The New York herald., 1922-04-08
PISTOL DUEL AS TRIO
FLEES AFTER HOLDUP
One Negro Caught; 3 Others
Held in $4,000 Fur Theft.

Three negroes with drawn revolvers
entered the cigar rtore OF Ernesto
Alonzo at 1s5th street and st. Nicholas
avenue last night while he and his cigar
maker, Simon Miranda. were talking to
Frederick Kenneth. who lives at 2S2
Audubon avenue
The negroes showed their guns against
the three and backed Them against the
wall. Alonzo was searched first and
500 in cash taken. From Miranda they
got a gold watch and chain. The negro
doing most OF the searching came TO
Kennetz and started to go through his
pockets when one of his companions
called out:
Here, you missed diamond on this
other bird"
The negro went back to Alonzo and
jerked at $500 diamond horseshoe pu
that the proprietor wore In his neckti0
.'Not on your life." said Aionsc. .
powerfully built Spaniard. That pin
was given to me and I'll not give II up
to lot Of dirty rats like you.
Alonzo struck at the negro. who
Jumped back step and fired. The bullet
vert through Alonzo's vest, grazing ms
chest, and in,bedded itself In the wall
The three negroes ran. Alonzo went
afler them anu tto"u Joh'cu ~ 49,
chase.
Policeman Ringen or the West 177th
street station fred several shots and the
negroes returned his fire twice. They
separate two OF them going into the
park near High Bridge. A block further
on Ringen caught negro. who said he
was John Rivcre. 80. Of 20 West 13bth
street He did not have gun or any
valuables or cash, but the policeman
of
and st. Nicholas avenue. Rivere was
locked uo on a charge OF robbery and
assault
Detectives Flood. corcoran and HOOKS
of the West Thirtieth street station early
this morning arrested three negroes
after n running pistol battle which b.
rLr on fire escape back OF the eighth
fcor Of the loft building al 36 West
Iwepty-hfth street. where, according TO
The detectives. the negroes had bundled
10 goods worth $4,000. At the station
Tie negroes said they were Ches-er
M'hitem, 20, of 40 West 1924 street /:
walter Johnson. 81. Of i50 West f7s,n
street. and John Parks. 80. Of is West
ia2d street. They are charged with
burglary.
Furs valued AZ 5000 were recovered
when Detectives Gompers, Denton
aud Dent OF tho West l23d street
ata tion arrested two negroes in front OF
fur store In West i25th street. just
west or Firth avenue. The prisoners said
they were Joseph Doilley, p. OF 1908 West
l23d street. and Joseph Hubbard, 49, OF
JOS West i3sth street. They were charged
with grand larceny.
Tho detectives said the furs were
stolen from an automobile In which they
we're being taken TO Suttn n Fuchs. fur
rlers at 3i3 Seventh avcrrc. a repre-
sentative OF the firm identified the furs
II Us alleged that W! en- the package OF
fura was broken into stones and wads
~ paper were substituted. and the rob-
berry was not discovered until the auto
mobile reached the store. The three
detectives saw Dol'ley and Hubbard In
seventh avenue, n-Gr 18th street, and
followed them 10 IT,. fur shop. where.
according e. the detectives. they went
IN and soor roappcared with the big
bundle containing toe furs.
Two youths ~ about fS went
into the Y, and a. Butter Market.
| ~ Gao East I3sth street, and asked the
manager. Felix Mcahlwurm, for a dozen
\egs. The manager turned got the
eega. and started 10 hand them TO ths
young man. when one or them pushed
n gun forward.
YOUNG mcn. Wen Just have you put
your hands up. That viii be sufficient.
Mcahiwurfn put up his hands while
one OF the youths guarded him and the
other robbed the cash box of $50. When
the manager called for The police the
thieves had disappeared,
Detectives 81 the Alexander avenue
station believe they wer@ the same two
Young men who ~ | o'clock yesterday
morning entered the .Irch wagon of
rmtrirk strumhcrE at 1881 street and
Eouthern Boulevard. Ths Bronx. ordered
4 meal. refused 10 pay Tor " and then
held up stromhcrg and robbed him OF f25.