The New York herald., 1922-04-13

Second avenue, was taken last night to
Police Headquarters and questioned for
several hours by Inspector Coughlin,
head OF the Detective Bureau.
A grim fight with motion picture fea-
lures. between outlaws and the police
was perhaps Brooklyn's most spectacu-
lar contribution to the violence of the
last twenty-four hours. 1t occurred
early yesterday. but the entire Borough
Park neighbor1lood was aroused by the
firing and the shouts.
Policeman Albert Stenzi. in Thirteenth
avenue, between Forty-fourth and Forty
fifth streets. discovered two men working
to break into tailors shop. As he
flashed his light at them they wheeled
and fired along the light pencil. Stenzt
hearing tAie bullets sing close to his cars.
He dropped with q feigned cry OF pain
and the burglars. thinking he had been
put out of action, turned to run.
Stenzi sprang to his feet, drew his
automatic and let fly, pumping bullets
fast Poor light and lodging targets
prevented good workmanship. but the
shooting had alarmed most of the police
men in the neighborhood and particu-
larly a motor car load OF crime cruising
sIeuths roaming Brooklyn for signs OF
eviIdoers.
This reinforcement took cognizance OF
a lady In her nightie who was screaming
that burglar was hiding in her house.
In went the motor car sleuths and
dragged out John Kaluzi. a native OF
Russia. who admitted. the police say.
that he had a criminal record and had
served time In the penitentiary. Charges
were preferred against him of felonious
assault. burglary and having burglars
tools
About the same time similar popping
of pistols was heard in East Twenty
seventh street, Manhattan. a few steps
from Madison Square Garden Detec-
tives Lawrence and Ryan, seeing light
on the fourth floor of the seven-story
loft building at 81 East Twenty seventh
street. Investigated but the silk bur-
glars that had incautiously showed too
much light skipped by the fire escape.
From the sixth floor, seeing that the
police already. warned by Lawrence and
Ryan. had put blue ring around the
building. back and front, they let them
selves into the Hotel Senton. When the
detectives Invaded the hotel the bur-
glars took to the loft building.
In the meantime shooting occurred
whenever the burglars showed themselves
between floors or in the open, but no
damage was done to either side. Even
tually the two fugitives. who say they
arc Nathan Gordon. aged 80. of Brook
lyn and David Tertel, 26, of The Bronx,
were cornered and arrested
The phantom burglar, the fancy cog
nomen being due to the celebrity with
which the individual loses himself after
looting, turned up yesterday (accord-
ing to police reports) at the outer door
of the apartment house at 81 East
Fifty-eghth street, just off Fifth
avenue. A woman heard a crunching
sound and phoned to the apartments Of
DIR. Ralph Kramer and Archibald
Speycr The doctor sailed forth with
an automatic. while Speyer grabbed
Winchester. They tptoed to the door
and waited until the door burst open.
Hands up" said DR.. Kramer "and
be quick about II tl''
The phantom burglar reached for the
ceiling. but protested:
This is all mistake l came here
to see doctor"
That's all right" said Kramer,
you're seeing one now
Thereupon the tarented medico drew