The New York herald., 1922-05-03
Search of His Boarding
House Results in Recovery
of Stolen Securities.
WOMAN UNDER ARREST
Closely Questioned After Series
of Important Finds in
Apartment.

Through the shooting of Patrolman
John F. Smith by automobile thieves
near the Ansonia Hotel, Broadway
and Seventy-third street. early yes
terday morning the police recovered
$65 900 worth of securities stolen from
the safe of Dayton & Bailey on April
IA in the Royal Insurance Building
at "a William street, made two i'm
portant arrests and are close on the
trail of man believed to have done
the shooting.
The police are looking for William
Williams. chauffeur living at 312I
West 107th street, who owns Win
ION six. which was left at sunrise in
The Harlem Market Garage at 1850
First avenue The automobile con-
iains five holes caused by bullets fred
from the revolvers of patrolmen en-
gagged in the pistol battle which
aroused the neighborhood of the An
nonia. 1t was left in the garage by
man giving the name Of John DAILY
The cars license number was 39S71-
y. Y, which later was found to belong
10 Williams.
Mrs. Madaline Tully, who conducts a
boarding house where Williams lived.
and Lester Franklyn, a chauffeur maxi
Ing his home there. are under arrest
and held without ball in connection
with the shooting and the bond thefts.
Smith is in Roosevelt Hospital with two
bullet wounds, put is expected to re-
cover.
Car Aroused Suspicious.
While Patrolman Smith was standing
AZ Broadway and Seventy-fourth street
a.4A3 o'clock chatting with Patrolman
Wichard Henneber-y of the West Sixty
ghth street station he watched an
automobile which had circulated around
ne block q couple of times, arousing
is suspicious.
lie told his brother officer to be on
the lookout for trouble and entered
tie alley way back of the Ansonia. AT
tho curb opposite he came upon the
automobile which had been circling the
block Sitting at the wheel was Frank
lyn, who was ordered to throw up his
Williams. was working on the starter
OF car close at hand.
When the man at the starter heard
the order of hands UP" he began shoot
ing, as did the patrolman, who in the
exchange was shot through the right
arm. The revolver dropped to the street
Smith picked it up with his other hand
and emptied the five chambers at the
car, now supposed TO be the Winton. In
C,.,ttI -l1n lie n
world war veteran, was shot in the
stomach.
Policeman opens Fire.
He staggered to the Rutgers Presby-
ferian Church Just as Patrolman Hanne-
berry and Norman Hallett. travelling
salesman living at 243 West Seventy
frird street, arrived on the scene. The
armed man started driving the car into
broadway and Franklyrf started in pur-
suit Patrolman Henneberry began fir
ing his automatic.
Franklyn held up his hands as shot
vhizzed by his head from the revolver
OF Patrolman Thomas Comisky, who ar
rived on the run. The large car made
off through Seventy-third street toward
Central Park at a fast clip. Henne-
berry pounced on Franklyn. assisted by
Mr.. Hallett who a few moments later
summoned an ambulance from Roose-
Welt Hospital to which Smith was hur-
,'iedly taken.
Cecil Lean. the actor. who lives with
his wife. cleo Mayfield. close at hand,
was awakened by the first shooting and
arrived as Franklin gave himself up.
Mr. Lean summoned a taxicab just be-
fore Smith collapsed.
While Smith was being placed in an
ambulance Franklyn attempted TO escape
T..
f,Ired by Henneberr yand Lean. The pa
trolman broke his hand on Franklyn's
jaw.
At the station house Franklin said he
worked for williams and denied having
fired any of the shots. On his person
was found the card OF williams. giving
The 1OTth street address. He said he
was a brother OF John b. FranlSlyn. an
investigator for the Royal Insurance
Company branch ONCE at 81 William
street.
Securities Recovered.
Police Lieut. McDonough accompanied
hy four detectives. went TO the 107th
street house, where Mrs. Tully indig-
nantly denied any Knowledge that there
might be burglars boarding with her.
1.be police searched the house and in a
closet discovered the stolen securities
WHICH NctI idifI DpflAlNtiN luFUllIltO.
in Mrs. Tully's apartment Lieut.. Nc
DoaopRh and his men found sevepty-fve
round .eT Ammunition. fou rheavy army
automatic pistols. four German revolvers
ard other weapons. They also discov-
cred thousands OF dollars worth OF au-
tomobile accessories in the basement
II was visiting Mrs. Tuly's house
with n woman when | met Williams
about three months ago. Franklyn told
Inspector Loughlin. He hired me and
had a room there while working for
Tim. If he was IN gang of burglars
knew nothing about It, never took
Williams to the Royal Insurance Build
ing and don't know anything about that
robbery"
When taken before Smith va the hos
pital Franklin would not utter word.
bur tne patroman identified the prisoner
~ the man who shot him. According to
,,oilce records Franklyn has been ar
vested twice before charged with steal
ing automobiles but never was con-
Ncted
After the bullet had been removed
srom Smiths stomach he sent for Miss
Margaret Delaney OF 500 Amsterdam
avenue. 70 whom he Is 10 be married in
.nine. She arrived as Smith was being
carried from the operating room,