Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
Bandit Car"OlUS1er
Held in $4,000 Bail
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NOHtinueu IrOm fARe One
had happened, and gave the alarm"
Patrolnan jackson. of the Twelfth
and Pine streets station. one of tn,
men who followed the bandits, said ht
had been following the bandit car or
foot. few moments after the hold up
and saw McGirr flung to the sidewalk.
"McGirr was struggling" said Jack
son, who is Negro, "and the men In
the car had just taken the money AWAY
from him. In the fight the package
Of currency fell to the street. This man
Nitange Jumped out Of the car and
picked the money up. while McGirr was
still being held by the men in the ma :
chine. Vitange ran after the car and
jumped on again. He said to the other
mem, We can't get him in the car
kick him to - Off Then they let
street.
Patrolman Fouche. another Negro
member Of the Twelfth and Pine streets
force, who also took part in the chase
and helped arrest the two bandits when
they were cornered, related that Nc.
Caferty came limping out'Of the pool
room after he and Butler had been shot,
and sent him in to get Vitange.
"McCafferty said Butler was sitting
on Nitange.' explained Fuoche. II
went in and saw Butler on ton of this
man here. Butler was bleeding badly,
but holding on. We got Vitange and
sent Butler to the hospital.
Money in Etery, Pocket
,''Vitange had money in every pocket.
There was money scattered all over the
place where they had been fighting."
George A. Frazer, a storekeeper at
Broad and Rodnian streets, identified
Eitangc. saying he was the man
who seemed to be in command of the
car.
Capture of the two bandits who
escaped Is expected within few hours.
One Of the most active of the detec-
tives searching for the. bandits is
"Jack" Curran, district detective of
ton. and veteran of the force. Hc is
the uncle Of .McCafferty, and therefore
has a double motive.
The bandits got away with $1,000 of
the S13, 800 in cash they stole from the
bank runners.
Larry Butler. who bore the brunt of
the gunman's 8 fire when Vitangc was run
to earth in a pOolroOm at p Lombard
street. passed an uncomfortable night
in the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Butler was wounded in the left heel,
the left forearm, which was shattered.
and in the back a little above the waist
line,
Avoided Death BY Inch
Nitangc fired the shot into Buffers
back when the two were graphing
and-to- hand. after the patrolman had
been wounded in heel and forearm. An
other inch lower. the surgeons said, and
the brave patrOlman surely wouldt have
died. AS it is. he Is not yet out of |
danger. The surgeons were unable TO
find the bullet last night and today an |
N-ray was taken to locate II. All
night he tossed and moancd Con his !
cot in the hospital.
McCaffcrty. however. was much less
severely wounded. He was shot once
in tn" muscles of the thigh. II was n /
painful wound. but is not expected to |
give trouble.
Vitangc is known to the policc rs
Johnny the Wop," and is said TO be-
q former member Of the late Red
Murphy gang.
; Both he and Lopez denied thcy had
been concerned in the hold-up They
were taken as soon as captured to the
Howard Hospital to be identified by
AcGirr. He identified Lopez, but coulI
not identify Nitungc. The police. how.
ever. feel no uncertainty about the
|att"r's identity. or Of his having taken
part in the hold-up.
Butler and MrCafferty were heartily
commended by their superiors TO-DAY.
Mayor Moore gave assurance that he