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New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Chicago Police Will Use Tear
Gas Bomb to Subdue Criminals

bombs were almost ready for use. One
more thorough experiment. under con-
ditions typical of those the police ex-
pect when criminal takes shelter and
offers fight, will be conducted. If that
experiment proves successful, and pre-
yious tests indicate that it will, the
bombs will be issued for use.
The bomb was perfected by DR.. O T.
Tonney, chief chemist in the city labo-
ratories. Although DR.. Tonney has re-
fused to talk of the bombs, it is under
stood that the gas closely resembles
tear gas used during the war. II has
q nauseating odor, does not spread far,
ani induces sneezing and tears. One
Whit is said TO make man helpless,
though 1t does not permanently injure
him. 1,
Ever since the war police officials in
sail American cities have beep anxious
to develop gas of this type. Until
Dr. Tonney hit on his secret formula.
however, no one has been able to find
a satisfactory one. Those tried were
either too strong or Zoo weak.
Had bombs been available TO the no.
lice loss of life, the escape of danger.
ous. criminals and property damage
might have been avoided in several
recent battles with desperate criminals.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Revocation Won't Permit
Martens to Reenter II. s.
Department Of labor asserts
Cancellation OF Warrant Was
Due Only to Special Courtesy

-. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Officials Of
the Department of Labor acknowledged
tonight that the warrant of arrest and
order of deportation against Ludwig
G. A. K. Martens, the Russian Soviet
agent who was recently deported, had
been Cancelled as announced in New
York by his counsel, Charles Recht,
but denied that this action would serve
TO permit his return to the United
States. The same laws which operated
to expe! Martens, they said, would
serve to exclude him from this colln-
try in the future.
Although Martens was never recoe-
uized as the Ambassador of Soviet Rus
sla, department. officials said, he was
recognized as representative of that
country and as such it was felt that
he merited certain consideration. Or
ders previously had been issued, they
explained, that he be shown everv
courtesy and consideration and upon
the receipt Of official advices that he
had arrived in Russia the warrant was
Cancelled.
Warrants for deported aliens have
previously been cancelled, the officials
added, SO that the action in the case
was not without precedent. Inquiry.
however, developed that the, warrants
Of Emma Goldman and Alexander
Berkman, who were deported several
months ago, never have been Cancelled
by the department.
The same considerations which ap-
piled 30 Martens, it was said, had led to
similar action in the case Of Gregory
Weinstein, his secretary, who was de-
ported with him
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Watchn,p, Murdered in
Fight With Isstrgsders
Modesto Anemdolagina Found
Dead ira Dressing Room, Of
Thalia Theater, on Bospery

Modesto Anendolagina, night watch
man at the Thalia Theater, on the Bow
cry, was shot and killed by intruders
some time before dawn yesterday. He
died lighting His revolver, with two
empty cartridges in it, was found be-
meath his body. He was in his stock
ing feet and the police believe he had
removed his shoes to stalk the men
who had broken into the building.
A lock on rear door was broken,
causing the cleaners to search the pace
as soon as they arrived. The watch
mans body was found in dressing
room. One bullet had penetrated his
head,-.aone his chest and one his
abdomen.
Tho clothing on the left side Of his
body was scorched as if by flames and
the flesh beneath 1t scared. The burns
were too extensive, an ambulance sur
geon declared, to have been caused by
the discharge of revolver. No other
sign OF fire was found in the building,
however.
The rear entrance to the theater is
en- Elizabeth Street, opposite the Eliza
beth Street police station. Anendo-
lagina was thirty-four years old and
lived at lit Mott Street.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Paterson Morally Clean,
Grand Jury Declares
presentment Exonerates Mayor
and Police, Accused of
Accenfing Bribes

PATERSON, N. j., Feb. 25.--A decla-
ration that Paterson is morally as
clean as any city of its size in the
United States is embodied in present
ment handed down here to-day by the
Passaic County Grand Jury, which had
been investigating charges by New
York newspaper, in which it was said
that the authorities here were protect
ing vice.
The presentment completely exone-
rated the Mayor and the Police Depart
rent, who had been accused of accept
ing money for permitting resorts to
stay open.
1--WE have made q thorough investl-
cation Of statements published in the
newspapers in the City of New York, -
the presentmenJ reads, concerning the
existence of disorderly houses; also as
to the charges that the police officers
of this city we're the recipients of
graft for allowing the keepers of such
houses to carry on their illegal
practice in violation of the law.
after careful consideration we
have returned indictments in all cases
where we were satisfied that the law
had been violated. We further present
that after most rigid inquiry, we
were unable to find any reliable evi.
dence showing corruption or that
money was paid or received by any
member of the police department. tc
protect offenders. A grave injustice
was done to the police"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
u. s. Cancels
Martens Order
ForDeportatiorn
Continued from page sns)

could be issued against them after
their arrival. But have hopes that
the incoming Administration will not
follow the policies of the present Ad-
ministration in this regard, but may
perhaps recognize Soviet Russia"
The deportation Of Martens came
about after long discussion and the
taking of much testimony. The action
was taken on the ground that, although
personally blameless, Martens repre-
sentsd government which had an
nounced an intention to overthrow, If
possible, the government OF the United
States.
Among those defending Martens
against this charge were Senator
France, of Maryland; Frank P. Walsh,
former chairman of the Industrial Re
lations Commission, and Benjamin
Schlessinger, president of the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers. He
was supported as well by the American
Labor Alliance for Trade with Russia,
the Civil Liberties Union and the
american Women's Emergency Relief
Committee.
The warrant for Martens's arrest
was issued on January 2, 1920, 8 Sem
ate hearing was concluded on March
20, there was a preliminary hearing
on March 81 by Assistant Secretary
OF Labor Post and testimony was taken
on thirteen occasions between March
81 and October 81.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Posses Seek Bandits Who
Got $50 i'm Train Hold-Up
Chicago & Alton Messenger
Saved Several Hundred Dollars
hy Hiding Mail Sack

ROODHOUSE, Ill.,. Feb. 25.--Posses
to-day are combing the Mississippi
River bottoms in the vicinity Of Quincy
junction, thirty-seven miles west of
here, where four men, armed with
rifles. held up Chicago & Alton passen-
ger train No. 10. from Kansas City to
Chicago, early to-day and escaped after
forcing the mail clerk to hand over
three registered letters and regis
tered package.
Reports received at the division Of
fees of the railroad here indicate the
amount stolen by the Dana;ts will not
exceed $50.
Messenger Ayers, in charge Of the
baggage car, saved several hundred
dollars in express renlittances by hid
ing the pouch containing the money
when he heard the bandits order the
door of the mail car opened.
The train is the same one held up
several weeks ago at almost the same
spot, when the bandits obtained So
from members of the train crew.
1t is believed the same men were i'm
plicated in both hold-ups. Ayers said
one of the men resembled participant
in the previous hold-up.
The train was crossing the Missis-
sippi when masked man, armed with
q rife, crawled over the tender and,
covering Engineer Ed. Donahue, of
Slater, Mo-, ordered him to stop at
Quincy Junction, mile east.
AS the train halted the other three
men Joined their companion and forced
Donahue to go hack and cut off the
mail and baggage cars and proceed
about~a mile up the track.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Navy Yard Halls Army
Drill by Wireless Phone
Sound Waves Interfere With
the Sending of Messages at
RrOokIyn Radio Station

When the Army Signal Corps began
its first drill by wireless telephone at
Durland's Riding Academy, s West
Sixty-sixth Street, last night an imme-
diate protest was received from the
radio station at the Brocklvn naval
base that the sound waves were inter
fering with the latter's service.
Seventy-fve men of Company A, 1st
Battalion, Signal Corps, mounted and
under direction of Lieutenants w. B.
Sehrieber and Harold Kioth, began
drilling at the academy at S:45 o'clock,
the orders for their formations being
received over the wireless telephone
from Captain L. J. German, command
ant of the company, who was stationed
at the armory.
The wirelessed commands were am
plifed many times by mechanical de-
vice. Only few orders had been given
when the Brooklyn Navy Yard notified
Captain German that he would have
70 stop. The radio station was sending
out the days news for papers published
on board ships at sea, and its service
was interrupted.
Captain German said later that he
was well pleased with the results
achieved SO far as ne had been eble
30 carry his experiment.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Gleason, Defended by Woman,
Guilty Of Second Degree Murder
Powerful Plea of Mrs. Maley Stirred Jury, Which
Brought in Conviction Verdict After Five Hours
Cy Oberson Convicted i'm the First Degree

vinced than when the case was first
brought to my attention that the de-
fendant is innocent Of the crime es
charged against him, and / feel justi-
6ed in the interest | have taken in his
behalf" she said. "This young man
is the victim of unfortunate circum-
stances such as any one of US might
become involved in at some point in
our lives. He is in dire trouble. Trouble
is mysterious visitor. We may fly
to the uttermost ends of the world, and
it pursues US.
"If, as representatives OF g merci-
full God whose place you now occupy,
you feel it is your duty to find Glea-
son guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, do not attempt to mitigate his
punishment from that of d1ath to life
imprisonment, for we ask no such
clemency," she said. do not talk of
mercy while you iafiict on him the
curse for which there is no human
parallel. The real culprits in this case
are the people who sold vile liquor to
these boys"
Mrs. Maley displayed technical skill
in attacking the case of the prosecu-
tion and in accusing Prosecuting At
torney Hart Of suppressing evidence.
She went over the salient points of
the case in cursory rather than search
ing fashion, concS~erating most of her
attention on the abstract and ethical
points.
You are here TO mete out Justice,
but not vengeance" she said to the
jury. at is in accordance with the
principles of chafity and justice as
we'll as law that it were better that
one hundred guilty men should escape
than that one innocent man should
suffer. The day has long since past
when courts of justice can be used to
satisfy spirit of revenge.
"a reasonable doubt is o great soIv-
ent that may dissolve the most compli-
Gated questions of fact. 1t is the prop
erty of the defendant. I have pleaded
this case only on the law and facts.
but, were | compelled to ask mercy,
was there ever a case in which it could
be shown with more propriety? Will
liam Gleason was willing to sacrifice
his life for his country, but he is not
willing now to sacrifice his life and
liberty as sop to public sentiment in
any locality or in payment for a crime
he did not commit"
. The whole Of the afternoon session
was devoted to the summing I'D Of the
prosecution and the charge by Justice
Charles Parker. The jury went out at
$3.50.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26

having lost $4,000 in currency and
$4,000 worth OF iewelry. Samuel
Cohen who said he was a real estate
dealer, says he lost $4,000 in currency
2 ring and a pin and some valuable
coeunents. III. Sweetwood says he lost
sluo IN cash, but saved $4,000 dia-
mono ring by throwing it into waste
basket
Joseph Millstein, who gave his ad-
dress rs the Whittier Hotel, says he
lost $3.50 in cash and saved $4,000
diamond diamond ring by thrusting it into, the
pocket OF Cohen, who already had been
searched. Harry Donohae claims he
lost $4,000 in cash and jewelry; Theo~
oore O'Connor announced the loss Of
$2,50o, and Charles Sterne $4,000
Their story of the affair follows:
There were seven of the hold-up men.
Each of them, according to their vic
TINS, displayed an automatic pistol on
entering the place. Three of the vic
TINS were in the front office and four
OF them in the rear, where John Law
Birnhaum's chauffeur, was snoozing.
Without disturbing Law in the least, the
head of the gang called the other
four men from the rear room.
After lining all seven Of them up he
told them to lie down and roll over
on their faces, their heads TO the wall
They did so, and he stationed a guard
at the front door, another at the tele-
phone, and set to work himself to
search the PROSTATE men.
He was interrupted by the jangle of
the telephone bell.
''See what's wanted I" ordered the
chief, scarcely pausing in his work
Somebody wants Blrnbaum." said
the man at the telephone, his hand
oyer the transmitter.
The chief was trying 60 wrest q
$4,000 ring from Birnbaum's finger.
"Tell i'm he's busy" he directed.
"Mr. Birnbaum is occupied with an
at the telephone into the transmitter.
"Will you call little later, please?
Thank you"
The chief proceeded with his search.
He did not even look up when August
Theresk, of Rockaway Park and Joseph
De Book, Of the Madison Avenue Hotel,
appeared at the front door and de-
manded entrance. The doorkeeper re-
peated almost word dior word the cour-
teous excuse just given by the man at
the telephone and the visitors de-
parted ignorant of the interesting in
eident they we're missing.
"Now be good, boys said the chief,
as he turned the last pocket of the
seventh victim wrong side out Don't
look up from the floor till you hear
our automobile start. II you do, it'll
be good night for you"
Either the seven men who lay fiat
on their faces were hard of hearing or
they wished TO avoid this evening
felicitation, for by the time the first
of them reached the door, they said,
no automobile was to be seen. They
woke up Law and told the police how
they had spent the afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Craig's Former Critics
Now Rally to His Aid

City officials almost as a unit ral-
lied yesterday to the aid of Comptrol-
Ter Charles L. Craig, who was SEN
fenced by Judge Julius NJ. Mayer Of
the Federal District Court to sixty
days in the Essex County Jail at
Newark, N. j., for contempt. He re-
ceived offers OF assistance and encour-
agement from many of the city officials
who had been his severest critics.
Judge Martin T, Manton of the Fed
eral Circuit Court stayed sentence of
the Comptroller for a week by issuing
a writ of habeas corpus to be argued
before him next Thursday. If the writ
is not sustained an appeal will be taken
Immediately to the Circuit Court of
Appeals from the judgment and sem
tence of the lower court. Mr.. Mooney
said.
The fact chat the Comptroller was
paroled in the custody of his counsel
pending the hearing on the writ will
not preclude him from going TO Albany
next Wednesday with the other mem
hers of the Board of Estimate to ap-
pear In opposition TO Governor
Miller's traction bill at the public
hearing on that measure.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Probe Ordered
Into Brutality
OfU. s. Agents
Court Directs Inquiry When
SaIsedo's Widow Swears
Treatment by Palmer's
Mem Caused His Suicide
Judge Challenges Charge
Attorney Says Abuse and
LawIessness Are Rife in
Department of Justice

Judge Martin Manton, in the United
States District Court, yesterday ordered
Francis G. Caffey, United States Dis
trict Attorney, to investigate the
charges contained in an affidavit made
by Walter Nelles, an attorney, of 80
East Eleventh Street, that Attorney
General Palmer's administration of the
Department of Justice was fraught
with brutality and lawlessness on the
part Of subordinates.
This affidavit was brought out during
the argument on a demurrer inter
posed in behalf Of the Attorney Cen
erai to a suit begun by Mrs. Mary
Salsedo, who sought judgment Of $780,
GOO for the death of her husband.
Andrea Salsedo, the alleged anarchis-
tic printer, who leaped to his death
one day last May from window of the
Offices of the Department Of Justice
on the fourteenth floor Of the Park
Row Building.
1t is alleged in the widows complaint
that maltreatment by subordinates OF
the department caused Salsedo to leap
to his death.
The demurrer was sustained on the
ground that the facts alleged did not
constitute course Of action against
the defendants, and the suit was dis
missed.
The other defendants were William
J. FLYNN, chief of the bureau of in
vestigation; George F. Lamb. divisional
superintendent; Charles Scully, in
charge of the sadical squad, and John
Francesca, also of the Department. of
Justice.
Judge Manton took particular notice
Of passage in the affidavit of Mrs.
Salsedo's attorney which read: -
at is notorious that during Mr..
Palmer's administration Of the Depart
ment of Justice lawlessness and bru-
tality on the part of subordinate agents
have been frequent. Citizens have been
detained without process and in some
cases beaten; aliens have been used
like dumb animals.
"In the case Of Gaspare Cannone, it
was proved that agents of the Depart
ment of Justice had beaten the alien
and forged his signature to a prepos-
ferrous profession of anarchism. SINH
lar outrages have been reported on re-
liable authority from widely separated
localities.''
After reading the passage, Judge
Manton said to Nelles: "Do you be-
lieve that to be a fact?''
II do,'' said Nelles.
DO you want a chance to retract
it?"
NO" said Nelles.
We'll" said the judge, "I'l1 give you
an opportunity to prove 1t. I do not
think charges like this should 90 un-
challenged. ] don't think they are true.
hereby direct United States Attorney
Caffey to investigate these statements
with view to determining whether
perjury or improper conduct on the
part of Nelles exists. Public officials
should not be subjected to slander so
loosely constructed"
Mr.. Nelles said last night that he
would welcome the opportunity to pre-
sent before proper tribunal the in
formation upon which his statements
were based.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
yron, @ star correapondens

HACKENSACK, N. j., Feb. 25.--In
face of moving defence put up on
his behalf by Mrs. Augusta e, Maley
this morning, William Gleason was
convicted Of murder in the second de-
gree after five hours deliberation on
the part of the jury. Cy Oberson was
found guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree, with a Recommendation for mercy
from the jury. Both men were
charged with the killing Of Policeman
Ritter at Ridgefield Park, N. j., last
September.
The jury brought in the verdict at
II O'Clock tonight. Both young men
showed emotion as the foreman made
his pronouncement. A shudder passed
ever Oberson and Gleason turned pale.
Mrs. Maley took the verdict calmly.
She Immediately stepped over to Mrs
Gleason, mother of the defendant and
put an arm around the weeping woman
II was straight appeal to the hearts
and reason of her hearers that Mrs.
Augusta E. Maley made in the court
IiO2So ASiN eO-IiesS 4'i PaSouliiS LoI bliS
freedom of her youthful client.
Her summing up of the case for the
defence was profoundly moving. The
atmosphere of the courtroom was
charged with emotion when she re-
turned TO her seat, tears in her eyes
and her cheeks flushed from the strain
of her address. She took about half
as long to sum up as counsel for Cy
Oberson, the other defendant, or as
the prosecution, but every one present
could see that she was making deep
impression. Women broke down and
sobbed SIS she spoke of the youth of
the defendant, his kindness to his
mother and sisters, and of the un-
fortunate circumstances surrounding
his arrest. There was suspicion of
tears in the eyes of some of the men
present.
The jurymen sat still and intent
throughout her plea. Her effects were
not gained by sentimentality. She used
no gestures. As soon as her summing
up was over young Gleason rushed to-
ward her, shook hands with her and
Yiloted her to her seat. The Prosecut-
ing Attorney was the next to congrat-
ulate her, and then her husband.
"After hearing all the evidence in
this case, am now more firmly con-
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Liberty League Heads Quit
Four of Five Organizers Admit
They Acted Unwiselv

Admitting that they acted unwisely
in their conduct of the Liberty League
of America. all organization said TO
have been organized to combat enact
ment OF blue laws, four Of the FIVE in
corporators yesterday told Assistant
District Attorney John T. Dooling they
would resign at once.
An evening newspaper Thursday
printed an account Of the leagues busl-
ness methods, by which it was to share
dues with agents who collected them,
and the District Attorneys Office de-
cided to question officials of the or
ganization.
Those who appeared yesterday were
Louis Bennett, former United States
Assistant District Attorney, of 81
Broadway: Adele s. Eberhardt, Of 141
Broadway: H. r. Korey, of ITO Will
liam Street, and Harold Van Riper, of
so Park place. They told Mr. Dooling
that G. G. Craft, Of is Park Row. was
responsible for the inception of the
league, but is absent at present in
Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Blast That Killed 3 Due
To Low Water i'm Boiler
LeIaigh Valley Railroad Officials
Say Failure TO Watch Gauge
z Cas,aed the Accident

The explosion of the locomotive IN
the Jersey City yards OF the Lehigh
Valley Railroad early yesterday was
said by officials of the company to have
been due to low water in the engines
boiler.
Three men lost their lives in the
blast and a fourth, George Walsh, OF
Lehighton, Pa, engineer Of the loco
motive, is believed to be dying IN the
hospital. He was badly scalded. The
issued the following state
ment yesterday:
"The engine had been in operation
during the afternoon and the crew in
volved in the accident took charge of
it at 6 p. m, at which time the engine
was given full supply of coal and
water. The accident was directly due
to the failure Of the men to watch the
water gauge which indicates the
amount Of water in the boiler. The en-
gineer in charge had been in service
since 1910 as q fireman and engineer
aud his record was clear one"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Negro War Hero Rescues
Aged Woman From Fire

Percy l.. Crippen, of ia Buffalo Ave
nue., Brooklyn, private in the 18th In-,
fantry, negro regiment, made SEN
sational rescue of Mrs. Sarah Walcott,
seventy-two years old, from the top
floor of a burning tenement at Ii
Sumpter Street, Brooklyn, yesterday
afternoon, carrying her down a fire
escape to the street.
The lower floors Of the four-story
house were filled with fire and smokes
and frantic relatives of Mrs. Walcott
were convinced that she had been
burned to death, when Crippen was
seen to emerge from an upper window
with the woman over his shoulder.
Both were dizzy from partial' suffo
ton when they reached the street, and
Mrs. Walcott was taken at once to
the Beth Moses Hospital, Stuyvesant
Avenue and Hunt Street. Crippen was
cheered bye a large crowd that had just
emerged from q picture theatcr next
door to the burning house.
Crippen fought with his regiment
in the Argonne. He was wearing the
Croix de Guerre and the Victory
Medal at the time of his exploit and
was in full uniform