The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-27
crime WAVE BROKEN,
BANTON DECLARES
District Attorney Says
Crooks, in Panic, Are
Pleading for Leniency.
GIVES CREDIT TO PRESS
Asserts Publicity Has Been
Equal to Increase OF
1000 Policemen.
CITY ZONED BY BANDITS
Captured Mans Confession
Leads to Nine Arrests and
Clears Six Robberies.
CITY ZONED BY BANDITS

Publicity given by the newspapers TO
his drive on crime has been the equiv
alen+ Of an increase of 1000 men to
tho police force, in the opinion Of Dis
trict Attorney canton. He made this
statement yesterday at luncheon OF
the K,wanis Club at the Hotel McAlpin.
Pointing out that the papers have
given much space daily to the results OF
his drive on crimes of violence, begun
April IL, Mr.. Banton said:
THE effect of this publicity has been
marked. Public sentiment has been
aroused tho public conscience quick
ened. Thugs, in panic, are seeking
what clemency they can find in pleas
Of guilty. Crimes of violence have de-
creased. The gunman has either moved
on or Is In process of being moved ir
We have got crime i'll this city by the
throat.
The newspapers have created a senti-
inent In favor of the rigorous enforce
nent of the law against crimes of vio-
lence such as we have not known In
generation. And they have done this in
less than two weeks time. 1t gives me
real pleasure to make this public an
nouncement Of the great assistance the
press of New York has rendered in this
drive
Another topic touched upon by the
District Attorney was the blue sky"
law He said he intended to keep on
demanding this law, to provide for State
regulation and licensing OF stock
brokers. Such a bill was killed by the
last Legislature.
when I get the people of New York
to know this practice of bucketing is
nothing but out and out stealing" he
said. they will get behind me and send
legislature TO Albany that VIII pass
roy bill"
Tells OF Big Robber band.
Mr.. canton cited the cases Of de-
faulting financial firms. OF which the
bankrupt brokerage house Of u. W. der
- Co. is an example, which are protected
by the Constitution from submitting
their books for the District Attorneys
examine ton.
The reason they so Strenuousy OBJ
icct t. being placed under state regula-
ton IL that Il would force them to give
mp this privilege" he said II know
wha. would find if could look into
the hooks, but my hands are now
tied
The story of former commander OF
Tnitac States army transport who
fell among thieves and later enabled
the police 10 make wholesale arrests
b. 'rfornet'on he gave them came to
light ,cata'5oy when the skipper-Capt
HerEo~t ]. Slabery-was parolod by
Justice Finch in the Supreme Court
Ntre arrests OF persons have been
made and at least six robbery niyster-
les cleared UP. by information Slabery
gave w ell arrested March IA when hold
ing Ut the cigar store of Joseph Mann,
Nineteenth street and First avenue.
Slahe-, was charged with robbery In
the NrEt degree and several days ago
pleaded guilty In the second degree. He
VIII be sentenced June a.
Csle striking revelation was the
rietfod employed by the bandits oper-
ntiny chiefly in the YorkvilIe section
They broke in new men, he said, and
worked In clearly defined districts
Siaoery commanded the transport
Bennifon Grange during the war and
afterward transferred to the Shipping
Board service and remained in charge
OF vessel until last December. when
tho ship was laid up. Being out OF Job
he returned to his homo In the vicinity
Of Fffty-first street and First avenue.
Wherc he got in with a gang of bandits
Apartment Is Looted.
The apartment of Louis Fl. PeIouze in
the Hotel Clarendon, SIS East Fifty
eighth street, was robbed last Sunday
afternoon of 5000 in cash and n dia :
mond studded purse II was learned yes
terdsy.
Forty-two cases were disposed OF in
tbe criminal courts--twenty four defend
ants being sentenced, fifteen pleas or
guilty be'no entered and three conyic-
tons being obtained. All .wcro for
crimes of violence
Judge Posalssy, In General Sessions
imposed maximum sentences aggregsting
fhirty-two yea--. on three old Offenders
John Marfiv, 3s, of SOS Wce4 Forty-sec-
ond street OF the -,Eeil's Ktt.hen" gang.
got seven years for carrying q pistol !:
John German, 20, or a.? West Tortieth
street, got seven ard q half to fifteen
years for highway robbery: Joseph
Hayes negro. 20. Of 2t37 Madison ave-
nue.. got ten years IA. burglary.
Frank S. Burke 40 forne~ employee
Of the Herman A. M-+z laboratories. l22
Hudson street. who attempted to hold IN
q messenger with $1,000 in the subway
was convicted before Judge Grain in
General Sessions of attempted robbery In
tho hrst dcsrna. His two alleged con-
federates, Frank Kass ard Peter Camp
bell, were acquitted
Charles Bronson 30. q negro cook an
the Lincoln Hosptal who killed ,ainos
possett, another negro cook, in tho hos
plta', was sentenced to ten to twenty
years In Sing Sing