The New York herald., 1922-01-02
GROCER IS shot DEAD
in PRESENCE OF Wife
Police Believe Astoria Kill
ing Is Result of a BAN
ditti Feud.
THEFT NOT ATTEMPTED
Lather Is Held in $17.77O
Greenpoint Bank Rob-
berry Dec. Is.
ARRESTS IN BIG FUR HAUL
Two Chauffeurs Accused Of
Knowing of S., 900 Loss
in Third Ave. Store.
ARRESTS IN BIG FUR HAUL

murder in Long Island City, be-
lieved by the police to be a banditti
AFFAIR and the arrest Of a man charged
With holding up and robbing a bank
messenger Of $17.770 ON December Is
were the most eventful Of New Years
Day criminal activities.
Joseph Tarantino, aged 81, grocer,
CT 233 Hoyt avenue. Astoria, was
killed at ten minutes before midnight
ON New Years eve by man who en-
tered his shop and. without any ap-
parent provocation, shot down the
grocer in the presence of his wife.
His wife, Angelina, said she heard
talking in the grocery store beneath
the living quarters of the family. and
entered tossee man in the doorway
draw pistol. He fired, she said, and
the bullet pierced Tarantino's cheek.
The man ran out and, joining party,
fled. The wounded man was sent to
st. Johns Hospital, where he died
within an hour. The bullet had pene-
trated his brain.
A lather. John Rodgers. age 80. OF
222 East Nincty-fifth street was ar
rested by Detective Thomas Devery Of
Brooklyn on suspicion Of connection
with the hold-up Of William Merling and
Henry Leister, bank messengers OF
Greenpoint National Bank, 140 Green
point avenue. Four gunmen robbed the
messengers of Sl7.770 at Eighty-sixth
street and Lexington avenue. The bank
employees were on their way to the
Eberhard Faber Pencil Company at 81
Greenpoint avenue. Magistrate Harry
II. Dale, in Williamsburg Court, held
Rodgers without bail.
John Mccullough. aged 90, OF 742
Second avenue was arrested Saturday
night in an East Forty-second street cafe
charged with carrying n revolver. At
Il hearing before Magistrate Thomas r.
McAndrews In Yorkville Court he was
held yesterday for further examination
Tomorrow. Abe Glickstein. aged 90. Of
ca Sheriff street. was held under 81 ,0e0
bail by Magistrate McAndrews for ex-
animation tomorrow on a charge Of
grand larceny. Glickstein was charged
with disDosing OF truck load of beef
valued at s2o9 as an aid to the striking
meat workers.
Anthony Mayo, aged 90, of 6i5 East
1Sith street. and James Bulfaro, aged
SO. OF $50 Pleasant avenue. chaufreurs
were held without bail for examination
tomorrow by Magistrate w. Bruce
Cobb in Harlem court charged with the
theft Of $4,000 worth of furs from the
store of Dennis Kaplan of 2249 Third
avenue on December 20.
Joseph Sheridan. aged 20. or 1877 East
Ninety-ninth street was held without
bail by Magistrate Cobb for exanina-
tion Wednesday charged with beating
Mrs BESSIE Fernstern of 10 East
Ninety-sixth street. who raised an out
cry when she discovered the man going
through her bureau.
Accused ns BOotblaclS's Eobber.
Clarence Boyd. aged 20, of the Mills
Hotel at Thirty-sixth street and Seventh
avenue was held without bail by Mag
istrate William a. Sweetser in West
Side Court. charged with corplicity in
the robbery OF Ernest NJ. Zanpopulus.
a bootblack aged 20. OF 305 West Forty
second street. on December 81. Boyd
will have further examination to-mor-
row.
Harry and James Mundy, brothers.
OF 235 East Tooth street were held un-
der $4,000 bail each yesterday for eX-
animation to-day in Harlem Court on a
charge of stealing SO from William
Brennan. The Mundys denied guilt.