The New York herald., 1920-12-03
POLICE KNOW GANG
IN BIG BOND THEFT
Early Arrest Expected of Four
Who Got Away With
S466.000
MESSENGERS ARE HELD
Many Witnesses to Robbery
Give New Details i'm
Brooklyn HOldup.

After questioning a dozen persons who
were in the vicinity of Igoe Brothers
wire factory in Williamsburg Tuesday
afternoon when four armed men held up
two messengers from Kean. Taylor &
Co and escaped with Liberty bonds
trict Attorney Harry T.. Lewis in Brook
lyn said last night that additional i'm
portant arrests would be made to-day.
The Information supplemented the de-
scriptions given in the confession OF
Tony di Gregario, chief OF the brokerage
firms messengers that he had tipped
OFF, the bandit gang and furnished the
authorities with a satisfactory descrip-
ton OF the four bandits. Mr.. Lewis said.
The police are out hunting for the men
suspected The District Attorney called
attention to what he described as gross
carelessness" ION the part OF some one
in the Kean Taylor & Co. office at
Nassau street. in the manner the bonds
were handled. and to the evil influence OF
the low gambling set with which Tony
ltad been consorting. contributary
causes Of the crime.
Tony. who is 81 years old, and gets
SIS week. and his brother. Joseph,
both of whom live at 10 Alburtis ave-
nue.. Corona. We're arraigned yesterday
in the Williamsburg Plaza Court on
short atfidavits charging assault and rob-
berry and acting in concert with others.
Though Tony had sought to exonerate
I,i hp,,t bur in bia pnnfassinn nist,.ict
Attorney Lewis considered that Joseph
knew more than has been obtained from
him so far. and in view of his criminal
record directed that he be held also for
further hearing Monday
Marshall Snyder. Assistant District
Attorney OF Brooklyn. said last night
that man mentioned by Tony Gregario
as being one OF the instigators OF the
holdup was in the barber shop of Pedro
Barbayo in 500 East Eleventh street.
Manhattan. the nigh; before The robbery.
Mr.. snyder said the police were looking
for this man and hope TO arrest him
soon. As the result of informatio
given by the barber Mr.. snyder believes
he will be able to learn the names OF
the men who participated in the robbery.
Barbayo was questioned for some time
yesterday.
No NoHutI DoiuS are SlOitfl. I)lStflct
Attorney Lewis said in commenting on
the case. when such little effort is made
TO keep knowledge of the movements Of
messengers secret. In this theft. for in
stance. our inquiry showed that in .he
brokerage company's office somebody
shouted out across the office for me f.
senger 10 accompany Austin Young. the
salesman with the s466.0O0 worth OF
bonds for Igoe Brothers in Brooklyn
Anybody could hear that and prof,
by it If he wanted to. and 1t was just
after that that somebody called up the
leoe plant and announced that so many
hundred thousand dollars worth OF bonds
were on the way over. Cadoubtedly
Tony di Gregario was one Of 'he office
force that heard these two giveaways s.
and of course went TO an outside phone
as he confessed and notified his friends
with sure knowledge.
Another thing YOU can blame the
crime on is the craps shooting friends
Tony made i'm an East Side barber she D.
So far as we can find out he was q good
boy Until he fell IN with this low gam
bling set Cards and craps apparently
ruined him morally He confessed to
sometimes making SEQ TO $50 at sit
ting, which was more than his weekly
pay"