The New York herald., 1920-12-28

old. OF 10 East 103d street. whom Judge
Rosalsky sentenced TO from ten to
twenty years in Sing Sing Prison, made
plea for leniency because of the prison
er's age. Karstein was out on parole
on November II when with two others
he held up Samuel Crane, laundryman.
in his store at rs East l04th street
Judge Rosalsky said "We cannot De
moved by sympathy because OF the youth
Of this defendant III we carry lenienoy
too far society will disintegrate. He
had his chance. but did not soc NJ TO
take it,"
John Bataglio, "a, of 139 Cherry
street. another Of the prisoners who had
been convicted of robbery in the first
degree, received the same sentence
Harry Laforte. aS. an accompliee in the
holdup. received two years and six
months. and Salvatore Dicola. 20, who
drove the automobile in which the BAN
dts rode to and from the scene Of the
crime. was sent to the penitentiary for
an indeterminate sentence.
Joseph Port, %. of 373 First avenue.
and Asad Ganin, %. who lived in a
Chatham square lodging house. both OF
whom pleaded guilty to holding up Abel
Sackel in the hallway of his home at
zoe Fifth street the night of November
20. were given sentences of from ten to
twenty years each by Judge Rosalsky,
Judge Charles c. Mott. Jr, sentenced
George Curry. an ex-convict, to Sing
Sing Prison for eighteen years. Curry
who was known as Paris Spirides,' was
convicted by jury in General Sessions
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point of a pistol in the latter's room IN
So Oliver street. Konderoses testified
he was preparing to leave for Greece
when Curry, whom he met In the street
and had invited to the room sloie
from him his steamship ticket, watah
and a ring all valued at s25s. petee-
tives said Curry made a practice OF
's1eecing'' emigrants about TO leave the
country.
Held without Bail.
Michael Romeo. 81 years old. OF 4ol
East Fourteenth street, was held WIFI
out bail by Magistrate Douras IN Essex
Market Court. accused OF having roppeo
the home of Joseph Oriiice harness.
manufacturer. at T6 seventh street.
Miss Frances Orifice surprised romeo
at work, she said, and the youth ned 10
1
and screamed. Detective Louis Barpieri
and Policeman Henry Prohel OF the
Fifth street station entered the building
as Romeo reached the first floor landing
The detectives said he turned out the gas
and that fight followed, in which tney
were compelled to use their blackJacks.
When the light was turned on AGAIN,
they testified, Romeo lay in the corner
unconscious. He gripped a fully loaded
pistol in his right hand. The detectives
produced q record which he said was
Romeo's.
William L. Trafford Deputy Clerk of
the Court of Special Sessions. reported
yesterday that as he left the Criminai
Courts Building Friday night he was
held up and robbed of gold watch and
chain and s13 in cash. James Russell,
probation officer. said two probationers
who had been released by the Judges
/ late Friday afternoon were held up as
they passed under the Bridge of Signs. =
One of them lost $40 and the other SIS
Thomas Delaney. 20 years old, former
soldier, of 534 West 135th street, was
held in $4,000 by Magistrate McQuade in
West Side Court after Mrs. John Hennes
of 159 West Ninety-ninth street had
identified him as the man who on Octo-
ber 20 had pushed her into a closet ana
had held his hand over her mouth while
another ransacked the apartment. Mrs.
Hennes said she found the kitchen door
open upon returning from shopping
trip and that when she entered the room
man seized her and dragged her into
another room. The thieves took clothing
and jewelry valued at $3.50. Delaney was
arrested at Columbus avenue and Nine
| ty-ninth street by Detective James w.
| Fitzpatrick of the West Tooth street
station on a description furnished by
Mrs. IIennes.
Got Degree I'm Thievery.
Samuel Fox. Il years old. of 26S
Cherry street. Manhattan, who was ar
rested with Irving Ardler, TO- OF 2S9
South Fourth street. Brooklyn, when
they tried to pawn jewelry valued at
s4. 900 in a pawnshop at Roebling and
Grand streets, that borough, Is said TO
have told detectives he was brought up
In school of thievery." and that he
had taken a postgraduate course in
apartment house robbery. Among the
robbery tricks Fox Is alleged to have
told of was that the dumbwaiter is the
best method of entering a house, and
that good burglars stuff the keyholes
with the teeth broken from bone comb
as soon as they get into an apartment.
30 no one can enter while they are con-
Quoting their operations. Fox and Ardler
were held without bail In the Bridge
Plaza Court. Detectives said the jewelry
they had tried to pawn was the property
of Mrs. Marie Walton. of 3056 Albany
Crescent road. The Bronx.
Peter Leahy. 20. of ais Lorimer street.
and Rocco Giovanni 20. of 107 Meeker
avenue, were sent to Sing Sing Prison for
two years and six months each by Judge
McDermott in the County Court. Broo,s-
lyn. after they had pleaded guilty to
charges of attempted burglary. Clio
vapni's wife and two children were in
court in an effort to obtain leniency, but
II was shown the prisoner had con-
tributed little to their support in the last
five years. William Mclaughlin. 81. of
10 TillaU street. wac sent away for
from two to four years by Judge May
in the same court for assault in the
second degree.
Julius KaponslSy, 26, of 27s Twentieth
street, was seized by Policeman Michael
#. Hynes in 4 building at 276 Nineteenth
street, Brooklyn. after the policeman had
heard women screaming. Kaponsky was
held without bail In the Fifth avenue
court.
Simon vesocsky. 1s, of SO Stuyvesant
avenue, Brooklyn, was arrested by Po-
liceman August Schepp of the Ralph
avenue station on burglary charge
after a chase in which two shots were
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