New-York tribune., 1920-12-30
Merchant Slain
By Assassin in
Crowded Street
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throw Gordon of policemen about the
block and to station at the street door
way OF every tenement house nearby y
patroman who questioned every per
son that came out. The characteristic
ret'cence the police meet in all inyes-
legations of Italian murders was their
only reward.
Detectives Of the homicide squad
mace systematic search of cvery
room in 230 Chrvstie Street and the
surrounding tenements No trace of
the murderer was found nor was anv
one found who would admit having seen
him after he dashed up the stairway.
rom one or two witnesses to the
shooting the police were able to ret
what they consider fairly good De-
scription Of the slayer. AIT agreed he
was OF the same race as his victim
Mauro Wa in the cheese business at
~ Elizabeth Street. He had been
thlrty Years IN the United States and
mad lived for fifteen years at the Fast
Houston Street address.
Gambling Feud Believed Motive
>. In his home, the police said. was
discovered a layout that indicated to
mem that Mauro was professional
gambler. From this they deduced thar
some gaming leud may have actuatcd
the killing.
howcver," said Captain Carey. at
IS always difficult to determine the
motive Of Sicilian murder"
30 cahbre Smith & Wesson re-
voiver, carried in holster, was found
on Mauro's body at the morgue. The
cetectiFes were unable to learn from
Mauro's widow or his late business
associates that he had given anv in
dlcauon OF fearing an attack on his
Beginning at o'clock this afternoon
the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island
VII De patrolled by sergeants in the
slde cars of motorcycles. patrolmen
VIII drive the cars. Thirty nine of the
machines we're delivered at Headouar-
ters yesterda = and forty-one others. to
be put IN use n upper Manhattan and
outlying sections OF Brooklyn, will be
received in a few days
Commissioner Enright saws the
motorcycle patrols will help to put
Gown the crime wave.
"Shoo-f1y" System of Spying
Patl olmen declare the Commissioner
mas ADOPTED the machines to revive the
old "shoo-fy' system of spying on the
uniformed force. 1t is understood tbat M
considerable difficulty was encountered
IN finding patrolmen who did not balk
at driving the "shoo-fy" ears.
lhree men approached John Schultz
IN restaurant at 222nd Street early
yesterday. asked him to change a bill
and, when he pulled $3.50 out of his
pocket, pounced on him, grabbed the
bank roll and ran
Later Schultz pointed out three men
on the street to Murray and Grossman,
VINO placed them under arrest The
prisoners said they were Joseph Aniki
kowitz, John c. Lasho and Charles lie
PotsHy. Magistrate Douras, in Essex
Market Court, held them in Sl5 5.OOo bail
each for hearing tomorrow.
Mike Spitz, Of 1882 Broadway. Brook
lyn, reported to the police that s505
was stolen from him while he and Jo-
sepn Brown, twcnty-scven, of % Allen
Street, whom he met il an EldriGge
street restaurant, we're automobile rid
ing early yesterday. Brown was ar
rested and held by Magistrate Douras
IN $4,000 bail for hearing tomorrow
Burglar Robs History Museum
a burglar concealed himself in the
American Museum Of Natural Histor,.
Seventy Street and Central
Park West, Tuesday night, and, after
the doors had been closed, crcpt from
MS hiding place and began 70 chisel
into an exhibit case where are dis
played sheavcs Of bank notes indicat-
ing the sum of money 'ost through the
use Of impure water. A real bill is on
the outside OF each bundle and the rest
consists Of green paper, but the burg
lar didn't know that, apparently, and
was counting on rich haul
A watchman. who came upon him at
york. fired shot at the intruder as he
sjumped through i window he had
opened in preparation for quick get
away, but the bullet missed its mark.
Leonard Dewey NEGRO, eighteen