The New York herald., 1922-01-16
PISTOL FIGHT AFTER
TIP OF A HOLDUP
Police Catch One Man on West
Side-Bullets Force Sus-
poets to Surrender.

Detective Stephen Devine and Frank
Campbell went to 120 Christopher street
this morning about 1880 o'clock. after
tho police of the Charles street station
got information that holdup was to
occur near that house. Three men ran
from the hallway OF the house as the
detectives approached II. and they p,ir-
sued them firing half dozen shots
when the three men refused to halt.
The men stopped at Blcecker and
Christopher streets and fired several
shots at the detectives, and then sepa-
rated, two going north and one south.
Detectives Devine and Campbell
chased the single man and caught him
at Grove and Bleecker streets. He was
taken to the Charles street station. where
he said he was James Smith, 10, Of so
Charles street. He was charged with
felonious assault and with violation of
the Sullivan law a.
The detectives went back to 100 Chris
topher street and say that in the hall
way there they found a revolver loaded
with dumdum bullets.
Two men suspected Of burglary were
arrested yesterday In an ice cream
store in The Bronx, after their flight
had been halted by shots fired by the
police.
citizen reported to the Morrisania
station that he had just seen two men
ransacking cigar store at 1875 Web
ster avenue. Capt. James A. Brady,
Detective James Murphy and Patrolman
Robert Harron jumped into an auto
mobile and arriving at the address found
the dook broken open. AS they investi-
ana Of .fx.l
moving in the semi-darkness of the ad-
Joining store, the ice cream store of Leo
Friedan. Harron shouted to the figures
to halt and they dropped down a trap
door into the cellar Hc fired two shots,
followed and forced the fugitives to sur
render at the point of his revolver.
At the police station the men said they
were Louis Reisinger, II. of 1891 WASH
ington avenue, and william Loette, 20, Of
1926 Park avenue. They also We're ac-
cused of having robbed grocery store
at 424 East 16Sth street few hours prior
to their arrest. They were held under
$1,000 bail each by Magistrate Frothing-
ham for examination Wednesday.
Frank McTigue, q, or 521 East Six
teenth street. was arrested by PATROL
man John Thornton after. an automobile
he was accused Of stealing had crashed
into another machine ut Seventeenth
street and Second avenue Louis Kahn
of $50 First avenue identified the first
ear as his property. Magistrate Nc
Andrews in Yorl<ville court held McTiSue
In $4,000 bail for examination to-
morrow.
Isadore sWeinbrand, 10, of 2 Lewis
street. charged with felonious assault
on Tony Martino. 23. OF 10 Allen street.
was held in $4,000 bail for examination
"Wednesday by Magistrate Oberwagcr
in Essex Market court. The prisoner
was said to have been one of a gang
that beat and stabbed Martino at 23
Broome street on Saturday night. In
fixing bail Mt $4,000 the Magistrate
said he hoped by such means to stamp
out crime
Three holdup men attacked Frederick
Wohlfarth. in the hallway of his home
at 301 West Eighth street, West New
York. n. j.. early yesterday. but after
fierce struggle Wohlfarth fought them
off. and as they were getting away
seized one and held him until help ar
rived. The man arrested said he was
william Moore. of 419 Eleventh street.
West New York. lie was charged with
robbery.