Evening star., 1926-03-24
ALL WH|TTEMORE
GANCSTERS HELD
ST, 100000 Jewel Loot Be-
lieved to Be Held by 6 Men
and Woman in New York.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 24.-All the
members of what is regarded as the
most desperate criminal gang caught
in years were in custody today.
The loot Of the band Of six men and
a woman, known Az THE Tiger Girl"
Is estimated at $l,000.000. obtained
mostly by sensational jewel robberies.
In addition. at least two murders are
laid to them. Members OF the gang
were dressed fashionably and had ex.
pensive automobiles.
They freQuented night clubs and ex-
elusive cabarets of the class frequently
padlocked, and in them planned some
of their biggest coups. The first mem
bers of the band to be arrested. were
caught while leaving club.
The roundup Of the so-called WHIT
temore gang. however, has not con-
nected them with any or the sensa-
tional recent robberies OF three night
clubs and restaurants near Broadway.
Implicated in 2 Robberies.
The last man, William ]. Unkel
back. sought for participating in two
diamond robberies amounting to Sloo,-
600. laid to the band. was arrested last
night in a furnished room.
The police say Unkelback told tnem
that Simon Gilden. once a member OF
the gang, was killed last December
for baking at orders. His body was
found propped against tombstone
In Trinity Church yard. Joseph Ross'
believed to be another member OF the
gang, was murdered in Elizabeth
n. J.
"Whittemore," the detectives quote
Unkelback as saying. has way OF
doing away with suoorqlhates WIN
| balk at orders"
Reuben Norris. Cnkelback's com.
panion In his room. was arrested on
suspicion Of aiding In the recent rob
berry of Reubens restaurant, on Broad
way. where $500 was stolen.
Three other men suspected OF par
ticipation in the hold.up Of Reuben
were arrested yesterday during dar-
ing robbery at the Owl Restaurant
nearby. They were captured atter
police had been called by several hat
check girls who slipped out an un-
guarded exit while the orchestra was
Isaac George Waterman of Philadel.
phia concealed pearl necklace
valued at $50. 900 in her stocking and
the robbers obtained only small
amount from her. =.
All OF Whittemores band admit
previous convictions for robbery ana
! say their motive was to get easy
| money for gambling. drug and lux
| urious living.
Although a veritable arsenal was
| found when the various members of
.he gang were arrested, District At
| torney Banton said that not a shot
had bet n fired by them in any of
their robberies in New York.
! Wanted on Murder Charge.
Richard Reese Whittemore. the
leader. is wanted in Baltimore on a
charge Of numbering Robert Hoffman.
| 6o-year-old prison guard, during his
| escape two weeks after beginning a
| 10-year prison sentence year ago.
| Detectives said that Whittenore re
garded himself as super-bandlt and
above the law, He comes of re-
| spectable Baltimore family, but as
early as his Sunday school days turn
ed to petty thieving. New York, Bal,
| timore, Buffalo and Cleveland have
been the scenes of his activities.
"The TIGER Girl" who says she
was married to whittemore nine
years ago, is described by police as
typical "gunman's moll," whose
| function was to carry the gang s
weapons SO they might evade arrest
for carrying concealed weapons She
is charged with one holdup at. the
pistol point in New York.
Jacob and Leon Kraemer. half
brothers, the only members of the
gang over 80, the police say. were
dc ported from England, Belgium and
| Russia in 1915 and introduced the
"can.opener" method Of robbing safes
to this country.