The New York herald., 1921-09-22
1888 MURDERS LEFT
ENRIGHT BAFFLED
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Record of Commissioner
Shows Unprecedented
Number of Failures.
WORST TN MANHATTAN
WORST IN MANHATTAN
Brooklyn Second in Myster-
ious Killings and Escape
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Of the Slayers.
ALBANY PROBERS TO ACT
Figures Compiled From Dis
trict Attorneys Files Refute
Boasts of Efficiency.

There has been an unprecedented
record of unsolyed murders in New
York city since Richard %. Enright
was appointed Police Commissioner by
Mayor Hylan, on January 2S. 1918, and
up TO August ! OF this year. In that
period there were $50 murders which
stili remain a mystery.
The biggest increase was In Man
haitian and Brooklyn, according to rec
ords obtained from the District At
the other three boroughs there was
only slight increase Of unsolved mur.
der cases, available reports show. Based
on information which may be slightly
over or under estimated there has been
an approximate 80 per cent. increase
in such cases compared with former
years.
The Increased number OF upsolved
murder mysteries no doubt will play
..aa important part in the investigation
of the Meyer committee into the eff
fictency of the Police Department.
Commissioner Enright will be asked
many questions on this particular
phase of his administration.
In 1918 there were seventy-eight un-
solved murders in 1919 there were 103,
1920 had III, and up to August Of this
year there were ninety-one. Despite
this fact both Mayor Hylan and Mr. En-
right have declared frequently that their
police administration is the best ever
an ~ NnVv Work. cftv.
1872 In Manhattan Alone.
From January 2s, 1918, to August
OF this year during the Hylan-Enright
administration of the Police Department
there .were 172 unsolved murders In
Manhattan. In Brooklyn there were 1877.
twenty-three in The Bronx, twenty-three
IN Queens and eighteen In Richmond.
In Brooklyn, the home borough of Mr..
Enright and Mayor Hy1an, official rec
ords were obtainable only for the years
1920 and 1921, while the murder rec
ords for 1913 and 1919 are based on ap-
proximate figures obtained from the
newly established homicide bureau in
the office OF District Attorney Lewis.
Figures for the other four boroughs are
based on official records.
/. THE NEW YORK HERALD herewith pre-
sents list of unsolved murder cases in
New York city during the administration
of police affairs by Commissioner En-
right and Mayor Hylan:
MANHATTAN.
1918.
.Janary 2s-Thcmas Hopkins, 80, shot
and killed front 135 West f42d street.
No arrest. M
February 25-George A. wigrnan, 81,
assaulted in subway station. Canal
and Centre streets. Arrest made
Grand Jury failed to indict.
March 3--Joseph Heating, 25, shot and
killed at Ninth avenue and Sixteenth
street Two material witnesses ar
rested.
March s-Michael Blscoglia, 10, shot
and killed at 107 First avenue. Ar
rest made; Grand Jury failed to in
March s-Michael Reilly, 4s, shot and
killed at 95 Ninth avenue. Arrest
made Grand Jury failed to indict
March 16-John Sinler 81 shot and
killed at ESQ Broome street. Arrest
made; prisoner discharged in General
Sessions.
March 22-Charles Morton, IS. shot and
killed at Eighth avenue and Twenty
fifth street No arrest.
March 25-Tony de Fido, 26, stabbed to
death at 205 Forsyth street. No ar
rest.
April 2-shichesbina HosalSi. 30. stabbed
TO death at 90 Madison street. Arrest
made; prisoner discharged Magis.
trate's Court.
May 13-Vito Cirincine, 80. shot and
killed at 346 West Thirty-seventf
street NO arrest
June 2--Andrew La Rocco, g2, stabbed
TO death at 1s4 Chrystie street. Two
arrests; prisoners discharged Magls-
trate's Court.
June 29--Edwsrd Parker. AZ. struck on
head with iron pipe at Thirty-seventh
street and North River. Arrest made
prisoner discharged Magistrates
Court
July 5-Jsn wlldschut, Is. shot and
lallcG at 6S4 West 15oth street Ar
rest made; Grand Jury failed to In
dict.
August 14-Fred Winter. 90 shot and
killed at First avenue and Ninety
third street. No arrest.
August 27-stefono Cariino, al. shot and
killed ut 315 Fifth street No arrest.
August 31-Charles scherer. AZ, as
saulted at 10 Hamilton place. No
arrest.
September 3--John Walsh. SO. assaulted
at 1882 Second avenue. Arrest made !:
prisoner discharged.
September 1A-Joscph varsalona, 60.
shot and killed AT col East Sixteenth
street. Arrest made; Grand Jury
failed 70 indict
September 15-Gustav Coppola, IL.
stabbed % death al 105 Mott street.
No arrest
October Nathaniel w. Fine, 2s. shot
and killed at 413 East l07th street
No arrest
October 10--Louis Abramowftz, %. shot
and killed ut Eighth avenue and six
tcenth street No arrest.
October 14-Egedio Ippotitsimo. 20
shot and killed AT 16f Mott street
No arrest.
October 1G--Frank Kennedy, 27, sho;
and killed AZ Second avenue ana
Twenty-seventh street Arrest made
Grand Jury failed TO indict
October 22--Thomas Kelly, 30, shot and
killed at 500 West Twenty-nintli
street. No arrest.
October 27--Romando 1acano, 81
stabbed 70 death at 81 Mott street
Srrest madei prisoner discharge
Magistrates Court.
November Joseph Bouino, %. shol
and killed at 156 Mulberry street. Nc