The New York herald., 1921-12-26
Slayer of Gem Dealer, Who
Wanted to Buy Presents,
Is Held.
USES WRONG CARTRIDGE
Prisoner Accused of Attempt
to Hold Up Cafe-Holiday
Squirt in Crime.

Criminals took a brief breathing
spell Christmas day.
1t was for only few hours, how
ever. for as the evening wore on there
was sudden revival. Burglars broke
into women's wear store at 145th
street and Broadway and furnished
the neighborhood with shooting and
an exciting chase, and there was an
other United Cigar Store holdup. In
The Bronx a policeman who had been
called on to quell fight was forced
to draw his pistol and shot a man in
the leg.
An apartment house dweller on
Broadway. near 145th street, tele-
phoned to Police Headquarters that
two men were on the roof of a one
story building at the corner. and Pa
trolman Hanrahan and Detective
Doyle were sent from the West 152d
street station. They found thirty
five foot ladder at the rear of the
building and ascended. drawing their
revolvers. Hanrahan was first up and
saw dark figure moving about the
roof. He called to the man to halt,
but instead of halting the man ran to
the corner Of the building and jumped
off into 145th street just as Hanrahan
fired.
AS the man. q big negro. ran west on
145th street, score of passersby. some
In automobiles. pursued. They chased
him TO 14ad street and Riverside Drive,
near where he disappeared in an apart
ment house.
Other Negro II Captured.
Hanrahan and Doyle found on the
roof two flashlights and a Jimmy. and
then saw rope leading from a chimney
down a small skylight. AS they peered
in they saw a SIX foot negro below them,
his eyes shining.
''Ef I had gun. / get me couple
Of dead cops for Christmas" they said
he exclaimed
The shooting and general excitement
quarters. with the report that police
man had been killed, and Sergeant Nc
Glinchy and ten men went in a hurry
from the West 1920 street station.
-Hanrahan and Doyle told them a
burglar was inside and they smashed in
the. door and found In hiding James
Johnson. aged 2S, no home and no pres
ent Job. He was not armed. At the
station house he said two men gave him
$50 to enter the store and steal dresses.
The police could find no trace of the
other negro.
The United Cigar store at 1850 Second
avenue was held up for the fourth time
in three years. Harry G. Hyams OF
"a East Ninety-ninth street, in charge
of the store for four years and victim
of all four holdups, was talking on the
subject OF the exchange of a box Of
Christmas cigars with Mrs. Louis Mailer
Of 24S East Ninety-fourth street when a
man entered. his hat pulled down over
his eyes and his coat collar turned up.
He had no overcoat.
Bandit Covers store Clerk.
He walked to the rear of the store
and Mr.. Hyams followed. The stranger
produced a blue steel pistol. which he
held so that Mrs. Maier couldn't see IL,
and directed Hyams to be careful in his
movements. Just then second woman
entered. threw down a quarter and aslSed d
for package OF cigarettes that cost
eighteen cents. The stranger told
Hyams to walt on her.
Then both women saw the weapon at
the same instant. The second woman
gave a little scream, caught up her Gig
arettes and ran, leaving her seven cents
change. Mrs. Maier ran with her.
Neither woman apparently thought to
give the alarm and the stranger beck
oned Hyams back. took 5000 from the
cash register calmly. warned Hyams not
to follow him and went out
Hyams did not follow. being cxpcri-
enced. Instead he called the police OF
the East Eighty-cighth street station on
the telephone and detective came over.
following the usual custom.
Christmas Cheer Blamed.
Too much Christmas cheer was be-
lieved responsible for the Bronx affair.
PatroIman John A. Musgrove OF the
Simpson street station was sent around
to oil Lonswood avenue. where neigh
bors said stephen and Charles Lukow-
ski. brothers. were fighting. The fight
was over when the policemen got there.
but Musgrove followed stephen TO his
home at 93s Longwood avenue and ut
tempted TO arrest him Just outside his
door.
stephen objected and so did two
friends Ignatz Kalzwlo OF Decker ave-
nue., Brooklyn. and Martin Cominsko OF
939 Longwood avenue. Musgrove said.
He declared the three men fought him
end In Stephens rooms wrested his
nightsticlx from him. knocked him down
and kicked him. Musgrove got UP and
drew his revolver. threatening to shoot.
Stephen grappled again with Musgrove
and in the struggle the weapon was
fired twice, one bullet striking Stephen
In the thigh. That took the fight out