The New York herald., 1922-03-17
PAL OF POLICEMANS
SLAYER is CAPTURED
His EX-Captain Recognizes
Casey the Cowboy, McMail
Murder Suspect.
Is ON u. S. PENSION LIST
Rabas0yich, Who Fired Fa-
tai Shot. Shown to Be
Thugs Gun Runner.
WOUNDED, WILL NOT TALK
Man i'm Hospital Has Not Yet
Been Told That Bullet
Killed Patrolman.
WOUNDED, WILL NOT TALK

Casey Ivanoff of 343 East Fifty first
street, Brooklyn, a former soldier
known to the police as Casey the Cow
boy, was arrested at Fifth avenue and
Ninth street last night at 10: 80 o'clock
by Detective Frank Trainor of the
Homicide Squad and charged with
completely in the murder of Patrolman
John III. McMail of the Liberty ave
nue. station. Detective Trainor, who
was Captain of the company of the
Forty-first Infantry in which Ivanoff
was private. recognized the man
and placed him under arrest. He was
taken to Headquarters. but early this
morning was sent to Brooklyn.
McMail was shot and killed Wednes-
day afternoon by Anthony Rabaso-
vich of 1S2 Christopher street, Brook
lyn. who was himself wounded a little
later in gun duel with special po-
liceman.
Casey the Cowboy Is alleged by the
police to have been with Rabasovich in
an attack on an aged women which
They do not know yet where Ivanoff
went when he left the scene of the
attack with Rabasovich. and they do
not know whether Ivanoff was with
Rabascvich when the latter shot and
killed the policeman.
But as soon as he had been taken to
Headquarters last night he was charged
N
The police said that no statement re-
garding the prisoner would be made
until he had been questioned by Capt.
Arthur Carey. who is in command of
the homicide squad. tE sD1
Said TO Have Police Record.
The police say that Casey the Cow
boy is well known to them as gunman
and a criminal and that he has a police
record. He is former soldier, was hurt
during the war. and in addition TO receiv-
Ing training at the Government voca-
tional school is said to receive an allot-
ment of 500 month. He has been for
some time at liberty under $4,000 bail
or charge of possessing narcotics. He
Is under indictment District Attorney
Guston of Kings said last night that he
had made arrangements to call this case
for trial before Judge Reuben l.. Has
kell this morning and that If Ivanoff
bad not appeared to plead he would
have had the bail bond forfeited.
Efforts were made yesterday to in
duce Rabasovich to make a statement
but they did not succeed. Assistant
District Attorney Salvaggi and Capt
John J. McCloskey in charge of the
Brooklyn Detective Bureau. went sew
eral times TO st. Mary's Hospital, where
the gunman Is receiving treatment for
bullet wound in the neck, but Raba-
sovich would have nothing to say to
them. He told surgeon. however. that
when he shot McMail he did not know
what he was doing. He has not been
told that the policeman is dead
The business men OF the Brownsville
district. where Patrolman McMall had
been stationed the greater part of his
service with the Police Department and
where he was popular are arranging
for theater benefit for Mrs McMail.
The patrolman had been on the force
less than ten years and was not eligible
for a pension, though his widow will
receive one IL legislation pending at
Albany is enacted. This provides that
the widows Of policemen killed on duty,
no matter how long their service, shall
receive pensions.
Samuel Cohen. the special policeman
who shot Rabasovich in the neck during
pistol duel with the gunman, will be
honored by a dinner within few days.
Arrangements were begun Wednesday
night At a meeting of the Woodrow
Wilson Democratic Club at 81 Chester
street with DR.. Leo Greenbaum pre-
siding.
Police Funeral on sunday.
2he funeral Of Patrolman McMail will
be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock
from his home. 1899 Greene avenue
to t1sfn he -,
the Lutheran Cemetery with full police
honors.
District Attorney Ruston, believing
that Rabasovich had a permit to carry
The several revolvers found on him when
he was captured gave out a statement
denouncing the action OF out OF town
Judges in issuing permits to any one
who applied for them. II was learned
later however. that Rabasovich had
no permit The police said that he was
gun runner" for thugs and bandits.
getting the weapons in New Jersey and
other places and selling them 10 other
criminals.
Judge J. Grafton MacMahon Of tn
Kings County Court. in addressing the
Kings county Grand Jury. referred TO
the McMail shooting. declaring that L
revealed a serious criminal situation
and that criticism OF the police should
''It Is critical hour in the affairs
or our city" he said. when gunmen.
robbers. burglars and murderers are
nouting the law rs perhaps they have
never done in your lifetime and mine.
"Our only protection against these
death dealing enemies rests in the police
force of our city In giving us that pro-
lection they are not hesitating to place
their lives at stake. Yesterday Patrol
man John ". MoMal left his home to
follow his duty Of affordng protection
10 you and TO me. a few hours later
bullet from the revolver Of a sunman
pierced his brain and he became another
martyr in the growing list Of police ON
GERS cut down In the performance or
duty.
I'VE must uphold the police. Those
that criticize the police do not know the
burden OF their task Let nobody stand
ont against the police and lean toward
the robber, the cutthroat and the muir
derer. The policeman as a witness IS
worthy Of our belief His story should
always be accepted as against that Of
the one guilty OF violent crime.
''The Police Department IS greatly un-
derraid when we weigh The duties they
perfofri and the risks they must accept"