The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-30
MERCHANT SHOT IN
ATTEMPTED HOLDUP
Ralph Weiland Victim of AS
sault by Two Men Who
Escape in Motor.

Ralph Weiland. one of the proprietors
of furrier's shop at 2oS9 Seventh ave-
nue.. was shot in the right shoulder and
beaten about the head last night in an
attempt of two men to hold him UP in
his store
Mr.. Weland and Jacob Kaplan. his
partner, were in the rear of the store at
/ 10 o'clock when a night bell at the
front door rang. Weiland went to the
door and saw two men standing outside.
AS he opened it they pushed their way
in and started to shove the proprietor
toward the rear.
He struggled with the intruders and
one of them. who wore an overcoat,
pulled out an automatic pistol and fired
AS Weiland' toppled forward the second
man hit him across the head with a
blackjack The men then fled to the
street and jumped into a taxicab stand
ing at the curb and disappeared in East
122d street. Weiland was taken TO Har-
lem Hospital.
Several members of the Cayuga Dem
ocratic Club, which is directly across
the street from the store of Weiland &
Kaplan. started after the fleeing auto
mobile. as did Sergeant Emil Miller of
the East 123d street station. but they
lost track of it at Lenox avenue
The body Of man identified as
Joseph Greco. 20. of 43S East Thirteenth
street was found early yesterday lying
on the sidewalk in East Eighteenth
street between Avenue and b. He
had been riddled with bullets and had
been dead ten hours. Detectives nvesti-
eating the murder are of the opinion
the man was killed in some other part
OF the city and his body carried to where
ii was found
Judges May and MacMahon in the
County Court, Brooklyn dealt severely
with five men appearing in robbery and
burglary charges. because OF the vast
amount of crime recently. Frank Carme.
deserter from the United States Army.
received twenty years for holding up
Jacob Gruskoff OF ia Glenmore avenue
and stealing 81 900 from him Thomas
Kelly was sentenced to from five to ten
years for robbing merchants in Wall
about Market The other prisoners sem
fenced were George Coopy. who got
seven and one-half years for carrying a
revolver; kazimir Papfinowitz. ten years
for assaulting and robbing Mrs. Mary
Yegula OF 147 Wythe avenue of 81 800.
We are fast getting into q condition
that borders on terror because OF the
number of robberies" Judge May said in
sentencing Carme Those forced to 20
out in the early hours do so in fear they
may at any time be held up by such
providers you.
"ln Chicago they are considering pass
ing law that would place the crime of
robbery on plane with treason. Under
such a law robbers would be taken out
and shot. There is nobody who has
more apathy for the unfortunate than
have. but with the robber / have no
patience. Through the sentence inn
pose on YOU | trust that notice will be
brought home to such as you that rob-
berry will be dealt with TO the limit OF
the law.
Detective Henry Porter and Charles
Westervelt OF the West Twentieth street
station arrested Harry Silverman. 81.
an engineer. OF Middle Village. l.. l.,
last night in connection with the theft
OF furs valued at $1,000 from the iolt
of Lowell OF Lamb. dealers in furs. at
1913 West Twenty-hfth street Sunday
morning. The loot was recovered on the
roof Of the loft building soon after the
robbery was discovered. Statements
made by two men arrested Sunday after
noon led to the arrest of Siverman. the
police say.