The New York herald., 1921-01-25
Jamaica SalOOnist Says He
Fired Only After Yegg \
Reached for Gun.
SILK THEFTS EXPLAINED
Cases Opened in Transit by
Aid of Driver, Say Police,
Who Arrest Five.

one believed to have been a burglar
and the other a bootlegger, and the ar
rest of five men in connection with the
theft of silks valued at more than
500. 900 we're the outstanding incidents
Yesterday in the crime situation.
Paul Laudman, proprietor of sa-
loon at 339 Sutphen road, Jamaica, was
awakened by crash of glass early
yesterday morning. Flanked by his
brother. Frank, and armed with
pistol the proprietor went down TO the
saloon, where. he says. he found two
tanned $4,000. Laudman levelled his
pistol at the intruders, so he told the
police, and demanded they throw up
their hands Instead, one reached for
his hip pocket AS he did so Laudman
fired
The dead man was identified by
papers found in his pockets. including
identification card of Yorkville Post
No. So, American Legion, which bore
the name, John j. Smith. Peter Smith
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called later at the morgue and claimed
the body The Laudman brothers
were arrested on technical charge of
homicide and We're held without bail
for further examination.
Duel Fought over Liquor.
Dominick Ponti. a laborer Of 80 Oak
+ba t-inti nf second
shooting. which. the police say. was In
fact duel. 1t occurred in front of 434
Pearl street. Policemen Tienken and
Gardella of the Oak street station heard
the shots and found Ponti leaning
against wall. Not knowing that he
had been injured seriously, the police
men led him to the station house. where
he collapsed. He died two hours later at
Volunteer Hospital.
Before he died Ponti according to the
detectives. made statement that the
shooting was the result of quarrel
over the ownership OF ten barrels OF
wine which later were found In the cell
lar of the Pearl street building and con-
fiscated. AS a result of the statement
the police arrested as material wit
nesses Tony Cavoni and Tony Pastori.
both Of 434 Pearl street. The man who
actually did the shooting is being
sought. This man is said to have made
the threat that he would kill Ponti on
sight. with the result that the latter had
armed himself and fired three shots
when the missing man opened fire.
Eugene G. Niemark of 656 Lafayette
avenue, Brooklyn. an insurance broker.
was called on the telephone Saturday
night by a person who represented him
self to be a "Mr Hurley" and who said
he wanted to have an automobile in
sured. The stranger invited Mr.. Mel
mark to come to an address in Cornelia
street The broker agreed. and. arriv-
ing there an hour later, was met at the
doorway by a well dressed youth who
asserted he w.ild take him to Mr.. Hur-
leys apartment.
AS Mr.. Neimark was walking toward
the hallway he was felled by a blow on
the head. That is the last he remem-
bers Several hours later he was found
by two policemen OF the Charles street
station A diamond ring valued at $3.50,
diamond pin worth $450 and s2S5 in
cash were missing. The broker gave the
police "A good description of the youth
he had met in the street doorway.
Five Held for SILK Theft.
Officers OF the Champlain SILK Mills,
/ 500 briggs avenue, Brooklyn, with show
rooms at 20 Madison avenue, COM
Il
! large quantities of silks had been stolen
| systematically from them during the last
| few months The thefts. according TO
! Charles Wake, a member of the COM
pany. total more than 100000. Con-
| signees reported, he said. that virtually
every shipment they received was shori
the necessary quantity of goods.
/ Detectives Wilson and Donohue of the
/ East Twenty-second street station fol-
lowed an express wagon that left the
/ silk companys plant yesterday and
traced 1t to an address in East Elev-
enth street, Manhattan. whore, they say.
| FIVE of the eleven cases on the wagon
were removed, taken into the cellar OF a
supposed garage and forced open. The
detectives arrested Nathan Kanzer. 40
years old, a driver. of 202 North Fourth
street. Brooklyn Joseph Briskman, 36.
\ OF 1922 West Twenty-second street,
/ Coney Island Abraham Gladstone, 60,
| Of 81 st. Marks place Harry Brecker,
Il 20. OF 304 East Eighth street, Brooklyn.
and Louis Goldberg. AZ. OF 22S Tompxins
avenue. Brooklyn, on charges of grand
larceny.
William ]. Billman OF 130 Ocean ave-
| nue., Arrochar. s. l.. was held UP yes
terday morning while on his way home.
Two men stopped him I'm the street near
his home and asked him for match.
While Mr.. Bilman was searching in his
pockets the men hurled pepper in his
face. binding him. One OF them then
held his arms while the second went
through his pockets and stole $50 and a
gold watch and chain. Although badly
burned about the yes. physicians say Mr.
BIllmans eyesight will not be impaired
When Joseph Anetrano. 81, of 405
West Thirty-ninth street. was arraigned
before Magistrate rockingham In JEFF
ferson Market Court he pleaded not
guilty to a charge that he stole two
watches from the window OF the True
, Angle Watch Company in the arcade
Of the Pennsylvania Station Sunday at
ternoon.
How about the watches the police
found on your inquired Daniel Direnzo,
Assistant District Attorney.
Somebody must have put them
there" the prisoner replied. do you
think I'll plead guilty? What are the
courts for but to make you guys work."
Mr. Direnzo said Anetrano had been
arrested thirteen times. Magistrate
rockingham fixed bail at $4,000.
~ would not mind If you made Il
500. 900" Anetrano said. 'I am anx-
ious TO get back to Sing Sing. My
brother is UP there and feel lonesome
without him"
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