New-York tribune., 1922-01-04
Thousands Tote
Guns Without
Permits in Citv
Many Rcvolvers Carried for
Crimina! Purposes Bought
Here in Defiance of
Sale Law. Say Detectives
Judges to Increase Bail
Police Control OF TaNicah
!iccnsing Recommended
a. Curb on Hold II Jps

Nasious discussions yesterday of
methods Designed % curb the activity
o. New Works criminal population re-
vca,cd tha. those who arc lnquiring
il 10 the cauScs of the present preVa-
icsce of crime are aware that thous-
ards Of persons throughout the city
aic carrying rovolvors and pistols
without a permit. The majority Of
those who are thue violating the Suill-
van law are persons who fnd firearms
ildispcnssbc - professional -uumcn.
houscbreakers, hiShwaymcn and gang
stcre.
Detectives who commented upon tho
situation Yesterday agreed that while
trey believed no efforts should be
spared to force higher bail for eNperi
enccd crooks. persons seeking TO sup
press crime in Nov York City should
lot overlook tho pistol-carryiug evil
Pistols Carried at Will
Il took the celebration Of New rear.
ter midnign; sunday morning. tae
detectives pointed out, 10 snow tAa;
there are scores Of gun totcrs n
every downtown italian quarter. d..
we'll as in other section OF lower Man
haitian Those having revolvcrY n
thcir posscssio on made no effort to con
ccal the fact after the stroke OF mid
light last Saturday night, and revolver
firing in Mulberry Street, Mott Street
and other twisting thoroushfarcs of
,hat section was continuous for almost
half AN hour.
a number Of arrests were made by
detectives who were quick to take ad-
vantage Of the carclessness brought
about by New York rcvelry. bat there
are thousands. Headquarters detectives
said, who displayed weapons without
being caught and who, unless deprived
them them. viii use then, during weeks
TO como for purposes other chan hoN-
day celebrations.
Many Of the rcvolvers now in the
possession of New York gunmcu and
bandits were brought to the city from
New Jersey. it was asserted. Scores os
persons carrying revoiVcrs, hoWeNof
bought them in New ! ork despite the
law forbiddinc the raic of revolver
without u permit.
Bail Increase Planned
District Attorney Joab Banton and
The Judges Of General Sessions IN
yesterday to discus tho question oi
hail for criminals and it was decided
that increases of bail over that set by
magistrates viii be made il all case
brought to General Sessions i'm which
the defendants arc Known to have
criminal rocords involving burglarie-
or robbcrics
The District Attorney and the CEN
cral Sessions judges agrced that there
velc TOO many professional criminal
row Il; liberty on low bail and arc
thereby given AN opportunity 10 Oily
their various tradcs TO obtain the
Nhcrcwithal 90 pay tholY boNdsmou
Tie conference was held at the Grim
nal Court. Building.
Immediately after the decision haf
hcen reached regarding thc raising o.
bail for experienced crooks. Judge John
f. Mcintyre heard the cases o. severs'
alleged higAWaymcN and hous schrcakcr.
n Part ! of General Sessions Wh,,
Norris Baum and Abraham Cantor, .bo !
charged with burglary in ;hc third de-
cree. were arraignod before him he de.
cdod that thc 5000 bail on which Cacf
rad bcca Ncid in Magistra Court wa.
TOO mail. mas mucn ass the charges in.
volvcd them in &35.9o0 burglary. Us
Immediately raised the bail in cacl
case to $4,000. and IN default Of this
sum the prisoners were removed 10 tn,
Tombs.
Police TaNi Licenses Urged
In addressing the two new rranc
aries sworn in before him ycstcrda,
Tor the January term Of court. JuGg,
Mcintyre told the jurors, among Other
things. that he thought crime in the
citv would be greatly diminished if tin,
licensing OF taHicabs were placed Lndci
INC control Of the Police Department.
IN th,s Connection he said ="
vculd call Your attention to the fac
that almost al hold-ups arc done Wit
the aid OF taNicabS Any hardcuc,
CRIMINAL caD Get fi<cNso - ,ly;,.c