The New York herald., 1921-05-17
SEEK JEALOUS man
AS REID ASSAILANT
Police Looking for Tyler,
Alias Collins, a Friend
Of Mrs. Warner.
WOMAN ALSO MISSING
Three Figures in Shooting
i'm Bronx Home Last Seen
in Roadster.
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Many Odd Features, Including
Mysterious Diary and
Rogues' Pictures.
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Three persons, two women and a
man, who can tell the real story OF
how John II. Reid was shot five times
with a small calibre automatic pistol
about 10 o'clock Sunday morning. are
being sought by the police. A general
alarm also is out Tor another man, be-
lieved to have even more definite
knowledge OF the attempt TO kill Reid.
Mrs Hazel Davis Warner, in whose
home at 1892 University avenue, The
Bronx. the shooting occurred, and
Miss Alice Lila Wiley, her cousin. are
the women the police would like to
find. Francis T. Boylan. whose trunk
Is in the Warner house since he gave
up his room at the Claridge Hotel. Is
the man they disappeared with i'm
mediately after Boylan had taken Reid
TO the Fordham Hospital. Boylan is
said to have been connected with a hat
store in Fifth avenue, but bellhops at
the Claridge. who knew him well, were
not aware that he had any other occu-
patton than that of Broadway
sport
Waldorf Guest Wanted.
But the man the Police Department
Is most anxious to lay hands on once
more--for he has been X. their custody
at various times. even as lately as last
February, when ne said he was stopping
at the Waldorf-is one Robert A. Tour
billion. who rejoices in many aliases. the
latest of them Arthur Tyler. He Is
known to the jailers of Atlanta. Elmira
and Sing Sing also as Don" Collins.
Arthur l.. David. Steve DAILY. Gus Lar
sen, Sir Arthur Tourbillon and gener-
fcally as Rats. the real Rafnes."
Two women and man, whose names
were not disclosed, but who were not
the missing Mrs. Warner. Miss Wiley
and Francis I. Boylan. were taken TO
District Attorney Glennon's office by
Detectives Reilly and DAILY late last
right. They were questioned by Mr..
Glennon and Capt. Wines of the detcc-
tive division, and Grand Jury subpoenas
were given to them TO appear to-day.
District Attorney Glcnnon and Capt
Wines said that thes information OBJ
tanned from the two women and the
man might prove valuable in proving the
motive for the muredrous assault upon
Eeid. and also In finding the alleged
assailant. The Grand Jury will be asked
to hear this testimony to-day,
Tyler to give him the name by which
Mrs Warner knew him, had known her
for scme time. possibly since she made
trip to Jacksonville in 1918, when
Tyler was active there. She travelled
to Palm Beach, Daytona and other
FLORIDA resorts In January and Feb
ruary of that year and In a small diary
which she kept and which the police
have found in her home she made the
curious entry on February II. 1918:
Got back all valuable from Federal
authorities" The spaces for several
days before and after that odd sentence
are blank
Reid was reported TO be progressing as
favorably as could be expected yesterday
at Fordham Hospital. where detectives
are sitting by his bedside. eager for a
word from him that will explain how he
happened to be shot. He regained con-
sciousness early yesterday morning, but
could not speak TO the detectives.
Later in the day his mother and her
husband. Reid's stepfather, l.. n. Crakow.
VINO conducts a women's wear business
at l19 West Twenty-ffth street. went to
see him Mrs Crakow. who was deeply
distressed at her sons predicament. re-
fused to talk about the case. saying she
knew nothing Of the persons concerned.
but that she had every confidence her
Eon was the victim Of an unprovokcd as
sault. Reid was a sort OF travelling part
Ter for the firm, It Is understood.
From information which reached THE
NEW YORK HERALD last night II was
gathered that Reid had been desperately