New-York tribune., 1921-11-09
Many Arrests
AT Polls Keep
Courts Filled
Charges Of Illegal Voting or
False Registration Chief
Cause of Police Activity;
Wrangles Also Frequent
One Shot i'm Pistol Battle
3 Held After Auto Attack i'm
Park Av.; Woman Watch
err Is Husbands Accuser


day in connection with the election.
Disorder occurred near various poll
ing places, Keeping the police busy.
Shots were fired early last night in
running fight that began near the
polling place at 10th Street and Park
Avenue.
Several arrests were made on
charges of illegal voting and illegal
registration. There were numerous
arraignments before magistrates dur
ing the day.
Angelo Marseno. seventeen years
old. of 306 East 18th Street, was shot
in the right nip in the fight at 10th
Street and Park Avenue. He was
taken to Receptions Hospital, where
he is n prisoner, charged with felo-
nicus assault.
Campaign Auto Under Fire
Marseno, 1t was said, opened fire on
an automobile draped with banners
bearing the name of Edward Kelly,
Democratic candidate for Alderman
Among the occupants of the car were
Samuel Kupferman, twentyeight years
old, prohibition enforcement agent,
ana JCnn Ryan, C1lrly-1Our, clerk,
Of 85 Old Broadway.
After firing at the car Marseno, the
police say. ran and was pursued. At
10th Street and Park Avenue he
turned upon his pursuers, it was said
and emptied his revolver, none of the
bullets taking effect. Marscno dashed
north on Park Avenue to 18th Street
and east. to Third Avenue, being fired
az several times. The bullet that
struck him was fired by Ryan. ac
cording to the police. He had bor-
Before Marseno fell wounded more
than thirty shots were fired. Ryan
and Kupferman were arrested, charged
with felonious assault.
Wife Causes His Arrest
Thomas j. Noonan, forty-four years
old, of 35 West Sixty-fourth Street,
secretary of the Rescue Mission in
Chinatown, was arraigned in West
Side Court in the afternoon before
Magistrate Joseph Z. Corrigan on sus-
picion of illegal voting and held in
$50 bail for examination November 22.
He was taken into custody in the
Street by private detective employed
by Mrs. Noonan.
When Noonan appeared at the polling
place he was challenged and his arrest
followed. Mrs. Noonan appeared in
court with the detective and insisted
upon furnishing information for the
affidavit. Patrolman Laner, of the
West Sixtyeighth Street station, ar
raigned Noonan. The bail OF $50 was
furnished by an officer Of the Rescue
Mission.
Michael Newmark, twenty three years
old, a native of Russia. who said he
lived at 324 Henry Street, was ar
rested at the election booth of tho Sd
Election District, Jackson and Madison
streets, after he had voted. He was
charged with violating section 752 Of
the penal code, which covers illegal
registration. He was held by Magis-
trate Sweetser in Tombs court in $1,000
bail for examination tomorrow.
Louis Spiegel, representing Newmark
and saying that he also represented the
Democratic party, entered a plea of not
guilty for his client. spegel said he
had been requested by Louis Zeltner,
Republican Alderman of the 4th Dis
trict, to appear for Newmark. Mrs.
Esther Hochman, who lives on the
fourth floor at 324 Henry Street, made
an affidavit that Newmark did not re-
side there, though he had registered on
October Is as living at that address.
Rocco Giannelli, twenty-five years
424 East Eighty-second Street, was
placed under arrest by Patrolman Shee-
han, of the East Eighty eighth Street
station, on charge OF illegal registra-
tlon. He was challenged in the polling
place at 1866 Second Avenue. Later
in Harlem Court he was held in $1,000
bail for a hearing day by Magistrate
Bernard A. Dourns. 1t was said Clam
nelli registered from 224 East Eighty
second Street and gave his business ad-
dress as 339 Prospect Avenue, the
Bronx, investigation showed, the chal-
lenger declared that no such place of
business exists at that address.
Nagle Intercedes for Prisoner
Thomas Kelly, thirty years old, Of
339 East 125th Street, was arrested and
charged with disorderly conduct by
Patrolman Cushen, of the East 126th
Street station, on complaint of Frank
Schaefer, of 2253 Third Avenue, Demo
cratic captain at the, polling place at
Public School No. 80. He was released
when arraigned before Magistrate
Douras in the Harlem court and inter
ceded for by Major Percival Z. Nagle,
Tammany candidate for Sheriff, and
Louis A. Cuvillier, candidate for As
semblyman of the goth Assembly Dis
trict.
: It. was charged that Kelly called
Schaefer vile names and otherwise
abused him and then struck him in the
face. Schaefer did not appear against
Kelly in the magistrates court, and
Nage and Cuvillier declared they
would take care of the prisoner. whose
reputation and record as a soldier they
said they knew.
Charles Mechnan, of 652 Melrose
Avenue, in charge of the polling place
Of the 29th Election District, at 153d
Street and Melrose Avenue, the Bronx,
was arrested on complaint of BeniamiY,
Sllyerman, of 408 East l52d Street.
member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and watcher for the Prohibition
party Silverman said that he found the
ballot box for the votes on amendments
open and declared that Mechnan had
no right to have the box open under
any circumstances. Mechnan said that
he had had the policeman on duty un-
lock the box to press down the votes
already cast and thereby make room
for additional ballots, pending the
arrival Of another receptacle.
Deputy Attorney General Gustave
Gunkel was on hand in Morrisania
Court when Mechnan was taken before
Magistrate Corrigan. Gunkel said he
had made a thorough investigation and
was convinced that the box had been
opened through an error of Judgment
on the part of the chairman and not
with any intent to violate the law.
No complaint was drawn up against
Mechnan at the court and the Maeis-
trate dismissed him, saying that Sill
verman had perfect right to act as