The New York herald., 1922-02-26
After Admitting Guilt Four
Reenact HOldup and Shoot
ing of Gilman.
LAD, Is. IN LOOKOUT JOB
Ten Confess Many Crimes of
Gang; Identified by Vic
tins: Leader Weeps.

After a confession made to In
spector JOHN d. Coughlin and Capt.
John j. McCluskey of the Detective
Bureau and representatives of Dis
trict Attorney John Z. Ruston of
Brooklyn, four youths arrested for the
murder Of Paul J.. Gilman, druggist,
Of 162 Court street, were taken yes
terday to the scene of the crime, where
they voluntarily reenacted the events
of Thursday evening that eliminated
i'll the shooting.
The leader of the gang and the man
who admitted firing the shot that
ended Gillman's life is William ].
Evans, aged 90, of "a Fort Greene
place. His chief aide, according to
their stories, was his brother, Frank
Evans, 21. OF 81 Clinton avenue. The
two others were Stephen Collins, 20.
Of 1873 Gold street, who accompanied
the Evans brothers into the store, and
John j. Keough, 16, who remained
outside and acted as lookout.
In the party that accompanied the
youths to the drug store yesterday were
Capt. McCluskey, Capt. John J. Sulli-
van or the Tenth Branch Deteotiye Blu
reau and Nicholas Selvaggs ard Rueben
Wilson, Assistant District Attorneys As
they reached the drug store the four
assumed the positions they held on
Thursday evening. William ]. Evans
placed Keough in front OF the doc.
leading from Court street to the store.
He then walked briskly into the store
closely followed by Frank Evans and
Collins.
Tells OF Drawing His Gun.
William Evans talked as he acted.
"I walked to the case in front of the
prescription counter" he said as he dem
onstrated his words and admitted he
was intoxicated when the crime was
committed. when 1 got there I drew
my gun. Then l walked to the en-
trance of the prescription room. where
Gilman was. Gilman looked UP and
saw me.
II pointed the gun at him and told
him to throw up his hands. He rushed
toward me and grabbed me by the left
arm with his right hand. We scuffied
as he tried 10 push me from behind
the counter. When he saw the gun
he grabbed me with both of his arms.
He took hold Of my pistol hand and
the shot was fred.
THE druggist let go of me after the
shot. He seemed surprised and tried to
say something. but fell backward"
Evans in continuing his story said
that he put his revolver into his pocket
and went out into the store. His brother
and Collins were there. Frank Evans
had a gun in his hand TO cover any
body who might enter the place while
Collins was attempting TO open the cash
register. He used a key that opens a
side compartment of the machine and
Il became jammed in the lock OF the
cash drawer. William Evans called TO
Frank and Collins TO get out Of the
place as he had shot the owner. The
trio picked up Keough at the door and
all vanished as quietly as they had en-
tered the store, observed by none.
Admitted Belonging to Gang.
The four men admitted that they
we're members OF the gang broken UP
by the roundup early Friday afternoon,
whose members were suspected of being
the persons who had been preying main
~ on drug store owners and clerks
within the past few weeks. Seven were
taken into custody at the same time by
Detectives Brosnan. kenna. Carney and
Cunningham. Besides William Evans
they we're Frank Lentino. aged 10. OF
2O3 Hudson avenue; Peter Puzyn, 81,
22o High street. Thomas Mclaughlin.
90, $40 DeKalb avenue; Pellegrino Niue
clio. 10. 22O Nassau street: Alexander
Barwick %. 315 Cold street, and Felix
Santino. III Prince street.
For nearly twelve hours the seven
we're questioned by Assistant District