Republican farmer., 1920-05-28
SHOOTS WIFE THEN
 TAXES OWN LIFE
THREE MORE MEMBERS OF HOLDUP GANG TAKEN

With the arrest of Joseph Retter, S15 Broad street, Arthur O'Conner, Gilbert street, and George Prince, of the same address, the police believe they have rounded up the members of la hoId-up gang which has been oper- ating in the West End in conjunction with the men who were arrested Tuesday for hold-ups and rofoberies in the East Side.
 The arrest of Better, O'Conner and Prince was made by local detectives y yesterday and the men have already been identified by two persons whom they are alleged to have robbed. Frank Wintzer of 1,249 Fairfield ave nue, who was set upon by three men on the night of May 15 at the corner of Yale street and Fairfield avenue. has identified Price as one of the men who attacked him.
 wintzer suffered a broken jaw and the loss of gold watch and chain i'll | the mix-up A watch chain found | on Prices person has been identified as Wintzer's The second victim to l identify the alleged highway robbers, 1 is Rev. Gerassnes Elias, of 43O State street, who was held up on the night 1 of May 5, at the corner Of Warren 1 and Liberty streets, by two men. The | priest received a beating and was 1 rO0DGQ Slo0 III CdSI1
 l Two murderous- looking black jacks | were found On the men when they | were taken into custody yesterday | and a search of their rooms revealed l pistols, clubs and knives. The police | expect to gain confessions from the i trio which will clear up a number l of burglaries that have recently oc- l cured in the West End.
 Further progress was made by the i police today in the eases of the al | legged hoId-up artists who were re- l gently arrested in connection witt | robberies and burglaries in the Eas Side. On account of lack of evi | dence, charges against Masha Vii
 cherie, of Goodwin street, were no1l ed The police have discovered
 however, that the men were directl. 1 concerned in half a dozen burslarie
 which are yet to be cleaned up.
 The three who were arrested yes i terday were arraigned in the Cit
 Court this morning on a charge o
 breach of the peace investigation
 They were held until Saturday, in or der that further investigation ma
 be completed.
 I, In aprehending the men who ar | 1 now being held at police headquar | ters, it is believed that the local de | teCtlVeS have Droken up d large Sdi
 of highwaymen who have been ter
 | rorizing citizens in both the East Sid ' and the West End Police record ! show that an epidemic of burglarie and hold-ups has occurred in this Cit during the past two months, and th local officers are striving to make cIe<,n-up of the persons responsible. , good start has evidently been made;
 After a three days search, the DC , lice succeeded in locating and arrest = ing this afternoon, Albert Veilleu' . alias "Frenchy'' of Goodwin plac = Stratford alleged leader of the gan of hold-up men which has bee
 broken up by local detectives durin
 | the past two days.
 When brought to the detective dc a partment at police headquarters, Wei
 1eux identified one of the blackjacf found by the police, as his own- TT |, l man is now being held under $2,5C ; bonds on technical charge of breac of the peace. The authorities al
 certain that "Frenohy' is one of tF U ring1ea ders of the gang which is no = being held in custody.