The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-05-15
COP COMMANDERS
AMBULANCE FOR
HOLD-UP CHASE
Bellevue Driver Takes Police
man in Race After Speed
ing TaXicab.
KEEPS GONG CHANGING
Search for Victim Who Dis
appears Fearing Robbers
Will Come Back.

Policeman Henry Hagen of the
Fifth Street Station early to-day In
troduced the novelty of chasing rob-
bers in an ambulance.
Joseph zallsld. thirty years old,
baker. of No. 541 East 11th Street.
was on his way home at / A. NJ.
When at Second Avenue and Third
Street four thugs got out of a taxicab,
leaving the driver at the wheel, broke
his nose and closed his eyes with
blackja and fistsT and took S112
from his pocket.
Zaliski's shouts wei'e heard half n
block away by RED" driver of a
Bellevue Hospital ambulance. who
had taken DR.. Hall and Policeman
Hagen on a sick call. "Red" called
the policeman from the hallway of the
house and they pulled up alongside
Of the victim.
"Stick-up! There thsy go in the
taxi" Zaliski explained.
Red" put on all speed and clang-
ing his gong went through Second
Avenue after the taxi, with Hagen in
the back. revolver drawn. The taxi
turned into Fourth Street and the nm
bulance. with every vehicle giving It
a clear right Of way. began gaining.
At First Avenue Red" crowded the
taxi to tho curb.
Whats the big idea?" demanded
a voice from the taxi. I'VE don't want
no ambulance"
mo-" replied RED" "but you're
liable to want one in a minute. Here's
load OF cops want to talk to you"
Hagen stepped out of the ambulance
with his revolver and ordered the
men IN the taxi 10 get out and keep
their hands up.
All five stepped into the street and
Red" by order OF the policeman,
went through their pockets for weap-
ons, without finding any. lie then
searched the taxi and found none, so
the five were told to drive to the Fifth
Street Station, which they did. still
thinking the ambulance was filed
with policemen.
where's your complainant" asked
the Lieutenant when Hagen brought
in his prisoners.
That's So" recalled Hagen, "Tll
have to go back and get him" lie
re-entered the ambulance and Red
drove him TO where the victim had
been left on the sidewalk. but Zaliski
had disappeared.
For twenty minutes the ambulance
secuted the neighborhood looking for
a man with broken nose and both
eyes closed. Finally he was found.
"Where've you beenY' asked the
cop.
Looking for this ambulance" zal-
iski replied. I'm all cut"
"We've been following you all
around town. Why. didn't you stay
still?"
"And let 'em come back to get this
gold?" Zaliski displayed a So and a
SO gold piece and two $3.50 gold
coins which the thugs had missed.
When he had been attended in the
station he was put in cell so the
police would know where 10 find him
when they wanted him as witness.
The prisoners described themselves
as Myer Wolf, twenty-five years old,
No ia East Fourth Street; Harry
Cirkus, twenty y-four, No. 90 East
Fourth Street; Harry Ilarap, twenty
four, No. $40 Stone Avenue, Brook
lyn; Edward Barnes, nineteen, No.
n East Third Street, and Louis
Orthberg, twenty-five, 40. 1873 Long
fellow Avenue, Bronx. All denied the
Lold-up charge aad the police said no
money or blackiaCNs were found.
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