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The New York herald., 1922-02-04
EiBASCI ADMITS GUILT;
GETS 20 YEARS TO LIFE
Statement Said to Exonerote
Miss Human.

Joseph Libasci. rs, Of 70 Troutinan
street. Brooklyn. went before Justice
Van Siclen in the Supreme Court at
Long Island City late yesterday and
pleaded guilty to murder in the second
degree fer the killing OF Harry Dewey
Garbe in Woodhaven Boulevard. Wood
haven. Queens. on tho night of October
%. Justice Van Siclen Immediately sem
fenced him to Sing Sing for from twenty
years to life. Sheriff Wagner of Oueeny
will take Libasci to prison on Monday.
Libascrs statement made on Thursday
in the office OF District Attorney Dana
Wallace was shown to Justice Van Sic
len. but the District Attorney said he
would rot make It public until after the
trial of Miss Gussie Human, IS, who
has been indicted for perjury and as an
accessory to the shooting. She prcyi.
oGsly had been acquitted of n charge OF
murder In connection with the killing
Of Garbe. II is understood however
that the statement contained an admis-
sion of guilt. which would have To no
ccrroborated by Harry Ricca who is in
Jail on 5000 bail as "A material wit
ness
Deputy Sheriff Frank De Bragga said
after Libasci had been sentenced he said
''Ricca knew nothing OF my intentions
to kill Garbe. Why bring him into thisg
took him with me. He did not know
where ] was going or what was going
10 do"
Leo II. Healy. lawyer for tho glrl.
said.
'Libascis statement completely exon
crates Miss Human from any knowl-
edge that ;he least harm was to come
;c Garbe or of any intention TO harm
him
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
CAN'T RUN RAIL YARDS
IF THIEVES ARE LET GO
Lawyer Makes Charge After
IS Troinnen Plead Guilty.

A sufficient number OF the working
personnel Of tho New York Central
Railroad freight yards at North White
Plains is involved in freight car rob-
beries TO compel the shutting down or
the yards " all were brought into court
was the charge made yesterday by
Mortimer G.. O'Bren, formerly civ
Judge OF White Plains. counsel for ono
of eleven men who pleaded guilty be-
fore Justice Frank l.. Young in the Su-
prcme Court at White Plains.
Mr.. o. Brien explained that thicvinr
from broken packages in cars i'm the
yard had been going on for SO mary
years that II was regarded as the thing
TO do. The custom had come to such n
pass. he said that II an employee dis
countenanced II or refused TO take what
he had an opportunity to. he was vir-
tuallv ostracized.
IAN nonsense" was the comment OF
Frederick +. Weeks. Westchcster Dis
trlct Attorney. "There was good deal
Of thieving. but nothing to Indicate n
possible disruption of the yard per-
sonnel."
Seven OF those on trial pleaded guilty
TO taking goods and Justice Young fined
them 500. with an alternative OF 80
days IN Jail. Two others pleaded guilty
to receiving stolen goods in the second
degree and two more 10 the Third de-
gree. and we're fined 800 each. Four
more indictments are to be tried.
In passing sentence, Justice Young
said:
"The quicker the railroad men get
down to work and earn an honest days
pay, the quicker the country will get
back to normalcy."
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
JERSEY 'DRYS' YIELD
JURY TRIALS POINT
Question of Enforcement Re-
mains Livc Issue in State.

q. Rowland Munroe. attorney for the
Anti-Saloon League of New Jersey. said
in Newark yesterday that a bill - take
the place OF the Van Ness prohibition
enforcement act would be placed before
the New Jersey Legislature at Trenton
some time within the next week The
new measure. Mr.. Munroe said. will be
identical with the Van Ness law except
that It would provide for trial by jury.
the point upon which the Van Ness
law was declared unconstitutional by
the Court of Errors and Appeals.
Several of the dry leaders OF the
state are said to favor another mearue
withou, provigion sJr jury IRA.
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
DELUSIONS BESET EMO,
IN ALIENISTS' OPINION
Drs. Macdonald and Pritch-
ard AnslOcr $50 Page Query.

DR.. Carlos f. Macdonald and DR..
William B. Pritchard. alienists, were
the only witnesses yesterday at the con-
test in the Surrogate's Court of the
will OF Amos +. Emo. whose relatives
are trying to have set aside TIE viii
by which he left more than half OF his
estate Of s13,0OO.000 to Columbia Uni
vcrsity.
Dr. Macdonald gave it as his opinion
on Thursday that Emo was irrational
when he made his viii. and DIR.
Prtchard testified yesterday that he,
too. considered him Irrational
Each conceded that he had never
examined Emo and that no expert could
say absolutely that person was not
rational without at least talking to him.
They insisted. however. that a hypo-
thetcal question read to them described
2 patient who was clearly suffering from
delusions and therefore irrational. The
question is $50 pages long and all of
Thursdays session of the trial was de-
voted to reading II.
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
BOLDLY IS LODGED
IN DEATH HOUSE
TOmbs Fellow Prisoner Betrays
Plan of Slayer of Two De-
Detectives to Escape.

Luther Boldly, slayer of Detectives
Miller and Bulkley, was transferred
yesterday from the Tombs to the death
house at Sing Sing where he is sem
fenced to die in the electric chair the
week of March II. The young negro
did not submit to his fate without a
final attempt to escape.
Thursday afternoon a woman who
said she was Boddy's sister smuggled
into his cell two steel hacksaws, con-
cealed in the soles of a pair OF patent
leather shoes Boldly hid them in the
wall of his cell hoping to use them
yesterday on his trip up the river. He
intended. If possible, to saw off the
handouts that bound his to his guard
and leap off the train somewhere be-
tween Grand Central Terminal and Os-
sining.
His plans were upset, however, by
the prisoner who occupied the cell next
to him in the Tombs. to whom Boldly
gave the shoes. This man noticed the
soes had been tampered with and noti-
fled Warden Haney. A search of
Body's cell disclosed the saws.
AS soon as the trick was discovered
Warden Hanley ordered extra precau-
tions taken. Two guards sat up all
night watching the prisoner and yes
terday morning the warden himself
supervised Boddys dressing. He was
led before Justice Wasservogel under
close guard.
Before the sentence was pronounced
Boddys counsel, Morris Koenig, made
the necessary statutory motions to as
sure an appeal. Boldly appeared undis-
turbed as Justice Wasservogel, in a
monotone. recited the first sentence of
death he has been called upon to impose
since he assumed office.
Sheriff Nagel Immediately clapped the
handouts on the prisoner and led him
to the Sheriffs room, where Boddy's
mother Joined him. As soon as the
papers were ready he was taken in an
automobile to the Grand Central sta
tion. accompanied by seven other pris-
oners and four deputy sheriffs.
Boldly arrived at Ossining station at
roon and was placed in a taxicab
with two deputies. In five minutes he
was at the prison. He made no effort
TO free himself throughout the journey.
and when the prison gate closed after
him he said:
so long as I have to be up here
feel easier"
lie gave his pedigree in the War
denis office and was then taken to the
wash room and given hath after which
he put on his prison clothes
when do I eat?' he demanded. when
this was over.
Boldly was assigned to n cell in the
old death house as all the new cells are
occupied. His dinner consisted OF beef
stow. bread and coffee. He is the twen-
ty-sixth prisoner in the death house
Detectives Miller and BullSley OF the
West 135th street station were shot and
killed by Boldly on the night of January
while they were taking him to the
station house
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
NEGRO LOOTS HOUSE
AND ATTACKS GIRL
Forces Her to Go Along as
He Collects Loot.

negro who forced his way into the
apartment of David NJ. Ash, a Man
hottan business man. at Center street
South Orange. n. j.. yesterday after
noon, drew revolver and terrorized
Caeda Mr.. Ash's twelve-year-old
daughter, who was alone in the apart
ment. He spent half an hour search
Ing the house for loot. compelling the
girl to follow him and threatening to
shoot her If she raised an alarm. Be-
fore leaving the house he attacked her.
general alarm for the negro was
sent out last night. The girl is under
the care of n physician.
The Ash home is in the Heller apart
ments, in one OF the best residential Sec
tions of the city.
Caeda was found by her mother. VIII ,
returned from shopping trip. The
girl described the negro as wearing a
green mackinaw. tan shoes and q dark
felt hat. The police refused to talk on
the case.
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
SHOOTS GUN IN POCKET;
SAVES S225 IN HOLDUP
Theoter Gunner Captures a
Youth in Bandit Chase.

Leopold Weinberg. owner of the Pal
ace Moving Picture Theater at Sixth ave-
nue. and Fifty-sixth street. Brooklyn,
had d revolver in his right side over
coat pocket when he started home from
the theater Thursday night with 1925.
At Fifty-sixth street and Seventh ave-
nue. two men stopped him. One put n
revolver TO his stomach and said: Put
up your hands -
Weinberg fired through his coat
pocket and the bandit yelled. Both fled
but Weinberg caught and held the I'M
wounded man. He said he was James
Bopp II. OF S67 F'ifty-eighth street.
Brooklyn. He was arraigned yesterday
in Fifth Avenue Court, charged with the
robbery on December 27 last of Henry
lfinhorn at $50 F'ifty-third street. Bopp
was held without bail for the Grand
Jury
Detectives searching for the SLAYER of
Lieut.. Charles Harm. who was killed
last Saturday in n $1,000 robbery I'm
West Hoboken. arrested at Seventh ave.
nue. and Thirty-sixth street John Mar
thaler OF 32S Hudson street, and Law
renee Garavante, 41s Madison street.
both OF Hoboken. In jefferson Market
Court the men were held on n charge
OF homicide without bail until Tuesday.
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
MAID ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT BY OLD REVOLVER
Three Men Engaged in MoU-
ing Furniture Are Arrested.

Three men were arrested last night
after Miss Lillian Rubio, aged "a. maid
employed In the home of Joseph ]. Vein
handler. IL West Fifty-second street,
had been shot accidentally in the tight
shoulder. Patrolman Michael Murtha
was informed that some furniture was
being moved in the house by Wein-
handler and two friends, and in the top
of barrel revolver was fourd.
Abraham Haskell. tailor, of 9i2 Sixth
avenue. friend of Weinhandler. PICKED
up the weapon and 1t exploded. Miss
Rubio fell wounded.
Murtha arrested weinhandler and
Maurice LebowItz. 10. of 1877 Second
avenue. on charge OF violating the
sullivan law. and Haskell on charge
of assault.
The detectives reported that the house
was at one time occupied by Douglas
Barnes. formerly coal operator at 673
Fifth avenue. but now In Ludlow street
jail in default of "A civic Judgment of
s134.S00 and that Weinhandler was
moving into the house. They said ,hey
found three revoivers In a packed barrel
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
PLANS o.K.'D WITH WORK DONE
Testimony In Inquiry Into Brook
Iyn Theatcr Crash.

The steel work on the American The
ater building. on Bedford avenue
Brooklyn. which collapsed November 20
last, killing several worlsmen. was com
pleted thirteen days before the plans
had been approved by the Building De-
partment, II was brought out yesterday
when William McAdoo, Chief City Mag
istrate. started an investigation of the
accident in Part 10 of the Brooklyn
Supreme Court.
William A. Faiclla plan expert of
the Building Department, testified that
on October and October % he made
twenty-one objections to plans for tho
steel work. James Cavanaugh OF Plu-
cham & Cavanaugh testified that Joseph
Gaydica had employed his firm TO do
the steel work, at cost of s1.750.
Cavanaugh. shown the plans as finally
approved by the Building Department.
testified the plans he worked under did
not accord with the approved drawings
embodying the changes directed by the
plan examiner The investigation will
30 rostmed Monday.
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
FIRST mrs. STOKES
TELLS OF BEATINGS
Mrs. Rita Lydig, Who Divorced
Hotel Man, Tcstifies He
Struck Her Often.

Mrs. Rita de Acosta Lydig. who was
married to w. e. d. Stokes in 1895 and
divorced him in 1899. was witness
yesterday in the Supreme Court suit
of his present wife to set aside deed
relinqushing her dover in most of his
property, and declared that when he
and she were living together he beat
her often and that she had told sew
eral persons about it.
Mrs. Lydig appeared in answer to a
subpoena served by Stokes. but was
not called as his witness. Samuel
Untermyer. counsel for Mrs. Stokes.
called her to the stand and learned
that Stokes had changed his mind about
requiring her testimony. She proved
an ideal witness for the purpose of re-
butting testimony given by Stokes on
Thursday to the effect that he never
struck a woman in his life.
She replied quickly in the affirmative
when she was asked if Stokes had ever
been unkind to her and If he had beaten
her.
"oh. yes" she said. "Mr. Stokes
struck me often
with whip?'
mot that I can remember. But |
remember his striking me number
of times with jacket with heavy but
tons on it. 1t hurt me very much"
did you ever tell of this before?''
ITO great many of my friends. yes.
But never in court before under oath.
did not get my divorce for cruelty
and so did not have TO speak of it.
She told then how Stokes had called
her by telephone Thursday evening and
told her that he must see her on a
matter OF pressing Importance. but that
she refused to see him, and when. after
she had gone out for the evening. he
called up a servant and said he would
be around in the morning. she sent for
a policeman and had him in the house
when Stokes arrived. Tie policeman.
not in uniform, accompanied her TO
court and escorted her home atterward.
She explained that she was not In fear
of stokes. but did not wish to be an
noyed by him.
She said later in her testimony tina /
stokes still owes her money, but when
pressed on cross-exa mination tc say
how much and why, said that ell she
could remember was that while their
son. W. T.. D. stokes. Jr.. was living
with her after her divorce Stokes paid
nothing toward his share of the house
hold expenses and should have.
Stokes was Il witness himself most
of the morning and was threatened with
commitment once for contempt of court
when Mr.. Untermyer asked him II his
wife had not refused to live Il the Hotel
Ansonia because women OF doubtful
character lived there, and Stokes be-
gan n dissertation as to what qualities
tended 10 make woman's character
doubtful. Finally he said that Mr..
Untermyer ought to know as well as
he.
Instantly Mr.. Untermyer protested
that any one who would say that was
an unmitigated liar. and Justice Co
haian informed Stokes that If he made
another such statement he would COM
nit him for contempt. He made him
apologize to the court and to -Ir.
Untermyer.
The trial was suspended yesterday
until later in the month in order 10
allow Mr.. tTntermyer to go TO Palm
Beach on business connected with the
city. When he returns a date will be
get for its resumption.
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
Drastic Penalty Asked
for Rich Panhandlers

sDANHANDLING' is profit
able business pursuit in
parts of New York. it was
shown yesterday before the COM
mittee on ordinances OF the Board
of Aldermen at hearing on pro-
posed ordinance. 1t would provide
$40 fine for begging, first offense.
and $25 fine or thirty days in Jail,
or both, for subsequent offenses.
Many beggars, business men said.
realize from $40 to $50 day. In
Forty-second street. between the
Grand Central Terminal and Broad
way, in the theater district. and in
other congested centers the pan
handlers, it was said, look upon Sc
an hour as a modest income. One
professional lives a life of luxury,
spending his week ends at Atlantic
City.
The Fifth Avenue Association,
the Forty-second Street Associa-
ton. the Thirty-fourth Street Board
of Trade and other organizations
represented at the hearing urged
that a more drastic penalty be pro-
vided than is proposed
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
PACED IN THE ASTOR;
HELD IN So, 500 DEAL
Accused Albany Broker Cap
tured by Sieuths' Ruse.

The Hotel Astor lobby was upset yes-
terday afternoon. along with several
chairs and tables. when three detcc-
lives darted from one end of IL to the
other TO corner Peter A. Robbettie. aged
&c. stock broker OF 1922 Eighteenth
street. Whitegtone. l.. +. a warrant
issued In Albany and charging grand
larceny was served upon him by De-
tcctive Balm OF that city The prisoner
was taken to Albany last night.
Robbettie. IL Is alleged. obtained s3.500
recently from an Albany physician for
pneumatic drill company. He left
Albany. but he was located by tele-
phone message he sent to the doctor
asking for 500 more.
Balm. with Detectives McCann and
Flaherty of this city. went to the Astor
and caused Robbcttie to be PACED. AS
the broker advanced toward the clerks
desk he observed the three detectives
and started TO run toward an exit. One
detective headed him OFF. lie was cor
nered and arrested.
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
MRS. STEPHENS WED
TO RUSSIAN YOUTH
Report Says Hciress and Her
Fiance Advanced Time for
Ceremony.
GOES TO SEE MRS. REAM
Couple Under Guard During
PPeliminaries of Visit to
Cathedral.
GOES TO SEE MRS. REAM

Although it had been announced that
Mrs. Marion Buckingham Ream Steph-
ems and Anastase Andreivitch Vonsiat-
-Nonsiatsky would be married this
afternoon at four o'clock, 1t was re-
ported that the ceremony was performed
at eight O'Clock last night in the Russian
Cathedral of st. Nicholas, in Ninety
seventh street near Fifth avenue. The
officiating priest was said to be Rev
Leonidas Perkevitch. but he denied
himself to callers and would not dis
cuss the wedding or confirm the report
that he had performed the ceremony
1t was reported that Immediately
after the wedding the couple left New
Yorl. for the home of the brides mother
at Thompsonville. Conn, to pass some
days before the bridegroom returned to
his job in the Baldwin Locomotive
Works.
Mrs. Stephens and her fance visited
the Cathedral yesterday morning. leav-
ing the Chatham Hotel with . guard of
private detectives at O'Clock The
young mans arrival at the hotel was
unexpected. and the hurried visit to the
Cathedral gave rise at the time to, re-
ports that they would be married before
the time announced.
The couple remained in the rectory of
the cathedral half an hour, while the
detectives remained outside. When they
left Mrs. Stephens brushed a group of
wouldbe interviewers aside and. taking
Mr.. Vonsiatsky-Von by the arm
hurried toward Fifth avenue, where they
took bus northward.
The young Russian. whose engage
ment TO q daughter of the late Norman
B. Ream has created much comment
here and in Chicago. was about to make
statement. but his fiancee prompted
him to silence.
Mr.. Nonsiatsky-Vonsia obtained
weeks leave of absence Thursday and
started for New York from Chester,
Pa, that night. arriving at the Chatham
lotnl nt 9 a'cInck uestardar " r,,arnir.r
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
SAYS HE 0UTLIEs ANANIAs.
Magistrate sends Man 10 Island ON
wifc's Complaint.

Wilson Armstrong of "a India street.
Brooklyn. salesman, was characterized
as bigger liar than Ananias by Magis-
trato Dale when arraigned In Bridge
Plaza court yesterday on charge OF
cruelty made By his wife. He was SEN
fenced to six months on Blackwelrs
Island. Armstrong laid his troubles to
lis daughter, who. he said. came home
at all hours of the night and sang Jazz
music. making IL impossible for him to
get refreshing sleep.
Armstrong said he never had been ar
rested before, but a probation officer
charged that he had been convicted oi
clever t.nics.
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
NO MUSIC BROADCAST
BY AMATEUR RADIO
Order Issued Stopping Send
ing Until Plan Is Made.

WASHINGTON. Feb. "A temporary
order forbidding amateur radio sending
stations from broadcasting addresses
and music until some system Is worked
out which will eliminate interference
which has been causing trouble since the
boom In this form of wireless commune
cation started about three months ago
has been issued by the Department OF
commerce.
professionals who hold commercial
licenses are not affected by this order.
but have been advised that they should
work out some program among them
selves II action by the Government Is to
be withheld indefinitely.
II Is estimated that there are more
than $4,000 amateur radio sending sta
tions scattered about the country. The
law provides that all sending stations
mus. take out licenses
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
SUNDAY CHECKER PLAYERS
CAN'T DODGE BAYSTATE BAN
Statute of Outlawry, Which Includes Chess Des-
peradoes, Is Upheld in Legislature Despite Plea of
Reckless Preacher Member From Cape Cod.

Special Dispatch to TIE New York HERALD.
BosToN, Feb. Sunday checkers in
Massachusetts, fell to its doom to-day.
BY an overwhelming vote the House of
Representatives refused to substitute for
an adverse report the bill to permit the
Sunday playing of chess and checkers.
The measure was filed by the Massa-
chusetts State Checker Association after
a cripple at Brockton had been con-
victed for playing the game on Sunday
in public park.
The measure was In the form of an
amendment to the Sunday sports law,
which permits athletic outdoor games
or sports to be played between the
hours of and o'clock in the after
noon. The legislative committee on
legal affairs returned an adverse report
on the ground that there is nothing in
The New York herald., 1922-02-04

the law as it stands TO prevent playing
chess and checkers on Sunday now
The Rev. Roland ID. Sawyer. repre-
sentative from the Cape Cod district
argued that the law should be mace
clear to allow the games.
Where is there a game that lends
itself less to gambling than checkers"
he asked during the debate. And why
shouldn't an invalid be allowed to en-
joy himself at checkers as well as the
able bodied ones who can play baseball.
football and the like?"
Representative MandunN of Woburn
declared it was the purpose Of the
checker enthusiasts. once they won leg
islative APPROVAL. to start holding big
chess ard checker tournaments in Me-
chanics Building. of which he did not
approve
The New York herald., 1922-02-04
SENT TO PRISON FOR as YEARS.

WEST CHESTER. Pa. Feb. 3.--Four men
were sentenced to-day to serve thirty
eight years in the penitentiary and an
other thirty years following their con-
viction OF participation in the robbery Of
the Spring City National Bank last Octo-
Der. About $4,000 was stolen. Of which
appros,ma.c.y ..y,j00 wac re 1ovc.ec.