Evening star., 1931-05-08
CROWLEY AND PAL
QUICKLY INDICTED
Murder Of Policeman Is
Charged to TWo-Gun Bandit
Taken After Battle.
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though he Arst told police he tossed
| them out OF the window.
What's the idea of fooling us?" a
detective asked him.
Crowley Snarled back, well, I'm go
ing to the electric chair. amt I, what
did you expect me to do?"
Vanity. superstitution and bravado OF
the girl and Crowley are revealed in a
series of notes police found scattered on
the kitchen floor Of the apartment Ref
erence to bulls outside the door indi-
Gated that the notes, penned in ink
with shaky hand, were written during
the siege.
One note, signed by Helen. said: II
was born on the 3th of October and
he was born on the 3lst. If die wave
my hair, make my face UP. Do my
polish. ! use pale pink"
Crowley is credited with authorship
OF an unsigned note which said: II had
nothing else to do, that's why went
around humping of cops. 1t is new
sensation"
In another Helen defended Crowley:
everybody thinks he is hard. He can't
be hard when he cooks my breakfast
and washed pair of pajamas for me-"
: Reference to visiting resorts in Green
wich Village Is made in another note,
apparently written by Crowley.
Helen wrote one regretting that she
never would see the rest of the world
and asking that the note be shown to
her sister $50 she'll know died sing
Ing"
Tells Of Marriage.
In q note to Dear Mom." Helen
wrote: Il am all right, and don't worry
about me. We were married today. He
Is taking me to Canada tonight" Most
Of the notes were ITO whom 1t may
concern"
Crowley and Duringer slept soundly,
police said today. Crowley said he
didn't mean no harm to nobody" but
that he started killing cops" because
st was about the only sensation left"
Sure I killed Hirsch," he said. Il
took his own gun and used 1t in stand
ing on you guys last night"
Durniger told OF staying Virginia
Brannen. II used Crowley's gum" he
said. II was sore at her"
Two detectives In a restaurant learned
yesterday noon that the apartment-on
the top flocr at 303 West goth street
had been used by Crowley as a hideout.
They went there and found a note on
the bell in the hallway addressed to
Murray and Red" saying, i've gone
out to do some shopping"
Additional police were called and
planted in an apartment adjoining
Crowley's. A sQueaking fioorboard
alarmed Crowley and his companions
and they began shooting through the
walls. t.'
Thus began a siege and fight such as
upper Manhattan never had seen.
Every means of escape was cut OF
fire escapes, Railways and windows.
Police details went to the roof, chop
ping holes in it. Volleys of shots poured
up at them as their axes smashed
openings. but no officers were hit.
As police chopped the first hole over
the bedroom the youths retreated to the
living room. Another hole was opened
over them there. With volley at the
opening they retreated to the kitchen.
When another hole was made, Crowley
called out that he would give up"
District Attorney Edwards of Nassau
County where Policeman Hirsch was
killed. expected to ask an Indictment
against the girl as an accomplice In the
killing. Duringer faced arrAignnnent In
the Bronx for the virginia Brannen
murder.