Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-18
WARRANTS FOR 3
| IN PARR MURDER
VIII Extradite Harry Rein
schreiber and Matthew Bon.
kowski, Held in Trenton
THIRD SUSPECT SOUGHT

1hree warrants were lsSueu tOuaS IN
the case Of the murder ~ Mrs. Sarah
Parr. 20S5 Granite street, the eighty
Ave yenr -old woman who was robbed
and beaten to death by three assailants
IN her home last Friday.
Two Of these warrants are for the
youths arrested in Trenton yesterday
and held there awaiting extradit!on.
The other IL for the man believed to
be their accomplice. While tho prison
ers, who confessed to their part In
the crime, claim they don't know the
man who was with them, police believe
they have the right one. They are
withholding his name, but admit he
has long prison record.
Immediately after the warrants wer"
issued steps were taken to get extra.
dition papers for Harry Rcinschrribcr.
nineteen years old. formerly Of 1894
North Twentieth street. and Matthew
Bonkowski, seventeen years old;
Bridgeport. Conn. who lived at I23
Ogden street while in this city. These
arc the two captured in Trenton yes.
terday after being trnced by trail OF
stolen SO gold pieces. which they spent
along the road in their attempt to es-
cape to New York.
Signed Confession
From the start the two prisoners
seemed willing to talk. IL Is said. and
signed a written confession detailing
their part In the murder and robbery,
which also included a savage assault
on Edward Reed, brother Of the slain
woman. A woman who was with them
at the time Of their arrest Is not sus-
pected of being connected with the kill
She gave her name as Miss Celia
Gamble, twenty four years old. 23I1
North Mutter street. Philadelphia. but
1t was learned later that her right name
is Mrs. Jane Salomone. She Is living
apart from her husband and has been
using her maiden name. The men
were taking her to New York when
arrested.
The police have obtained or ac-
counted for all the stolen money. ex-
cept sixteen gold pieces. The loot was
divided three ways. according to the
confession. Fourteen gold pieces were
taken from Reinschreiber and both men
told how they had spent the others.
While searching the men the police
failed to find sixteen gold pieces that
Bonkowski had on his person. accord =
ing to the two youths. Getting back to
their cell they were at first going to
throw them away. they said. but decided
to give them to the turnkey. Detec =
tives are investigating the story fol
lowing complete denial of II by the
turnkey.
Reinschrciber did most of the talk :
ing. but when his confession was type
written, Bonkowski also signed 1t. The
youths said the crime was suggested by
Bernard Mott. twenty seven years old.
husband Of the murdered woman 8
granddaughter. He is now in custody.
and II was on information furnished
by him that the police sent out the
flyers that resulted in the arrest OF
Reinschreiber and Bonkowski.
According to the confession, Rein
schreibcr and Bonkowski, through Mott,
met a third man, whom they say they
know only as "Issitt" 'Issitt" sug-
gested that they get easy money" BY
robbing the aged brother and sister Of
the savings Mott told them about. Mrs.
Parr, with her brother, eighty
years old, who was severely beaten and
may die, was supposed to have about
5000 hidden in the house.
Say "Issitt" Had Knife
Reinschreiber said that they went.
led by the missing man, to the Parr
home. 'lssitt," who had a knife. the
others being emptyhanded. forced
screen at the back and got into the
house. Before going in "Issitt" handed
piece Of rubber hose to Reinschrcbcr
and told him to hit the old man with
1t II he attempted an outcry. The two
prisoners stayed downstairs, they say.
while the other man sneaked up to the
room where Mrs. Parr was sleeping.
He had only been there a few min
utes when loud thud on the floor
ava kencd Mr.. Reed and in quieting him
Bonkowski and Reinschreiber beat him
into unconsciousness. Then they ran
up to their companions assistance.
They found him struggling with the
woman, who. despite the fact that she
weighed only eighty seven pounds, was
putting up fierce fight. They beat
her into insensibility and left her living
on the floor while they ransackcd the
room.
They succeeded only in finding 1910.
all In gold, missing several hundred more
In satchel hanging on wall Leav.
ing the two aged persons unconscious.
they went to Bankowski's room, where
they divided the money and went to bed.
Third Man Vanishes
During the night, they say. their
companion slipped away and they have
not seen him since. The two youths
left for New Jersey the next morning
with Mrs. Salomone, whom they were
TO take to New York, where she was to
attempt to help her brother. who is
under arrest there involved in a theft Of
motorcar tires.
This brother, according to the police
N much wanted mhn and while now
held on the theft charge is also wanted
In Erie. Pa, on charges Of bigamy and
forgery. His name is Charles d. Gam.
BILE. but he Is also known by the name
Of Robert King. He was arrested near
National Park. \. j., when found SIT
ting In a car that was later found to
have been stolen from Buffalo. y. Y.
Detective Belshaw says the two pris-
oners are perfectly willing to come to
Philadelphia, but. due TO the fact that
the charge is murder, eItradition papers
will be necessary. Special arrange
ments were made with District Attorney
Rotan this morning and special messen-
gers have been dispatched to Harrisburg
and to Trenton, TO hasten the extradi.
ton proceedings.