New-York tribune., 1920-12-18
W oman, 3 Men
Held i'm KILLING,
OfLieut. Horton
Brother of Assassin of the
Police Officer Among the
Prisoners; MRS. Brooks
Wounded in the Arm
Murder Car Is Traced
Number Of Auto Taken bv
Dying Policeman Leads
to Arrests ana Confession

Three men and woman are locked
up at Police Headquarters in connec-
ton with the hold-up at the Aberdeen
apartment house, $40 West 146th Street.
and the killing Of Police Lieutenant
Floyd Horton shortly after midnight
Thursday. Mrs. Lucille Emma Brooks
and Nicholas Loresch are held on for
NAL charges of homicide, while John
Cavanaugh and Michael Loresch, broth
er of Nicholas, aie held as accessory
and abettor of ahe crime respectively.
After examination of the four last
night Deputy Police Commissioners
Coughlin and Police Captain John
Diefngthaler, in charge of detectives
at the West 1921 Street police station,
pieced together the following facts:
Nicholas Lorcsch, an independent
taxi driver, living at 303 Sixth Street,
Brooklyn and his brother, Joseph, tenn
porarily out of work, became ac-
quainted neuriy two months ago with
Mrs. Brooks, who was then res ding at
$40 West 10th Street At this time
John Cavanaugh was employed as
superintendent of the apartment house
He came to know the Loresch brothers
through the + frequent visits to the
apartment of Mrs Brooks
From complaints of other dwellers
in the apartment house, Cavanaugh, it
is said, was relieved of his superin-
tendency two weeks ago. He gave no
address to the police at the time OF
his arrest yesterday.
Woman Reported Evicted
Early Thursday night Nicholas heard
that Mrs. Brooks had been evicted from
her apartment. He went in his taxi
cab to Brooklyn, where he met his
brother, Joseph. With Joseph at the
time was Cavanaugh, who substanti-
ated the news that Mrs. Brooks had
moved, with the announcement that he
himself had helped her carry her per
scEal effects from the apartment to SO
Hamilton Place. The three men then
went in Nicholas's taxi to meet Mrs.
Brooks, who informed them, the police
say, that Tyler Hairton, the colored
elevator boy at the Aberdeen apart
ment, had caused her eviction by
charges against her character.
The party is said to have spent the
evening in a saloon at Amsterdam
Avenue and 147th Street. When thew
ieft at mldnight, Joseph, according to
his brother, Nicholas, was under the
influence OF ilqucr and insisted en- be-
ing driven to $40 West l46th Street
mere he said that he wanted to sec a
friend"
1t was shortly after midnight when
the taXicab drew up in front Of the
apartment house. Joseph Loresch was
9ne oniy one who left tne machine. He
IS said to have entered the hallway.
where he found Hairton. He pulled his
gun and threatened the elevator boy
Inc latter drew out his gunmeta
watch and 50, which Joseph snatched
Both the watch and the money later
were found on the body of Joseph b.
detectives. While the hold-up was l.,
progress Edward Miller, the new super
lntendent OF the apartment house, en-
tered. Joseph fired shot which grazea
Mlller's shoulder Then he backed ran.
IDLY out of the door and jumped into
the taxi.
1t was at this point that Lieutenans
Horton, who was in plain clothes ana
on his way to his home in BROOKLYN.
arrived.
Horton Attracted oy Shot
Tie had heard the shot while on his
way to the subway at 145th Street and
broadway, and saw Joseph with the
pistol enter the taxicab. Ye jumped 20
the runningboard and ordered Nicholas
Loresch, who was driving, to stop.
| his command was met with fusilaae
or shots from Joseph's pistol, the DO
ice ice say The lieutenant. clinging TO
the car as it sped on. returned tho
hre One shot struck Joseph Lorcsch
IN the chest and another wounded Mrs.
Brooks in the right elbow. At the
same time Lieutenant Horton was shot
IN the stomach and was pushed from
the car. Lying IN the street he empticd
his revolver at the fleeing taxi and
before losing consciousness he drew
pencil and paper from his pocket ard
noted down the number of the machine.
The arst thing which Horton thought
OF on rcgainlrg consciousness at the
columbus Hospital was the number of
the taxi The clin Of