The New York herald., 1921-09-06
HOLIDAY OF CRIME
CLOSED BY MURDER
Man Is Slashed to Death Near
Steps of Criminal Courts
Building.
POLICEMAN KILLS MAN
Shooting Frays, Pistol Battle
in Subway and Holdups
Also Mark Day.
POLICEMAN KILLS MAN

A day of crime and disorder In
which there already had been sub
way train pistol battle. a sensational
holdup and an automobile chase cu,-
minated last night with a murder
almost on the steps of the Criminal
Courts Building. a gun fight in Tillefy
street, Brooklyn, as a result of which
1t was expected the list of murder
victims would reach two. and the
killing Of man by policeman.
There were other minor crimes also.
The sidewalk in front of the main
entrance to the court building in Cen
tire street was the scene for the murder
Of an unidentified man. Francesca
Sciarri, 81 years old, who gave the Com
mercial Hotel as his home. was arrested
after a chase Of three blocks and locked
up in the Elizabeth street police station
in connection with the killing. Detective
De Gillo said the prisoner admitted
slashng the other with a razor.
Policeman Brennan OF the Elizabeth
street station found the victim dying on
the sidewalk. AS he ran up TO him per-
sons called his attention to Sciarri who
was then walking through White street.
| Brennan left the dying man I'm charge OF
Policeman Gleason and went after
| Sciarri catching him three blocks away
| By the time he got him back In front oi
| the court house the other man was dead
Scarri was quoted as saying he at
tackled the man with razor after he
had been insu.ted by him.
The homicide squad was still ques-
| CoIa Pol ~
Prette of the Clinton street station shot
and killed Louis Greffo. %. OF sc Cana
street at Forsythe and Hester streets
Prette. as driver OF a motorcycle and
side car In which Sergt. Charles Fox
had been rldirg. was waiting outside a
store owned py Greffo's brother-in-law.
| John ScapadiccI at 81 Forsythe street.
| Fox was inside inspecting the place. a
4 scuffie started on the corner and shot
was fred and Prette rushed among the
crowd of men there TO disarm the gun
man.
As he reached the centre OF the crowd,
Prette said, CRATIC drew a revolver and
pointed 1t at him. Prette had his gun
in his hand. He shot first. and Greffo
dropped with a bullet through MS heart.
The others ran away and II was impos-
sible to learn what had caused the argu-
ment and fist fight.
vincenzo verducci. rs, OF 100 Hester
street was another victim of holiday
gunplay. He was shot twice in the face
as he. with three other men. rode
through Hester street In taxicab. His
companions disappeared before the po-
lice reached the scene
~.
driver Of the taxicab, hired the machine
at West and Watt streets. and with the
other three drove 10 1ls Mott street.
They were riding uptown again when a
man darted over TO the cab from the
sidewalk in front Of Verduccis home
Leaping to the running-board. he fired
twice and then dropped back TO the
roadway, disappearing in the crowd OF
frightened children and men and women
that had surrounded the cab.
verducci was driven 10 Police Head
quarters. where the chauffeur told the
story Of the shooting. lie was then
taken to Bellevue Hospital
Following a quarrel in front or his
home. Pasquale Ricci. 22. Of 222 Tillcry
street, Brooklyn, was shot through the
pital il was said he would die. Dominiclx
verreto. 2e. OF 2ii Tillery street was
arrested charged with the shooting.
A subway pistol battle took place in
train ot the West End u. X. T. line
near the Bay Parkway station. Three
youths retuzning home from a Graves
end Bay social club started a free foi
all gun fight Two shots struck Andrus
Anderson. n bystander lie was taken
70 Coney Island Hospital. where II was
said his chances OF recovery are slight.
Two arrests were made.
After a chase through upper Riverside
Drive Policeman Rucschle OF the West
/ i77th stree. station, arrested five men
riding in 4 car. In which Il was reported
were seven loaded revolvers, seven masks
and four hlackjacks. The arrests grew
1 out OF stickup Sunday night In which
a crap game was robbed OF $4,000.
I A youth and girl each IL years old.
were found In the wreckage OF an auto
4 mobile In lot In 2ilth street, by police
Y men who were searching for an automo-
y bile that had been used by holdup men
y following robbery IN a cigar store at
i is3 Sherman avenue. The Bronx. Mir
4 rIs Schultz. the proprietor said that four
Il men and woman had stolen s21 from
i him. The girl, Anna Ferrone. Of 1924
\ Lexington avenue, was badly hurt and
/ was taken prisoner to Columbus Hos
I pital. Her companion, who said he was
4 Antonio Noffarano. 625 East 2i0th
street also was arrested. They were
/ charged with suspicion Of robbery.