The New York herald., 1921-11-03
BLAME TO Be FIXED
N$2,O00,OOO THEFT
E. M. Morgan and 4 Assist
ants Go to Washington
for Postal Conference.
LONE MAN NOW SOUGHT
Green Automobile and Its
Owner Main Clues in Rob
berry of Mails.
HOLDUP RECONSTRUCTED
Jealous Guard Halts Actors,
Believing Another Band Is
Attacking Truck.
HOLDUP RECONSTRUCTED

Postmaster Edward M. Morgan and
four of his superintendents were sum-
moned to Washington yesterday by
the First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, Hubert Work. No announce
ment was made at the local post office.
quiry is to be made to fix RESPONSE
bility for the mail truck robbery of
October "a.
Dispatches from Washington last
night quoted Mr.. Hays as saying he
had asked the officials to come to
Washington and that efforts are being
made by him to fix responsibility for
the robbery. He said that until the
conferences are finished he could say
nothing else.
Officials checking the losses said the
total value Of the securities and cash
stolen will exceed 100000 about
s500.0OO more than the first estimate.
There has been no arrest, but 1t Is
understood that the search has narrowed
down to one man and one automobile.
both of which the postal inspectors hope
to trace soon. The man, it was said, is
the owner Of the car. of Cleveland make
painted green. Both have been missing
since the holdup and the chase has ex-
tended over several States. One inspec-
tor left for the South last night on tip
that the man he wanted had been seen.
George de Mango, who gave himself
up Tuesday night at the Beach street
police station because he thought the
police We're looking for him in connec-
ton with the robbery. was discharged
In Tombs Court when detectives assured
the Magistrate that De Mango was not
wanted Frank Havranack, driver Of
the robbed truck, stated positively that
De Mango was not one of the robbers
Accompanying Postmaster Morgan to
Washington were Henry Lippman, SUI
perintendent of registry; Elijah NJ Nor
ris. superintendent OF mails: Walter
Mayer, superintendent of the money or
der department the superintendent OF
the post office garage and the former
superintendent OF the garage.
To visualize Havranack's description
OF the robbery several of the inspectors
assigned to the case had Havranack
drive a truck up Broadway Tuesday
night at the same hour and in the same
manner as he drove the truck which was
held up. AL Leonard street touring
car containing more inspectors ran
alongside the mail truck and one Of
them boarded it in the manner in which
Havranack said the robbery had been
executed.
The fake robbery was proceeding
exactly as the driver described the ac-
tual one. when one of the armed motor
cycle guards now attached to all valu-
able loads Of mail happened along and
thought he had tumbled into another
100000 stickup He drew his gun
and charged the actors. who wasted no
time in establishing their identity. For
tunately the motor guard did not shoot
on sight
Local police and Post Office author
ties were concerned over a report that
two men had been arrested and were
being held in Jersey City in connection
with the robbery. The prisoners, Michael
Arbesi and Rafaelo Der osa, both of
Hoboken. were arrested by Patrolman
George Bouile of Jersey City. The two
were driving an automobile for which a
general alarm had been sen. out.
The men were arraigned before Judge
Driscol in criminal court and held in
$4,000 bail each as suspicious characters.
investigators of the Post Office Depart
ment went to Jersey City and ques-
toned the pair. Patrolman Bouile got
a three day leave with pay for his alert
ness in spotting the automobile.