New-York tribune., 1922-03-14
Three Taken
In Search for
Hadas' Slayer
CONTINUED from psae ono

with drawn pistols rushed into the
store.
In the hubbub that followed the two
women at the counter were the only
persons permitted to leave the place
by the bandits, who followed the wom-
en- out after the shooting of Hadas
when the latter declined to hand over
the cash. Only vague description Of
these women have been given to the
police and efforts to find them have
been unsuccessful, although every
other witness Of the crime has been
interrogated
The murder, it appears from n canvas
OF the university neighborhood by a
representative of The Tribune. is the
elimination of a series of robbie rics
and hold-ups since the abolishment OF
the La Sale Street police station by
Commissioner Enright four months
ago. Nine robberlcs and hold-ups we're
attestcd to by merchants within few
blocks of the scene Of the Hadas mur-
der during the last three months. This
is attributed directly to the lack Of
Polt't projection ana IHc lPnBLNenlNE
of the police beats when the La Sallc
Street station was eliminated.
1t was learned that Dr. Nicholas
I Murray Butler, president Of Columbia
/ University, fearing that the removal of
/ the station would result in d menace
to the lives of the thousands Of mon
and women students attending the in
sttution had 200 petitions sent to
1 Commissioner Enright. protesting
against the stations aboishment.
Petition Without Result
In addition 1900 petitions of sim
I liar nature were presented to the com
missioner by the Harlem Board of
Commerce. of which DR.. J. Gardiner
Smith is president. When this brought
no results, committee of this or
| ganization. said DR.. Smith last night,
Of which II. l.. Norris. superintendent
Of buildings for Columbia University,
was a member, representing DR.. Butler
called upon the commissioner and re-
quested that the station be restored.
They were told, according to Dr.. Smith,
that the community would get more
protection than ever.
The murder OF Hadas and the long
series of robberics, it WAS pointed ont
by the merchants, come as direct
answer to the Police Commissioner S
comforting promises.
Merchants Aroused
The merchants were so aroused at
the latest development that a group of
them gathered yesterday in the drug
store of J. Davidson, across the street
from the scene Of Sunday nights
crime, and discussed methods of pro
tectng their lives and property in the
face of an alleged Inadequate police
force.
The Harlem Board of Commerce also
has issued an invitation to Commits
sioner Enright to apcpar at their head
quarters, 800 Lenox Avenue, tonight
and give his reasons Ior dlscontinuine
the La Sale station. 1t was said that
as a result of the abolishment of the
station the police in the section be
tween Eighty-sixth Street and 110tf
Street, Central Park West and River
side Drive, are frequently called upor
to look after the protection Of twelve
blocks to man. How the new system
of patrollng this district is WORKING
out can be seen from the fact that The
tooth Street station, which took ovel
the duties of the La Sale station, sen
out twcnty-six men at o'clock yes
terday afternoon to patrol thirty eigh
posts.
w men LIT. !. >. MdcldrldnO, con
troller of the buildings and grounds
Of Teachers College, was asked abou
the protection given the women in thi;
and other institutions and dormitorie;
connected with Columbia University
he said: "The Police Department ha:
given me protection when asked for
and in a very adequate way"
In the face Of the solicitude eX
pressed by the 200 petitions in the
protest sent to the Police Commis
sioner by President Butler, Dr. Mac
ofarland's statement was interpreted b,
some as an effort to discourage tn,
dissemination Of reports that nigh
hurt the college. A policeman of tn,
neighborhood, however, told repre-
sentative of The Tribune that onl,
: three or four weeks ago negro wa
seen scaling fire escape of one o
the women's dormitories, but wa
caught before he gained entrance