New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-09
Fleeing After Attempt
Cd Assassination Blaze
Way Through Crowd of
Striking Cloak Workers
Women in Street
Thrown Into Panic
Marked Man, Questioned,
Reveals Bootleg Fcud;
Union Offers Reward

-r,ne, who poured fusillade
-, ~. ,r,o crowd Of striking cloak
..,, Yesterday afternoon woundlng
n. mer three Of them probably
,.,,,,v .luded the cO-ordinated efforts
:, every policeman in the city last
,,,h, and still are at liberty
m. man they had set out TO Kill
ned without scratch. although
a.. vhlz,ed about him as he was
-. 70 woman in front OF ~
go Aveng. The victims all were
,,,,eent Of any connection with the
r,.,,egging feud which is said by the
80, 70 have inspired the shooting.
-,.enb Nssseria. freed recently IN
,, Of $4,000 pending trial on the
&c Of numbering Silvio Tagliapano
:, Grand and Mulberry streets last
W.. bad just emerged from Albin's
p,.aurart when blue Hudson tour
i,e car drew up. Two men leaped out
v.,h drawn revolvers
Fire and Flee in Auto
without a word they fred at Mas
.-, The bullets crashed into the
,,.., glass window Of store. Mas
dropped to his knees as the gun
,-- each fred again, witnout effect
end Avenue was crowded and an
..-y was made which started the
,i on a quick run back TO their auto
MOLE Two other men were in the
e., which was raced Immediately up
s,,,,a Avenue. Two policemen, hear
n, ,ae shots. commandeered automo-
w.. nd set out in pursuit.
The car containing the gunner
,s,,ei of Second Avenue ~ Fifth
.t~,t and they found themselves
t.s.sed by a dense crowd Of striking
,..aoalers in front Of Beethoven
near the Bowery. Not far behind
see The policemen and a mob Of sew
thousand attracted by the shoot
g.. s1d the cries OF spectators.
go runmen realized that an attempt
=, am their way through the throng
,.~d take time and might prove un-
fte.cssful. They resorted TO more oes-
rrste measures. Two OF them got on
ihe running board and fred point-DlanK
into the crowd.
IN All. II is estimated. twenty shots
r,rs fred. eight Of them taking effect.
iriore Bittner, Of 735 East Fifth
Street. fell TO the pavement, his jaws
i-,ssn by the first round Of shots.
0i'ers were wounded as the shooting
eo-,inued until p space was made wide
enough for the car to pass through
Women Become Hysterical
Women were in the crowd and their
iy y.srical screams added to the coniu-
s.oa. which was SO great that none
rls able 20 tell the number OF the
"a license or give an adequate de-
Z, 7tion OF the occupants.
lao hundred children were in the
ru-ery a the Daughters Of Israel, 22O
Tr.i Street. two doors from Beethoven
It'l. They became panic-strieken' par
icular.y when q score OF the garment
workers, fleeing from the shots. rushec
l1'o the nursery.
Detective Alonzo Greer was mo- far
behind when the other ca turned up
tse Bowery. Tho machine he COM
ranleered, howeve., was unable 10
in hesdway H. the wild chase up
i-'n The gvnmen raced past aston
isaed traf.e policemen, the driver
H. narrowly escaping collisions a dozen
Mime.
Allen hung on up Third Avenue and
N on Madison Avenue. AT Thirty
snd Street the other automobile cut
ehead Of traffic, which was dense
o. hat point, and escaped.
ieanwhile Police Headquarters had
heon notlhed Of the shooting and auto
NJ ''iies were sent broadcast in futile
hnnt for the fugitives. Five men in
one car were taken TO Headquarters
tor questioning, but were said to have
aesrte themselves Of any connection
With the affair.
Men Who Escaped Questioned
Detectives went TO the home of Mas
sffa and found him there. He was
tten 10 Police Headquarters, where
NJ gave information which the detec-
IVES believe will lead TO some arrests.
Nisseria is reported 10 have thrown
s9'peion on friends of the slain Tag
D pano. who had vowed 10 take upon
themselves the task OF Furnishing the
nan who they charge killed their COM
fsnion.
Assseria was arrested in 1920 In con-
aseiion with the killing of Salvatore
s'sio' but was subsequently discharged
T iaek OF evidence, according to Po-
zee Department records.
pony attached to a lemonade ven-
.fs cart in front Of Beethoven Hall
- struck by stray bullet and later
reiety.
Assistant District Attorney Francis
Mario took charge Of the investiga-
INTO tne shooting. Hyman Bushel,
tiney for the International Gar
y Workers Union, offered a reward
$1,000 last night for information
y Will lead 20 the capture Of the
1nen.
'aose who we're wounded are:
.'adore Bi,tner, 735 East Fifth
SIsei; shot in the mouth; wound
P'ooably fatal.
sieob Goldstsin, es7 Beck Street,
~ Bronx; shot below the heart;
'ssnd probably fatal.
A,S Grossfeld. $40 Jennings Street,
% Bronx; shot in tho chin; wound
f'Fh,ps fatal.
'acore Zasko, 1880 Washington
'fas, the Bronx; shot In ths right
'syid Hal.mAn. 70s Belmont Avenue,
'Nyn; shot In The right leg.
TX stump. : Hester Street; shot
. s.4e.
.";''' Fadsinan, III Ridge Street;
r n lsti lsg.
ne. n,.ynan Ysangbsrg, 1857 Broos Ave
'as b-urxj shsf In left hand.