The New York herald., 1921-01-01
Horodner, the Victim, Out
on Bail in Cohen Murder,
Accused Again.
STORIES CONFLICTING
Sought Only a Drink OF
Whiskey, According to
Another Version.
CAPTUR RED MEN CONFESS
Roundup by Police Clears Sew
eral Cases of Banditry
and Robbery.
CAPTURED MEN CONFESS

Solomon Roless, a pushcart pedler
cf lao Suffolk street, walked into the
saloon owned by Charles Wallach at
lac Rivington street last night and
found Jacob Horodner OF 1856 Riving
ton street, who is out on $4,000 bail
for alleged completely in the murder
of Joseph Cohen at Coney Island, lying
on the floor with two bullets in his
back and two more in his stomach.
According 10 the pedler's story to the
police, Horodner said as Roless bent
over him:
"What do you think OF this, Sol? l
came here to stick up the joint and
this is what l get"
The story that HorodneT, accompanied
by two other men had gone into the sa-
loon TO hold IL up was told also by Louis
Wallach OF 1877 Suffolk street. son of
the owner Of the place. who was ar
rested by Detectives Stetter, Short and
Barberi of the Fifth street station and
locked up charged with felonious as
sault- This charge win be changed to
homicide II Horodner dies. Young Wall
lach's father, Charles Wallach. is also
out on $4,000 bail, awaiting trial for
HE same crime in which Horodner Is
alleged to have been implicated al Coney
lsia.,d
Louis Waliach told the detectives that
he was tending bar when Horodner and
the two other men came in. Horodner,
he said. was uaarmed but both his COM
panions had guns, and one of them fred
ut hin Waliach said he returned the
fire at once. sending five bullets, four of
which struck Horodner. and one another
man, who ran. This story, however was
disputed by witnesses of the shooting.
H. eluding Wallachs father and mother.
Wallach's father said that his son was
upstairs eating dinner when Horodner
came in with one other man.
Asks for Drink of Whfskey.
Horodner, according to the elder Wal.
lach called for whisl1ey and when h.
was told that there was no whislxey IN
tae house ne seized a seltzer bottle and
started behind the bar, threatening Wal
ZACH and yelling:
Everybody get out of here T.
Wallace said that Horodner was just
about to strike him when Louis APP
peared in the doorway with revolver
The latter began shooting at once. and
Horodner fell to the floor. This story
was also corroborated by David Roser-
thai of 607 East Thirteenth street. Mrs.
Waliach also said that her son was up
stairs when the trouble began in the
saloon.
IT became known yesterday that on
last Tuesday night paintings valued at
$4,000 were stolen from the studio OF
William Del. Dodge in 81 West Tenth
street The burglars entered the studio
througa n rear window and ripped the
paintings from their frames. Several OF
the canvases were by Mr.. Dodge
A report was current at Police Head
quarters last night that twenty-five
pt licemeu had been relieved from soft
Jobs during the day and sent back TO
rnecinct duty. 1t was said that the ma
jority ol the twenty-five have been
serving az clerks. byt that now they VIII
b. cut on patrol as part OF the cam
pai2r against lawlessnsss.
A number Of recent holdups ard rob-
berries we've cleared ~ yesterday by the
police through arrests made by deiec-
t5ves assigned by Commissioners Enright
TO round W all criminals found In the
city. Duri.sg the Gay MIR. Enrght ex-
-tended TO other parts Of the city the
motorcycle patrol. which is part Of the
lnachinery sat IN motion because Of
crime conditions.
August f. Idler. who was arrested
christina night IN connection with the
attempt to rob the apartment of Robert
l.. ireland IN the Murray Hill Hotel the
morning Of December 2s, was honorably
discharged by Magistrate Levine ia JET
icrson Market court when Mr.. Ireland
admitted he nad made mistake In iden-
tifying Idler ss the sneak thief.
Frederick Sachsse and Ernest lat
Iat al le1 hf ff,tG
shell robbers" were held in $4,000 bail
each by Magistrate McAdoo in Essex
Market court after thcy had admitted
their part in several robbcries. Thry
were arrested early IN the morning b.
Policeman jacob A. Lickcr after thr
had attempted to hold up man in Fifln
street
Sachsse and Baumau were taltea e.
Police Headquarters, where. accOrdlns
TO the police. they made statements al
inittnig "a robbery IN Union IIill. y. j.. or
December 10 $40 holdups Of delicates.
aca sore prorrietors in Har.om IN 'ht
last month and the theft Of quantity ct
money from tho cash register ia q cigar
Atore ~ Third avenue and Thirty -thirfi
s.reet after they had "stucl up" the pro-
prictor with guir
Twenty years for youu2 Robber.
Ed ward trearA. alias sullivan, -
sears old. Of III West SiXty-lourti
.treet who was conN.cted Of rother3 q
Jew days ago. was seat 90 Sing Sin.
i,ri.on for twcI Is years By Judg,
Charles Not. Jr.. in General sessions
trcary was accused OF holding up snl
taking sS5 from Albert Elishcrg. o taxi
cab chuuffeur OF 1Sl Btyant avenue
The Bronx. in West SEVENTEEN stree
t-c night OF October j 1. Two other idcl
who participated 90 tho crime have hecn
arrested
Harry Weigand. rs gears old. of IS
lVyckoff street and Philip ~ euch. thc
game age ~ g7I Mcnahan street. were
held on burglary charges by Magsira =,
Dale IN the Gates Avenue Court Brook.
ivn Detective James Drum said ID,
u NJ !. !