The New York herald., 1920-12-30
CONFESSES TO HOLDUP
Held for Attacking and
Robbing Tailor in sd ST..
Near Broadway.
MURDER ON THE EAST SIDE
Salvatore Mauro, Oil Mer-
chant, Killed, and Slayer
Escapes Police.

Theatre crowds in upper Broadway
scattered right and left last night
when they saw tall negro pursued
by a still taller policeman running in
the direction OF Times Square. Two
or three men attempted TO stop the
negro, but he lodged from side to side
like halfback making touchdown.
At Fifty-second street the chase
turned east, and as it crossed seventh
avenue the policeman was about one
jump behind. He reached out his
nightsticlx and tapped the negro on
the head That ended the race.
At the Forty-seventh street station
the negro said his name was Leonard
Dewey, IS, OF 220 West Sixty-second
street lie admitted, the police say. that
he and another negro had just held up
julius Masgjolis in his tailor shop at
ELS West Fifty-third street. near Broad
way. Margjolis said the two men had
come in his place when he was alone
and that Dewey struck him ON the head
with q sawed off billiard cue. Then
they demanded his money. Margjolis
gave them 81. which was all he had.
AS the robbers left the store Marg-
jolis's friend. Harry Fisher. came out
of the rear room and, seeing Margjolis's
face covered with blood, blew police
whistle.
Patrolman Paul Kastner Of the West
Forty-seventh street station was setting
up traffic lights at Broadway and
Fifty-third street and he saw the
negroes running. They separated. and
Kastner started after the one who ran
down Broadway. A crowd collected
while DIR. McManus of Polytechnic Hos
pital was sewing up the cuts In Marg-
jolis's head.
Although they had been treated to as
thrilling chase as the crime wave has
produced the crowd was plainly dis
appointed because Kastner had not shot
the thief Kastner said he would have
done so, but that there were too many
people in the street.
Murder In East Side.
Chrystie street. crowded east side
thoroughfare was the scene yesterday OF
one of the boldest daylight murders ever
committed in New York. Salvatore
Mauro. 55, an olive oil merchant OF 12l
Houston street, was shot In the back
and killed a few minutes before 10
o'clock In front OF 232 Chrystie street,
fifty feet from one of the busiest corners
In the neighborhood.
Thousands of persons, including po-
liceman. heard the shot and saw Mauro's
assailant disappear into 8 hallway. The
police Immediately threw Gordon
around the block into which the man
escaped and the buildings, mostly crowd
ed tenements, were searched from cellar
TO roof. There was no arrest.
Patrolman Smolick of the Fifth street
station, reached the scene OF the shoot
ing less than a minute after the gun
man ducked into the hallway. He was
told by witnesses that the man had
gone upstairs After notifying the police
station Smolick went through the house.
Capt. Arthur Carey OF the Homicide
Squad, was summoned and called out
the reserves of the Fifth street station.
All tenants were questioned. and pa
trolman was stationed at each doorway,
but the Investigation failed to sive the
police a clue to the identity or where
abouts OF the murderer.
Capt Carey said ne had a good de-
scription OF the man from eyewitnesses.
IL appears Mauro's enemy lay in wait
for Some time. Passersby. however,
lurking between two glass show cases in
front of the small butcher shop, the
scene OF the crime.
wife Finds Husband Dead.
The man waited until Mauro had
passed, thea stepped out quickly and
fired The bullet entered the victims
heart md he died before an ambulance
arrived. Mauro lived with his wife on
the fourth floor Of t2i Houston street
just around the corner. Mrs. Mauro
heard the shot and ran with other
neighbors to see what had happened.
When she saw her husband lying dead
on the sidewalk she became hysterical.
One man who was only fey feet
away from the shooting tried TO intercept
the murderer but was frightened off by
the weapon which the man flourished.
Although Mnuro's brothor-ln-law. with
whom he was IN business. said the slain
man had no enemies that he knew OF,
the police believe the shooting was the
result of a feud and this theory was
substantiated by the fact that n loaded
pistol was found IN Mauro's overcoat
pocket.
Mrs. Mauro said her husband came 20
this country thirty years ago from Sicily
and that he had been IN hls present home
ana DHtlIfNN llAi'NI e'NI~s ltFNFTuAN
morning he left as usual for his store.
she snid
Magistrate Francis y Mancuso IA The
West side court held without bail until
tomorrow Jercme ". Chnffcc of 203
West 1ftth street and Harry Bilberger
of 33O West Sevcnty-third street pend
ing extradtiou % SOW Jersey. where
they must answer . charge Of robhins
the First Nationai ygnk Of Mlltown
December 20 They we're arrested by
the automobile flying squadron at
Seventy-second street md Broadway
Tuesday night
Magistrate Mancus1 held IN $4,000
hail Frank Flanagan of 3s2 East Forty
eighth street for examination Tomorrow
on suspicition Of being implicated in the
holdup Of a iewelry messenger who was
robbed Of 100000 worth OF diamonds last
month
NEyU ORLEANS JATTG T0URIqTC