The New York herald., 1922-03-14
FUGITIVE EX-CONVlCT
IQUICKLY ARRESTED
FOR CLERKS MURDER
Missing Since August,
Flanagan Is Picked Up
for Columbia Crime.
JUMPED $4,000 BAIL
PardOned From Fourteen
Year Term, He Was Held
in Horton Robbery.
MAY FORM VIGILANTES
Merchants to Hear Enright on
Crime Wave Since He Closed
Police Station.
MAY FORM vIGILANTEs

Thomas Flanagan, 2s. an ex-convict
who jumped his bail last autumn and
fed to Canada, where he remained up
to few days ago, was arrested yes
terday afternoon on charge Of homi-
eide in connection with, the staying
Sunday night of Samuel Hadas during
the holdup in the drug store Of
Charles Friedgen, at Amsterdam ave-
nue. and 12oth street.
Flanagan was arrested by Detective
Daniel Culhane in an East Side saloon
after William A. Carroll, clerk in
the drug store and witness to the mur-
der. had picked his photograph out of
the Rogues Gallery at Police Head
quarters. Carroll went to Headquar-
ters last night and passed lineup
that Flanagan was in without recog-
nizing any one.
Leon Cook of 4e0 West i21st street. a
soda water dispenser in the drug store.
walked past lineup in which Flanagan
was standing and told Inspector John
y. Coughlin, head of the Detective
closely one of the men in the drug store
during the hold UP. But Cook could
not make positive Identification.
Inspector Coughlin said Flanagan
served terms in Elmira Reformatory In
1912 and 1916. and was sentenced to
Sing Sing Prison for sixteen years by
Judge Gibbs In The Bronx In 1916, but
was pardoned two years later by Gov.
Smith.
The charge OF homicide was enter
tained against Flanagan on the strength
of Carroll's identification Of the Rogues
Gallery photograph and the part recog-
milton by Cook.
Flanagan Out ON $4,000 Bail.
Flanagan was arrested again last Au-
gust in connection with the hodup and
robbery of Horton Ice Cream Com
pany paymaster and was released in
$4,000 BAIL When his case was called
for trial Flanagan did not appear, In
spector Coughlin said. and a warrant
was issued for his arrest. Flanagan told
Detective Culhane that he went to Can
ada after Jumping his bail" and re
manned there up to few days ago. He
i
sister at 342 East Forty-eighth street.
Four men and at least one woman are
known to have been involved in the
drug store hold up and Staying OF Ha-
das, the cashier, who was working his
way through college OF dentistry. 1t
Is considered possible that more than
one woman was involved, but detectives
investigating the crime are not jumping
to conclusions. Witnesses have stated
that the black touring car used by the
murderers drew up to the curb at tho
l2Oth street side of the drug store sew
eral minutes before the highwaymen en-
tered. Three men were seen TO alight
and walk toward the corner. The fourth
man was at the wheel and the woman
was seated beside him.
This woman had clear view into
the drug store through window back
OF the soda counter. where two women
customers were slipping soda water at
the time. One of the witnesses had told
the police that the woman In the car
seemed to be watching the women In tie
store. The woman bandit had one arm
extending out of the car, this witness has
said. and seemingly at a signal from
some one inside the drug store dropped
a handkerchief she had ciutched in her
hand as a signal for the robbers standing
on the corner. They wheeled about as the
handkerchief fell and walked into the
store.
In connection with the story OF this
witness detectives recalled the stories
told by both Carroll and Cook, which
were to the effect that the women Gus
toners did not encounter much diff
Guilty In getting past the robber at the
door. They were brushed one side when
they first went to the door. the clerks
said. but ultimately got out without be-
ing molested. II was learned from an
authoritative source that the police have
been looking for these women since but
have not been able 10 locate them.
Raft of HoIdups In vicinity.
The drug, store holdup and staying
we're the elimination OF series OF rob-
berries. holdups and attempted holdups
that have occurred In the immediate
neighborhoop of Amsterdam avenue and
120th street since Police Commissioner
Enright closed the La Sale street po-
lice station few months ago. This was
learned yesterday in a store to store can
vas OF the neighborhood In the two blocks
running from 11sth TO 120th street In
Amsterdam avenue II was discovered
that there have been one hodup. three
robberies, two attempted holdups and
two attempted robbaries in the last few
months.
J. Davidson. proprietor Of drug store
az 1913 Amsterdam avenue, which Is
diagonally opposite the drug store in
which the murder occurred Sunday
night. has suffered the worst AT the
hands OF robbers. Mr.. Davidson Is III
At present, but from clerks In his store
II was learned that the druggist has
been robbed so often In the last year
that he has come to look upon the Wis
itations as one looks at the change OF
the moon. The most recent visit. anu
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