Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-23
YOUTH DRAWS SLIP
T0DETERM|NEFATE
Facing Five indictments,
Picks Severest One; New
York's Crime Wave Spent.
By the Associated Press.

suspicious characters, out py Hioo@y
no unusually desperate crimes had
been reported.
Assistan District Attorney Sullivan
in general sessions court today held
FIVE slips Of paper in HIS hand-hve
charges agains Lawrence Hawthorne.
twenty-two-year-old youth held uu-
der 100000 bail for his part in the
Hotel AstOr hold-up last week. Be
side him sat the prisoner. waiting to
plead to them.
"Til draw one card and plead
guilty to the indictment on it," Haw-
thorne said.
(Which one?" asked the assistant
He held. the slips as he would a
poker hand. The indictments ranged
from assault to burglary in the first
ten years in state prison
ANY one will do"
..Barxlary in First Degree"
Hawthorne drew at random.
He picked burglary in the first de-
gree" the severest Of the lot.
Guilty to the charge, your honor.
ne said.
Then he was led back to the Tombs.
More than $50 men, previously az
liberty under bail on indictments 1or
crimes of violence in greater New
York, reposed in the Tomos prison
last night. unable to furnish sureties
Of from $4,000 to $4,000 fixed by
raigned today. At the same time pc
lice and citizens continued their ef.
forts to combat the activities oil
crooks still at large.
Two hundred and four indicted men
appeared in general sessions. Ban
was raised to $4,000 each in robbery
cases and $4,000 each in burglary
cases. Barely 20 per cent OF tho
prisoners obtained the required bonds
and the others went to jail
these cases several more crimes were
reported. A safe in the. watch re-
pairing establishment Of Askaham
Senauke, on West 125th street. was
opened by robbers and 4g0 watcnes s
was made to rob another safe In the
Burglars also opened q safe in a
I'd avenue drug store and escaped
with money, jewelry and drugs vaiae9
in the shop Of Gus Schwenderman. on
East 22d street, by police VINO saw
them enter the place. Schwenoefman
charged they were attempting TO hold
him up and rob him Of his $soo pay
roll when the Ofncers entered.
Free Mrs. Brooks in Murder.
Mrs. Leslie f. Brooks Of Chicago
and John Cavanaugh. who were ar
rested in connection with the killing
Of Police Lieut.. Floyd Horton. VINO
was shot to death in upper Broad
way recently, yesterday were ex0ner-
ated Of completely In the murder; Later
they were held in $4,000 Dali each
as material witnesses. Mre. 61oSAs !.
furnished bail and was released, but
Cayanan1h was unable to obtain the
In what was said to have been the
fastest enforcement OF justice on
record In New York state. vincent
Parascandela Yesterday vas sa ssnte Enc 80
at Sing Sing in connection with
hold-up Of jewelers. messengers last
He vas indicted on Monday and
given forty-eight hours in which TO
prepare for trial. This morning ne
proceedines. Judge Haskell imme-
diately sentenced him.
TIVE Bandits Slain ~ Police.
CHICAGO, December 23.-Crime has
been increasing so rapidly In Chicago
recently that Charles Fftzmorrts, chief
of police, has ordered that the city's
might life" must cease at am. I'M
til further orders. Cabarets, pool.
rooms, SatOOuS, CucAAefS 6ho S1A Vshet
places Of public amusement must
close e. that hour. he ordered. Any
one found on the streets after 2 am.
will be Questioned and unless able to
give satisfactory answers WI! pc ar
rested. Orders to shoot to kill have
brought death to two robbers but
have not stopped crime.
The orders came as the result OF an
increasing number Of hold-ups. rob.
berries and shooting affairs, which Gull
minated last night when Samuel Low
berg was killed while resisting ban
dts who robbed his store Of several
thousand dollars worth Of 5ewelry.
Held W GesrEia Bank.
MACON. Ga. December 23.-Two
robbers entered the bank, Of Byron
late yesterday, held up the cashier
and carried OF $1,000. They tried to
escape In An automobile. but the car
from here.
"Laay Bandit" Rsbs woman
PORT CHESTER, N. T.. December %.
"A '1ady bandit yesterday made her
appearance near here, and. while two
man companions looked on. robbed
Mra Clarence W. Nertz wife OF .
local contractor. Of $50 In cash and
$1,000 In checks.
Life fer Armed Robbers.
TRENTON, N. j.. December IA
hiil designed TO make life impfison-
ment the penalty for crimes COM
mitted by armed robbers will be in
troduced At the next session OF the
legislature, 1t 10 announced.