The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-22
BANDITS FIRE ON
PROSECUTOR YOUNG
Attempt Holdup Of Suffolk
District Attorney and a
Justice Of Peace.
ESCAPE IN AUTOMOBILE
Police Recover 400 Pound
Safe Stolen From Drug
Store.

Automobile bandits and burglars were
particularly active in New York and
vicinity during the last twenty-four
hours Two OF their most daring ex-
PLOTS were the theft of 400 pound
safe from a drug store OF the Liggett
Company in Washington Heights and
an attempt to hold up Leroy NJ Young.
District Attorney of Suffolk county. and
Paul III. Bailey, justice of the peace at
Amltyville, l., I.
Young and Bailey, together with Mrs.
Bailey, a bride of a few days. were in
an automobile when they were attacked
by the bandits on the Commack road
between Babylon and st. James. Mr..
Bailey was driving and the car was ap-
preaching the Motor Parkway when a
machine was seen standing off the road,
with several men blocking the road
The bandits called out TO the party
to halt, and when Mr.. Bailey in answer
threw the car into higher speed several
shots were fired.
The bandits car then gave chase
and attempted to pass MIR. Bailey. Not
succeeding, shots were again fired. APP
parently with the intention of punctur-
ing tire. Then the bandits ranmed
ahead, pushing Mr.. Bailey's machine
into the bushes at the side Of the road
They were about to get out when two
other cars were sighted. The bandits
started off at once, nearly ditching the
two oncoming cars as they passed. None
of the shots fired did any damage
Patrolman William Lynch saw several
e. .,.t. III L,
early yesterday morning from drug store
at S641 Broadway. near 1921 street. The
men leaped into the machine as he APP
preached. Lynch fired several shots and
in taxicab pursued the automobile south
on Broadway to 10th street, where it
disappeared.
An hour later Detectives iced and
Mullahey, at Broadway and Manhattan
street saw high powered car contain
ing four men racing down Broadway.
They chased 1t in taXicab and emptied
their revolvers at it. The men in the
car fired back. At Ninety-fourth street
the car went to Riverside Drive and at
The Drive and Ninety-first street the oc-
cupants jumped and ran to the subway,
where they caught traip before the de-
tectlves reached them The safe. still
unopened was in the car.
Hyman Zimman, 40. janitor of the
Building at 40 Rivington street, and his
wife Sarah, 26, were attacked yesterday
ilorning by two men who were trying to
escape after an attempted robbery in the
building. Patrolman Denser arrested
lyman Green, 20, of 81 Essex street.
The police say Green admitted entering
in apartment IN the building and attack
ing the Zimmans. The other man es-
capped.
Three alleged gangsters. held for the
Grand Jury, charged with robbery,
threatened in court yesterday that the
man they held up would get his" for
having identified them. Alfred j. Ryan,
4 bartender of AGA West F'ifty-thiri
street, said that he and James Carroll
were held up by the men on Sunday
night. After Magistrate Ten Eyck had
held all three they threatened Ryan as
they passed him. The police said Ryan
would be protected. The three are
Mathew Sullivan, 81, All East Sixty
third street; Thomas Connolly. 81, 513
West Fifty-second street. and Joseph
Doyle. 81. 40 West Fifty-sixth street.
Mrs. Chariot Downey. wife of Patrol
man Hugh Downey, who made a hard
fight on Wednesday when three men
robbed her Of $1,000 in the Carolyn
Laundry. 104 East 129th street, identi-
fled John Holt. "a, three weeks out of
Sing SinS, as one of the three in Harlem
court yesterday. Magistrate Simpson
set ball at $4,000. Mrs. Downey came
TO court with both eyes blackened and
her ankle spraincd