Evening star., 1933-01-17
HELD DFORROBBERY
OF CAPITAL BANK
Four Facing New York Trial
Linked With HoId-ups
in Many Cities.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to Tire Star.
NEW YORK. January i7.-Samu
Rubin, alias Joseph Samuels. 80. and
Barney Neufeld, alias Barney Niefeld,
So, charged with participation in the
hold-up of the Georgia avenue branch
Of the Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank on June 10, last. were arrested
by Detective Sergts. Frank o. Brass
and F. A. Truscott Of the Washington
police in general sessions court here
yesterday when Judge Otto Rcsalsky
postponed until tomorrow commence
ment of the trial OF the two men ON
charges Of holding up the Seward Ma
tlonal Bank in this city on December
20, 1880. Rubin and NeufeId were ar
rested on the latter charges with thre.
other men May 8, 1891, and released
under bail of S37 500.
The Washington detectives charge
tnat the two prisoners and two other
men awaiting trial with them held up
the Washington bank after their re-
lease on bail here
Federal Warrants Issued.
Detective Sergt. Brass and Truscott,
accompanied by two United States
marshaS and a representative of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation mada
the arrests on warrants issued to them
in Federal Court here on a complaint
signed by Needham c. Turnage United
States commissioner for the District of
Columbia, in which it was alleged that
Rubin and Neufeld and two ef the
other defendants in the New York ac-
ton had robbed the Washington bank
OF S9,030
Joseph Flynn. 81, third member of
the alleged bandit gang, had been re-
manded to Tomos Prison by Judge Ro-
salsky yesterday because of the failure
OF the bonding house which had writ
ten his S37, 500 bail bond. A fourth
man, James Foley, 40, also released un-
der ball. had been unable to attend
court yesterday because of illness. 1t Is
likely that he also will be placed unIier
arrest by the Washington detectives
when he appears at the trial. A war
rant for Flynn's arrest has been lodged
at Tombs Prison.
Ruben and Neufeld, who were kept
tention, were turned over to the iuris-
diction of General Sessions Court by
Federal Judge John c. Knox and were
remanded to Tombs Prison by Judge
Rosalsky today under bail of $4,000
each. Flynn's bail also was set at
$4,000
Extradition Expected.
Detective Sergts. Brass and Truscott
will seek the removal of the prisoners
10 Washington, pending the outcome Of
the trial here.
Robert Naples. AZ. a salesman of New
York, was arrested with Neufeld, Rubin,
Flynn and Foley by New York de-
tectiyes on May 8, 1881. but was not
Identified as a member of the gang
which held up the Seward National
Bank. He was recognized. however. as
party to the holdup of the Elmwood
branch Of the City National Bank 81
Trust Co., in Southwest Philadelphia.
on March 20, 1881. He was extradited
there and sentenced to 20 years for
his part IN the S37 900 robbery.
All the other defendants also were
identified as the band which on De-
cember 16, 1890, took approximately
$4,000 from the Merchants Bank IN
Pittsburgh, police said, and extradition
papers have been filed here seeking
their removal to Pennsylvania TO stand
trial on that charge Individually. the
prisoners were at that time linked with
bank robberies in Newark Paterson and
Hawthorne, N. j.. and that State also
Is seeking their removal