The New York herald., 1922-03-05
Universal Funeral Company
Loses 50, 100 by Traffic
Trick.
AID IS REFUSED VICTIM
Taxicab Drivers Near East SD
Street Will Not Pursue
the Robbers.

outside an Office in First avenue with
traffic crowding past, were carried out
successfully yesterday. Detectives in
search of the three bandits who seized
$4,000 in holding up Michael Dempsey,
a clerk of the Universal Funeral Com
pany, 597 Lexington avenue, picked up
the trail of an automobile which they
crowded to the curb at Eleventh ave-
nue. and Forty-fourth street. One of
the three men in the machine had
revolver, and all three after being
questioned we're charged with suspi-
cion of robbing the funeral company.
They we're Anthony Viskowich. 547
West Thirty-ninth street; William
F'roehlich, 1896 Second avenue, and
James Cipollari, 466 West Thirty-third
street. Cipollari was said to have been
identified last night as one of three
men who on February "a held up John
Walker, cashier of the Liquid Car
bonic Company of First avenue and
Thirty-sixth street and obtained $4,000.
Soon after noon four masked bandits
with drawn revolvers entered the offices
OF Joseph Mitchell & Son, building con-
tractors, of 332 West Twenty fourth
street, leveltd revolyers at Frank Ander-
son, cashier. and took $3.50. The
money had lust been apportioned in pay
envelopes, all OF which were seized. Tho
holdnp was set Tor q few minutes of the
usual time for payments.
Cashier Makes No Resistance.
Anderson was alone in the office, and
obeyed the Injunction to put up his
hands" lie was warned that he would
be FILLED with bullets IL he made an
outcry. The bandits fled The holdup
vas over IN less than five minutes, and
when pursuit was begun the bandits had
escaped far up the street in an auto
mobile
Dempsey had just left the Universal
Funeral Chapel with the payroll for
Hornthal & Co, manufacturers of cof-
Inns, at 329 East F'fty-thrd street, as
sociated with the chapel. when he was
halted on the street by three armed men
who seized the money and fled i'm an
automobile. Dempsey said that the auto
mobile in which lie was 10 make the
delivery OF the money was blocked by
lwo other cars. and while he waited for
i IT the curb, the bandits swung in
aboard another car and stepped out
Tie men eSca ped in East Fifty-second
street. Although there were many other
vehicles nearby. Dempsey could per-
suadc none OF the drivers 10 go in pur-
suit.
Copper Turned Into Joy Rides.
! negro who is alleged to have made
10000 from tho sale of stolen copper in
u0f1 Hrf al taot
10 have spent the entire sum In joy rides
and other amusements. was arrested
Yesterday and charged i'm Police Head
quarters with grand larceny. He is
Harry Shepherd of 167 st. Nicholas ave-
nue.. The complainant is George Gift
fault. manager of the Baltimore Copper
Smelling and Rolling Company OF l2s
and 100 Fourth avenue
Z Shepherd was employed as a norter
and. 1t was alleged. adopted a practice
OF calling cxprcssmen to remove ingots'
stored I'm the company's warehouse to
Junk dealer who was identified by Shep-
herd. according TO the police as Samuel
Jaffee Of 256 Fifth avenue. Jaffee was
arrested charged with receiving stolen
goods. and although nc protested limo
cence. was locked up. In ALL Shepherd
removed 7S0o0 pounds OF ingots valued
At $4,000 in the market Detectives
Brierton and Dowd allegc
In the investigation the detectives
said they talked with several express
men who had been called to the ware
house by Shepherd. whose suspicious
had been aroused by tho frequency Of
trips to the junk dealers. and had re-
fused to carry any more ingots. Shep-
herd is married, and. according 10 the
detectives. asserted he and his wife
lad been having a great splash" with
their sudden income
$4,000 Haul In Home.
Clothing and slverwarc valued at
$4,000 were stolen Tuesday night from
the apartment of Henry Facsett OF COZ
West Eighty-fifth street, II was learned
yesterday. by burglars who forced
through two doors. Mr.. Tackett who
Is connected with tho Kendall Products
Corporation 700 Sixth avenue, was at
tending picture show with his wife
and daughter. and discovered the burg
larry on their return. The intruders had
gained entrance from the roof
The holdup OF Primm England. as
s.stant treasurer of the Tlnin Products.
Inc, jackson avenue and Second street
Long Island City on Friday afternoon
js believed TO have been u one man ar
fair. according TO Capt. Ernest Won
Dieszelslti OF the Hunters Point detcc-
tive bureau.
No progress has been made in CATCH
Ing the man. England. who was shot
In the back, Is not In a serious condi-
tion.
Special police guards were requested
yesterday ny many manufacturing
plants In the Astoria section OF Long
leland city, and " was estimated thai
ncre than 100000 was transferred
from banks urdcr this anti-ho'dup pro-
te.s.e...
FOUND ANYTHING.