The New York herald., 1922-06-28
stray Shot Kills Innocent Man.

The robbers returned the fire. In this
fusillade Costino. who had been driving
his wagon through the street, was
wour ded. He died later in Lincoln Hos
pital
McClarey and score of witnesses
gave the police description of the rob-
bers and the number of the bandit car,
This was sent out in a general alarm.
About two hours afterward n traffic
policeman in Mount Vernon stopped a
machine that followed closely the de-
scription of the bandit car. Four men
were in 1t. He took them to Police
Headquarters, where Lieut.. Michael Sill
verstein recognized one of the suspects
as an ex-~onvict. The New York police
were notified and squad of Bronx de-
tectives went to Mount Vernon.
The four described themselves as Bar
raciero Tuello. aged "a, chauffeur, of
AL East 117th street Tildo Bruno, "a,
student. of 410 East 101st street John
Citro, 90. of 242 East 117th street, and
Tony De Lucca, 22, of GIG East 161st
street, The Bronx. De Lucca, the police
said, was released recently from Sing
Sing prison. where he had served a term
for picking pockets.
Alfredo May, who said she was De
Lucca's sweetheart, was arrested at the
terial witness. Charges of homicide, as
sault and robbery we're entered against
the four. McClarey also was held on a
technical charge of homicide. the de-
tectives not being able to determine who
fired the shot that killed Costino.
Hubert Dent, aged 81. negro of 529
Lenox avenue. who had been arrested
on a warrant in connection with a rob-
berry In the Harlem BLACK belt on April
{. was being finger printed by Detective
Redding OF the West 135th street station
the precinct in which three policemen
have lost their lives so far this year
when he pulled the detectives pistol
from its holster and tried to shoot Red
ding, who Is a light skinned negro. The
detective caught hold of Dents arm
and tried to force the pistol point toward
the floor. at the same time screaming
for help.
Pounce On and XIII Negro.
A half dozen policemen were in the
station at the time. They rushed in and
caught hold Of Dent. who was fighting
like a madman. The experience of
Policeman Motz-who was killed with
his own pistol by prisoner in the back
room of the station-was still fresh In
the minds OF the policemen and detec-
tives, SO they took no chances and began
welding their blackjacks. Dent was
knocked out and was taken to Harlem
Hospital. where he died a short time
later.
John r. Hennis, Assistant District At
tornoy, who conducted an investigation.
said no one would be prosecuted for tho
killing. Dent was known as Tin Can"
and had given the police considerable
trouble. Mr.. Hennis said he had not de .
termined whether Dent had been beaten
to death or II his death was due to
alcoholism, coupled with the struggle
with Detective Redding.
E.ward Hamilton, an Erie Railroad
detective, was wounded in the leg in y
pistol battle with eight bandits who
tried to hold up a freight train near
Hohokus. N. j. Hamilton was In the
caboose when an air hose between two
cars was cut. stopping the train. He
climbed to the top Of a car and was
confronted by two robbers, who opene i
fire at him. Five others jumped out of a
clump of bushes and made for the train.
while an eighth man, on bridge. fired
at the detective. A bullet from the lat
ter's pistol felled the detective. The
crew. hearing the shots, ran back and
the bandits fled IL is believed the rob-
bers were after $25.o0o worth Of whisky
which they believed was aboard the
train.