New-York tribune., 1920-12-22
20 Autos, With Ex-Sol-
dicrs and Detectives, Pa
troll Streets All Night;
Shoot to KILL Is Order
236 Arrested i'm
? Raids: ) Women
Police Break Up Smoker
and Alleged Gambling
Came;Search ManyDens

Commissioner Enright prepared to
make good his boast that thugs fleeing
from capture will be "brought in on
shutters" when at sundown last night
twenty motor cars, each manned by
sharpshooter armed with a Winchester
rifle, and four detectives, with auto
matte pistols at their belts, began to
traverse every section Of the city in
tie roundup of criminals.
Shoot to kill any suspect who runs
away" the riiemcn were instructed
and they were equipped with extra
rounds Of ammunition in case they run
short before dawn.
Most Of the squad are World War
veterans, and all OF them are expert
marksmen.
One car went out from each Of
twenty stations in the greater city.
1helr patrol was not confined to these
particular precincts. however, each
crew being authorized to dash wher-
ever its quest for gunmen led.
Descend Upon Underworld Dives
quick, unexpected descents on under
world hang outs, dance halls and club
rooms featured the first night Of tbe
rifle patrols existence. All suspicious
persons were searched for weapons
and many were taken into custody for
to-day's lineup at headquarters
whenever pedestrian who appeared
TO require looking over or man lurk-
ing IN some hallway was sighted he
was covered by the riRcman. ordered
TO matt and the plaincothes men. thus
protected from Il surprise attack, oues-
toned and "frisked' the suspect
II the crime wave does not abate Il
was announced at Headquarters. the
personnel of the Winchester squad viii
be increased.
Inc unusual activity of the police
was made manifest late last night Nv
RAIDS staged BY two inspectors.
Detechyes of Inspector Boettler's
star shortly before midnight raided
Geneva Hall, 143 West Forty-fcurth
Street, arrested $50 men and five
women and brought smoker to an
abrupt close.
All Taken t0 Police Station
All the prisoners were hauled TO the
West torty-seventh Street station in
ten patrol wagons. One OF the $50
mon, Michael Lavello, thirty-six years
Old, was charged with staging an in
decent performance. The others were
charged with disorderly conduct The
hve women, Ida Cutlize, TWENTY-FIVE
years Old of 338 West Forty-eighth
street; Minnie Schweizer, thirty, Of PA
W est torty-sixth Street; Elsie Harris.
twenty-nine, of so John Street. Brook,
iyn; Frances Bell, thirty-one. same ad-
dress, and May Collins, thirty-four. OF
a36 East Twelfth Street, were charged
with participating in an indecent per
torrance.
As the West Torty-seventh Street
station IS unable to accommodate more
than thirty prisoners, the police were
compelled to scatter their captives
among various precincts. The smoker
was given under the auspices of the
'Iouralne Literary Society" A. detec-
tive was in the audience.
Eightysone men were arrested in two
gambling raids early this morning on
the lower East Side by detectives un-
der Inspector William Coleman, of the
LIST inspection District.
While the Police Commissioner was
making extraordinary efforts in his
belated attempt to halt murder and
robbery, the judges of the Court Of
General Sessions we're making known
their dcterm nation to cooperate by i'm
posing heavy bail on hold-up men and
burglars. Judge John f. Mcintyre
made the announcement after con-
terrlng with his colleagues.
Persons indicted for highway rob-
berry will be held in $4,000 bail.
Twenty thousand dollars bail will be
required Of those indicted for irst de-
gree burglary.
Many Bail Bonds Increased
Five men, charged with first degree
robbery, who had been held by magis-
trates in $4,000 and $4,000 bail had
their bonds increased to $4,000 by
Judge Mcintyre.
Judge Otto A. Rosalsky increased to
6 like sum the bail Of fifteen prisoners
awaiting trial in his court on the same
charge and directed John Hanley,
warden of the Tombs, to notify him
If my attempt were made
to furnish bail for them.
Jail is the place for men charged
at this time with robbery until they
have established their innocence
Judge RosaIsky declared.
Magistrate Max Levine said he voul6
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