The New York herald., 1921-12-06
HOLDUP VICTIM MAY
Be We'd in HOSPITAL
Sam Cohen Shot Defending
Widow Storekeeper in a
Gangster Raid.
LANDLORD LOSES RENTS
Mysterious Shooting in New
York and Jeweller in
Newark Is Robbed.
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE
Freed on Homicide Charge,
Man Is Held for Having
No Pistol Permit.

Samuel Cohen, 40, OF SO East 11lth
street and Mrs. Becky Mandel. who
keeps candy store at TO Washing
ton street. will be married in ST. Vim
cents Hospital to-day. II is probable,
II Cohen survives that long a bullet
wound in his lung he received in de-
Tending Mrs. Mandel from two youths
who had entered the store and de-
manded money.
Cohen and Mrs. Mandel had set to-
day as the date for their wedding. and
Cohen, who is painter, was busy
yesterday touching up with his brush
Mrs Mandel's living rooms in the rear
of the store and making them ready
for the event. Mrs. Mandel has been
widow ten years and Cohen's wife
died about year ago. leaving with
him two young children.
For several weeks. or ever since they
were released from reformatories where
they were sent for a previous shooting
scrape, the police say. John Cronin. IS.
Of S54 West Eleventh street and James
.Redding, 10, OF 761 Greenwich street
have been going into Mrs. Mandel's little
store at intervals and demanding small
sums Of money, which she has given for
IGear OF them. Usually Mrs. Mandel is
bsslone in the store. When the youths
demanded So yesterday, a larger sum
than usual, Mrs. Mandel undoubtedly
considered her fiance's nearness as
protection and ordered the pair out
They refused to go, and as their voices
rose Cohen heard them and rushed in,
paintbrush in hand. Cronin, the police
charge. drew a revolver without warning
and fired. The bullet struck Cohen in
the left side of the chest and he dropped.
Cronin and Redding ran out and Mrs.
Mandel followed, screaming.
Detectives from the Charles street sta
tion found Cronin and Redding forty
minutes later In Cronin's home. they de-
clare. Cohen and Mrs. Mandel identified
both. the police say.
Landlord Robbed of $1,000.
Two armed footpads stole $1,000 in
cash and a quantity Of checks from
Louis Levy OF $50 Bergen street. Jersey
City, landlord, after beating nim with
revolver or blackjack in the hallway
of a tenement at 1896 First avenue Levy
had been collecting rent and had reached
the ground floor on his way out when
the thugs seized him and dragged him
TO the rear of the hall, where they or
dered him 20 empty his pockets.
Levy shouted for help and began to
struggle. A heavy blow on the head
Knocked him to the floor almost uncon-
scious. and the men looted his pockets
and ran out. Tenants who had heard
Levy's shouts ran into the street but
could see nothing of the robbers Levy
was taken to Flower Hospital by DR..
Brodsky where it was said he might
have skull fracture. Levy told the
police his assailants wore dark clothing
and had caps pulled over their eyes.
Harry G. Stein Of 218 Franklin ave-
nue.. Philadelphia, was taken to Harlem
Hospital in a taxicab by three men with
bullet wounds in leg and thigh. He re-
fused to talk about his injuries, telling
detectives he would "tend to the matter
himself" when he got well. Harold
Wund Of 1898 Franklin avenue, Bronx,
erd James Connolly of 2322 Third ave.
nue, proprietors Of cider saloon at 800
East 125th street, who took Stein to the
hospital, were held on suspicion and re-
leased in $4,000 bail each by Magistrate
Nolan in Harlem Court. Frank Grassi
of 400 East 125th street, their chauffeur,
was discharged.
Robbed in His own Room.
Henry Kopp OF 449 West Nineteenth
street, arrested several hours after his
taxicab struck Samuel Yaniowich. 5, of
COL West Forty-third street, near his
home, injuring him seriously, was later
identified, the police say. as one of two
robbers of Stanley Truchnusky OF 625
West Fifty-first street. Truchnusky was
held up In his room and relieved OF $3.50.
The automobile accident happened while
kopp was hurrying away from the scene
OF the holdup. the police declare.
Two men entered the jeweiry store OF
Morris $. Gwirtzman. 42ts Market street.
Newark. and asked him to show rings
and sleeve links. When be produced tho
trays the callers drew pistols and made
him hand the trays over. They also took
800 in cash from his pockets. Gwirtz-
man estimated his total loss at about
$1,000.
Philip DeMarci Of 424 Eighteenth
street and Joseph Albasinni OF 52i East
Sixteenth street were held for the Grand
Jury in Essex Market Court, charged by
Catherine Di Filippi OF 1859 Benson
avenue, Brooklyn, with snatrhng
yavallcre from her neck at First avenue
md Twelfth street They were caught
after a chase.
Mesrob Chanalian Of 1895 Lexington
avenue stole an alarm clock. the police
assert, from n telephone switchboard at
1858 Southern Boulevard. The Bronx
AS he was passing Patrolnan NTurgrove
Che alarm began TO ring and Chanalian
began to run. The patrolman caught
hin, and he was held for Special Ses-
Hiona.
Nicholas Geissler OF so Greenwich
street who sdot and killed Otto Sterile
30. Of 30 SseAS r,xtenth street. an al.
ieGcS scrnit ~ > neighbor's store Sum
nay. was freed OF n homicide charge and
congratulated on his courage by Magis-
trate Ryttenberg in Jefferson Market
Court. but held 70 Special Sessions for
having revolver without permit
BURGLAR GOING BACK TO JAIL.
William Altschul Of 900 Broome street,
accused Of robbjng the home of John