The New York herald., 1921-01-08
2 ARRESTS IN HOLDUP
Detective Pulled Up in
Dumbwaiter to Apartment
of Sleeping Suspects.
CALL FOR POLICE DOGS
Flatbush Taxpayers Associa-
tiOns Sends Resolutions to
Enright.

A speed record for Kings county
justice was established yesterday
when Charles Carlson, 27 years old, Of
4403 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, was SEN
fenced to Sing Sing prison for ten
years, exactly twenty hours after he
had been arrested for stealing a
woman's handbag in the Atlantic ave-
nue. station of the Interborough sub
way. The proceedings Of indicting,
arraigning for pleading and sentencing
of Carlson consumed just ninety min
utes.
Mrs Ellen Garvan, domestic, Of 5
East Seventy fifth street, was about
to pass through a turnstile in the sub
way station on her way to the street
Thursday afternoon when Carlson
jammed her into the turnstile and
grabbed her handbag. Mrs. Garvan
screamed and Carlson darted toward
the street stairway with half dozen
men at his heels. He was caught In
the telephone booth Of cigar store at
14S Flatbust avenue. where the police
also found pistol which he had
dropped 1t was 1920 P. NJ. when Carl
son was booked at the Bergen street
station on a grand larceny charge.
Soon afterward he was questioned by
Harry E. Lewis, District Attorney. and
admitted that he left home that morning
intent upon sticking somebody up" as
he was hard pressed for cash. Carlson
told Mr.. Lewis that armed with tho
pistol he had gone to Manhattan in
search of a paymaster or somebody who
looked as though he might have cash.
and not finding one redoubled back to
Brooklyn. where he came upon Mrs.
Garvan as she was leaving the subway.
Present Address In Sing Sing.
The evidence against Carlson was pre-
sented to the Kings County Grand Jury
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. An
indictment was found, and he then was
taken over to the County Court, and
pleaded guilty to robbery charge before
Judge Mcmahon. The Grand Jury also
had found an indictment for violation Of
the Sullivan law against Carlson. but
Mr.. Lewis asked that this be disregarded.
It was IL 80 o'clock when Judge Nc
Mahon told Carlson Sing Sing would be
his address for the next ten years.
Two men were arrested by detectives
of the Sixteenth Branch Detective Bn-
reau in a raid on an apartment house In
Bushwick avenue on charges alleging
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offices of the United States Trucking
Corporation, PSI North Seventh street.
Brooklyn, on November 8. One of the
detectives was hauled up dumbwaiter
| to the third floor and surprised the two
men while they were sleeping. He woke
them up, covered them with a pistol and
demanded they dress. The men later
described themselves as Stanley Sydlan-
sky, 81, and Joseph Mccarthy, %. OF
1447 Bushwick avenue. Two men pre-
viously arrested in connection with the
holdup are in Raymond street jail.
Henry Lloyd Bitzburger, confessed
bank robber. who was recaptured in
Providence Thursday. was transferred
from Police Headquarters to the Tombs
Yesterday afternoon. Keepers OF the
cells In headquarters heaved a, sigh Of
relief when "Bitzie" left the building
One Of the keepers was on guard out
side the bank robbers cell throughout
Thursday night. The robber will be held
at the Tombs until the police of New
Brunswick, N. j.. arrive with extradition
papers. He probably will be indicted
to-day by the Middlesex county. n. ] :,
Grand Jury for robbing the First Ma
tional Bank at Milltown on December 20.
Monk Eastman Case Up.
Five of the men held as material wit
nesses in the staying of Monk Eastman.
the gangster. at Fourth avenue and
Fourteenth street the morning of Recem-
ber 20. were arraigned before Wustiee
William p. Burr in the Supreme Court
on writs OF habeas corpus obtained by
Benjamin Kirchstein Of ESQ Broadway.
The lawyer contended they were being
held Illegally and that the $4,000 ball
asked was exorbitant. John r. Hennis.
Assistant District Attorney. said he had
enough evidence TO hold the witnesses
on charges OF acting in concert with
| jeremiah w. Bohan, the prohibition
agent. in the killing Of Eastman. Bohan
was arraigned in jefferson Market Court
for hearing, but II was adjourned until
January 10 at the request OF Maurice
Lynch, Assistant District Attorney.
Morris Butter, 80, Of AZ avenue ID. and
street. were held In $4,000 bail each
by Magistrate Tobias In Tombs Court
on charges alleging the theft OF 16s
drums OF alcohol valued at s135,000 on
December 90. Detectives Pierce ]. Flem-
ing and Edward J. Kalbheisch of the
Old slip Station, who arrested the two
men. refused to reveal the details OF the
robbery other than to say the alcohol
had been stolen from a warehouse at 30
West street.
Urge Use OF Police Dogs.
John Dolan. 81, was held in $685. 900
bail by Magistrate Tobias on charges
alleging that he and another man held
up and robbed Adam Bender OF 4s2
woodward avenue. Brooklyn. at Fulton
and Church streets. Thursday night.
The thieves got s25 from Bender.
Fred Teu. 90, Of 1s2 Johnson street
Brooklyn, was held without bail by Mag
istrate Tobias. accused by Peter Carroll,
night watchman OF hotel at Green
wich street, of being one of three men
who tried to rob the hotel the night OF
November IL. Carroll was stabbed In
the hip during tussle with the robbers
Detective Thomas Meringole who ar
rested Teti, said the arrest was made on
Information supplied by John Pulsi. who
Is being held In Brooklyn on suspicion
OF tho murder OF James Russell. a sea-
man, in the 5eamen's Mission. Jane and
West streets. the morning Of December