The New York herald., 1922-04-17
Chase FOR STOLEN
CAR ENDS ON DRIVE
,
Twenty Machines Take
Part in Race of More Than
+, IS Blocks.
TWO HELD in PLOT
Woman Accused of Luring
Suitors for Friend to
Hold Them Up.
MANY UNBEATABLE CASES
Culprits and Suspects Get No
Chance to Commit More ).
Crimes.
MANY UNBEATABLE CASES

The orders of Police Commissioner
trolmcn on duty and his action in
stopping the police parade and re-
calling detectives and policemen from
their vacations have not yet resulted
in any considerable roundup of crooks.
But TIE police believe that the orders.
together with the publicity given them
and the evident determination of the
Police Department to take strenuous
measures to check the wave of crime,
have caused many known criminals to
leave the city.
Detectives in Harlem and other Sec
tions said last night that the absence
OF crooks from their favorite hang
outs" in 125th street and in the Tender
able within the last few days. Those
who remain are keeping themselves
under cover as much as possible, and
with Tic increased number of men on
patrol their chances for committing
crimes are lesscned. The police are
confident that the departure of these
criminals from the city, the fear that
has been thrown into TIE hearts of
the others and the prospective round
up will materially reduce crime.
Three Taken After Chase.
Three men accused as automobile
thieves were arrested early yesterday
nc Riverside Drive and 115th street. af-
ter a spectacular chase from Second
avenue and F'lfty-ninth street. More
tlian score Of automobiles raced after
the iccting car through miles OF city
streets. and the machine finally was
oycrtaken by police car in which were
Detective Martin Owens, head of the
detective night patrol and Detectives
James Leach and John Herman.
Detective Owens was pasrollinS the
west side streets between Forty sixth
street and Spuyten Duyvii when a
stream OF cars running at top speed
rassed him at Ninety-second street and
amsterdam avenue. Owens ordered his
chauffeur to put on all speed and he
raced after the machines. He worked
lis way up the line and finally raced
after the leading car and forced II into
the curb. lie was then informed. as he
had been told by persons in other cars,
that the thief was in the car ahead. but
there Was no other machine IN sight
Owens forced anead to 1l0h street.
where he turned west and continued TO
Riverside Drive. He saw an automo-
bile speeding north at forty miles an
hour. lie overlook the machine at
1i5th street and forced the three mon
in il to accompany him to the West
1:3d street station. There they de-
scribed themselves as Daniel Okeefe,
aged Il, of 1891 Second avenue; Dennis
Iahcy, is. of 1917 Second avenue. and
lanes Stewart, 81, OF sol East Sixty
ninth street They said the machine
had been lent to them by friend.
Identifies stolen Car. ,
Louis Irofberg of 151 South Eighth
street, Brooklyn, later Identified the au-
tomobiIe as his. The three were held
without bail by Magistrate Peter a.
Hating in YorSville court.
Charles Auerbach, dealer In auto
mobile accessories at 976 Busliwick ave-
nuc. Brooklyn, Just across tie street
from where Mayor Hylan lives. went
before Magistrate F'olwell ia Gates Ave-
nuc Court yesterday and complained
that Mrs. Emma Lehmas. Denier. aged
10, had conspircd with William Vetter.
chauffeur, to rob him os $4,000
diamond ring, y65 in cash and a gold
watch and chain. Mrs. Den,e- and Vet
ter were sent TO Jail in default OF $500
bail for hearing Thursday.
Aucrbach met Mrs. Dericr several
weeks ago. lie took her out IN his auto
mobile several times to the theater and
rave her every attention. Her home
was in fine apartment house at 359
stuyvcsant avenue, Brooklyn, hut Auer-
bach did not know until yesterday that
she was the janitor's daughter and lived
in the basement.
Meanwhile detectives are investigating
other robbcres in Brooklyn to learn
whether Mrs Denier and Vetter have
worked together before.
Grabs Three After Uoldup.
George Miller. aged 90, OF 35S West
Twenty-fifth street, was set upon by
three men at Hudson aud Morton streets
and robbed OF $40. Policeman Connor
arrested three men he saw running away
from the scene They described them
selves as Thomas Burke, aged 26. OF SO
Greenwich avenue; Joseph Blake, 35. OF
S27 Washington street, and Alexander
Mcdonald. 80. OF 92 Christopher street.
They were held without bail.
Merritt Malone. aged 10. Of G7 West
lNvtn NtTCtts WAS Htfu WltitVul bdii va h
burglary charge by Magistrate Marsh in
West side Court. Miss Agnes Curley, II,
who lives IN the same house, accused the
youth of having entered her bedroom
lnifo In hand. last Thursday night and
OF stealing $50 from her pocketbook.
william Sullivan. traffic policeman,
off duty and In civilian clothes. was
passing a saloon at Tenth avenue and
Nineteenth street late Saturday night
when four men rushed into the street.
RE entered the saloon and found Dctec-
tivcs Mullins and Spenglcr making a
search for possible liquor violations. As
he started to leave Joseph Bagadonaa,
arc a. a cook, OF 463 Yves. Nineteenth
street, hit him with bottle. Three
stitches had TO be taken in Sullivan's
head. Bagadonas was held without ball
NV Magistrate Oberwagcr.
Five suspects were arrested early yes
terday al Ciermont and Lafayette ave-
rues. Brooklyn, by detectives under
inspector John II. Sweeney, who said
they found two loaded rovolvers in the
automobile In which the men were rid
ing. The men said they were stephen
Roberts, age 2t, or 453 Court street,
brooklyn: Peter Lcnahan. 20. OF 149
Nelson street Joseph Caulifield. 90. OF
3 Verona place Thomas Powers, 10, Of