The New York herald., 1922-02-25
ONE OF GANG is HELD.
WORCESTERSHIRE.
Six Other Men Are Held in
Holdups of Apothecary
Shops in City.
BOYS HELD IN MURDER
Brothers. 1 Found Wound
ed, Accused Of Jewel
er's Death.
2 ARRESTED AS BANDITS
Four Brooklyn RObberies AL
ready Solved, Police Are .
kr' Certain.
z ARRESTED AS BANDITS

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flank" Evans. of "a Fort Greene
place. one of seven men arrested yes
terday in Brooklyn, charged with a
series of drug store robberies. was held
last night at Brooklyn Police Head
quarters on charge of homicide in
connection with the death of Paul J.
Gilman, druggist, who was shot
through the heart in his store at 162
Court street late Thursday.
Reuben Wilson, Assistant District
Attorney, wLo questioned the seven
men, besides woman who was re-
leased later, announced that three
men took part in an attempted mold
up; that they forced Gilman behind
a counter, and that one man shot
down the druggist when he resisted
The key found in the lock of the cash
register bears out this version.
"The two other men are still at
large" Mr.. Wilson said .4sut we ex-
pect to get them.'
At the close of the questioning the
other defendants were charged with
completely in the robbery of four drug
stores. More than a dozen alleged VIC
TINS were called to Police Headquar-
tiers and were said to have identified
the men.
Gilman left the drug store a short
time before the shooting, telling his clerk,
Lawrence Conlon, that he was going 10
dinner. When he returned he was white
as a sheet" and appeared to be Ill or
worried. Conlon said that directly after
that Gilman sent him home. although 1t
was an hour before he was due to leave.
From James Fl. Murphy. a war veteran,
who entered the store at 3 80 o'clock to
get whisky prescription filled. the po-
lice learned that woman was near one
OF the telephone booths.
Woman I'm Custody.
The autopsy showed that the pistol
Was held within four inches OF Gilman
when 1t was fired. The bullet however,
could not be found by DIR. Manuel r.
Martten. Assistant Medical Examiner.
ard X-ray photographs will be taken.
The drug store roDDeries of which the
seven men are accused were given by
Inspector Coughin as follows:
February 22-Nicholas Cascade. 1896
Graham avenue. $500 in cash and
Jcwelry; store of Frank Mills, 602 Marcy
avenue. Brooklyn, $500.
February 20-Alexander Friedlander,
store, 1877 Nostrand avenue, $50; Feb
ruary 15--- Reid e Humans. 1852 Union
street, branch post Office, $3.50 in cash
and stamps.
The men arrested with Evans were
identified as follows: Alexander Ba-
ruick, %, of 315 Gold street Philip San
tana, 10. ex-navy man, III Prince street I:
Peter. Puzyn, 2t, of 220 High street
Michael Pellegrino. 49, of 239 Nassau
street; Thomas Mclaughlin, 10. of $40
DeI<alb avenue. and Frank Lentino. also
known as 'Lundy." 10. of 203 Hudson
avenue, all Of Brooklyn.
Detectives Brosnan, Brincg.ey. Kama
ard Carney conducted the Questioning
at Brooklyn Police Headquarters They
said revolvers were found u four Of
the men and that Santana hal cluster
diamond pine like one stolen from Cas-
caide. They operated in stolen auto
mobiles, asserted the detectives. and
have been carrying out systematized
robberies for three or four Weeks Nc
Laughlin is said to have been arrested
March %, 1921. in connection with a
search for Hpited States mail robbers
but was rele9sed.
Two Brothers Held I'm killing.
John Gardella. 20, and his lrother.
Louis. II, of Henry street. were ar
rested by detectives Of the Oak street
station, charged with the murder of
pemcsthenes Santus n jeweler, who was
killed Thursday night in his store at 81
Madison street.
John Gardella, arraigned before Mag
istrate Tobias in Tombs Court on a
short affidavit charging suspicion of
homicide. was sent TO Tombs Prison
Louis was sent to Bellevue for treat
ment He has bullet wound in the left
leg.
The detectives said Louis Gardella
had admitted the murder and also had
said he took part in several holdups on
the lower East Side In the last month.
six OF them netting him 5000. Thurs
day night. he said, he went 10 the San
tus shop. accompanied by his brother,
with the intention OF holding up the
jeweler and stealing diamonds.
The jeweler fought, and in the strug-
gle Gardella's gun was discharged twice
The first shot hit the bandit IN the leg
and the second went through the heart
of Santus, killing him almost instantly.
Detectives Kemp. Srojohann and
O'Lcary. investigating the murder
found several persons who had seen the
bandit run from the Jewelry store. and
who said that they thought they rec
ognized young Gardella. They went to
the boys home and found his brother
there, and later found Gardella at the
home of his aunt. in 1909 First avenue.
He had gone there in a taxicab. but his
wound had not been attended, as he
was afraid doctor would report him
TO the police.