bravery
( is awarded to Patrolman John J.
Walsh, detective division, formerly
of the 29th Precinct, who captured
burglar after a pistol battle. Walsh
was going to a warehouse at 47th
Street and Second Avenue where
burglary was being committed, when
he saw a man with a pistol coming
from a hallway and commanded him
to halt. The man fred at Walsh and
ran across the street, firing two more
shots before entering a hallway
powered him in the hall.
The Peter f. Meyer medal goes
to Patrolman james ]. Deveny IT the
| 18th Precinct. who arrested one OF
three hold-up men who had robbed
n Jewelry store on Columbus Avenue.
Deveny commandeered a passing nu-
to mobile and gave chase. At 18th
Street he jumped off the raining
board and seized one of the men,
Frank MarceIlo, who fired two shots,
one OF the bullets passing through
! Devenys overcoat and striking ms
/ right thigh. DeVeny captured the
! fugitive after firing four effective
| shots.
The Automobile Club OF America
Medal is awarded to Patrolman
| George s. Lane of the detective div.
ision who shot a murderer who at
I tempted to kill him. Lane saw two
! men quarrelling in Mott Street near
/ Grand Street and started on a run.
! Before he could reach them, Stcf-
ano Gravano, one of the men, fired
and killed Giuseppe Lipani. Gravnno
then fired at Lane, the bullet going
wild. Lane fired at GravanO, which
took effect in the latter's body but
did not stop him. Another shot fired
by Gravano missed its mark. Lane
then fired. the bullet killing Gravano.
The Walter Scott Medal for valor
goes to Patrolman John j. WINNER
of the First Precinct, who shot and
killed Philip La Houd, a thug, in self
defense in Morris Street near the
subway station Of the Seventh Ave
nue. line. WINNER fired shot in the
air. La Houd threw up his hands,
but as WINNER neared him he
lowered his right hand and attempted
TO shoot WINNER fired instantly
and jumped aside.
The Brooklyn Citizen Medal Is award
ed to Patrolman John f. Monahan OF
the 1O2d Precinct, who arrested two
hold-up men. Monahan was about
to enter the undertaking rooms of
Louis Tommaso in Bushwck Avenue
when two men rushed past him on
the way out AS he stepped inside
he saw two other men with revolvers
pointing into the rear room.
Monahan, hampered by his rubber
coat, could not draw his revolver, 50
he leaped upon tho robbers and took
away their pistols. He then pushed
them into the rear room, where the
proprietor and three others were
standing with their hands up. Two
holdup men were arrested.