New-York tribune., 1921-02-17

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7 Mound it out by asking the chauf.
fcur of the machine" was the reply. &
:, ~ hats the wcman's name ~ The
tribune reporter asked.
Heil, / don't know that. WASN'T
handling the case,' was the response.
Iaptain Carey then turned 20 Oswald
ana asked him to continue the narrative
of the days events.
Wei, ! came back to Headuuarters
and found Alteria sitting in q chair in
the Detective Bureau upstairs" he
saio. lhe detective Bureau is on the
nam floor OF Police Headquarters, the
Homicide Bureau, in which Oswald was
telling the story yesterday, being in
the basement.
Inspector Coughiiu came IN the
room, Oswald continued. "The wound
ca man was groaning and was sur
rounded by large group.
Why know rnaS Tellow--that's Al
Aterla, Inspector Coughlin said,
What happened to You?
-, several other detectives came in
They all knew the wounded man and
spoke TO him. When the fellow ar
rested charged with his shooting came
IN handcuffed to detectives the wound
ed man refused 60 identity him.
Then the ambulance came and he
was taken away" Oswald concluded.
We'll, where was this fellow shot ."
Captain Carey asked.
II don't know positively, out l think
it was on Mulberry Street" Oswald
Are you sure that it was not on
Broome Street, just down from Head
quarters" he was asked.
Il don't know. ] wasn't there, and it
wasn't my case" was the reply.
Read of Case in Newspapers
The captain was then asked II ne had
hsd his attention called to the reports
faat ina. Aiteria had been seen to leave the
Center Market Place entrance to Police
Headquarters quarreling with detec-
tive shortly before his death.
Why. no In fact ] don't know any
thing. about the case. Did you men
ever hear of such report?' he asked,
turning to his assistants.
Nothing except what we have read
IN the newspapers" was the reply.
Well. haven't you investigated those
reports?" the captain was asked.
Il have said that have nothing to
DO with the case It's up TO Inspector
Coughlin." Inspector Coughlin was not
IN. His aid, Lieutenant Joseph Quinn,
referred all queries to Coughin.
Az the District Attorneys office AS
eistant District Attorney P. Francis
Mario, who handled the investigation,
could not be found 1t was said at his
nome that he was ont investigating and
Weuld not return until late
Alteria was shot and killed some
where in the neighborhood of Mulberry
and Broome streets. Just wbere has
not been determined. The Indictment
against Machini. which was returned
Yesterday, and the police report give
Vhe place as 176 Mulberry Street.
Inc pohee and the District Attor
aey once. however, are unable TO ac
count for the fact that the woman Who
was struck by a stray bullet during
She shooting was found on Broome
street. They also are unable to sc.
count for the fact that the automobile
IN which Alteria was brought to Police
11eaaduarters was ssid to be standing
on Broome Street.
There is no police record of the mys-
ferrous lady from Boston," in whose
car Alterla was taken to Headquarters.
There also is no explanation Of what
she was doing, in the heart Of what
is known as the whisky curb" lust
around the corner from Police Head
quarters.
Assistant District Attorney George
n. Brothers is going over the case.
He will make e particular drive for
yerlfcation of the report that Alteris,
who was mixed up in two murder eases
in New York within the last FIVE years
and Was known intimately at Police
Headquarters and the Criminal Courts
Building, hsd spirited quarrel with
a detective at headquarters the day OF
the murder.
The identity Of the detective has not
been revealed.