The New York herald., 1922-06-19
shot DOWN in TRADE
FIGHT in BROADWAY
Sewing Machine Salesman
Badly Wounded by Tailor
After Quarrel.
CULPRIT RUNS, CAUGHT
Policeman Faints When
Arm Runs Through
TaXi's Windshield.
BOYS TAKEN AFTER JOB
Woman Owner of Store Dis
covers Loss as Result Of
Her Intuition.
BOYS TAKEN AFTER JOB

Herman Samson, a sewing machine
salesman of 27s7 Broadway, was shot
in the right breast and seriously
wounded yesterday afternoon by Louis
Rnaldi of 1851 Broadway, a member
of the womens tailoring firm of
Rinaldi Brothers. Rinaldi ran after
firing the shot. but was captured by
Detectives Giery and Morrell of the
West Tooth street station.
The shooting occurred at 109th
street and Broadway, and Rinaldi ran
to 10th street and then east. Patrol
man Langdon was standing at 10th
street and Amsterdam avenue when
he heard the shot. He got into an
automobile and pursued Rinaldi, COM
ing upon the man as he started to
get into a taxicab at 10th street and
Columbus avenue. L.angdon shouted
at the chauffeur of his own machine
to STOP and at the same time raised
his arm tos throw his nightstick at
Rinaldi. The sudden stopping of the
car thrust the policemans right arm
through the windshield and he was
seriously cut.
Policeman Faints From shock.
Langdon tainted from the shock of
the wound and fell into the street. but
Detectives Giery and Morrell came up
and arrested Rinaldi before he could
get away. According to information
obtained by the police the shooting fol-
lowed qua~-el between Rinald and
Samson about the sale of sewing ma
chimes. Later Samson came up with
four other men and the alteration was
resumed The police said that Rinaldi
fired when the other men threatened
him.
Five men went to the cafe of Joseph
Richert at 41O East Fifty ninth street,
early yesterday ana robbed stephen
Panny of 243 East Fifty-fifth street. a
waiter. of $50 after two of their number
had struck him with bottles AS they
were riding away in an automobile
Panny fired several shots at them, two
of the bullets striking the automobile.
Detectives later found the bullet Scared
motor in a garage and arrested Leonard
Lechner, aged 30, of 514 Westchester
avenue. The Bronx. when he claimed
ownership of 4. Arraigned in Yorkville
court on charge of robbery he was
held in $4,000 bail for hearing to-
morrow.
Joseph Codermo, aged a. who once
worked for Mrs. Bessie Slobody in her
silk store at 319 East 114th street. was
standing near her store when she
passed late Saturday. He was so
rasged that she was almost sorry she
had discharged him. At o'clock she
closed her store.
Intuition Guides Her 10 Theft.
At home Mrs Slobody got to won-
dering about her silk stocks and decided
TO go back to see If everything was all
right. Before she reached the store she
passed an ice cream stand, and there
stood young Codermo. radiant and
gorgeously dressed, buying ice cream
with lavish air for three other boys.
She went to the store and found that
twenty-four bolts of silk, worth about
81 900, had been stolen.
Remembering young Codermos amaz-
ing sartorial transformation, Mrs. Slo-
body went to the East 104th street sta
ton and told Of her loss. Detectives
Donovan, Mclaughlin, kochman and
Summers began search for the boy.
At o'clock yesterday morning they
found him asleep in the hallway of his
home at 241 East Hath street, while
his parents were out hunting for him.
Codermo told the detectives he and
three other boys had taken the silk and
sold II to Tony Esposito. a butcher, of
2496 Belmont avenue. The Bronx, for
s25. He said he had taken the money
and spent IL In various riotous~ ways.
saving 81 for n trip to Coney Island.
Esposito was arrested and held in
$4,000 bail. charged with receiving
stolen property. The detectives said
they found the silk in his home.
codermo and the three other boys were
held by the Childrens Society charged
with juvenile delinquency and burglary.
Held as Gun Threatener.
John s. Rasport. aged 32 Of 30 Bush
wick avenue Brooklyn who Is said to be
special officer employed by the New
York Dock Company. Brooklyn. was arr
rested on charge Of felonious assault
last night after, II Is charged. he had
pointed a revolver during a quarrel
with Barch Sorracco OF 20 Front street.
Brooklyn, on Park Row near Duane
street. according to the police. PATROL
man Horner. who was standing near by.
knocked the revolver from Rasport' s
hand.
Jacob Berman, aged As. OF 1862 Sutter
avenue. Brooklyn. was arrested at the
West End Terminal Coney Island. last
evening by Detective William j. Conroy
charged with grand larceny. Berman,
while boarding n train, was seen by De-
tcctive Conroy to take a wallet from
the pocket OF one Katawin of 504 West
130th street. Manhattan. The wallet
contained only a collapsibe drinking cup.
Detective Conroy eight years ago ar
rested Berman for stealing a sandwich
from tho pocket OF a girl on Brooklyn
elevated train. Judge Fawcett in the
Brooklyn court, in sentencing Berman 70
seven and half years for the stealing
Of tho sandwich. together with an ad-
ditional five years Of a previously sus-
pended sentence called him the 'meanest
thief In New York" Berman who COM
sfetcd about eight and half years Of
his sentence. was released from prison
only few months ago.
SICK GIRL TAKES POISON.
Despondent over i'll health, Anna
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