The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-23
Two Negroes Assault Man
and Take $175-Seventh
Avenue Restaurant Is
Robbed at Midday.
ARREST IN FIFTH AVENUE
Man Is Captured ON Roof in
Rich Residence Section Af-
ter Chase Leading Over
HousetOps.

While twenty automobiles carrying
policemen and detectives armed with
rifles patrolled the streets. and orders
were being carried out to arrest per-
themselves" holdups, burglaries and
safe robberies continued yesterday de-
spite the emergency measures the po-
lice are taking to prevent crime.
One of the most spectacular crimes
of the day occurred just before mid
night last night, when detectives
chased a burglar over the roofs of
several houses on the south side Of
Fifty-second street, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues, after he had been seen
trying to enter the home of DR..
Francis J. Quinlan of sc West Fifty
second street. A safe in the Office Of
Abraham Senanko watch repairer at
80 West 125th street, was opened and
safe was cracked in the drug store
OF Maurice Horowitz in 2297 Seventh
avenue, with loss amounting to
Sl,500; the grocery store of Stevani
Costa in 335 East 18th street was
robbed of $1,000 worth of groceries;
James j. Driscoll, salesman of
Bayonne was beaten by two negroes
and robbed OF s175 in hallway at
West 13Tth street. and Frank Kue's
restaurant at 2130 Seventh avenue was
robbed just before it was due to open
It noon.
Denies Attempt mt Bur.Inry.
Several shots were fred by the de-
tcctives. who chased the burglar on the
roofs of Fifty-second street, and the
residents Of the entire block were
aroused. On the roof of the building at
The Fifth avenue corner Detectives Lay
don and Muller captured a man who
gave his name as Albert Smith and said
lie had been released from the Tomba
last Sunday. He was locked up, charged
with burglary, an Investigation showing
that n door OF the building at the south
east corner of Sixth avenue and Fifty
second street had been jimmied.
DR.. Quinlin telephoned the police of
the West Fifty-first street station that
burglar was at work upon his roof.
AMI detectives and patrolmcn surround
ed the block. They then started through
a corner building for the roof, and a
few minutes later the firing began.
Smith had run half a. block when he
was caught. He denied attempting
b4rglsry and said he had been locking
for a place to sleep. Among the prorni-
nent families living In the block are
those of Mrs. Henry Whita, Bernard
Baruch. Columbus o'Donnell Jselin.
Lewis Iselln. Henry NJ. TiIford, Mrs.
David Wagstaff. 7. j. Oakley Rhine
lander and DIR. John Wander Poel.
Richard L. Enright, Police Comnnis-
sioner. gave out n statement last night
saying he had requested the New York:
Telephone Company to give preference
TO calls from citizens for Police Head
quarters or police stations.
Citizens are requested Mr. Enright
said. promptly to report to Police
Headquarters, to the nearest police sta
tion or to any police officer any suspicious
circumstances. Where motor vehicles are
concerned. the number and description
Of the car. and. II possible. description
Citizens having any Information re-
Earding the movement OF criminals, or
any information which may be of value
TO this department. are requested TO
transmit 1t to Police Headquarters,
either by telephone or mail. Call Police
Headquarters, Spring 800. and ask for
Crime information
MANY persons possessing knowledge
which may be OF great Importance TO
this department refrain from imparting
II TO the police authorities because OF
the trouble IL may give them to take the
necessary step or because of lack OF
knowledge as to how or when. The i'm
formation will be treated confdentially.
Garage owners should give special
attention to suspicious cars or suspicious
persons using care, particularly In the
night. and promptly report the circurn-
stances to the police.
Orders have been issued TO stop park.
ing of automobiles in front of banks or
jewelry houses until further orders"
Few Arrests for Petty Crimes.
John ID. Coughlin. acting inspector in
charge of the detective division. out
lined In a talk to reporters the measures
being taken to rid the city OF unde.
sirable persons. He said the first OBJ
Jective was to prevent the commission
OF crimes, the second either to send
known criminals to prison or see to It
that they leave the city. Inspector
Coughlin denied that the police OF Chi
cago, Philadelphia or any other city are
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