The New York herald., 1922-04-03

lodging and now and then lashing out
with his fists ana feet.
But just east of Sixth avenue Green
berg caught him. The sergeant made
a desperate lunge. Il sort of flying
tackle. and fell 10 earth. with Dioset
beneath him. BY this time the crowd
numbered hundreds and various stories
OF what the lodging fugitive had done
were being shouted. They had him a
murderer and desperate character.
who helS up folks in the street in day.
light. Some one shouted that Dioset
had murdered woman. Another had
it that he was chauffeur who had
run over children. Al any rate some
one demanded that he be lynched.
Greenberg took no chances. He COM
mandeered q taxicab, thrust himself and
his small prisoner inside and told the
driver to break speed records TO Mercer
street. Greenberg turned Dioset over to
Lieut.. Funston. commanding the uetec-
tlyes at Mercer street station. and Funs-
ton and Detective Botti questioned him.
At first Dioset refused to talk. Then
he professed not to understand English.
Presently he gave in and talked freely.
What he told the detectives was not
made public In the overcoat he threw
away was found rope OF pearls and
gold lorgnette to which string of pearls
was attached. Likewise there were a
number of rings. brooches and scarf
pins. Dioset is alleged TO have said that
he had been arrested in Hartford some
years ago for carrying a revolver, and
that he had served In the French navy
during the way. He is about 2T years
old. He was locked up in police head
quarters after being fingerprinted and
so on.
In the meantime crowds began con-
gregating outside the Shattuck house.
Mrs. Shattuck appeared on the stoop
carrying a pistol. She went into the
Johnson house. where she said that she
had found the gun she carried on the
floor. She was rather hysterical.
Mr. Shattuck refused to discuss the
robbery at first. Later he made an an
pointment with Lieut.. Funston. and the
latter spent the better part of the night
inspecting the house. taking fingerprints
and questioning the servants.
In an Exclusive Fart OF City.
Mr.. Shattuck Is president of the Wash
ington Square Association, president of
the Fifty-fourth Street Realty Associa-
ton and secretary and director of the
British American Mortgage Company.
He IS listed in the Social Register as
having membership in the Union League,
the New York Yacht Club. the Metro
politan Club and the Automobile Club
Of America.
Washington Square North is one OF
the fashionable residential parts Of the
city. and many prominent members of
old New York families still live in the
two blocks of Colonial brick homes that
face the square.
Robert w. De Forest, lawyer. director
of numerous corporations and president
of the Russell Sage Foundation, lives at
Z Washington Square, North. Charles
Gould, retired lawyer and member OF
the prominent Gould family, lives at No.
IS. John II. Davis, banker. has home
at No. "a. At / Washington Square
North, In the old home OF A. T. Stewart,
the merchant, members OF the same
family still live.
\ Many of the homes, though no longer
occupied. were once the residences OF
former Mayor william L. Strong; Mrs.
Philip Lydig. once wife OF w. b y.
Stokes Edgar Speyer, the panker who
was knighted by the King OF Eng1snd
Bishop Manning of the Episcopal Csiurfh
lived at No. until he moved into the
Bishops house OF the Cathedral Of st.
John the Divine.
In Macdougal Alley, WneTe ,He tLiiesSa
burglar was captured, are the studios OF
several artists Of note, including James
z. Fraser. the sculptor, and Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney. The late William M.
Chase also had studio there.
The last big burglary In the neighoor-
hood occurred in the home of Mrs. f.
l.. withcrbee, at Fifth avenue. This
home was ransacked twenty-five or
thirty years ago. and furnishings. plate,
jewelry and other goods valued al
$50. 900 were stolen.