The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-24

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The terror
of a ruthless gang war hung over
the New York underworld today.
Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegen-
heimer, head of a multimillion- dol
lar gang; his chief lieutenant and
three of his bodyguards were wound
ed during wild night of assassina-
lions. The next move was up to
the Flegenheimer mob, and police
feared the reprisals would be fast
and bloody.
Flegenheimer one of the nations
biggest criminals, was reported dy-
ing in a Newark hospital. Two
of his gunner, Otto Berman
and Leo Frank. already were dead,
and Bernard Rosenkrantz was ex-
pected to die at any time.
In Manhattan hospital Martin
Krompier, Flegenheimer's chief lieu
tenant, also was reported in dying
theatrical district barber shop an
hour after his chief and Subordi-
mates were shot in a Newark chop
house, across the Hudson River, from
New York. Sam Gold, bookmaker,
also was dangerously wounded
Mad Gunman Hunted
Police Immediately sent out new
general alarm for Al Stern, mad 81
year-old gunman believed re-
sponsible for at least seven killings
in the last two months. He had
been tentatively identified as the
gunman who emptied his pistol at
Krompier and Gold.
A general roundup of criminals
also was ordered, but brought scant
results. Almost all persons con-
nected with the rackets apparently
had gone into hiding.
A theory that Flegenheimer and
his aids were put on the spot" by a
woman, was investigated.
The woman, Smartly' clad in a
brown velvet ensemble and a silver
fox neck piece, was with the notori-
GUS gangland leader for half hour
just before he was shot down, au-
thorities said.
Police later found an abandoned
automobile. In it was a SaWed-off
shotgun, which authorities believed
might have been used in cutting
down Flegenheimer.
Woman's Glove Found
Directly under the sawed off
shotgun authorities said they found
woman's glove. 1t was a white
fabric and for the left hand.
Stool pigeons brought the alarm
of the underworld to New York
and Newark detectives. They re-
ported the Schultz gang of the
Bronx and the Amberg gang of the
tough Brownsville section of Brook
lyn were locked in a war of ex-
tinctioE and that Schultz and Krom-
pier had been shot in reprisals for
the murders of Louis (Pretty) Am
berg and his brother, Joe, whose
deaths had been listed as reprisals
for the improved but almost certain
demise of the Schultz mobster. DO"
Weinberg.
schultz, millionaire at "a, victor
over the Federal government in it's
efforts to send him to prison for
alleged income tax evasion, a ruth
less but quiet spoken gangster of
almost unlimited power, was caught
by his assaSsins in moment of re-
Taxation.
With Berman, Rosenkrantz and
Frank, he had gone to the Palace
chop house in Newark. The restau-
rant and bar was empty except for
the gangsters and the bartender.
Jack Friedman. While they sat
drinking and talking, two gunner
apparently were watching through
the street windows.
Duck" Gunman Cries
The gunner entered, pistols in
hand
Duck, said one to the bartender.
Friedman fell fiat behind the bar.
Berman, Rosenkrantz and Frank all
apparently began shooting, but were
not fast enough. The assassinS dis
appeared through a rear door.
At the hospital where Schultz
underwent an emergency operation
and a blood TRANSMISSION, police
asked him who shot him.
L don't know" he replied. But
they were pretty good shots"