The New York herald., 1922-04-26
SHATTUCKS TO HUNT
BURGLAR IN EUROPE
Sail to Enlist Scotland
Yard and'Paris Police in
Search for Ey Butler.
CRIME GRIST GROWS
BantOn Hits Record Mark
With 81 Cases Disposed
OF in Security Drive.
LOWER TRIBUNALS BUSY
Prisoners Held for Holdups,
Killings and Other
Offenses.
LOWER TRIBUNALS BUSY

Albert r. Shattuck, retired banker
of 10 Washington Square North, and
Mrs. Shattuc1 sailed for Europe Sat
urday to enlist the aid of Scotland
Yard and of the French police in run
ming down the leader OF the band
which recently attacked them in their
home and stole $4,000 in icwelry.
The departure of the couple, which
was made in secrecy, became known
Yesterday. Physicians of the family
said that another reason for Their
going was to try to recover from the
shock and ordeal of having been un-
tremendously locked in a vault fol
several hours on the day of the rob
berry, April 2.
The leader of the gang is supposed tt
be Henry Boilat, former butler in tn,
ShattuclS home. The banker believes
this man double crossed" the others
and fled abroad Immediately after the
crime with the entire lot of stolen
gems.
robbery while in France and to have
come to this country with conrederates
to carry it out Two of the band.
Eugene Diaset and NOISE Bagnoi, have
pleaded guilty.
New York detectives have been seek
ing in French colonies of various cities
Tor the missing man. They feel con-
vinccd that he has returned to France
Ho1dup Suspects Remanded.
Eight men arrested Monday night in
an apartment in West 1s3d street as
suspects in a series of holdups were
committed to Harlem prison by Magis-
trate Ryttenberg in Harlem Court for
examination tomorrow.
The prisoners are Frank Drago,
Lawrence nifpardi Thomas Lowry.
Richard Lubby. Jacob Wolf. John Carl
son, salvatore Maria and William Lee.
Most Of them live in Harlem.
Gerald Cronin Of 4oS East Seventy
eighth street and James Judge OF s12
West Forty-ninth street were helo
without bail by Magistrate Levine In
West Side Court for the killing OF John
Gerard. drug clerk, of 367 West Fif-
tieth street
Magistrate Nolan. In jefferson A[arke,
Court. held without bail James Lynch OF
sSl West Seventeenth street and James
Russell of North Bergen. n. J.. In con-
nection with with the killing of Daniel
Murphy, truck driver of 5S4 Wash
ington street.
Lillian SkolniclS and Bessie klinrar Of
r 81.
under $500 bail each in Bridge Pla "a
Court on a charge of attacking Mrs
Anna Koff of the same address and rob-
bing her OF a $500 lavailiere
Max Praiss of 321 West Twenty-nintl
street, charged with implication in the
robbery of the fur slsop of Paul Kurtze
f41 West Twenty eighth street, was held
i'll $4,000 bail by Magistrate Nolan in
Jefferson Market Court. Three other
men are under arrest for the crime.
Good Days Court Record,
4 total Of fifty-four cases were dis.
posed of yesterday In eleven criminal
courts in New York county. This is the
highest mark reached since District At
torney Banton opened his drive on crime
Monday week ago. There were thirty.
five pleas OF guilty; seven convictions
and twelve sentences.
1t took jury before Judge Mulqueen
only fifteen minutes to return a verdict
OF first degree robbery as second
offcnse against Harry Testa, "a. Of $50
East 109th street. He will be sentenced
Friday and may get forty years' i'm
prisonment.
Justice Finch in the Supreme Court
strongly criticized the giving of sus-
pended sentences and declared pcniten-
tiary terms more beneficial both TO the
community and the young criminal con-
victed for the first time.
Judge Mcintyre imposed sentences in
two homicide cases. Raymond Lyons
%. 1877 Seventh street, got ten to twenty
years for shooting Michael Renner. 23
Of 1856 Avenue = on March Is: George
Washington Hobbs. "a. 235 East 127th
street. negro. got seven TO twenty
years for the murder of George Doles OF
231 East 127th street in July, 1919.
Among other cases disposed OF were
the following: James Williams. 27 OF
12 West f33d street. negro, sentenced tc
five years by Judge Rosalsky upon ad.
mission Of burglary: John Morn. 90, OF
ali East Thirty-eighth street, and
stephen O'Hagan. rs, OF 715 Second ave.
nuc. five TO ten years, Judge Muqueen
confession OF robbery: Harry Green 90
1916 Seventieth street, Brooklyn, rob-
berry. Judge Rosalsks; Harry II. Nor.
ganstein, 10. 1877 Norfolk street. rob.