New-York tribune., 1920-12-30

years old, Of .226 West Sixty-second
street, was arrested last night after a
chase OF half mile. after a hold-up
ana robbery at secondhand clothing
store run by Julius Marso.ies. at 22S
west Fifty third Street.
Dewey, according 70 Margolies,
entered his establishment with com
panion earlier in the day and looked
at a suit. The two returned about $50
O'Clock last night, saying they wanted
TO get the suit AS Margolies wrapped
IT up he says, Dewey drew club made
of shortened billiard che and struck
nm NJ three OF four blows over the head
Ihe men took s. from Mareolies' S
Clothing, it is said, and then fed.
Harry Fischer and Martin Berger,
who were passing, heard Marrolies's
crics and pursued the negroes, a. the
Ea'ne time blowing a police whistle.
The negroes ran toward Broadway.
where. at Fifty-second Street. Dewey
was taken in charge by Patrolman Kas-
ter, Of the Forty second Street station.
Queer taste in swag va manifest .ad
by the thieves who broke into The
apartment Of Miss Anna NcCabe. an
undertakers j assistant, at 7l6 Lexine-
ton Avenue. When she returned home
yesterday from a holiday visit she
found her rooms had been ransacked,
but that nothing had been stolen save
several u1dertaker's crepes, an en-
banners jacket md Z nurses uniform.
Skylight Rohrer Captured
An alleged burglar Who specialized
on sky!gh- descents in top -hoor apart
ments was arrested last night in the
person of Joseph Novotny, Of 1O5 Bow
cry Novotny. VINO is forty-two years
old, has spent twenty-five years in
Detectives NesterTeldt and McNa-
mara, Of the West Twentieth Street
station arrested Novotny after, they
aver, they watched him peering through
skylights on the roof Of an apartment
house at 800 West Seventeenth Street.
where he was employed as fireman.
Three days ago John Reed, a printer,
living in top floor apartment at that
address, complained a thief had en-
tered through the skylight and stolen
a suit valued at S65. Novotny was
charged with the crime.
III be glad to go back to Sing
Sing" the detectives quote Ncvotny as
remarking. They treated me royalty
there"
Carl Weahner, who was arrested in
Philadelphia Tuesday on suspicion of
having been implicated in the Hotel
Astor hold-up two weeks ago, admits
being pal of Laurence Hawthorne,
sentenced to from thirty to sixty years
for that robbery, according to Captain
Sauder and Detective Latferty, of Phil
adelpha, who came to New York yes
terday.
The prisoner denies, however, having
had any, part in the hold-up. He is be
ing held for extraditon Two men and
their wives were robbed by Hawthorne
and two otner men who forced entrance
10 their rooms at the Asto-.
Jersey Bank Bandits Held
jerome B. Chatrec and Harry Bitz-
burger. who were arrested after bat
tie by detectives Tuesday At Broadway
said to have confessed to completely in
the robbery OF a Milltown, y. J., bank
the night Of December 20. were held
without bail to await eXtradition to New
Jersey by Magistrate Mancuso in West
Side court yesterday. Chester J. Lc-
Vine, charged with acting in concert
with the alleged bank robbers, was
held in $4,000 bail
Magistrate ManclEo also held Frank
Flanagan, former death house inmate,
VINO was acquitted of murder on re-
81 '"!' III NoV,VpV Dat Tor c%aNina IL O,l
Tomorrow on a charge Of being one Of
tho four men who held up David Say
lor, messenger for the Provident Dia-
mond Company. near Times Square
November - and relieved him Of a
satchei containing jewels valued at
100000. Saylor was in court and told
reporter he could not identity F.ara-
gan. Detectives Flood and Sheedy. who
arrested Flanagan, did not reveal n
their affidavit upon what grounds thc3
accuse the prisoner OF the robbery.
Frank Miller. Of 3lA last Eighty
first Street, did not depend altogether
on Commissioner ENright's slcuths to
apprehcnd the three thugs who chohed
him in the Clark Street, Brooklyn. sub
way station early Sunday morning and
took a 500 diamond ring ard SIS in
cash from him.
Victim Trails Alleged Bandit
Miller reported the hold-up to the
Brooklyn police and then went ou. and
did some detective work Of his own.
Yesterday Miller saw one of the trio. he
says, in the Fulton Street subway sta
ZION and trailed him until he met Pa