The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-24

of Brooklyn has proved playground
for house burglars for several months
and similar conditions have been re-
ported from Forest Hills. Holdups
have become so numerous in certain
sections particularly in the Westfield
section Of Richmond, that men and
women hesitate to go outside their
homes after dark.
Racial Feuds Battling.
Several of the murders. OF course are
the result of raciai feuds which the
police have never been able to fathom
and which, according to custom, are rele-
gated to the unsolved list unless weak
member OF the feudists gives a detective
IAN earful." Then the arrest is made.
Very often that is as far as the solution
goes. The prisoner is arraigned In court,
there is not enough evidence to hold him
and he is turned out
Richard e. Enright, Police Commits
sioncr said in a recent letter to Mayor
Hylan, that these murders are hard 10
solve because the family and friends of
the murdered person will not divulge
any information which viii assist the
police. preferring to adhere to their an
cient code of personal revenge, and so in
many instances one murder begets an
other because the family and friends of
the dead man will execute personal re-
venge."
There are, however. but few or these
murders. Several of the slayings that
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the direct result of holdups. During
the seven week period four such murders
have occurred. Ernest Poem. night clerk
Of the Palm Hotel, 201 West Fifty
third street, was so severely beaten by
thieves, who robbed him of 5000, on No
vember ., that he died in the hospital
eleven days later. Abe MarlSowitz of
216 East Ninety third street was shot
and killed during holdup in a pool
room at Ninety-ninth street and Second
avenue on November 3. lie was pass
ing by and happened to look in.
Walter Jackowiski, night manager Of
a restaurant at 2ss6 Richmond Terrace.
Mariners Harbor. s. l., was shot and
killed up holdup men, who rihed the
resta urant till on the night of October
the police deny Il. was George Rivoire.
% years old, OF Vanderbilt avenue Con-
cord. S. I. Rivoire was found dead In
the street at Vanderbilt avenue and Van
Duser street, Concord. His head was
battered in. The police report said he
had been hit by an automobile. Rela-
tives of the dead man found that his
pockets were turned inside out and that
large sum OF money was missing.
The Case of Mrs. Palmer.
There were other robberies in which
the fact that the victim had not been
killed was no fault of the thieves. They
did their best. Most prominent among
these is that of Mrs. Charlotte King
Palmer OF SO East Nlnetieth street The
thieves who robbed Mrs. Palmer's home
OF jewelry valued at nearly $500, 600
were OF the gentleman" type. as they
administered to her wants when they
discovered she had been badly injured IN
falling downstairs. But Miss Lillian
Scenenva Of $40 Taylor avenue. The
Bronx, was beaten almost insensibe by
robbers. who forced their way into her
fathers apartment on November Is and
stole $4,000 In italian money
THE NEW York HERALD printed an
article on October is which told of
seventy-nine murders since January /
which the police had not solved. The
lis. included all murders up TO Septem-
ber 81. Commissioner Enrlght ques-
toned the veraclty of the article and
succeeded only in showing there had
been three acquittals and two conyic-
tions in murders that occurred In Brook
lyn The filing methods of the District
Attorneys office in Brooklyn up to that
time we're so archaic that It was ip-
possible to trace crime 20 its ultimate
disposition. The list, as printed, nad