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The New York herald., 1920-12-25
ENRIGHT RESIGNS,
BUT NOT AS CHIEF
Continued from First Page.

planned. "Of course. l have no inten-
ton Of ever returning to the uniformed
force
A rumor that had come to this news
paper was reported to the Commissioner
In this way: Us II true that you Of
fered your resignation to the Mayor,
that he refused to accept II and that
you have taken this action to force him
TO let you resgn?'
mo" said the Commissioner There
is no truth in it. My position Is un-
changed. | shall remain as Commits
sioner"
As a lieutenant Mr.. Enright would be
entitled to retire on November ? next
year. after twenty-five years in the de-
partment. on half lieutenants pay, or
Sl.4Oo. Those who advocated the pas
sage of the law heretofore quoted con-
tended that any uniformed man who was
good enough to serve as Commissioner
or deputy should rlghtfully upon retire.
ment draw as good pension as re-
tired chief inspector. They said II would
encourage a uniformed man to distin-
guish himself by good work If he knew
that a better pension awaited him when
his service ended.
Commissioner Enright gathered some
of his men at headquarters yesterday
ana nanueu TO Ineln CnrtStlnaS presents
In the form OF promotions. Babe Me-
Donald. the Olympic champion and traf-
fio cop at Forty-second street and Broad
way becomes a sergeant. James Court
ney, president OF the Sergeants Associa-
tion and regarded as a close friend OF
Mr.. Enright. is one of the new leu
tenants.
The list is headed by the promotion Of
two captains TO inspectorships. They
are Byron r. Sackett and Thomas
Walsh, both Of whom have been acting
inspectors. The lieutanents appointed
captains are Thomas Won Diezelski. John
Mccarthy. James McIvor and Patrick
Kenny. Sergeants raised to lieutenants
are james Cavanaugh. Fred Spellnan.
William Plant. Denis Glavin. James
Courtney. Adam McMulen, Martin Moo
ran and Daniel Connolly.
These captains were transferred. Os-
car l.. Himmel. from the Old Slip sta
ton to Lawrence avenue, Brooklyn;
Frederick w. Blohm. from Fifth street
TO White Plains avenue, The Bronx
Richard O'Connor, from East Eighty
eighth streetto East 104th street Abra-
ham L. Stewart. from New Dorp. Staten
Island, 10 Astoria; Charles IL. Northup.
from Lawrence avenue. Brooklyn to
Bath Beach; Albert +. Mason, from As
toria to East Eighty-eighth street; John
Sexton, from White Plains avenue, 10
Traffic r. The Bronx
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
NINE CAUGHT IN RAID
ON SALOON FOR DRUGS

Detectives of the narcotic squad, oper-
atng with two Federal agents raided
a saloon in Union avenue, Brooklyn, last
night. and after a pitched battle took
nine men TO Manhattan Police Head
quarters as offenders against the Harri-
son law. One of the detectives said he
purchased a. bottle of heroin in the sa-
loon for 81, and that more than two
pounds of cocaine had been found hidden
in q guitar hanging on the barroom wall.
Joseph Carasello. 33. of 210 Wilson
avenue was charged with selling mar
cotlcs. There was fierce fight when
the raiders made known their identity.
Chairs were overturned. glassware WAS
hurled, and the detectives had to use
strong arm methods.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
TO RAISE POLICE PAY
AND END CRIME WAVE
Chicago Chief Asks S3,O0O,-
900 Addition to Roll.

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-charles Fitz Nor
ris, chief of police. sent letter to-day
to the City Council asking that the
Police Departments payroll be increased
by about $1,000 600 annually. so that
the men responsible for the safety of
Chicago's citizens would receive a de-
cent living wage and not be likely 10
give in to the temptations OF bribe offers
to which they necessarily are sujected."
Such increases would help greatly to
stop crime. he said.
Chief Fitz Morris did not ask for
more men, explaining that he could "do
more to stop crime in Chicago with
moderate sized but well paid force than
with "A large force which was under
paid"
Patrolmen under Chief Fitz Morlis's
plan would receive about $500 year
more than they now get. Present sal
aries range from 81 500 to $4,000.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
WEST POINTERS HELP
SEEK FOUR BANDITS
SIS, 900 Pay Roll Taken in Fort
Montgomery Hoidup.

West Point cadets were sent out in
posses yesterday afternoon 10 hunt down
bandits who waited at the lonely Fort
Montgomery railroad station for the ar
rival or $4,000 with which the Fort
Montgomery Iron Corporation employees
were 70 be paid, seized the money from
an American Express agent and fIe1
into the mountains in a powerful auto
mobile.
The mine for which the payroll was
intended Is four miles from the railroad
W had been customary for the CORPORA
tion 10 send the money by express from
offices AZ 20 Vesey street In this city
About $50 men are employed az the mine
As the train drew IN r. J. Neale. the
American Express agent walked 10 the
express car and received the money He
turned back along the platform, when a
man stopped him with n drawn re-
volvar.
- guess I'll take that" the man said
lie snatched the bag from Neale who IL
crippled. and ran down the platform,
jumping into the automobile in which
were three other men.
John Anderson. station empioy,a,
saw through the ticket office window
what had taken place. lie got n revolver
and ran out. firing az the men In the
automobile. which was just starting
away One Of the men fell forward AMI
appeared 10 have been wounded.
The district around the station is
mountainous. Bear Mountain. the state
Park and the vicinity Of West Point ace
being searched for traces OF the mcn.
Cadets volunteered TO help IN the search
as soon as word OF the robbery reached
the Academy.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
ARSON Is CHARGED
TO MINISTER'S SON
Youth Arrested in Fayette
City by Pennsylvania
State Troopers.
BATTLE IN AN ORCHARD
Two Alleged Firebugs Escape
After Being Trapped
Hotel Destroyed.

| Special Despatch to TIE NEw YORK HERALD.
FAYETTB CITY, Pa. Dec. 24.--The ar
rest Of Benjamin Bevier. son OF min
lister. charged with trying to set fire to
| a garage, a gun battle between guards
| and two firebugs in the peach orchard
| OF Andrew Brown. president of the First
National Bank. whose $4,000 barn was
destroyed by fire last Monday. and the
destruction Of the Park Hotel and the
grocery store of Perry Ecknan In Mo-
Iessen by an incendiary fire were the
outstanding developments in the arson
rings activities last night and to-day,
Bevier was committed to Jail this
afternoon on an information charging
arson, made before Alderman Darby of
Uniontown. The charge was made by
the State police According TO the
troopers. Bevier was arrested in the
garage of William Seibel in Fayette City
while in the act of firing the building
with broom soaked in OIL
Berrier said that on Wednesday he
went to the garage of Seibel. where he
was employed, and finding pair OF
overalls hanging on a nail. lighted them
and carried them TO the street. waving
them and shouting. He declared he
lighted the overalls as a joke. When no
person responded to his cries. he says. he
stamped the burning overalls until the
fire was out, then went down the street
and told some person there was fire
in the garage.
Trapped in the peach orchard on the
Brown farm about 100 yards from the
harm
fire early Monday morning, entailng a
loss of S50,000. two arson suspects fought
their way to freedom through Gordon
of guards at 80 o'clock this morning
after nearly 100 shots had been fred.
Fleeing over a hill after escaping.
the suspects could be seen plainly in
the moonlight as they turned time and
again to return the fire of the guards
No person was injured so far as is
known. Nearby residents Joined the
guards in n vain search of the sur
rounding country. State police reaching
the scene after the fusllade OF shots
took up the search without results.
The authorities think the men We're
members Of the arson ring. seeking to
destroy the Brown homestead, not know
ing OF the presence OF guards.
Half an hour after the gun fight on
the Brown farm fire destroyed the Park
Hotel and the Eckman grocery i'm Shoe
maker avenue, Monessen. causing a loss
OF $500 Occupants of the hotel were
aroused by shots fired by Ralph Brau-
tegan at a man who was running rapidly
from the scene of the fire when Brauta7
gan first saw him. All the guests ..
the hotel were able 10 make their way
safely from the building.
Brautegan stated to-day that he was
on his way home from work and lad
reached point almost In front or ,n~
Eckman grocery when jei of dame
shot up from the side of the buildi;.r
and at the same time man dashed
down Shoemaker avenue. Having in
mind the work of the arson ring. Brad.
togan asked no questions. but opened fire
or the fleeing man. Whether his shots
were effective he was unable TO say.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
SAYS SWAMI FREED
SLAYERS OF HORTON
LOresch's Lawyer Contends
Low Bail Gives Official
Help to a Frameup.
Is CRITICISED
Mrs. Brooks Furnished Gun
That Killed Policeman,
Attorney Asserts

The action OF District Attorney
Swann's office in permitting Mrs. Emma
Lucille Brooks and John Kavanaugh
connected with the shooting OF Police
Lieutenant Floyd Horton. to obtain i'm
munity from prosecution by appearing
as witnesses before the Grand Jury was
denounced severely yesterday before
Judge John It. Mcintyre in the Court OF
General Sessions.
Bernard Sander. attorney for Nioho-
las Loresch, who is being held On a
charge of murder in the first degree in
connection with the shooting. declared
that the couple We're the real murderers
OF the police officer, and that the action
of the prosecutors office permitting
their release on nominal bail as wit
nesses was n miscarriage of justice.
Both the Brooks woman and kava-
naugh were, by their own admissions, in
company with Joe Loresch, Lieutenant
Horizons slayer. when the murder oc-
Cured Mr.. Sander asked that Nicho-
las Loresch be released upon $4,000
bail. but Judge Mcintyre refused his
plea.
"The real murderers are about to be
released upon nominal bail as material
witnesses for the people" the lawyer
declared. having become immune from
prosecution by virtue of their testimony
given before the Grand Jury. Mrs.
Brooks instigated the murder.
''She loaded the revolver and gave IL
to the boy, Joe Loresch," the lawyer
said This defendant, Nicholas Loresch,
had nothing to do with the murder.
The Police Department have developed
that this woman told Kavanaugh of an
attempt by a negro hallboy to assault
her and that yKavanaugh tried to get
his brother to kill the hallboy, and
when the latter would not do it, got
Joe Loresch. n mental defective. 10 do
Ii.
81 have her hat" he asserted. Mrs.
Brooks says she was nowhere near the
hallway where Joe Loresch's body was
found. Her hat was in the hallway
where .the young bandits body was
taken. she put the revolver back into
her stocking and made the threat, "Pll
kill the guy who killed this lad
''The District Attorney permits this
woman and her paramour TO go before
the Grand Jury and escape all risk of
trial for participation in the murder.
1t is a gross miscarriage of justice
and shows how Grand Jurors are often
times misled because they have TO fol-
low the lead of the prosecutor
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
Downey Locked Up Again.

There were .umerous otner arraign-
!ients for larceny throughout the city
and the practice of increasing bail was
continued everywhere. There were also
IA number of additional arrests in con-
uectiop with tho drive TO breaks the
power of the criminal forces.
l Patrolman Foy of the West Forty
Seventh street station was walking
through West Forty-seventh street last
night when he noticed two men in army
overcoats standing in the doorway or
Sl5 He recognized one of them as
Michael Downey of 424 West Forty-hrth
street, who was arrested six weeks ago
and had Just been released from the
worihouse, and he wondered why
Downey was lettering in the doorway.
The patrolman noticed that restaurant
adjoining the doorway was closing up
for the night and that the proprietor was
going over his cash preparatory TO
leaving. The officer descended upon
Downey with a demand that he put up
his hands or take the full force or "a
nightsticl< upon his brow and Downey
obeyed. Then. according TO Foy ne
ascertained that one OF DoWneE 8
rockets contained a loaded revolver, tic
took both men to the police static
Downey. who was accused OF violation
of tho Sullivan law, told the police that
he had been carrying tHe rtNoiNti l"'
nrotection." His companion, VINO de-
scribed himself as Robert steers, ~
wears old. a steeplejack's helper, OF ZiSl
Eighth avenue. was held as suspect
Four gypsies. who are charged Win
having stolen large sums from persons
whose fortunes they were pretending 10
tell we're arrested in Brooklyn by De-
tectivos Hanan and Ward OF the Fourth
avenue station. They gave their names
as Carmen Bolts. Catherine Trampapo-
ler. Annie Thompson and Miller FRANK
one complainant against them was
George Gabrelson, a garage operator OF
3OlO Seventh avenue, Brooklyn, VINO
said that he missed si70, Few MN
utes after having his palm read py the
gypsies in a touring car, which they
were operating about the borough IN
their native costume.
Sam Landers. who Is said to be known
10 the police as Jersey Landers, ~ years
old. OF 2i5 Broome street, was arrested
BY Detectives John NJ. Hayes and julius
Cohen. who have been assigned to round
ND work. at Orchard and Broome streets,
on q vagrancy charge. He was arraigned
later before Magistrate simpson In Es-
sex Market Court and despite his pro-
test that he was accused Of no crime
he was held in $4,000 bail for further
Investigation.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
ERIE DETECTIVE KILLED.
Railroad Men Seeking Thieves
Quarrel Among Themselves.

Detectives Of the Erie Railroad who
have been engaged in roundup OF
themselves at the Weehawken yards
last night, and one detective was shot
and killed. The police version was
confused. but, according to one report.
Floyd Warner, sergeant OF the detec-
tives in charge OF the force at the yards,
gave several OF the detectives a dress
ing down" John Casey. one of the
operatives. resented the remarks, 1t was
said, and struck Warner in the face. A
general fight ensued. In which Casey
was killed.
Warner was locked up in the Wee
hawken jail. Casey lived at 9l7 Broad
way, Brooklyn. Warmers home is at
260 Carmeti street. Rutherford. n. J.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
Gaffney, Jail Breaker,
Now Worry to Sing Sing

VINCENT GAFFNEY, dare
devil, desperate and Jail
breaker Of note, who has caused
much trouble for the authori-
ties by slipping through their
clutches, was taken yesterday
from Auburn prison, from which
it is very difficult to escape, to
Sing Sing, where escape is COM
paratively easy. He arrived at
Sing Sing last night with e score
of other prisoners.
At Sing Sing Gaffney is far
from being a welcome guest, be-
cause he is one that must be
watched more closely than any
of the other prisoners. Just why
he was transferred could not be
learned last night.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25

and six months each for robbery per1pe-
trated in the Hotel Knickerbocker.
Prior to the imposition OF sentence
upon Hawthorne, who. although only %
years old, admits having been arrested
oa a previous occasion in the Commo-
dore the story of the robbery was re-
lated In court. Mr.. and Mrs. owen c.
Lindthwaite of Red Bank, N. j.. told
how. with two friends. they had been
set upon by party of three robbers. of
whom Hawthorne was one and how they
had managed to capture him in a terrific
struggle and hold him until Traffic Pa
trolman Thomas Tiffany saw one of the
women in the party signal for help from
a hotel window and came to their res
cue.
Sitting in the Fifth Avenue Police
Court, in Brooklyn, Magistrate Geismar
held John Magidtico a cafe proprietor.
of S55 Third avenue, In $4,000 bail for
violation of the Sullivan law, despite the
fact that the prisoner produced a re-
volver permit issued by Justice of the
Peace In Orange county. which purported
to give him the right to carry a pistol in
any part of New York State.
In the New Jersey Avenue Police
Court Jack Blaylock and his wife, Hlda.
negroes. were held without bail follow
ing their arralgnment on a charge OF lar
ceny of $1,000 worth of Jewels from the
home of Mrs. Ira Silver of 1881 Bergen
street. Brooklyn. by whom Mrs. Blaylock
had been employed as q maid.
Frank Kreemer. 32 years old, of 305
East Seventieth street. who was arrested
on Thursday on suspicion of implication
in the robbery of James Joyce, grocer.
Of 1891 Lexington avenue. was dis
charged by Magistrate Ten Eyck.
Magistrate Ten Eyck held two men
who described themselves as Joseph
Percacente and Dominick Albers In
$4,000 bail each on the complaint OF
Patrolman Sweetser of the East 126th
street station. who accused them or
stealing two bags of chickens from
market at 313 East 1924 street.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
u. S. Side of Hotel Dry;
Wet Around the Corner

CHERBROOKE, Quebec, Dec.
- 24.--Both sides of a hotel,
situated partly in Vermont and
partly in Canada, We're raided
simultaneously last night, it was
announced to-day. The Ameri-
can officers had no luck, but the
Canadians said they found
wide open bar doing a thriving
business in the part of the house
located in Canada and seized
liquors valued at $4,000.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
$4,000 wHIsKEY Is SEIZED.

ST. ALBANs. VT, Dec. 24.-Twenty-
five barrels OF Scotch whiskey We're lost
to the holiday bootlegging market to-
day when customs officers seized the lot
in a southbound freight car billed from
Montreal. The estimated value of the
goods was $4,000.
The New York herald., 1920-12-25
POLICEMAN is HELD UP.

QUINCY H., Dec. ga Quincy po-
liceman was held up early to-day on one
of the principal business streets. The
robber backed the officer against n wall
rifled his pockets and escaped in a
shower OF bullets from his victims
pistol.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
MYSTERIOUS LETTER
TO TIMES FURNISHES
CLUE TO j. S. AGENTS

warning that bomb explosions similar to the nns
in New York to take place iu Washington, Detroit
Cleveland, and Pittsburgh Every soon' received yes
terday in communication addressed to The Washington
Times and mailed in Washington Saturday evening at
1880 o'clock according to the cancelled postmark the
envelope.
The communication, which turned to the De,
partment of Justice this morning, signed "a. A. F
(American Anarchist Fghters) and WAS written with
lead pencil piece of cheap white note paper the top
of which, possibly letter-head, had been torn off
Large thumb prints at the head Of the sheet may aid
agents of the department in identifying the writer Of the
note it was stated
The letters used in the communication printed in
lead pencil. Several of the words misspeled-pur
posely according officials of the Department of Justice
The envelope addressed in ink and bore two oneent
stamps.
Agents of the Department Of Justice are investigating
to the section of the city in which the letter posted
in effort to find the sender.
Officials of the department inclined to think that
in locating the writer of the communication, important
to the explosion in New York may be OBJ
tanned.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
SLAIN NEAR GRAVE
Of HER SOLDIER SON
Woman, 66, StrangIed on Week
Iy Visit to Cemetery-CIothes
Torn From Body.

SOUTH AMBOY, N. j., Sept 90
Four finger marks on the throat OF
Mrs. Mary Gremhowicz are the strong
est clues the police have to the ident-
ity OF a footpad who strangled her
Friday while she was on the way to
the grave Of her son, who was a mem =
Der Of the American expeditionary
forces in the world war. Her body
was found Saturday morning In a
c,ump OF bushes near the cemetery,
after her husband and neighbors had
made an all-niRht search for her.
She was sixty-six years old. Her
son died In France two years ago
from Influenza. Until his body reach
cd this country, a few months ago,
.he knew scarcely a moments peace.
Thereafter she was accustomed to
grave In Erstron Cemetery.
She went always on "Wednesday.
which was the day the young man
died. and on Friday which was the
day when funeral services were con-
Quoted for him here. Her custom was
generally known in the neighborhood.
The motive OF the stranger was evil
dent. waist and skirt had been torn
from the body.
The flesh Of her throat bore finger
prints 40 deep as to show that her
assailant was n man of tremendous
strength.
Her husband and sons said the re-
port that she wsa accustomed to car
ry money In her clothing was erro-
neous She never had more than a
few cents in her possession. they said.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
MILLERAND AGREES
TO BE FRENCH
PRESIDENT

PARIS, Sept. 20.-Premier Mil
lcrand has accepted the nomina-
tion for the Presidency Of the
French republic, II was officially
announced this afternoon.
II he In elected by the national
assembly he will succeed President
Deschanel, who is iii.
Alexandra Millerand In q mem
b.r of the Socialist party. He be-
came premier Of France on Janu-
ary 18, last. He was formerly a
leader Of the radical wing of the
Socialists. but modified his views
10 greatly that he became the OBJ
jcct of attacks from the opposition
Socialist faction in the chamber Of
deputies after he assumed the
premiership.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
AUTOISTS FIRE ON COPS
IN BROOKLYN CAR STRIKE
Police Return Shots and Give Chase
Passerby Injured BY Stray
Bullet.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2o-Ten men
drove TO a Brooklyn Rapid Transit
car barn in A sightseeing automobile
early today and opened hre on police
there with automatic pistols. Thf
police returned the hre and chasHi
the men.
John Conners, a passerby, was shot
and wounded by the fleeing men, VIZ
fred at him. evidently under tho w
pres.ion that he was a detective. n .
was taken to n hospital in a scriop.
condition, having been shot throush
the right lung.
Police charge ". r. T. strikers ase
responsible for the attack.
An automobire In which three ps,-
.on.. one baby we're riding Vas
struck by II. r. IT. trolley car WY en-
IL .k,dded on creased tracks abr
getting out OF control. \ chain lad
been thrown over the trolley wire SO
that the fret car would tear do,xn
the wire. The baby was badly In
iured. strikers also are blamed sor
this accident
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
WARNS OF MONARCHlST
REVOLUTION IN BAVARIA
Shooting Festival" in Munich, Sept
"A, May Be Excuse for Uprising,
Says German Paper.

LONDON. Sept. 2o.-warning that a
monarohist revolution may be at
tempted in Bavaria late this month
h sounded by the German Socialist
nswspepef Vorwacrts, said an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Ber-
I'm today, The dispatch says:
'Norwserts reports that the shoot
Ing festival to be held at Munich on
september "a may be an excuse for
the attempted overthrow of the con-
sufuuon II may support the asces-
siop Of Former Crown Prince Rup-
ptecht ,of Bavaria) to Dictatorship.
Won hiadenburr and Ludondorff and
the former King Of Bavaria Lug
wis) sill be present.
The Washington times., 1920-09-20
0US7ED SOCIALISTS
SWORN IN AGAIN
Expelled N. Y. AssembIymen,
lust Reelected, Take Oath.
Face Fight for Seats.

ALBANY. N. Y, Sept 2O.-The nve
New York City Socialists who were
expelled from the state assembly and
subsequently reelected took their
oath Of office shortly after noon today
in preparation for the special session
Of the Legislature, which convenes to-
night. Secretary of state Hugo
swore them in.
There is some indication that the Re
publican majority in the assembly IN
tends to proceed with extreme eau.
ton on the Socialist question and that
the leaders may agree to a compro-
mise which would mean the seating OF
two and ousting Of three Socialists.
1t is regarded as possible by some
of the legislators here that all five
will be permitted to take their seats and
that no formal action will be initiated
by the Republicans looking to unseaf
them.
The question of the status of tfe
Ave men, however. is bound to couae
before the legislature as Assemo' y
man Louis A. Cuvillier. of New fofk'
Democrat. has announced his intention
to challenge their right to member
ship. This plan, u followed out, VIII
force action.
Politics is apparently dominating
the contemplated action to be taken
with the Socialists. as neither OF the
major parties is anxious to assume
the responsibility for putting the So
ciaIists out of the assembly second
time. The Democratic minority vs. not
expected to support any custer action'
Neither are down-State Republicans.