New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Round 81
LIN Hunt for
W Walsh Slayer
Detectives Raid Eight
Newark Places i'm Hunt
For Bootleggers Impli-
Gated in Murder of Two

A general roundup of suspected
bootIeggers in Newark was conducted
last night in the hope of obtaining the
identification of the bandits who mur-
dered Leo Salamandra, of Trenton, last
Thursday night, when they stole s.
truck containing twenty-five barrels Of
whisky, and Who probably had hand
in the killing of Frank Walsh, the
whisky runner, who was known as a
'squealer," and whose death has Gre
ated police sensation in New York.
Thirty-seven detectives descended on
eight places in Newark, shortly before
midnight, and rounded up thirty-one
suspects. Twenty were taken from the
saloor said to be owned by William
| (Squawk) Reilly. 1t was estimated that
100 would be in custody before morn
ing. The suspects were not arrested,
but were requested" to go to head
quarters, the detectives backing their
request with revolvers. They were not
loaded in patrol wagons, but were al
lowed to get in their own automobiles,
with detectives in charge.
ters they were taken to the gymnasium
and all We're inspected by Pedero Sal
amandra, brother of the murdered man
James Barnabea, another member of
the Salamandra party, and Stephen
Jense, taxicab driver, who was em-
ployed by one of the accouplices of
the bandits to shadow the truck and
Salamandra's car from Trenton to the
point where the holdup occurred.
Outside Detectives Called In
1t was also intended to have the men
/ looked over by Adler, the dairymai1
who drove three OF the bandits from
the scene of the shooting to New
! Brunswick.
Newark, Middlesex and Somerset
County detectives, directed by Lieu
! tenant john T. Harris, and Sergeant
James Bell of the whisky squad, took
part in the raid The police hoped that
out of the large number of men taken
from various resorts Of the city, where
! bootleggers are known to congregate,
one or more Of the eight men known
to have been actively engaged in the
hold-up and murder would be identi-
fed. These eight men comprise three
who took charge of the truck, four, in
Guiding Frank Walsh, the slain whisky
lulHeI, Who IculdlHeu WIN the prison.
ers and the man who shadowed the
truck and car in the taxicab.
The men were all searched for
weapons when they were ordered to
proceed to headquarters. William
Reilly, who is supposed to own the place
from which the majority of the sus-
poets were taken, is brother of Mart
Reilly, owner of the auto used by the
hold-ups.
Walsh Killed by Aids
Evidence indicating that Walsh was
killed by his confederstes was pro-
duced yesterday by the Investigations
of the New Jersey authorities.
John Birch, garage owner of New
Brunswick, admitted to the police last
night that two cars used by the bandits
! We're in his garage. To Tribune, re.
! porter Mr.. Birch admitted that he had
witnessed the withdrawal from bank
of $4,000 by two men seid to be friend
! ly to Walsh.
On a warrant issued yesterday the
police raided the premises Of one of
! these men, but found nothing incrin-
, mating.
1t has been learned by the officials
{ that Walsh shortly before he was killed
carried $4,000 in cash on his person
in connection with whisky deal.
lc became known yesterday that for
nier Governor Charles S. Whitman, spe-
cial counsel of the grand jury inquiring
/ into the Hylan administration. while
/ clamping down the lid on publicity re-
| garding the Walsh case, was keeping q
close watch on developments.
William ChSvers, former Assistant
Corporation Counsel, who is one Of
f! Whitman's assistants, ras been absent
| from the Criminal Courts Building
since Friday night. Mr. Chilvers has
been devoting himself to the evidence
! presented by The Tribune regarding
collusion between the police and boot
! leggers. Whether or not he is the
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