The New York herald., 1922-07-18
four shot NBANDIT
CHASE AS POLICEMEN
RACEAFTERTAXICA
Honor Man Halts Fugitive
With Volley Into Com
mandeered Car.
ALSO WOUNDS DRIVER
Pursuit Started After Hold
up and Gun Play Near
Fifth Avenue.
ONE POLICEMAN INJURED
Man Kept Up Fire Until Bull
lets Stopped Him in Morn
ingside Avenue.

A man who gave his name as
Charles Clark but who refused to give
his address was shot and seriously
wounded early this morning by Patrol
man James Kooher of 109 Morningside
avenue. an honor man in the Police
Department, after Clark had shot
Louis Salowery of 100 West 18th
street three times and Patrolman
Trolley Of the West 1o4th street sta
ton once.
A dozen policemen chased Clark for
several miles through Harlem In
automobiles. and during the chase
one Of the shots fired by the police
men grazed the temple of James A
De Silvia of 1011 East 17Sth street
The Bronx. in whose taxicab Clark
was trying to make his escape. De
Silvia suffered only a slight flesh
wound.
The police Of the West 1881 street
station said that Salowery was leaving
/ the apartment house at 20 West 111th
street when he, saw Clark trying To
start the automobile which he had
parked In front of the house sometime
before. He ordered Clark out of the
machine. and, according to the story he
told the police. Clark fired three shots
at him. two Of the bullets hitting him ir
the right shoulder and the other striking
his right knee. A few blocks away Sergt
Abraham Cohen Of the West 12sd stree
4. -
avenue, getting there jtst in time. to ses
Clark running north.
| Sergeant Cohen shouted at tho mar
to stop. and the bandit fired two shots
at him. Cohen returned the fire ant
jumped into a taxicab and gave chase
The bandit ran to 114th street. where
he jumped on the running board oi
De Silvia's machine and ordered the
chauffeur to drive as fast as possible
Then he got Inside the cab and begar
shooting at Sergeant Cohen through
the windows. Cohen returned the fire
as did half dozen other policemen
who came along In other taxicabs and
Joined In the chase. -t..
The police said that at least fift,
shots were fired. the bandit having two
guns and apparently large supply Of
ammunition. Many private cars fell IN
behind the police in their taxicabs anc
several of them forged ahead. so thai
policemen soon began to gain on DE-
Slvia's car This machine went through
1l7th street to Lexington avenue ant
then north to Harlem, across to Morn
ingside avenue.
Shortly after Sergt. Cohen begar
shooting at the bandit Patrolman Trol
ley OF the West 104th street station wa.
coming south on Fifth avenue. He tried
to stop the bandit. but the man sho
him In the right knee and went on
Trolley was picked up by an automobil
list and sent to Harlem Hospital. He
was not seriously hurt
Patrolman Kooher was Off duty and or
his way home when. at 124th street and
Eighth avenue. he heard the shots fired
on Morningside avenue. He ran there
and came into the street Just as The
automobile In which the bandit wa.
riding came north. Kooher went into tn,
street to stop the machine, but the ban
dit made DE Silvia swerve. and as tho
machine went by he emptled his CUR
at the policeman.
Kooher. a crack shot, fired twice int,
the side window as the car swept pas,
him, and then sent four more shots int
the back of the machine. Several of tn.
bullets hit the bandit. so that he fel
Unconscious to the bottom of the cab anc
De Silvia was able to stop the machine
There was nothing on the bandit BY
which ne could be identified. but he hat
gun clinched In his hngers and hi.
pockets were filled with cartridges. III
was sent to Harlem Hospital and wa
still unconscious early this morning.