Evening journal., 1921-08-08
ACCUSE -FOUR in
HOLD-UP Scheme
Wilmingtonians Taken in
Chester; Allege Plan to
Steal $4,000
HELD IN $500 BAIL
FOR HEARINGLATER

Alleged TO have conspired to hold
up the Ironworkers' Building and
Loan Association. Fourth and Jen-
rey street. in Chester. Saturday night,
four men, who gave their homes as
Wilmington. were held in S2.5O0
bail each this morning. by Magis-
trate Elliott for a further hearing.
The men gave their names and
addresses as Samuel Christiano. -.
216 jefferson street; Anthony Da-
volos. %. sos West Fourth street.
Vincent Sanna. 40. 1oe South Adams
street; James Tigani 1913 West
Ninth street. Wilmington.
They are suspected to being mem
bers OF a gang that planned 10 steal
$50. 900 In cash from a meeting OF
the association.
Some other men alleged to have
been involved have not been ar
rested as yet. the Chester police say.
The Wilmingtonians arrested assert
their innocence and say a mistake
has been made in accusing them.
Some time ago Chef OF Detectives
Arnold MoNeai. Of Chester. received
a tip that a gang OF gunner from
several cities had planned last June
TO rob the Iron Workers Building
Association, one OF the wealthiest
organizations OF its character in
Chester. which meets the first Sat
urday night OF each month in the
old South Chester Borough Hall.
According 20 the word received by
Chief McNeal seven men, heavily
armed. arrived In a big touring car.
but found the July meeting was over
A expedition was then planned for
the first Saturday night in August.
McNeai's tip read
Working on inside information.
Detectives McNeal secured de-
tails Of the plan OF the bandits, he
/ says. According 10 arrangements,
the advance lookout went to Ches-
/ ter and stationed himself across the
street from the borough hall. He
was covered" by a policeman In
] hiding. Ten policemen in plain
clothes took up vantage points on
porches OF private homes and await
ed developments. Captained by De
tective John Cosgrove, McNeal. Erie
muth and Mckinney. each with two
revolvers. entered the business meet
ing OF the building association.
where more than $4,000 in cash
was heapad upon a table. the money
being guarded by Miss Mary Crea.
mer. secretary to f A. Howell. ar
attorney. who is president OF the
association. A revolver was handed
bers of the board Of directors had
been armed. President Howell con
cluded the business in brief ordel
and awaited the expected attack.
Promptly at 40 o'clock a tour
ing car drove up Fourth street fror
the direction OF Wilmington, and cir
cled The block in which the borough
hall is located siU times The look
out was picked up and immediater
the big car drove on.
Shortly before midnight McNea
located a touring car that he sus
pected. on Edgemont avenue in from
OF a gambling house orders were
issued for the place to close and az
patrons filed down the steps Tigan,
and Sanna who were among thos'
in the house we're arrested. Davalo.
and Christiano we're arrested OF
Sproul street. near the gambling
house.
McNeal says the plan OF the ban
dts was to station one man in az
automobile at Fourth and Jeffre!
streets with a chauffeur; anothe
at the entrance TO the building q
head of any visitors. and four wer
to go upstairs and rob the buildini
association
I'VE have nothing to implicate IN
four men arrested in Chester viii
any robbery in this city" said Cap
tain Of Detectives Robert Benson a
noon today. Il sent Detectives Nc
) Danneu and Sutton to Chester yes
terday and they Identified the me