The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-12
angel Faced Kid Admits He
Took Twenty Motors From
Flivvers Upward.
DID jobs FOR S25 TO $50
Prisoner Says He Even Was
Paid 500 for More Expen-
sive Types of Cars.

Four members Of gand alleged by
the, police to have stolen between
twenty and thirty automobiles, rang
ing in type from Fords to Packards,
within the last five weeks, were ar
rested yesterday by Detectives Gala
ham, Hooks and Sheehan of the West
Thirtieth Street Station.
They were charged with grand
larceny. one prisoner. who said he
was Harold Kouhout of 342 West
Eighty-eighth street. but who is bet
ter known to the police as THE Angel
Faced Kid" was said last night to
have confessed. furnishing the names
of the others of the gang and divulg-
ing the manner in which the cars were
stolen.
The other prisoners gave their names
as Gus Simmons, chauffeur. of 20
Grand avenue. Jamaica. Queens, IN
whose yard big touring car was
found; James Murray of rs South Ninth
street. and William Tioto Of $50 North
Eighth street. both Of Brooklyn. These
men. according TO the detectives, gave
The Angel Faced Kid SIS for every
Ford he turned over to them, $50 for a
car of the type OF the Dodge or Durant.
and 800 IL he got a Cadillac or a Pack
ard. or a car OF that class. In a garage
In Orient avenue, Brooklyn, the detec-
tives said they found two Fords and an
Cldsmobile. the last named having been
stolen on September from Harry
Dwyer of 10 West Forty-slxth street.
The Angel Faced Kid was the central
figure OF the operations of the gang.
He is a handsome boy OF Is, with fine
blue eyes. dark curly hair and the COM
plexion Of a cherub. He looks and acts
as honest as any one possibly could.
He never has had much trouble per-
suading motorists to let him watch their
cars for them when they go shopping
or elsewhere. police say. But invari-
ably, the police charge. the owner has
come for his machine to find both the
car and the Angel Faced Kid gone. The
operations or the gang were carried on
around the Pennsylvania Terminal the
Pennsylvania Hotel and at various
points in the shopping district.
The number OF complaints about
stolen cars, cars that mad been left
in the care of the Angel Faced Kid
while their owners went away. became
were sent out u catch him. they found
him and watched him for two days, but
did not see him steal a car. Yesterday
they trailed him TO the Orient avenue
garage and there found the rords ana
the Oldsmobiie. They found also dyes
and acids used, they charged. for chang
ing the number plates on cars.
The Angel Faced Kid, who was ar
rested I'm 1920 and placed on probation
for Ave years, told the police while he
had been Instrumental in getting be-
tween twenty and thirty cars for the
gang he believed that others have been
stolen also The detectives believe that
within the next few days they win find
the owner OF the touring car located in
Simmons's yard and that they will find
also the other cars which the Angel
Faced Kid said the gang got and sold.
crowd threatened TO attack Frank
Thrighella. IS, chauffeur, OF 507 Grand
street. Hoboken. y. j.. last night after
the motor truck which he was driving
had killed Albania Morano. 8. at Sixth
and Madison streets. Hoboken.