The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-01

in an old mansion In the heart or millionaire colony at Warwick neck. They said Hornstein, who was taken into custody almost three wekes ago. had given an al- most complete picture of the rings operations, which led to the arrest of Carl Rettich, supposed master mind" of the gang.
 Ira Steele, the second one who talked was among those taken into custody when the mansion like "crime factory" was raided Saturday. He is Rettich's brother in-law and investigators revealed they had wrung from him admis- sions which may solve a number of other major crimes in the east dur ing the past three years.
 Steele was one of three arraign- ed before a U. S. commissioner last night in connection with the Fall
 River robbery. He pleaded not guilty and was released in $25,000 bail.
 Lessee Still Held While Steele was free on bail, Rettich, lessee of the mansion, was uclu IIoflQCASO (OahSJ Je%4A eAA der $125,000 bail following are
 raignment last night. Bail cannot
 be accepted until 5 p. m. today and federal authorities, in their deter
 imitation to keep him under lock
 and key' and if bail is furnished at that time, they would place an additional charge against him.
 In an adjoining cell, 30-year-old Robert E. Demarest, alias "The Duke" of (411 Western avenue)
 New York city, suspect not only
 in the Fall River robbery, but in the big Brooklyn holdup and a $5O,00O mail truck robbery at But
 Ter, Pa, was held in lieu of $10,- 900. He was arraigned with Ret
 itch and Steele.
 Demarest already had been con- fined to the Providence county jail on narcotic charge. He resisted officers, according to authorities. and tried to flee Monday night while being taken away for ques- tioning in connection with the Warwick revelations. It was on a charge of resisting officers that he was arraigned last night. MerOla Put On SpOI Investigators indicated they had evidence revealing that Andino (Andy) Merola, slain Providence public enemy" was put lon the spot" because he insisted he should receive a larger "cut" out of pro- ceods of robberies in which he is alleged to have participated. Mer- ola's body was found on a Massa- chusetts roadside last Friday, and
 his murder spurred raids which uncovered the huge "crime syndi- cate." Bloodstains and bones dug up in secret sub-cellars of the War wick mansion were being scrutin- ized by Dr Lester.A. Rounds, state l toxicologist and chemist, to deter mine whether they are human. In this connection, authorities hope to solve the murder of Daniel (Danny) Walsh, Rhode Island rum-runner, whose disappearance long has been a mystery. Meanwhile, ERA workers, under supervision of federal investigators, continued digging in secret tunnels. sub-cellars, walls and terraces of ! the mansion-like hideaway on the l theory that more of the Fall Riv- CT mail loot is cached elsewhere on the grounds.
 Already, about $20,000 of the mail money has been recovered from the walls and grounds of the mysterious charnel house known as the old Wendelschaefer mansion. \
 Chief Defends Dept. Warwick, R. l., May 1.--(UP)--
 Police Chief Henry J. Ledoux of
 Warwick, seat of the mansion-like
 "crime factory" raided by federal
 investigators, today defended the
 local police department after re-
 ceiving word that Govrenor Theo-
 dore Francis Green had called q
 conference to discuss police activl-
 ties here in connection with exlst-
 ence of the million dollar "crims syndicate" here.
 | Governor Green, now in Wash.
 ington. is to confer tomorrow in
 Providence with Attorney General
 John F. Hartigan and Edward J.
 Kelly, state police superintendent
 on the police situation in connee.
 ton with gangstsr activities.
 No charges have been preferred
 against Chief Ledoux or members
 Of hts department. but t was un-
 dsrsfood the governors conference
 may result iB A heprinG to which
 LodOuv will be invited,
 What I,eiIOnE Said
 "f d0 not fear an lnvestlgai ton !"
 isedonx told the United Press.
 "DeHplie enF limited police force. Wavwick ls a lnwsnhidlnH city, The iieilleh plseo lihe mansion sllhe