New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
Steal
Girl in Battle;
2 Women Hurt
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Then the man calling himself Joseph
said:
This little girl loves me and am
going to take her away right now
I've been in Jail twice before and I'll
take her with me even if it means
that | have to go back"
Whistles for His Gang
"She is in my charge" Mr.. Albohn
that she is your wife. You are not
going to take her."
Joseph turned to the girl, saying,
"Get on your things" and then went
to the door, where he whistled three
times. What happened after that is
related more or less inceherently by
members Of the Albohn family, but the
evidence of the ensuing warfare is ap-
parent both inside and outside the
house.
Mr.. Albohn believes there were seven
men in the party which engaged in the
battle in the front room, while the
presence of a surrounding Gordon of
gangsters was apparent whenever any
of the beleagured family sought to
reach the homes Of neighbors for help.
AS soon as the leader had whistled
fo. his companions one of the attackers
seized the rail from a dismantled bed
on the front porch and hurled it
through the window. breaking chan
delier in the center of the ceiling and
striking Mrs. Albohn on the head as
it fell. She was knocked unconscious.
Then the gangsters swarmeo into
the room. AS they came Mr.. Albohn
ard his sons seized three soda bottles
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leader. One of the invaders fired a
PISTOL, the bullet going wild, and Har-
old Albohn returned the fire with a
twelve-gauge shotgun, the charge rip
Ping a hole six inches square in a
corner of the ceiling. One of the
gangsters then struck Mrs. Ligouras in
the eve with the butt of his revolver
and another tore the telephone from
the hand of Mr.. Albohn, who was try
ing to summon aid, and hurled it at
Mrs. Albohn's father, A. Crouter, who
is seventytwo years old. Walter AL
bohn. twenty-one years old, was slashed
cousin, Howard Hayse, the same age,
was knocked out by blow on the
head.
Girl Hustled Into Auto
1t was then that Harold tried to
leave the house to get a gun. AS he
opened the cellar door, bullet whizzed
into the back yard he was set upon by
an assailant, apparently on guard
against exit by that route. Harold
finally tore away and reached the
neighbor's house.
Meanwhile the gang had hustled the
girl into the machine, and as Harold
c out, freshly armed, it started to
speed away. The boy fired two shots.
They were answered by fusillade from
the fleeing car.
A few minutes later the Scarsdale
police arrived and, accompanied by
Mr.. Albohn and his sons, drove to New
York at high speed over the road be-
lieved to have been taken by the
gangsters. They did not catch sight
of the fugitive machine.
Harold Albohn says he is positive he
has seen the leaLer of the attacking
party near f55th Street and Court
landt Avenue, in which vicinity the
Dresmeyer girls parents lived The
Albohns gave the New York police the
address of man related to them by
marriage, who they say they are
positive can furnish accurate informa-
ton as to the whereabouts of most
of the men involved in the fight
The members of the Albohn family
could say positively whether the miss
ing. girl had gone from their home
willingly or been forcibly taken by
the gang. Their attention was d.
verted from her when the fighting be-
ga She wore away, they say, a
coat and hat belonging to Mrs.
Ligouras.
MIR. Albohn explained last night that
the Dreslneyer girl had come to work
for his family when they were living
IN the Bronx several years ago. Her
parents, he said, are known to him.
The girl remained with the family until
last July. The next thing they heard