The New York herald., 1921-12-22
Porter Said to Have Planned
Crime and to Have
Got $500.
GAGGED IN HIS OFFICE
Jack Weinberg Robbed of
50, 100 and Left i'm Closet
by Bandits.

James L. Green, a negro of III
West F'ifty-third street; William
Singleton, a negro of 113 West fifty
third street. and John S. Portferos of
$50 West Fifty-third street were ar
rested last night by Detective Sergeant
Clarence DAILY and Detectives Fergu-
son, Garrity and Cordes and Nancy
Of the West Forty-seventh street sta
ton and locked up charged with COM
plicity in the robbery in the Capitol
Theater last Sunday night when s10,-
600 was stolen by three masked and
armed bandits. The specific charge
against each of the three men is rob-
berry and acting in concert to commit
the robbery.
Singleton has been employed by the
Capitol Theater as a porter for some
time, and, according to the police, has
made signed confession in which he
says he instigated and arranged the
crime and divided the loot. He re-
celved as his share. he said, $500, part
OF which he gave to a relative and the
remainder of which he spent in Har-
lem. Green is an elevator operator
and is said by the police to nave re-
ceived $100. The part he is alleged to
have played in the robbery was not
divulged.
The police say Portferos is the owner
of the taxicab in which the three bandits
escaped through Fifty-first street after
holding UP four employees of the theatre
in the aud itors office on the third floor
Portferos said his automobile was stolen
from him on Sunday some hours be-
fore the robbery. and ne knows nothing
of the crime. He admits. however, he
did not report the loss of his car.
Jack Weinberg of 81 Hamilton place.
Brooklyn president of the Canyon
Picture Corporation. was held up by
three men in his Office on the ninth
floor of the Leavitt Building, 12S West
Eorty-sixth street. last night and robbed
of a ring, a. diamond pin and watch
all valued at $4,000, and S120 in cash.
according to his story to the police. The
bandits then tied his hands and feet
with cord, gagged him with a hand
kerchief and threw him into store
room closet, where he lay for half an
~
lis plight by kicking on the door.
Mr.. Weinberg told the police he was
alone in his office about o'clock when
man entered and asked IL Mr.
Schwartz was employed there. After
glancing about the man went out and
returned with two others, all armed
with pistols. Weinberg was forced into
the inner Office, where the men searched
him. He was then tied and dragged
;nt .lxa aIo N,a oil tor
took the three men up in the elevator
and brought them down without sus-
picion. A good description of them was
furnished to the police.
Two men went into the United Cigar
store at 361 Lenox avenue last night
at 10 80 o'clock, held up the clerk
Charles Urban of 700 Forest avenue.
The Bronx, and escaped with $3.50
which they took from the cash register,
aud large bundle of cigars and cigar
cites. They pushed Urban into back
room and told him they would kill him
If he made noise but he ran out and
called the police as soon as they left
Bandits operating within stones
throw OF two marines guarding the
General Post office opposite the Penn
svlvania Station held UP the night clerk
OF the Penn Post Hotel, in West Thirty
first street. early yesterday and escaped
WIN 10U, lHe COHltHlS VI the tdSii
drawer. but overlooked s70O in an open
safe near by.
few minutes later the William Wal
ber lunch room. in Thirty-thrd street,
near the Pennsylvania Hotel, was in
Naded by two men with pistols. who
lined up a dozen customers. from whom
they stole si00 in cash and Jewelry
They also took 500 from the cashier
and escaped after politely wishing their
Victims n merry Christians.
The police had no sooner been notified
Of the second robbery when three armed
1ncn entered Thompson's restaurant at
1929 Broadway. about a block away. and
took about 5000 from the cashier.
About twenty burglaries were cleared
up yesterday by the confession OF Ray
1nond Sterling. 10, arrested by motor
cycle detectives in Atlantic avenue,
Brooklyn, while he was casting an lp-
praising eye on certain F'latbush homes
sterling took the policemen through the
neighborhood pointing out houses he
had robbed.
His arrest was the result OF re-
markable resemblance to Babe Ruth
Mrs. Lillian Secol, whose apartment on
the top floor of 1j5 President street
was robbed December O. saw Sterling in
Tho hallway and took particular notice
OF him because of his likeness to Ruth.
When yesterday she saw him lurking in
iut nelSnDOrnOOd again Sne had MIN ar
rested on suspicion. lie boasted OF
twenty-one burglaries In six weeks.
Patrolman Joseph Mason OF Clinton
street station. said he saw two men
iolding up five men last night I'm one
or the stores of the Benjamin Cigar
Company at 32s Grand street. He
waited at the door of the store for a
moment and when a man ran out the
policeman hit him on the head with his
hightstick and knocked him unconscious.
Turning the stunned man over TO two
citizens with instructions not to let him
get away, Patrolman Mason went into
the store and hit the other man with his
hightstick The two men were locked
up in the Clinton street station. They
gave their names as Joseph McGowan
Of 241 Clinton street and John Foley OF
af2 Front street. Jewelry worth more
than 800 was identified by tho five
men as having been stolen from them.
REPORTS ON MOHR's DEATH.