The New York herald., 1922-05-09

West 123d street station. Again Cham
bers shot, but missed. ballard shot more
accurately and two of six bullets went
into Chambers's legs. but did not cripple
him. He continued TO run south IN
Lenox avenue. ballard. joined by Traf-
fic Policeman Westphal, out ran him
within a block. They colnered him in n
stairway after he had climbed one flight
and subdued him.
Later. TO Assistant District Attorney
Benedict Dineen. Chambers admitted his
claim against Lavelle was imaginary
and that his attempt 10 get money in the
form of a debt owed TO him was a
holdup. He admitted shooting Police
man .Pohndorf saying he was afraid the
police would get him.
Condition Critical.
Both Pohndorf and Lavelle were
operated on and SUI sgeons said their
condition was precarious. Before Pohn-
dorf went upon The operating table he
asked IL his comrades got the negro and
when he was told that Chambers was
under arrest and wounded he nodded
his head in satisfaction saying. eco TO
it, Doc" He lives in SOC East 174th
street and is married and has two
children.
Detective Sergeants Francis J. NJ.
Buckley and William A. Miller were the
first Of the West 135th street station
staff TO lose their lives this year.
They were shot to death January 5th.
within a few yards of the station house,
by Luther Boldly. now awaiting execu-
tion in Sing Sing. Patrolman Otto Motz
was the third victim of a negro des-
perado. Frank Whaley, now in the Mat
teawan Asylum for the Criminal In
sane. killing him at point blank range
and without the slightest warning.
grabbing MOTIFS own revolver from its
holster. Last month Patrolman Patrick
McHugh was shot by three holdup men.
one of whom. a negro, Is now in the
Tonlbs. McHugh is just recovering.
Burglars bored through brick wall
last Sunday morning to get into the
store of Betinsky Brothers i'm 427 Fourth
avenue. They stole silks worth $500
and got out without setting off a burg
lar alarm. A few hours later a rat
gnawed through the wires and the rob.
berry was disclosed.
Patrolman Is Beaten.
Patrolman Ruben j. Weltsch o.
Traffic A was on the way to his apart
nient In 344 West Forty-ninth stree
early yesterday when he saw a dozer
men fighting in the street. He ordered
tnelH 10 stop ana tney knocked MIN
down and robbed him of a gold watcl
valued at $125. which he had won IL
the police games in 1919. Later, will
the aid of the reserves of the Wes
Forty y-seventh street station. Weltsci
arrested two men who described them
selves as Christopher Getner of 30
West Forty-ninth street and Herman
Osmond of 412 West Fifty-fourth street
The Identification of a photograph II
the Rogues' Gallery led yesterday t,
the arrest of John Haughaey. %. o
246 Tenth avenue. and James Magnei
"a. of 244 West Twenty-second street
who are charged with holding up an,
robbing fifteen employees of tn
Gates Loan Association. 1240 Broadway
Brooklyn, Saturday. One of the vic
tins recognized Haughaey's photo
graph. and Detective Cavanaugh of tn
West Thirtieth street station found hin
and MaEner in Haughaeys home.
John Blacken OF 31S East Forfeit
street. who was shot In the back lat
Monday night during a gang fight z
Second avenue and Thirty-ninth street
died last night in Bellevue Hospital
Blacken and his wife were passini
when the two gangs began shooting a
each other and both were wounded be
fore they could get out of the way.