New-York tribune., 1922-12-21
Net Spread for
Many More in
vyTheftHere
ADDITIONAL Arrests Predicted
shortly as U. 5. Holds p
for si,OO0,O0O Robbery
Coycrnm ment Goods
Clcan.Up in Other Yards
5000 Bail Each Set for
Mem Caught in Brooklyn;
Hearing on January 3


49, additional arrests will be
a. vi.tin day or two, it was said
.,.s, in the Investigation by
-, N the Department Of Justice
=. ,,,sssive thefts Of government
f.om the navy base in South
s..t,vn. ,.'.. twenty-five civilian en-
49,. ..1 we're arrested as they reported
W., ,.o-t Yesterday on Federal indiet'
=" charging conspiracy and rob
- IT.. loss 70 ,he government
90 an organized system OF loot
'nI'.s' Is .ri,,spcs several years is said
Il e,eeed sl.Ooo,ooo
". .,r.,ts we're made by Agents
' Gsryiich and Special
-. N.rsrro and Walsh. assisted
'gs5ll.s. Sergeant Francis Trainer,
eg-ssrir ~ an officer in the United
eo.s.. 1rmr. who was assigned By
80. Commissioner Enright 20 aid
-. Tederei authorities on request OF
Tss.f william j. Burns. Of the De-
...,,~ert OF Justice. The gathering o.
s-,Sepeo was carried out by Secret
e.r5ee men, who obtained employ
,,e,f IN the yards, and during many
80 worked hand and glove with the
alleged c0nspirators.
Held in $4,000 Bail Each
eovernment officers loaded the pris-
-, on a motor lorry and took them
81 tho Federal Building IN Brooklyn.
rs,v were arraignod before Judge I'd
risL. GaryIn and held IN $4,000 bail
- with tho exception Of Frank W:
s,sli, a special policeman employed
i, an exit gate az tho base, who was
..isssed on his own recognizanee. Ia
4ving heavy bail Judge Garvin notined
issistant United States Attorney Oster-
sovt Who arraigned the prisoners, that
.issld the government fail TO bring the
80 10 q hearing By January nc
,suld consider pleas for reduction OF
,he bonds. go,
l..ks iaborcrs. chaufeurs, stockmen
"a speeial police guards. They are;
prssell Land. 1876 West l35th street,
v,sban Wasserman, Gl2 East 15oth
si.1.,. prank W. Stultz, 139 Java
s.,os, Brooklvn: William Moran, 167
'Tbirtv.seeond Street, Brooklyn; Abra-
am Steinnan, 1919 Powell street,
9rooklvn. Edward Cronin, 3439 Tomp-
I;,s Avenue. Brooklyn; James Mar
io,rs 1se Beach Eighty-fourth Street,
Yoetswsv; Rosario Stavolo. 282 NeVins
Street Brooklyn; Charles Burns, 90
Dafseld Street, Brooklyn; Robert OAK
IAN lsl Sixtieth Street, Brooklyn;
CSarles Bohne. 239 Lincoln Avenue.
Rrook,vn; Richard Garrison, 300 Him
roS Street. Brooklyn; Edward Stanley
1s2 Avenue c. Brooklyn; Patrick
Rvrre. IS Clifton Place, Brooklyn;
gnspnd Torun, 81 Tompkins Avenue.
Brooklyn: Jacob Max, 20s Rogers Ave
.ss Brooklyn; Jotn Dorsn, 54O west
IsH Street, Manhattan; Morris Woif'
fflg Bergen Street, Brooklyn; Albert
Lsmos, llol Bergen street, Brooklyn
and three others, p. Holley, alias Clap
yeth: Beniamn J. Rode and Peter
ysuror whose addresses have not been
lstfned by the arresting ofncials.
Arrests Elsewhere Expected
Following srraignment Of the pris
%. Hated states Attorney Ralph g.
Creene said the authorities hoped "a
iJng about a large number Of addl-
toual arrests within few days. IL
va intimated that scores Of persons
,ipl AZ large. including fences" truck
Sriycrs and promoters Of intercourse
betveen supply base employees ano
Sishorcst dealers. would be taken into
eu,fodv. Mr.. Greene added that yes
.erday's arrests marked the beginning
4 cleanup IN navy yards, ineludlnl
hose at Philadelphia and norfolk
-7Aere it is believed similar rooberies
hsvs been perpetrated.
None Of the defendants could furnish
bail. Two engaged counsel, one employ
n Charles J. Bruckner, formerly AS
lis.ant United States District Attorney
Another engaged former Alderman
Alexander S. Drcschor, The court
'ksreupon assigned Attorney BruckneI
20 defend eleven Of the prisoners ano
Attorney Drcschor 10 defend eigh'
others.
Prom information now az hand.
laid District Attorney Greene, "we be
lisye tho total loss 10 the government
VIII be scaled down materially by the
fecovery Of stolen property. The esti-
nate that goods approximating $1,000
VO N value have been stolen during the
period covered by the operations OF
this gang probably is conservative. II
nay be considerably in excess Of that
fgure. bat much Of the loot has been
1ound and will be recovered. II IS i'm
Yessiblo 70 say az this time what the
Ultimate figures will show"
Simple Methods Declared Used
Captain Thomas II. Hicks, of the
supply Corps, United States Navy, who
20 more than two years has been In
aarge Of the Naval Supply Depot
ta,ie ,he alleged thefts took place,
hf hs, night he regarded the esti-
s.ie Of a Sl.00O,0OO loss as excessive.
hlsl what he regarded ss the prob.
.A ietsl loss, Captain Hicks declined
ntks an estimate. He said:
ht have known for a long time OF
ysuy lhiHcry. We made an investiga-
~. abtEi six weeks ago, and on the
~ what we found invoked the aid
y Us9iriment Of Justice agents. All
''..t 7e discovered we're small.
4, As'ofeing to agents who worked on
~ case, the method used in passing
.o,a government property through
.lpy base gates was simple. when a