New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Alleged Chief
In Bank Tllefts
Taken in Raid
police Arrest One Armed
Man III Flat With Girl,
Who Admits She Eloped
With Him From Chicago
Murders Also Involved
Two Detectives Killed in
Detroit; Wyomissing Bank
Was Robbed of $l83, 900

I)etcctives searching for one-armed
S1spersdo, said to be head of gang
mich has held up banks and broker
40 Offices in numerous cities and shot
i XIII when occasion demanded, burst
INTO 40 apartment at Sc Morningside
Avenue early last evening with revolv-
eTs drawn.
Five persons seated about a table
rlsnced up in surprise at the crash of
he fallen door. Three Of them were
women, one of whom was scarcely more
.han q girl and possessed OF striking
beauty. One of the others was young
usa Of nondescript appearance. The
fifth was ruddy-faced. clean-shaven
man of middle age. His face showed
strength. His clothes showed good
taste and long purse. His left sleeve
was empty.
".put 'em up." commanded Detective
Sergeant Gegan curtly. "This is a
pinch"
Only the ore-arined man hesitated.
THAT means you, Wallace!" Detec-
tiye Brown raped out with a flourish
Of his revolver which ended with its
muzzle pointing at the one-armed man.
Surrenders Without Fight
With q grimace which dislodged his
eyeglasses and left them dangling at
the ead of their ribbon, Wallace raised
his ore arm above his head. He was
Stewart S. Wallace, sometimes known
as Montague or Stevens, whose picture
is in the rogues' gallery, the "des-
peradc" whom the detectives sought,
According to Inspector Coughlin he
was the leader of the four men who
held up the American State Bank in
Detroit January 20 and brokerage
concern In the same city January 81.
coolly shooting to death two detectives
who arrived during the latter robbery.
Inspector Coughlin said that he had
been identified as one of the six men
who held up the Peoples Bank of Wyo-
missing, near Reading, Pa, February 4.
getting s18S,000, and that he was under
suspicion in connection with half a
dozen other robberies, some of them in
this city. -
The other man in the Morningside
ayenue apartment said he was Charles
STARK, an automobile mechanic. Ac-
cording to Inspector Coughlin he also
ID wanted IN Detroit for the two hold
Ups OF last January and will be aues-
noned about several other affairs.
one OF the women said she was Mil
dred Stark, wife of Charles. Another
SAID she was "Mrs. Jake Cohen.'' The
'iird, the youngest of the three, said
she was Lefty Johnson, twenty-one
Years old. She came from Marion.
ono, she said, where her family were
nelghboYs of the President family
and were acquainted with the Hardings.
bought Clothes and Jewelry
Sfe was employed in the checkroom
at the Dearborn Hotel. in CHICAGO. sha
SAD, when she met Wallace. He snent
money lavishiy, she said, and when he
suggested that they elope she came to
New York with him. They got here
ABOUT eight weeks ago, she said Her
coming and jewelry corroborated her
statement concerning Wallace's pener-
Oslly and when the detectives an
noanced that it was time to go to
aeaaquarters Wallace gallantlv placed
ABOUT her shoulders fur wrap. the
gasp. '"e oe'ecsives
~. AS soon as he had been searched
aug was permitted to resume a NAL
pose' Wallace assumed control of the
.t.. stsuaIioh' de told Detective Gilbert
.nsI the apartment and everything in
T. was MS, amending this statement
a, .s,er' however, to exclude a loaded re-
sviser which was found under a pillow
N one OF the beds.
L.
~. maen WI photographer stepped for
ward and directed his camera at the
sunnson girl, Wallace stepped angrily