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The New York herald., 1922-06-24
CHAUFFEUR MOBBED
AFTER KILLING GIRL
Brooklyn Police Rescue Man
Fleeing After Running
Over Little Girl.
SIX ON NEW DEATH LIST
Senator Lockwood's Son Hit
by Skidding Motor on
Long Island.

Six persons have been killed by au-
tcmobilos In the streets of New York
during the last thirty-six hours and
several others have been injured in
motor accidents here and in the, out
lying districts.
Rita Schweickert, 5. of 959 Third ave.
nue.. Brooklyn, was on her, way 70
school yesterday morning, carrying a
bouquet and a box of candy for her
teacher when she stepped in the path
OF a big ice truck, driven by John
Johnson, 81. of 315 Sixteenth street.
Brooklyn. The front wheels passed
over her body and she was dead within
few minutes.
The accident happened at Fourth
avenue and Thirty eighth street, Brook
lyn, and Johnson, who continued on
his way. was forced to stop at Third
avenue by a mob of citizens who were
pursuing him. He was being roughly
handled when Patrolman Farrell went
to his rescue and took him to the Fifth
Avenue Court. where he was held In
s. 600 bail for a hearing Monday.
Two Boys Are Killed.
william Alberts. 3. of 40 Newell street
Brooklyn, was struck by an automobile
when playing In front of his home and
instantly killed. Anthony Buk OF Bf
Sheffield avenue, driver Of the car, was
arrested on a charge of homicide.
Daniel O'Brien, 5. of 624 Eleventh
avenue, also met instant death when
caught between two motors In from OF
526 West Forty-fifth street.
Mary Donnelly. 5, of 1913 West 126th
street, died in Harlem Hospital suffering
from contusicns and possible internal in
juries after she had been struck by an
automobile when playing In front OF her
home David Loeb OF 5S East 113th
street. who was driving the automobile
was arrested on a charge of homicide.
Leon Clark of 43 West 10Th street
had parked truck in front of the
premises at that address and a short
distance behind another motor. When
he stepped away for a minute some
small boys got In the seat and set the
truck in motion. The O'Brien boy. who
was playing in front of the truck was
carried against the rear of the other
car and crushed. Clark was arrested on
a charge of homicide.
Ralph Rubin. 80. Of 159 East Ninety
sixth street. was struck by an automo-
bile as he alighted from Third avenue
trolley car at Ninety-sixth street, sus-
taining a fracture of the skull tina:
caused his death a few hours later IN
Mt. Sinai Hospital. Irving Goodman. 20
of 800 East Eighty-first street. the
driver of the automobile. was arraigned
in Harlem Court on n charge of homi-
eide and held in bail of $500 for
hearing Tuesday.
Henry Speilman. II. of 32f East 90tt
street, died in Mount Sinai Hospital ar
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cause his picture was picked out of the
Rogues Gallery as that of one of the
men who had participated in the hold
up OF the Whittier Hall Pharmacy,
Broad way and 120th street, in which
Samuel Hedas, a clerk. was shot and
killed. Witnesses could not identify
Flanagan. however. and he was held
for bail jumping. and placed Non trial
for the old charge.
Just before the jury retired. Eugene
MCGEE. counsel for Flanagan. moved
that the jury be ordered to return a
verdict of acquittal. because William
II. McQuade. Assistant District At
torney. had committed a reversible
error by referring to the prisoners
former record. Judge Rosalsky de-
clined, but announced that IT con-
viction was had he would entertain a
motion to set the verdict aside. This
was made by Mr.. McGee after the
verdict had been announced. The
Judge said he would announce his
decision Thursday.
The offending words of Mr.. McQuade e
In his summation were:
"He Is a branded man. He has
served terms in prison that brand him
a felon." /
No reference to the mans past record
Is permitted If the defendant does not
take the stand. which Flanagan did
not do.
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hour after he had been struck by an
automobile at Ninety sixth street and
Third avenue. Edward KowalslSy OF
Utica. n. Y. who was driving. was held
Tor homicide.
William Lockwood, a son of Senator
Charles c. Lockwood, sustained bruises
and other minor injuries Thursday night
when struck by skidding motor truck
at Halesite, near Huntington, l.. /. He
was attended at the Edgewater Hotel.
where he Is staying in Huntington for
the horse show.
After striking young Lockwood the
truck. driven by Salvatore Granata.
crashed against another motor. AMI
Granata was thrown from his SCAT ana
sustained bruises. He was attended az
the Huntington Hospital.
Jerry Gostino. Gu. OF $50 East l54th
street. The Bronx. sustained fracture
of the skull and possible fractures OF
both legs in an automobile accident nc
courtland avenue and 153d street. The
Bronx. He was taken 10 St. Francis
Hospital
James Scanlon. 16, of 159 Clermont
avenue. Brooklyn. received a fracture
Of the right jaw last night when a
motor car driven by Howard Harris.
"a OF S57 Gates avenue, Brooklyn. struck
the bicycle on which he was riding in
Bedford avenue and knocked him to
the pavement. The accident happened
near Willoughby avenue. and Harris. il
is alleged. continued to speed his car
without stopping TO assist the injured
boy. Policemen pursued him in auto
mobiles. and arrested him on charges
of reckless driving and fleeing after an
accident
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
UPPER HARLEM FOLK
DENOUNCE GAS RATES
limerick Addresses Meeting
in 135th Street.

Members Of the North Harlem Com
munity Council, meeting last night in
the public library at 103 West 135th
street, said the gas companies were rob-
bling the people of millions Of dollars
and that the Public Service Commission
permitted them to make their own rates.
Striking from the record testimony OF
experts unfavorable to the gas COM
panies was another charge put to the
Commission. Instead of furnishing
twenty-five candle power as required,
said James b. limerick. chairman OF the
Ridgewood Community Council the gas
companies give only fifteen candle pow
er and the people use more gas.
A petition to Gov. Miller citing these
charges and asking for the removal OF
Public Service Commissioner Prender-
CAST was circulated in the audience
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WOMAN REALTY DEALER
HELD AS A SWINDLER
Accused of Failing to Deliver
Deeds After Purchase.

Mrs. Carrie Heinz Hazard. aged 81.
of 10445 Eighty eighth avenue, Rich
ond Hill. was held In fl.0oo bail yestcr-
day on a grand larceny charge by Mag
fstrate Sweetser in Tombs court. Clinton
Moore OF 257l East Twenty-eighth street.
Brooklyn. charged that he made first
payment OF $500 on a piece OF property
Mrs. Hazard had for sale. and that she
promised to deliver clear deed to him
when the purchase price Of s5,975 had
been paid. The deed never was deliv-
cred, II was alleged, and Mrs. Hazard
obtained a blanket mortgage on the
property Mr.. Moore was TO have pur-
chased and surrounding property.
Assistant District Attorney Pascocello
told Magistrate Sweetser a number of
other persons claimed to have been
swindled by Mrs. Hazard in the same
way These persons. he said. alleged
losses aggregating $4,000.
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URGES LICENSE TO STOP
FAKE MUSIC TEACHERS
Berolzheimer Suggests City
Examination for All.

City Chamberlain Berolzheimer pro-
posed yesterday that music teachers do
ing business In this city be licensed
There have been a number cf COM
plants about both men and women
misrepresenting themselves as music
teachers" he said. 1T takes about a
season for the pupils to discover that
the teachers are conducting business
illegitimately
II have been requested to rectify this
abuse by licensing music teachers. who
would first have to pass an examina-
ton by a committee appointed by the
Mayor and the Commissioner of Lii
censes. l have put the matter up to
Acting Corporation Counsel Nicholson,
who suggested that legislation would be
required. In that case nothing could be
done until next year. by which time we
will be In position. after investigation
by the Police Department, to tell
whether there are a sufficient number
of frauds In that line of business to
warrant such legislation"
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
3,4OI MILE RAIL MERGER
REPORTED IN BUFFALO
B., r. & p, Western Mdrylond
and TDo Other Roads in IL.

ROCHESTER. June 23.-It was reported
in railroad and financial circles here
to-na that n movement was on foot to
combine the Buffalo, Rocheste' and
Pittsburgh Railroad with the Western
Maryland, Wheeling and Lake Erie ana
Toledo. ST. Louis and Western railroads,
to make system 3.401 miles long. The
new system would be headed by John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr.. according to reports.
Tire report says that the merger has
been planned for several months and
will, be consummated In another month.
William T. Noonan. president II the
Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburgh. said
in response to questions that There Is
nothing TO announce at this time"
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
GAMBLING BOOTH SHUT
AT HOSPITAL CARNIVAL
Wallace Won't Start Tom
boio' Prosecution.

The "Tombola" booth at the Allied
Towns Hospital Carnival. which is
being held in the public park at Flush
ing for the benefit of the Flushing
Hospital. will be closed. II was an
nounced last night
The objection to the booth started
when George II. West, superintendent
of the law and order department of
the New York Civic League. sent a
letter to the police and to District
Attorney Dana Wallace of Queens ask
ing them to see that no gambling
devices were allowed to operate.
Mr.. Wallace said last night that he
would do nothing as long as the booth
remained closed. unless some one made
complaint in magistrates court
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WOMAN IS HELD AFTER
BROKER ESCAPES FLAT
Miss Richman Denies Getting
IS, 900 From Nicholson.

Melvlna Richman. said to be an
actress, who was arrested when Angus
Nicholson, a broker. complained that
she had held him prisoner in
her apartment in Riverside Drive
for three days last March. was
held inss1, 900 mail for the Grand Jury
by Magistrate Levine in West Side court,
before whom she was arraigned on a
charge OF grand larceny.
Nicholson. who Is connected with the
brokerage house Of l.. l.. Winkelman &
Co., 81 Broad street, said he gave checks
and other valuables amounting to $1,000
to Miss Rchman. Payment on the
checks were stopped after he had es-
capped. with the aid of his chauffeur.
Miss Richman said that Nicholson was
in the flat for three days simply be-
cause he was too intoxicated to move.
She denied that she had forced him to
write checks OF had taken any of his
yaluables
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
CATHOLIC CHARITIES BENEFIT.
VIII of Miss Coney Is Filed mt
jamaica.

Bequcsts are made to many Roman
Catholic institutions In the will of Miss
Mary Magdalen Coffey, fled yesterday
in Jamaica. Queens. Miss Coffey lived
Ia Washington avenue, Rockaway Park,
and died on May 2. The will says the
estate is estimated at more than $685.
000."
The sum of $4,000 is given to the
Society for the Propagation of the Faith
462 Madison avenue, Manhattan. The
Jesuit Fathers receive a plot of ground
100 feet by 431 feet in Upland avenue.
Yonkers. To st. Joseph's Seminary at
Baltimore $4,000 is bequeathed. Be
quests of $1,000 each are given to sew
eral Catholic churches and schools.
The residue of the estate goes to the
parochial school of st. Francis xavier's
Church.
Miss Coffey was 81 years old when
she died. She was a public school
teacher for many years at a school on
West Twentieth street. Manhattan, and
retired twenty years ago.
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flatly to tell him the inside story OF thu
blackmailing.
II won't waste any more breath ap
pealing to them he said.
Fight on Dismissed Writ.
Wards attorneys filed a notice o.
appeal in the Appellate Division Of thu
Supreme Court in Brooklyn. They arr
protesting against the revocation OF thu
habeas corpus writ issued by Justice
Frank l.. Young and by which Ware
was released on May 20. Weeks sale
Of this:
ut is purely an academic proceeding
Now that Walter Ward is indicted al
charges under which he has been helt
are merged in the indictment"
Regarding the Brooklyn proceeding;
a person close to the defense explained
more fully:
1.-The appeal was taken on the ques.
tion of the facts the prosecution had
in hand at the time the writ was sought
and dismissed to ascertain whether the
facts constitute a crime. The same
question will be raised when the defense
gets the minutes of the Grand Jury
1t Is a piece Of legal strategy. The de-
fense is seeking loophole by which the
case may be aired before the Appellate
Division next fall
From the same source 1t was learned
that the defense will move either that
the first degree murder indictment
against Ward be dismissed or that the
prisoner be released on high bail until
the State is ready for trial.
Coroner Fitzgerald has postponed his
inquest until next week, at which tims
Justice Morschauser will continue his
investigation as sitting magistrate into
the conpsiracy charge against George s.
Ward. and other witnesses may be
brought before the May Grand Jury.
Within a few days Mr.. Weeks will
demand that counsel for Ward produce
his father as promised. Weeks is not
required to submit the Grand Jury min
utes to the defense before Monday. sc
that before that time he will seek to OBJ
tain from the defense a definite date for
the return Of George S. Ward to New
York.
The father is the only person known
to the authorities. with the exception
Of his counsel, to whom Walter S. Ward
told his story.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
VETS HOPE HARDING
WILL UPHOLD WEEKS
Drys Fear There Is Some Un-
derstanding BetUeen Them.
Special Dispatch to THE New YosK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. C.. June 23
Fight on Dismissed Writ.

Spectot DtSpdtch 10 IHB NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. June %.
Despite the fact that Secretary Of War
Weeks disclaims any Administration
backing for his stand for the modifica-
tion Of the Volstead act to permit the
manufacture and sale of light wines and
beer when he addressed the Pennsylva-
mia Military College on Wednesday, ad-
vocates of the modification cling to the
hope that the Administration can be
brought to stand for the policy.
The position taken by the Secretary
has had a decided influence among the
liberal leaders on the hquor Issue, par
ticularly in the House of Representa-
tives. where they are mobilizing their
forces to keep the matter to the fore
and. II possible, to precipitate 1t into the
national elections
Dry leaders are apprehensive that
there Is some sort of a tacit understand
ing between the President and the Sec
retary of War, while the ''wets' and
near vets" are hoping that the shot
fired at Chester is the initiation of a
movement which eventually will bring
the Administration into an expression of
sympathy with the liberal policy.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
"For Health and Hap
piness In The Good
Old Summertime"

One of DR.. Woods Hutchinson 3
prescriptions" as given in the
New York American. is TO:
Drink plenty Of wdter. He says:
Let the water be agreeably cold
for part of its value depends
on its internal 'water-cooling'
effect. If it does not come cool
enough from the tap or well,
there is no objection to adding
a small piece of ice. For ice
now is almost as thoroughly
guarded and inspected as water
is"
Knickerbocker Ice is made from pure,
guarded city lcater, filtered crtra
times, is frozen IN sanitary containers
and delipercd clean wagons.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
WAITER HAS $4,000 OF DRUGS.
Goes to Jail Following Discovery
of Assorted Collection.

Louis Abrams. 32, waiter. Of 215
East Twelfth street, was sent to the
penitentlary for from six months to
three years yesterday by Justices SAL
mon. Healy and Herman in Special Ses-
sions, after he had been found guilty OF
drug vending. Detectives attached to
the staff of Dr. Carlton Simon. special
Deputy Police Commissioner. said
Abrams was one of the most notorious
venders of habit forming drugs in the
city.
They displayed n satchel containing
Al ounce bottles of narcotics, which.
they said. had been found In Abrams
room. They placed the value OF the
drugs. which included cocaine, heroin
and morphine. at $4,000.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
FOOD DEALER GETS TEN DAYS
Admits Selling Impure Food, but
Charges Frameup.

Magistrate Cobb. in the Municipal
Term Court yesterday. sentenced Alex
ander Esrick. a food dealer of l05 Hud-
son street. To. ten days in the workhouse
and fned him $3.50. when he pleaded
guilty to charge of violating the
health laws. Assistant Corporation
Counsel Leonard told the court that
Esrick was a persistent violator of the
health laws. and that only jail sem
tence would deter him.
Esrick. charging a frameup. said he
sold impure foodstuffs. but not for hu-
man consumption.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
MURDER JURY DIsAGREEs.
Votes 2 to S for Conviction o.
Frank Gomez mt Riverhcnd.

The jury in the trial of Frank Gomez
of Mafconivile. l.. l.. charged with the
murder of Frank Albertarelli last No
,ember, reported TO the Riverhead, L. l.,
court last night that 1t was unable to
agree and was discharged. Seven jurors
who had held out for conviction offered
at the last to compromise on manslaugh-
ter. but the others refused. Gomez was
remanded to Jail to await the next term
of court.
Gomez contended he shot Albertarelli
in self defense when the latter threat
ened him with knife.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
THREE ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
One Prisoner Said to Have Been
Connected with Harvard.

Three men were held In $1,000 bail
each yesterday In Tombs Court charged
with the attempted larceny of $1,000
and 200 shares of some stock from
Charles A. Salisbury. a manufacturer of
81 Ann street.
One prisoner, who described himself
as Matthew Lamb. 32. a salesman, of
119 West Forty-seventh street, was
said by Detective Sergeant Robert Gray.
who made the arrests. to be a Boston
physician connected with the Harvard
Medical School. The other men gave
their names: Eliot Goldsmith. 22. clerk
of 2635 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn. and
Bernard Kamine. "a, salesman, of SO
Eaton street, New Haven, Conn.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
WATERS STRIKE FOR CHIEF.
Thirty Walk Out of Forest Hills
Inn Just Before Luncheon.

William Williams. negro head waiter
at the Forest Hills Inn, Forest Hills.
was discharged yesterday morning and
thirty negro walters walked out just be-
fore noon. Only fifteen walters remained,
but with the help of other employees the
400 guests were served.
George Bermbach. manager of the
inn said he discharged Williams for
''insubordination and insoence." would
not reemploy him. but that the walters
who walked out could come back II they
wished.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
SLEEPWALkER TUMBLES
FOUR STORIES AND LIVES
Fall Is Broken by Clothes
lines at Each Floor.

Although he stepped off a roof and
fell four stories while walking in his
sleep. Joseph ]. Foley, 25, of 6Ss Tenth
avenue. is still alive.
Early yesterday morning the neigh
bors were aroused by an unusual sound.
They found Foley's body on a one story
extension, where he had fallen from
the fifth floor roof. his usual sleeping
porch. The force of the fall had been
broken by several clothes lines. At
Bellevue Hospital last night it was said
that his condition was serious.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
GIRL TEACHER SLAIN,
HINT SUICIDE PACT
Continued from First Page.

to enter into a suicide pact with him
but that she had refused.
These friends told the official that
Miss Levoy. had purposely avoided
Greasy last night and again tonight
fearing he might insist upon carrying
out his plan to kill her and himself.
"The story, as I get it from friends
of the dead teacher" declared Mr. Ed
wards. lis that Miss Levoy had been
engaged to carry Grassy, but that she
broke off with him last, April. Since
then he had been writing her love let
ters imploring her to marry him, but
she had steadfastly refused to recon
slider her action 1 have many of these
letters in my possession and ] shall &c
over them all tomorrow. 1 found them
in the room of the young woman to-
night.
Double Tragedy Planned.
From what l can learn Greasy and
Miss Levoy were to have gone to kissing
Bridge. on the outskirts Of this place. to
carry out the suicide pact. At least
that is the story the teachers told me
Tonight Greasy came UP from Ken
lucky purposely to see the girl yester-
day. but she avoided him. She told her
friends at the supper table tonight that
she feared to meet him tonight, as she
felt he would insist upon killing her
and himself
Greasy went to the house, soon after
supper tonight, and talked with the
young woman in the sitting room on the
second floor. There were three or four
women on the porch at the time. They
heard no quarreling. but about half an
hour or SO after the couple had beer
together the shot was heard.
Il am satisfied that there was a sui
eide pact planned and that Greasy did
lot carry out his part of it." said the
Assistant District Attorney.
Mr.. Edwards said he had talked with
Greasy about the suicide pact. but that
the latter refused to make any state
ment concerning it.
we found powder marks on the right
side of Miss Levoy's temple, but these
were very few" said Mr.. Edwards.
They were not enough to bear out the
statement of Greasy that she shot her.
self. Had she held the revolver herself
and fired the shot which killed her, there
would have been many more powder
marks on the temple. near the spot
where the bullet entered"
Mr.. Edwards added: Miss LeVoy
was not the sort of young woman to
friends. She was devout Roman Cath
Ollie and a strong character. She was
we'll liked by her teacher friends and
they all scout the theory that she took
her own life or ever contemplated do
ing so.''
Miss LeVoy came from Tappan Lake,
N. Y. about two years ago and had
been teaching school here since. Her
parents and one sister are at Tappan
Lake.
Mr.. Edwards quoted friends of the
young woman as discussing some sort
of a threat had been made against her
last April. when her engagement with
Greasy was broken. These friends de-
clared Miss Levoy had been avoiding
Greasy since that time. She seemed gay
enough, however, at the supper table
tonight, it was said. She remarked
however, that she would not go out with
Greasy.
The New York herald., 1922-06-24
SEEKS WARD CLEW
FROM YOUNG PEGGY
Continued from First Page.

flatly to tell him the inside story Of the
blackmailing.
II won't waste any more breath ap-
pealing to them" he said.