Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
First-Degree Murder
Indictment Sought for
Thrill Torture Youths
BY the Assoeialed Press

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NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The
State today will ask a Brooklyn
grand jury to indict for first de-
gree murder four teen-age ter
rorists who allegedly tortured
and battered harmless people
just for thrills.
Police said two Of their victims
were killed by this senseless vio-
lence.
The shocking reports OF the
foursome's wanton brutality
brought new vigor to a police
campaign already started against
snndesirables." Over the week
end more than 600 persons were
rounded up by police on the look
out for hoodlums and toughs.
Police also had their eyes open
for any would-be imitators Of the
kill-for-t thrill gang.
Other Band Caught.
One alleged band OF imitators
was caught after its victim, Joel
Even. a 19-year-old student,
stumbled into a police station
with his face covered with blood.
Young Even reported he was set
upon by three youths, the leader
Of whom yelled at his victim:
I'm Koslow, the thrill killer"
He referred to Jack Koslow,
18. already jailed as the alleged
leader of the four who police say
prowled Brooklyn parks. vicious
ly beating and killing helpless
men and, in one case. horse
whipping two young girls.
Koslow is being held for as
sault. His three buddies-Mel-
vim Mlttman. II; Jerome Lieber-
man, II. and Robert Trachten-
berg, 15-are under indictment
on homicide charges in the
death of one of the victims.
All four are reported by police
to have admitted taking part in
the second death, for which the
first degree murder indictment
Is sought.
Koslow's attorney, Murray
Cutler. said over the week end
that he planned to ask Brooklyn
County Court today to transfer
the youth from Jail to Kings
County Hospital for psychiatric
care A similar request made
in the State Supreme Court last
Friday was turned down.
Long A Problem Child.
The slim, cold-eyed youth,
who sports a small red nous
tache, has been described as a
problem child since he was in
grade school. When in second
grade he was given a psychiatric
test and a few treatments, but
they were stopped at the request
OF his mother, an official of the
Board Of Education's Bureau of
Child Guidance reported.
The Koslow imitators who at
tackled young Even were identi-
fled by police as Anthony Fer
rentino, 81, of Clifton, N. j., and
Frank Lyons, 20, and Eugene
Mooney. %. both of Brooklyn.
Even, who lives in Port WASH
1ngton. N. Y, told police thew
drove up in a car while he was
waiting for a bus. in Brooklyn
after taking a girl home early
Yesterday morning. He said they
dragged him into the car, "beat
hell out of me-" and then tossed
him out.
They were arrested a short
time later and held in $4,000
bail each on third-degree as
sault charges.
The police roundup of I'M
desirables, aimed at preventing
such Incidents, resulted in nearly
500 arrests in Manhattan alone.
Forty-two others were picked up
IN the Bronx in the week end
drive started Friday midnight.
City magistrates worked over
time to dispose of the heavy
load OF cases. Charges for which
lines and jail sentences were
handed out included lettering.
begging. vagrancy. street dice
and card playing, forgery, purse
snatching,, robbery, assault,
carrying weapons, stealing from
automobiles. degeneracy, pros
stitution, procuring. narcotics,
violations, numbers slips, liquor
law violations, consorting with
known criminals. disorderly con-
duct and violation of park cur