The New York herald., 1922-04-08
DEFIES COURT WRIT
TO KEEP PRISONERS
Chief Warren Holds Fort i'm
Train With Pond and Stark
loft Against Big Odds.
LAWYER SHOUTS In VAIN
Exciting Scenes When Aged
Bunco Artists Depart
for Dunkirk.

Chief OF Police Jonn j. Warren OF
Dunlxirk came to New York city yestcr-
day TO take George Post and +. A.
Starkloff. famous old time confidence
men and bunco steerers, back to Dun
kirk. where they are wanted for swim
ding farmer out OF $4,000. He took
them, too. although to do II he had TO
defy the Supreme Court of the State or
New York, the Police Department OF
New York city and Lawyer Sam Fur
stenberg. And in so emulating Ajax
such a fuss was raised in a New York
Central car that the train crew put
Lawyer Furstenberg and the Police De-
partment. as represented by Detective
Joseph DAILY, off the train at 125th
street.
Post and Starkloff, who have been
known to the police of the United States
for almost fifty years, were turned over
TO Chief Warren in the Jefferson Market
Court few minutes before noon. and
the Chief promptly hurried them to the
Grand Central Terminal to catch the
1925 express. Lawyer Furstenberg
rushed to the Supreme Court and OBJ
tanned writ Of habeas corpus. which
directed that the prisoners be produced
before Justice Delehanty at . o'clock in
the afternoon. DAILY was summoned and
TIE detective and the lawyer arrived
at the terminal just before the train
pulled out. They were in hurry, par
ticularly the lawyer. and he hustled into
the train in such a manner that a negro
porter who had been much interested in
the handouts that encircled the wrists
of Post and Starklon began to yell to
Chief Warren to look out-two bad guys
had come to rescue his prisoners.
Drawing Room His Fort.
The chief hustled Post and Starkloff
into the drawing room of the car. He
made them sit in a-corner and he took
seat where he could see through the glass
door. drawing his revolver and standing
ready 10 repel rescue gangs.
Accompanied by a group of yelling
porters Furstenberg and DAILY hurried
into the car. They tried to get into
the drawing room. but the door was
locked. SO they stood outside and yelled.
I've got a writ of habeas corpus to
serve on your" shouted the lawyer.
Serve 1t on yourselfl" retorted Chief
Warren
you got to take :" said the detec-
tive. These men must go before the
Judge"
Il am the chief" said Warren. "and
these men are in my custody"
The lawyer and the detective tried to
force open the door They failed. They
tried to get the train crew to open II.
Chieef Warren twirled his gun and
threatened terrible things. Furstenberg
showed the writ under the door The
chief firmly but respectfully showed it
back with his foot. being careful not to
accept service by touching IT, Lawyer
Furstepberg pushed his face against the
glass door and shouted and shouted and
shouted. On the other side Chief War
rem pushed his face against the glass
door and gave back shout for shout.
Nothing prevented them from biting each
others noses but the glass.
II am the Chief cried Warren every
time Furstenberg waved the writ, u am
the Chief Of Police'
Chief Wins Glnring Match.
The affair finally turned into glaring
match. with the chief an easy victor.
Then the shouting and showing at the
door began again, but the chief never
forgot for moment that he was the
chief. He twirled his gun and expressed
the belief that the prisoners were going
back to Dunkirk in spite OF everybody
and everything. And finally the noise
got so terrific. what with the detective
and the lawyer and the chief shouting
uncomplimentary things at one another
that the conductor of the train and all
his brakemen Joined the throng. First
they made the porters quit yelling and
go back to work Then they reasoned
with the detective and the lawyer and
so insistent were they that the noise
must stop that DAILY and Furstenberg
gave IL UP as a bad job and left the
train at 125th street.
/ DAILY went before Justice Delehanty
and explained what had happened, and
the court absolved him from all blame.
| Furstenberg said last night that to-day
he would ask for an order for the Dun
kirk chief to show cause why he should
\ not be adjudged in contempt. Justice
Delehanty said last night that he had
heard the story and If the circumstances
were as related he would take appropri-
| ate action.
But meanwhile Post and Starkloff are
| in the Jail at Dunkirk
! DIJNHAM EHEC ANSWER