The New York herald., 1921-08-14
-FOUR PERSONS shot
NBOOTLEGGING FEUD
ON CHRYSTIE STREET
Victim Dashes Through
Crowd and Jumps Into
MotOrcar.
BYSTANDERS ARE HIT
Assailant Fires Bullet
Into His Enemy and
Then Escapes.
DEATHS NOW TOTAL ia
Police Say Quarrels Among
East Side Liquor Rings
Are Responsible.

The nineteenth in a series of shoot
ings which the police believe have re-
suited from liquor running feud
among bootleggers operating on the
lower East Side, and In which eighteen
men have lost their lives, occurred
last night at Chrystie and Grand
streets. A man who described him
self as Frank Marino Of 413 Second
avenue was removed unconscious and
dying to Gouverneur Hospital with a
bullet in his chest. Three others, one
a nine-year-old boy, and another a
woman, also were taken to Gouverneur
wounded by bullets that spattered over
the big throng that witnessed the
attack on Marino.
At tile time of the shooting both
Chrystie and Grand streets were
jammed from curb to curb. and wagon
drivers and chauffeurs were finding it
impossible to get through from Hester
street. In spite of the crowds that
had poured out of the tenements for
breath of air Marino made wild
dash for life, racing almost full block
and finally, in desperation at his in
ability to outfoot short. stockily built
man who followed. leaped into a
stalled automobile and tried to climb
under the seat.
Marino was trying in vain to life the
cover Of the se,c when the pursuer came
up and elbowea his way through a
coupe of score os women and kids who
ad surroundei tne car.
Get out OF my way. quick!" shouted
the man in Itaitan.
He Begged for Mercy.
! They gave hin. clear path and he
ran to the side of the automobile. Some
persons on the sidewalk said they heard
Marino pleading for his life. The man
With the revolver raised his weapon and
fired four times Each or the bullets
founo a mark. but only one hit Marino
According to .he best information OBJ
tainable by the detectives operating
under Capt Kelly OF the Clinton street
| station Marino. alone. was walking
| north on Chryotc street after turning
off Hester street. when he seemed to
serise danger From a storekeeper near
that corner the police learned he looked
about quickly several times and then
1uckened his pace. A hundred yards
further on his face had taken on a
hunted look AMI he was jogging He
turned again an then broke into a mad
run. bowling ever children and old
women and pushing men out of his path
| Those who were watching him saw
close to his heels a man with a revolver.
He was stepping along just as fast as
Marino and not more than twenty feet
behind him.
Half way up the block toward Grand
street-a corner that has been the
scene of many mysterious murders since
bootlegging has become one OF the most
profitable occupations on the criminal
calendar-the man with the revolver
brought 1t into action. He fired a bullet
50 close to Marines head that the mans
hat was sent flying from his head.
Then the gunman saved his shots and
put a burst of speed that brought him to
within five feet OF Marino. Marino was
running past a telephone booth main
tanned by the Washington Automobile
Renting Company. fifty feet south OF
Grand street. when he turned and saw
his assailants face over his shoulder.
Uttering a shrek. he swerved out to the
curb and fell headlong into the back
of the stalled automobile.
rom Inen on the SnOoLlnp Oh hhIIlO
was carried out as coolly as II It were
being staged a hundred miles from
policeman. The gunman stopped run
ming. pushed his way through the crowd
around the machine and took aim. He
fired four times in quick succession.
Marino cried out once and then lay
still. At the same time Mrs. Flora
siegel. 81 years old. of 1856 Union street
and Jacob Berman, years. OF 1906 Pit
kin avenue. Brooklyn, and Nathan
Ganbersog of 81 Orchard street fell
wounded. Mrs. Slegel through the
chest Young Ganbersog was shot in
the shoulder while Berman was shot
through his right arm.
Policeman Fifty Feet Away.
Policeman Thomas B. Storey OF the
Clinton street station was on post less
than fifty feet from the stalled auto
mobile when the four shots were fired.
He had heard the first shot. but
thought IL was an after fire from an
automobile muffier. AS the shots
roared out he started through the crowd
TO seize the gunman.
AT that moment II was revealed that
planned as the other bootlegging gun
fights have been. The escape OF the
gunman had been arranged. At the
moment when Storey believed he would
capture him a big touring automobile
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