The New York herald., 1921-05-19
ARREST OF 2 IN REID
SHOOTING ORDERED
Police Alarm Sent Out for
Frances L. BOylan and
Alice l.. Wiley.
REID CLUE IN TOLEDO
Reported to Be Identified
With Unlawful Whiskey
Operations.
WARNER HOME A MYSTERY
Bail Of $1,000 Furnished for
Victims Appearance as
Material Witness.
REID CLUE IN TOLEDO
WARNER HOME A MYSTERY

A confidential alarm was flashed
from Police Headquarters last night
for the arrest of Francis T. Boylan and
Alice Lily Wiley on a charge of
felonious assault in connection with
the shooting of John II. Reid Sunday
morning at the home of Mrs. Hazel ID.
Warner, 1892 University avenue, The
Bronx. The alarm states that the
couple wanted were last seen in a
roadster leaving the Warner house
after the shooting.
Dispatches from Toledo said that a
picture of Reid had been identified
positively by Federal authorities there
as the picture of John Reid who
was arrested in East Toledo in Feb
ruary, 1920, on a charge of manufac-
turing and selling whiskey unlaw-
fully United States Marshal Hugh
BARLEY identified picture of the Reid
shot In this city as that of man he
arrested under that name in the Ban
ner Chemical Company's plant, where
thirty barrels of whiskey were found
Two other men. Fred Kriss and Ralph
Hay were arrested at the same time.
They were all tried and found guilty in
April, 1920, and sentenced to two years
in Atlanta penitentiary. Appeals were
taken by all three and they were re-
leased in $4,000 bail. Reid has not
been seen in Toledo since then the des-
patches state. He was also said to be
known as the keeper of a gambling
house on Huron street. where much
money was won and lost at the time
Of the Willard Dempsey fight. Moth
ing is known in Toledo of Boylan or
Collins, the other man for whom the
police are looking since Reid was shot.
Hint of BootlegginE.
Reid's stepfather, l.. y. Crakow, who
employed him as a travelling salesman
for the women's wear jobbing business
which Mr.. and Mrs. Crakow run at 119
West Twenty-fifth street said yesterday
that he did not believe in the jealousy
theory Of the attempted murder He
did, however. intimate that he thought
there might be some bootlegging con-
ncction in the motive for the shooting.
though would make no specific state
nlent in this direction. There was moth
Ing about the Warner house to show
that II was the rendezvous of a boot
logging crew. though some half empty
bottles OF whiskey were found in the
place when the police got there. But
there is a very deep mystery concern
Ing the means of livelihood OF Mrs.
Warner. who had a $4,000 cash equity
In the house. The furnishings of the
place are OF an expensive. snowy tyne,
all very new.
Boylan. who formerly lived at 142
West Forty y-fourth street. next the
Claridge Hotel. with man known as
Henry RI. Caddlc. stayed at the Claridge
until April 10. when he is believed to
have moved his effects TO Mrs. Warmers
home. He Is known as a gambler and
Broadway hanger on and was picked up
some months ago on charges of running
A handbook, the police say. He was
very friendly with Miss Wiley. who Is a
cousin of Mrs Warner and whose home
was but a few blocks away from the
Warner house.
Alarm sent Out Monday.
A general alarm was sent out Mon
day for the arrest OF Collins or Tyler.
on charge OF felonious assault, but
until last night no action had been
taken looking to the arrest of any one
else in connection with the crime.
Whether the police had obtained i'm
formation leading them to believe that
the shooting OF Reid was not the unex-
pcctcd act Of jealous visitor. but the
outcome OF a quarrel among the men
and women in the house. could not be
learned
Reid was removed last night to
private sanatorum in St Nicholas place.
He was held by County Judge Gibbs
In $4,000 bail as n material witness AZ
the request OF District Attorney Glennon.
who told judge Gibbs that Reid was
unwilling 10 help the State uncover the
mystery surrounding the shooting. Mr..
Crakow furnished the BAH bond