Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-29
POLICE THINK THEY
HAVE SLAYERS Of
GOTHAM JEWELER
Men Said to Have Con-
fessed Robbing Bank in
New Jersey.
ALDERMEN QUASI PLAN
TO AU1 700 POLICEMEN
Monk" Z stman Believed
Killed as Result of Whisky
Ring Quarrel.
Try Associated Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-Two men.
charged with being members OF the
bahd mat held up and robbed the
FIRST National Bank OF Milltown. y
j.. December 90, escaping with $50
coo, and believed 10 have been impii-
Gated in the murder and robbery De-
ccuber lG OF Edwin NJ Andrews
Firth Avenue jewelcr. were arrested
here tonight. with their wives. The
men taken in custody said they were
Jerome b. Chafee. aged 90. and
Harry RitzberEer. aged 30. Resisting
arrest they fought for several min
utcs before being subdued. The
women, who followed closely in n
;aNicab, surrendered
Andrews is believed 10 have been
shot IN an attempt 20 frustrate the
robbery. Two jcwclry statesmen, who
entered while the safe was being
r.acd, We're bound and gagged. The
men escaped with gems valued at
100000. Chaffec and Ritzhergcr will
be confronted tomorrow with the two
salesmen.
The prisoners We're grilled by the
police, and were said tonight TO have
confessed that they were members of
the band tina, perpetrated the MILL
town robbery. y third mar. who
accompanied them today. was
charged with being fugitive from
justice. He said he was Chester
Levine. charge Of acting in con-
cert with RitZbergcr and Chaffee in
receiving stolen bonds will be pre-
fcrrcd against him later, the police
said
The night OF December 90 four
bandits entered the bank at MILL
town. bound and gagged the watch
man, placed the loQt in handbags and
fed. y posse was formed. and two
men were captured. During their
trial they are said 10 have given in
formation regarding the identity OF
their confedcrateS.
The police asserted that both men
were armed when captured and that
one had weapon equipped with a
silcnccr.
Coincident with these arrests came
an announcement that Police Com.
missioner Enright's latest measure to
curb iawiessness-the calling out OF
more than 700 new policemen for
iraininS-had been dealt n Knockout
blow whca the Board of Aldermen
failed to vote necessary funds for
their pay.
The veil of mystery hitherto sur
rounding the murder of Monk" East
man was partly lifted early today
with definite announcement by the
police that he was slain In a gang
fight on his old East Side stamping
grounds last Sunday. The police fur
ther claimed they had trailed his mur-
dercr through the devious wind!nGs
cf the underworld, and they expected
to make an early arrest.
Assistapt District Attorney John
Pennis declared it was established
that Monk" was shot to death in
a running fight, which started in an
all-night cafe. The police have rea-
son to believe, they said. that some
of Monks old pals had corncrcd
him in the cafe. In tho general. free
for-all fight that followed. Monk"
had been driven into the stree, and
shot down.
The police investigation has dis
closed. it was said that Monk" re-
Gently had been employed as a
"bounccr" in an East Side gambling
house and TO have been involved in
illegal liquor and drug traffic. In
some OF these transactions the po-
lice believe Monk" incurred the en-
nifty of some of his former associat tes
In the underworld.
Eastman's sisters failed to appear
at the morguc to claim the body. but
notified authorities they would de-
fray expenses and requested that the
slain gangster be given respectable
funeral.
Arrest All Suspects.
TOLEDO. OHIO. Dec. 2S.-More than
score Of plain-clethes policemen
were sent out tonight with instruc-
tiors to arrest every suspicious char
acter found and to, shoot to kill II