The New York herald., 1921-01-07
COP BLACKJACKED,
PRISONER ESCAPES
Snatching of Handbag From
Woman in Subway Also
on Crime List.
JEWEL WINDOW ROBBED
Negro Holds Crowd at Bay
With Pistol While Aid
Gets S1,25O Diamond.

Tie operations of criminals Nester-
day included the blackjacking of po-
liceman while he was taking a prisoner
10 the station house and the stealing of
n woman's handbag as she was leaving
a subway station. 1t also was learned
during the day that two negroes broke
the window OF Third avenue jewelry
store Wednesday night and stole dia-
mond ring valued at $3.50. One OF
the thieves held several hundred per-
sons at bay with his pistol while the
second hurled brick through the Win
dow in which, according to the jeweller,
stock valued at 100000 was on dis
play.
Policeman Michael Mccarthy was
found lying unconscious at State street
and Columbia place, Brooklyn. When
he had been revived he said he had ar
rested "Nigger Beans" Simpson for ais
orderly conduct and was taking him to
the station house when the negro hit
him in the Jaw and second negro felled
him with a blackjack. Both escaped.
The policeman was attended for Ia
cerated scalp and removed to his home.
An alarm was sent out for the negroes.
Mrs. Ellen Garvan, a domestic in the
home of Henry HErce- Benedict. at
East Seventy fifth street, get out of
subway train at the Atlantic avenue
station OF the Interborough in Brook
lyn late yesterday afternoon and started
to walk toward turnstile leading to
the street. There she was confronted
by n youth who jammed her into the
turnstile and grabbed her bag. The
woman screamed and the thief fled to
the street with half a dozen men at his
heels.
Hard Up His Only Excuse.
The chase continued down Flatbush
avenue to a cigar store at las. where.
the police say. the youth threw pistol
into a telephone booth. Detective Wal
ter Coffey of the Bergen street station.
who had seen the crowd running. ar
rested Charles Carlson. 81 years old, a
ship carpenter, of 4403 Fifth avenue.
Brooklyn. as he emerged from the store
He was taken to the office of Harry T.
Lewis. District Attorney, and was ques-
toned for several hours.
MIR. Lewis announced later that Carl
son in a statement said he was hard up"
and left home armed yesterday morning
intent upon holding somebody up. He
went TO Manhattan, Mr.. Lewis said. and
rode up to Fifty first street and Lex
ington avenue. where he thought he
might run across paymaster or some
body who looked as though he had
money. No such person appearing. he
doubled back to Brooklyn and was
standing near the turnstio when Mrs
Garvan appeared.
Mr.. Lewis said Justice would work
swiftly in Carlsons case. The evidence
against him will be presented to the
Grand Jury to-day. and If an indictment
Is found request will be made to hold
the trial Monday.
John Rundback. proprietor Of the jew
elry store at 2232 Third avenue, said
that although a specially constructed
burglar alarm went off simultaneously
with the crash of his front window
Wednesday night no policeman ap-
peared for more than ten minutes By
that time. he said two negroes who had
broken the window had disappeared.
taking with them n diamond ring. Mr..
Pundback is satisfied however that
were IL not for the alarm the thieves
probably would have taken more jew
elry. Rings. watches and bracelets
valued at several thousand dollars were
sirewn about the street when they fled.
All OF these were recovered.
Mr.. Rundback. Ralph Springer. a
matchmaker of 600 Riverside Drive. and
Leo Stern. a clerk We're in the store
when the negroes appeared. one threw
the front door apen, Mr.. Rundback said.
and brandished n pistol in their faces.
\ moment later the second hurled the
brick. wrapped in newspaper. through
the window. The crash OF glass and the
sound of the alarm attracted several
hundred persons. the proprietor said.
whom the armed negro held at bay with
his pistol until his pal had obtained
what he wanted from the window
Capture Murder Suspect.
Charles Pulsi. who was arrested on
suspicion several DAYS ago by the Brook
iyn police, was identified yesterday. the
police say. one of tic three men who
slipped into the Seaman's Mission. Jane
and West streets. Manhattan, the morn
ing James Russell. a seaman, was shot
and killed there during holdup.
Thomas Gill. "A seaman. who is said to
have made the Identification. is reported
to have told MIR. Lewis that he saw
Pulsi pull black mask oven his face.
Pulsi denied emphatically that he was
I anywhere near the mission that morn
ing The men who murdered Russell