The New York herald., 1922-02-27
Bandits Loot Drug Store
and Eating Places in
Two Boroughs.
ROBBER STABS A VICTIM
Four Arrests Are Made, Includ-
ing Taxicab Driver as Aid
of HOldup Man.

Motorists driving In Lafayette.
street, near Astor place, at noon yes
terday witnessed the fatal shooting of
Joseph Marrone, 26, truck driver OF
1876 Mott street, who was walking
along the sidewalk wkistling. Four
men in an automobile which pulled out
of the stream of northbound motors
and swerved over to the curb, were
yolvers drawn and fire the weapons
at him.
Only two or three other persons
were near Marrone, and none was
within range or endangered. The
men in the car fired rapidly the shots
sounding in momentary barrage as
the men emptied their revolvers
Some of the bullets struck the wall
and knocked out splinters of stone.
Marrone pitched forward and lay still.
The car containing his assailants never
halted, which probably accounted for the
bad aim. He received three bullets in
his body. AS Marrone dropped, wit
nesses told the police, the driver. who
had been craning about to watch the
victim, put on power and speeded away.
Other vehicles ran into jam because
of the swift fight of the car and the
confusion of the drivers due to the shoot
ing. Many stopped their cars and ran
over to Marrone, who was conscious, but
was bleeding from the wound. James
Deferro, taxicab driver, of 166 Eliza
beth street one of the first to reach Mar
rome, took him to Bellevue Hospital, with
detectives of the Mercer street station,
who remained to question the wounded
man.. He denied that he knew any Of
his assailants or any reason why he
should have been attacked. He died last
night refusing to make statement In
his last conscious moment.
Humorists Loot n Pharmacy.
Three bandits who found much humor
In the situation held up Louis Gluck-
man. clerk in charge of the drug store
OF Robert Guido. at Second avenue and
Eighty-ninth street. last night. tied him
to a chair in the prescription room and
while they were looting the store told
persons who entered that the place was
closed and to ''go to the store up the
street.
One of the bandits stood at the door
and the two others forced Gluckman
to the rear and tied him. taking IS from
his pocket. but permitting him to keep
silver ring on his plea that he had
IL during the war. They took $50 from
the cash register, and some toilet
articles.
On leaving the bandits put two pad
locks on the outside door Gluckman
could not get free of his bonds. but
managed to unhook a telephone re-
ceiver and send a call to the police
Three men ratified at the door Of a
coffee house at Elizabeth and Hester
streets early yesterday and when Joseph
Charbomeau OF 35 Third avenue, the
night clerk, told them the place was
closed, fired shot through the door at
him. The bullet went into Charbo-
meau's right shoulder. Patrolman Frank
Walsh of the Elizabeth street station
heard the shot. but by the time he ar
rived the men had fed Charbomeau
was able to open the door and the pa
trolman sent him to Bellevue Hospital.
A man dashed from lunch wagon in
Eleventh avenue, near Seventeenth
street, yesterday afternoon with s115 in
cash and a 800 watch and chain. after
holding up the proprietor. Arthur Priest.
of 24S West Twenty-second street. and
raced for taxicab at Eleventh avenue
and Nineteenth street Priests cries
caused Patrolmen Stewart and Duffy OF
the West Thlrtieth street station 10 take
up the pursuit.
Two Arrests Are Made.
The policemen reached the taxicah
Just as the alleged bandit was getting
into II, and dragged him out A quick
search. Il was said, led TO the recovery
OF the money and the watch. The man
said he was william Clark OF CAS- Green
wich street He was charged with rob
berry, and the driver Of the taxicab. Will
lam Young OF 526 Hudson street, was
arrested on a charge of acting In con-
cert.
Priest said he was alone in the lunch
wagon when the man entered and drew
n revolver. No shots were hred In the
chase.
Holdup men entered two restaurants
In Brooklyn but did not get much.
David Grandon OF 81 Quincy street was
arrested on a trolley car by Patrolman
Mulvery Of Staten Island, who was on
hIs way home, and was charged with
attempting 10 hold up Leo Bangs. watch
man in the Strand Restaurant, IS Flat
bush avenue, with three other men. The
watchman frightened the men away be-
fore they got any money.
Humphrey Patrick. cashier OF the Bel
more Restaurant. 434 Sixth avenue.
Brooklyn. reported that holdup man
obtained sos from him In the restaurant
carly in the morning. Four or five other
men were In the place. but no one at
tempted to halt the bandit and he got
away.
William Fruther. chief cook OF the
steamship Willfarro. lying at Pier SIS.
Hudson River. beat off bandit who at
tempted to hoid him up in West Twenty
third street. but received seven stab
wounds. Patrolman Frank Murphy
chased the assailant. and at Tenth ave-
nue. and Thirtieth street arrested Chris
topher Bogart OF 933 Columbus avenue.
Bogart was held in $4,000 bail in JEFF
ferson Market Court. Fruther was
taken to New York Hospital
SONS OF IsRAE1 CONVENE.