The New York herald., 1921-09-11
EIGHT IN NEW YORK
Joseph Napoli Said to Have
Admitted Taking $50 Fees
for Two Assassinations.
ARRESTS IN IL HOLDUPs
Six Prisoners Said to Have
Told Of Recent Reign of
Banditry.

NoAle5SiOHS WHICH are UcHeNSu W
clear up a score Of murders have been
obtained, Assistant District Attorney
P. Francis Mario and Detective Fias-
chetti declared yesterday, from Joseph
Ales, also known as Joseph Napoli,
who was brought here from Detroit
Friday, and Carlo Barbara, arrested
here week ago. In arraigning Ales
in Essex Market Court. Detective
Fiaschetti described him as a profess
sionai murderer and declared he hao
admitted participation in three muir
ders, for two Of which he had received
$50 each.
Ales IS said by the officials men
toned to have declared his willingness
to undertake any murder Job for a
fec. His usual weapon was a sawed
of shotgun or stiletto, and his Gus
tomary employers were blackmailing
or Camorra groups, he said, according
to the officials. The specific charge
against Ales is the killing on June 27.
1919, OF Rosario .Briganti in hallway
at 1913 Cherry street. Three men are
alleged to have taken part, one Of
whom, Antonio Curatolo, of 1872
Cherry street, 1t is alleged, was killed
by Carlo Barbara a short time after
the BriEanti killing. Ales was held by
The list Of murders solved by the al
legged confessions includes, according
to the officers, those of Salvatore
Maurc. Antonio Messara. Antonio III
Benedetti. Francisco Finadda, Camille
Caio3zo, J. Laungo. Pietro Funyado.
and vincenzo Alfano These were all
committed in New York. Brooklyn and
nearby points. Six others were COM
ni:.ted outside Of New York City.
200 killings ON List.
Ales said he lived at 135 Scholes
street, Brooklyn. The detectives came
across his trail they say In nvestisat-
ing the story told BY Bartolo Fontana,
whose alleged confession led to the ar
rest Of the Bonaventre gang. Aies and
Barbara both come from the same To-
cality in Sicily as the Bonaventres. ac-
cording to the police. The arrest Of
that gang. Detective Fisschett assert
ed. cleared up nearly 200 murders.
Eight recent holdups of ticket agents
Of elevated and subway stations and the
theft OF at least four automobiles is re-
ported by the police to have been cleared
I'd by the arrest yesterday OF six men
who were held in 100000 bail each by
MAGISTRATE Sweetser in Morrisania
Court. One of the men, John Lcubccke.
90. OF 504 Bergen avenue, was arrested,
as told IN THE NEW York HERALD yes
terday, after the ticket agent at the
Freeman street and Southern Boulevard
S115.S2.
Frank Schneider of sS4 East 165th
street had anticipated a visit from hold
UP men and had rigged up the telephone
in his booth so he could give an alarm
while lying on the floor. True to Schnei-
der's expectations, five men armed with
pistols arrived in the station early yes
terday morning and demanded he Gle
vate his hands. Schneider dropped to
the floor lifted the receiver off the telc-
phone and shouted. "Help--poIice" While
he was doing this ono of the robbers
stuck his hand into the cage and scooped
up the $115.S2, and then all five dlsap-
peared.
Three of the robbers darted off in an
automobile which Charles Hirsch, ticket
chopper. pointed out to Policeman
George Rodder OF the Simpson street
station. Rodder gave chase. overlook
stomach of Leubecke, who was driving.
demanded that he stop. The two men
who wcre sitting. inside jumped out and
escaped. but Lcubcckc was taken to the
Simpson street station. where, detec-
tives say, he made n statement which
caused them to go with him to room
ing house in West l29th street.
In this house the detectives arrested
Henry Bergman. %. of 231 West l29th
street John Richter. 2s. OF 429 East
14Sth street: Charles Flynn OF the Same
address and Henry Turner. 20, of b04
Bergen avenue. All OF these men, ac-
cording to the detectives. made confess
sions which clear up tho eight subway
and elevated railroad robbcrics The
automobile in which Leubecisc had been
riding had been stolen, the detectives
say Through statements three other
stolen automobiles were recovered.
The sixth member of the supposed
band, who gave his name as William
Flynn OF 429 East 14sth street. brother
OF one OF the other prisoners. was ar
rested in Eighth avenue. The five other
prisoners identified him as a member of
their band.
William c. Elliot, %. Of 5e5 West
Twenty-third street. and Sidney ABB