New-York tribune., 1920-12-11
Assassin Stays
Cafe Owner at
Cash Register
Door of Restaurant Opens
and Three Bullets Whiz
Over Wife's Head, Kill
ing Salvatore Loiacano
s1,5OO Rector St. Theft
Brokers' Messengers At
tackled by Footpads, Who
Escape in Noon Throng

somebody opened the door of Saliva
tore Loiacano's restaurant, at BAT
Elizabeth Street, about $3.50 p. M. yes
+erday and fired three shots at the
proprietor, who stood at the desk count
inc the days receipts. Two of the
bullets penetrated his chest and killed
him.
The assassin fred over the shoulder
~ the restaurant mans wife, who
was standing in front OF the desk talk
ing to her husband, her back to the
door. When she turned the door was
again closed She told the police that
she knew of no one with grudge
against her husband
The police believe, however, that
1oiacano was a victim of feud. The
oerson who killed him made no at
tempt to rob the place. although
money was in plain view on the desk
and the only occupants of the restua-
vant were the proprietor and his wife.
They lived on the floor above with
their five children.
Messengers Robbed
Footpads blackjacked one of two
broker's messengers at Trinity Place
and Rector Street in mid-afternoon
Yesterday, snatched brief case con-
tanning $500 from their victim and
esckped.
Alex Buschka, nineteen years old, of
582 East 148th Street, the Bronx, and
Henry Ricciardi, twenty years old, Of
7Ss East 197th Street, the Bronx, we're
thc messengers. They are employed
by C. C. Kerr, of 2 Rector Street, and
we're returning to tnat Office from the
Mechanics Bank, in Nassau Street,
where they had drawn the money.
Buschka carried the brief case and
Ricciardi walked at his side. AS they
apJ reached the corner of Rector Street
the two robbers stepped from behind a
pillar of the elevated structure. One
Of them brought dow n blackjack on
Buschka's head. and the other seized
the brief case as the youth fells
Rcciardi stood motionless with as
sailants had vanisheu in the throng on
the street, none of whom realized what
lad happened or the cause OF the sud
den collapse OF q young man who had
been walking along so briskiy. Buschka
was attended by an ambulance surgeon.
$4,000 Gem Haul
Three negroes stood in front of the
iewery store of Charles Kahn, 2O3
West 125th Street, last night, and. after
studying the display, smashed the
plate glass with rock, seized dia-
monds valued at $1,000, and fed,
crowd pursuing them.
In the long and crooked chase police
captured two negroes, supposedly
members of the trio, but giving 10
material proof of it when they were
searched at the West 125th Street po-
lice station. There were no diamonds,
TO guns, no incriminzting evidence OF
any kind on these two negroes. If they
party on 125th Street, it was apparent
that the remaining third got away
with all the loot, and he got we'll
away, too, for not trace of him was
obtainablc throughout all Harlem.
Butcher Attacked in Shop
a robber who played a lone hand
115th Street, yesterday morning, forced
Joseph Jafe, the only occupant of the
place. into the ice oox at the point of
a arevolver and locked the door on him.
he was fussing with the cash register
when one of the drivers employed by
the concern entered.
Coolly telling the man to sit down
and the boss would be back in mo-
ment, the hold-up man walked out of
the shop He got nothing. II was
twenty minutes before the driver be-
gar to wonder who WIS mmering on
the door Of the .ice Box. When he
opened it Jaffe tumbled out, cold on
the outside, but pretty hot within.
W here's the burglar ?" he demanded.
What burglar?" retorted the dri-
yer, as astonshed as Police Commits
sloner at such question.
Two men held up a United Cigar
Etore at 2685 Third Avenue, the Bronx,
With more success. After they had