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COURT NEWS..1931..January- February- March
Brooklyn Daily Standard Union
2 January 1931
TWO STABBINGS ON CARROLL STREET
Two stabbings on Carroll street were aired before Magistrate HIRSHFIELD
in Fifth avenue court to-day, as both defendants charged with felonious assault
waived examination and were held for the Grand Jury.
The first occurred when HORTENSIA PENA,25,Negro,of 60 Front street,got
out of a taxi early yesterday with NICHOLAS COLON,also a Negro,to go to a New
Years party at 74 Carroll street.
There her husband,ADELINO MARCUES,29,white, waiting for the
couple,stabbed his wife on the right and left thighs,and slashed COLON"S
jaw.She required thirteen stitches given by Dr.DAVIS of M. E. Hospital,while
COLON refused aid.
The second stabbing occurred at a New Years party at 71 Carroll street
when DETMETRIO ROSACI,39 of 77 Carroll street,stabbed his wife,CARMELA and slashed
the face and hands of JOSEPH ACCIARELLO,of 7 Garnet place, who attempted to
intervene.Both were attended by Dr.HOLLIS,of M. E. Hospital.
Hit by Bullet
While walking at Myrtle and Irving Avenue's,Ridgewood,Queens,at 1:30A.M.
yesterday,CHARLES KNAPFEL,24 of 1894 Stockholm street,Ridgewood,Queens, was
struck in the left side by a stray bullet.He was taken home after being
treated by Dr.COLLETT,of Wyckott Heights Hospital
Held In Bail
SAMUEL DANKER,43,of 403 Graham avenue,was held in $1,000 bail on a charge of
grand larceny,in Bridge Plaza Court for examination on Jan 15.
Charge Dismissed
A charge of disorderly conduct made against HYMAN SALSLONSKY,57 of 56 Graham
avenue,was dismissed by Magistrate FOLWELL in the Bridge Plaza Court.
JOSEPH MARTIN,40 of 293 Kingsland avenue,received a suspended sentence by
Magistrate FOLWELL, when arraigned on a charge of disorderly conduct.
3 January 1931
Margaret Murray Lawyers Deny She Killed Sweeney
Was Asleep At Home Of Sister At Time Is Claim.
Margaret MURRAY,the 17 year-old girl accused of the murder of Stephen
SWEENEY,whose bullet-riddled body was found near the Motor Parkway at Central
Park,L.I., by aviators Dec 21, is to see her mother in Nassau County Jail at
Mineola,to-morrow, is announced by her attorneys, Charles HALSTED and Charles
FOLTZ.
At that time,the attorneys said, newspaper men will be permitted to see
the girl and may submit a list of questions which will be answered Monday.The
time fixed tentatively for the interview is 4PM.
HALSTED and FOLTZ to-day issued a denial that their client was
responsible for the murder,or that she was,as charged, a ''gun ??oll for a
gang of bandits. The attorneys declared that, at the time of the
murder,Margaret was asleep at the home of her sister,Stella MURRAY,325 West
Twentieth street,Manhattan.
The MURRAY girl has been formaly charged with the murder and is to have
a hearing before a justice of the peace next Thursday. In the meantime the
case is to be presented to the Grand Jury.
The lawyers said to-day that their client would appear before the Grand
Jury on Monday and tell all she knew about SWEENEY. They predicted she would
be exonerated by the Grand Jury.
In addition to the charge against the girl warrants have been issued
for her brother,John, and for the two men known only as ''Freddy'' and ''Handsome''.
HUSBAND ACCUSED AS WIFE-BEATER
When Rose DiMICIELI,wife of Charles DiMICIELI,23 of 2536 West Sixteenth
street,returned to the home of her husband's mother yesterday to get her
wearing apparel following a separation of two months, she allaged she
received a severe beating from her husband and brother,Angelo,20. The quarrel
was a result of husband's insistence to live at his mother's home, and wife's
insistence to build one of their own.
Husband and brother pleaded not guilty in Coney Island Court today and
were paroled for a hearing on Jan 16.
CLERK ACCUSED BY DYING WIFE OF FIRING SHOTS
Court Denies Bail and Sets Hearing for Wednesday
Smiling and clad in ammaculate attire, John CASSIERI,31 a grocery clerk,
of 3903 Avenue P. to-day insistently denied he killed his wife, Yvonne,28,
comely Millner's model, but was held without bail for a hearing Wednesday in
Flatbush court on a short affidauit charging him with murder.
The woman was found dying of bullet wounds last night on a porch at
2029 East Fortieth street.She died a short time later in Kings County
Hospital. Detectives who questioned her before she died alleged she told them
her husband shot her.Police found her automobile parked in the street near
the porch on which she had sought refuge from the barrage of bullets that had
riddled her body. DENIES FIRING SHOTS
''I am not guilty of this'' CASSIERI declared when brought before
Magistrade STEERS ''I was home in bed when the police came and took me to the
scene of the accident''. ''Well,'' the jurist replied, ''will it be all
right with you if I adjourn this case until next Wednesday''.
''I will be satisfied with anything you do'',CASSIERI said, ''but I'm
noot guilty''.
'' You are not very much downcast'', Magistrate STEERS observed.'' If
me wife had been killed I would feel pretty bad''. '' I do'', CASSIERI
replied,'' but you see I have never been in court before and don't know how
to behave.
Information was given police that CASSIERI, a hard -working young man
who cared little for ammusements,had quarreled with his wife on New Year's
day and that she vanished.CASSIERI had remained away from home since the quarrel.
The couple and their daughter,Fernande,8, lived with Mrs CASSIERI's mother
Mrs.Louis DeCORSELLAS,at the Avenue P. address. Mrs DeCORSELLAS,speaking in
French and English told police that her daughter,who possessed her own
automobile,left the house about 7;30 last night and said she was going first
to Millinery store to see about some work and then went to meet her husband.
John,Mrs.DeCORSELLAS said,came home between 10 and 10;30 o'clock in the
evening without his wife and went to bed.''That'' MrsDeCORSELLAS said,was all
she know about the matter.
''Who do you suppose shot your wife?'' the detectives asked him.
''Probably one of her gentleman friends'', After some further
questioning, in spite of his protestations of innocence he was booked on a
charge of homicide. He will be taken to the lineup in Manhattan and may be
brought to Flatbush court to-day, in as much as the Homicide Court is not in session.
6 January 1931
HELD FOR JURY
Charged with grand larceny,Joseph MIGDALSKI, 38 years old, of 179 Green
street, was held in $1,000 for the action of the Grand Jury yesterday when
arraigned before Magistrate STEERS in Bridge Plaza court. He was arrested by
Detective BARRON, of Greenpoint station, on complaint of August PATERAK,of 93
Clay street.
AWAITS ARRAIGNMENT
Blanos MENDOS, 39 of 95 Cook street, faced arraignments to-day in Bridge
Plaza court on a charge of disorderly conduct made against him by Benjamin
ZIMMERMAN, a taxicab driver, of 438 Madison street,Manhattan.
GUN CHARGE ALLEGED
On a charge of violating the Sullivan law, Sab?o PRIZZO, 67 of 215 North
Seventh street, was held in $500 bail, yesterday,in Bridge Plaza court by
Magistrate STEERS for examination on Jan 19.
CASE DISMISSED
When the complainant, Matthew MALDOW,a post office clerk living at 2836 West
Twenty-second street, failed to appear in the Coney Island court yesterday to
prosecute a complaint he had made against his landlord, Michael YULES, 28, of
the same address of failing to supply sufficient hot water in his apartment,
Magistrate HIRSHFIELD dismissed the case.
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
In Coney Island court yesterday,Louis SIEGEL 16, of 172 Eldridge street, and
Sam SILVERMAN,13 of 176 Forsythe street, both Manhattan, were each held in
$200 bail for further hearing to-morrow when they pleaded not guilty to a
charge of malicious mischief. They were arrested by Harry STENNES, a special
patrolman employed by the Collier Service Corporation, 347 Astreet, who
alleged he observed SIEGEL trying to force open a chewing gum machine at the
New Utrecht avenue station of the Sea Beach subway line while SILVERMAN acted
as "lookout."
PLEAD GUILTY
Four Bensonhurst meat market men appeared in Coney Island court yesterday to
answer summonses served by Patrolmen COOK and McGUIRE of Bath Beach station,
charging violation of the Sabbath law last Sunday. The defendants pleaded
guilty and received suspended sentences from Magistrate HIRSHFIELD. They
were; Jacob KUGELMAS,40,of 1930 Sixty-fourth street; Henry STROH, 29, of 6801
Nineteenth avenue; Barney ABRAMSON,34, of 6923 Twentieth avenue; Hyman
GELMAN, 29 of 6109 Twentieth avenue.
QUARREL OVER RENT
Her husband threw her out of bed on Jan 2, after punching her, and then
attempted to choke her, Mrs.Gertrude JEROSCH, of 6623 Fort Hamilton parkway,
declared in a third degree assault complaint she made against, William
JEROSCH, 49, of the same address. JEROSCH,on being arraigned in Fifth avenue
court before Magistrate FOLWELL, yesterday,said that he had defended himself
and that he had not hit his wife "much". He said the quarrel was over rent
money.JEROSCH was paroled for a hearing to-morrow.
7 Janaury 1931
Held For Hearing
Patrolman James CLARK, of Inspector Thompson's staff, appeared as
complainant in Coney Island court yesterday against Peter BADAGLICCA,33,of
349 Linden street,and Michael CARIANTA,43,of 1215 Voorhies avenue, whom he
charged with the possession of policy slips.They pleaded not guilty and
Magistrate HIRSHFIELD held each in $300 bail for hearing on Jan 16.
SENT TO WORKHOUSE
Ciro DeGAETANO,35, of 34 Third place,was sentenced to twenty days in the
workhouse yesterday after being found guilty of a disorderly conduct charge
brought in Fifth avenue court by his wife,Rose. According to the woman,
DeGAETANO called her names and struck her.
FIRE HAZARD ALLEGED
Charged with having a hazard in his home, due to the operation of a still,
John WARD,33, of 437 Flushing avenue, pleaded not guilty yesterday before
Magistrate STEERS. He was paroled for examination on Jan 13.
GIRLS ANNOYED
Charged with annoying girls at Flushing and Evergreen avenues, Joseph
BARGA,24, a chauffeur, of 162 Evergreen avenue, was held in $1,000 bail
yesterday in Bridge Plaza Court by Magistrate STEERS for examination to-morrow
He was arrested by Detcetive WAAG, of Stagg street station.
8 January 1931
KNIFE-WIELDER GETS 10 YEARS
He has a famous military combination for a name,but the pseudo valor of
Napoleon GREENE,of 184 South Elliott place,was limited to wielding a knife on
those who displeased him.For this reason Napoleon GREENE was sent to
Sing-Sing for ten years today by County Judge Conway. In a jealous
rage,because he believed she was accepting the attention of another
man,Napoleon just "craved"
Gertrude BROWN,of 169 South Elliott place, inflicting wounds on her neck,arms
and legs.He has already served one term for assault.
Vincenzo RANNARZISE,22,of 24 Morgan avenue,and Ignazio GENNAZZA,23 of 327
Howard avenue,on a charge of robbery in the second degree were sent by Judge
Conway to Sing- Sing for from three to seven years. On Oct 3, they held up
Eugene LUPIA,presedent of the Lewis Credit Union, in his office,427 Grove
street,and stole $180 and a watch and chain.
Salvatore PATERNOSTRO,39,of 195 Bay 46th street,today faced a probable
prison term after clemency had permitted him to spend Christmas with his wife
and seven children. PATERNOSTRO, on Christmas Eve tried to rob Herman KELLER,
grocer of 2931 West 7th street,in an effort to obtain food for his starving
family.The pleas of an attorney sent him home for Christmas.
COERCION CHARGED
Charged with coercion in that they threatened to kill Anthony DiGIORO unless
he quits his coal and ice business at 136 Meserle avenue,Louis
SANTANIELLO,44, of
16 Conselyea street; Vito DEVITO,40,of 290 South First street and Ralph
VALENTINO,33,of 35 Havermeyer street,were held in $500 bail each yesterday in
Bridge Court for examination on Jan.15.
DAVIS DISCHARGED
A charge of disorderly conduct made against Louis DAVIS,33, of 27 Newell
street, was dismissed yesterday by Magistrate STEERS when DAVIS was called
for arraignment in Bridge Plaza Court.
CASE DISMISSED
When neither appeared in Fifth avenue court yesterday, a charge of third
degree assault brought by Sam HELMERSON,oof 857 Fifty-seventh street, against
his wife
Mrs.Elizabeth HELMERSON,30, of the same address,was dismissed by Magistrate
Folwell.The man charged his wife threw a glass pitcher at him on Dec 30.
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Mrs.Reisel GOLDFARB, 50,and her son,Max,27, of 4215 Third avenue,pleaded not
guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct in Fifth avenue court yesterday and
were paroled by Magistrate Folwell for a hearing Monday. According to Abe
MASS, of
278 Forty-third street, he entered a grocery store conducted by the GOLDFARBs
early yesterday in order to ask them to stop visiting his home,when the woman
called him names while her sn struck him in the face.
9 January 1931
BLOOM IS PAROLED
Charged with operating a still in his home and possessing a fire hazard,
Leopold BLOOM,24,of 241 Moore street,entered a plea of not guilty when
arraigned yesterday in Bridge Plaza court.He was paroled for examination on
Jan 20 by Magistrate STEERS.
SLEEPS IN PARKS
In spite of the cold,Edward CLIFFORD, 27, of 438 Eagle street, insisted on
sleeping on a bench in McCarren Park,Driggs avenue and Lorimer
street,yesterday.
When Patrolman George FAULS f Herbert street station tried to chase him from
the park he became abusive to the officer. Magistrate STEERS in Bridge Plaza
court gave him the option of paying a fine of $1 or spending a day in city
prison when he found him guilty of a disorderly conduct charge.He went to jail.
''BABY FACE'' JAILED
'Baby Face' Joseph ROSALIA, 17, of 31 McKibbin street,was sent to the
workhouse for thirty days yesterday by Magistrate STEERS in Bridge Plaza
court on a charge of jostling.He was arrested at the Broadway Theatre by
Detective TRAVIS of the Pickpocket Squard of Manhattan, charged with trying
to open the handbags of three women in the showhouse.
WAIVES EXAMINATION
Charged with burglary, Joseph PASKOVICS, 19, of 319 Reed avenue,waived
examination in Coney Island court and was held without bail for the action of
the Grand Jury. It is alleged he burglarized the home of Mrs.Mary THOMPSON,at
1477 East Thirteenth street,and was captured in it by Patrolman William
OKEEFE, of Parkville station.
BAIL REFUSED
In Coney Island court to-day Peter LARKIN,18, of 7015 Fort Hamilton
parkway, will be given a hearing on a charge of grand larceny, the theft of
an automobile. The machine,according to Patrolman David FRANKENBERG,of the
Parkville station, was stolen from Rothman's garage n Jan 6, and found in the
possession of LARKIN
the following day.When LARKIN was arraigned before Magistrate HIRSHFIELD in
Coney Island court he pleaded not guilty and was held without bail.
GIRL WHO KIDNAPED BABY BREAKS DOWN AT HEARING
Held in $2,000 Bail - Did It to Win Mate, She Sobs
Mrs.Angelina SCHIRON, 19, of 966 East Frty-third street,was arraigned on a
charge of kidnaping before Magistrate DALE in Adams street court to-day. As
she was brought into the court she wrung her hands and cried: ''I didn't hurt
the baby. I didn't hurt the baby.''
She was charged with kidnaping the six-week-old daughter of Mrs.?oretto
ROTUNDO,of 154 Navy street, on Tuesday.
As the complaint was read to the girl her mother,Mrs.Lea MAROZZA,became
hysterical and was carried to the corridor by half a dozen policemen.Then she
fainted and Angelina broke into renewed tears. Mrs.ROTUNDO stood cool and calm
ignoring these manifestations.
Dective John DILLION of the Poplar street station was asked by Magistrate
DALE what the circumstances of the case were.DILLION explained that
Mrs.SCHIRON had told him that she was separated from her husband,Max, a
butcher and that she believed if she could let him know she had a baby they
would become reconciled.
She was held in $2,000 bail for a hearing Monday.
An intensive search of the entire city for the last five days ended last
night when detectives of the Poplar street precinct found the 19-year-old
woman with the baby at the home of her father at 966 East Forty-third
street,where the ROTUNDO baby was contentedly drinking milk in a new crib
that Mrs.SCHIRON had provided for her.
As the detectives charged through the door opened by the father,Mrs.SCHIRON
was seen dashing upstairs with the baby in her arms.The detectives grabbed
her skirt just as she was about to jump out a second-story window.
10 January 1931
WIFE OBTAINS AN ANNULMENT
Claiming her husband,John Leroy BOWERS,misrepresented himself when
proposing to her,Mrs.Blanche BOWERS, of 33-57 164th street,Flushing,received
anannulment from Justice HUMPHREY in the Queens Supreme Court yesterday.
Mrs.BOWERS said BOWERS spent their first evening together,and many more
after that,telling of his home in Montana, his dealings in securities and of
his ''comfortable income.''
After the wedding,on Nov.20,1930, a month after I first met John, I learned
my husband's remarks were exaggerated. Mrs.BOWERS said. ''The following day
heasked me for my rings, claiming they were old-fashioned,and that he wanted
to exchange them for a later style. This, of course,I refused to do.''
Mrs.BOWERS further declared BOWERS asked her for $200, due on a watch he
purchased for her for a wedding present,and that he asked her to give
him$2,000 so that he could ''buy up some good stocks,'' but this she so
refused to do.
''He thought probaly that you were a rich woman and you believed him to be
a rich man.''Justice HUMPHREY said after the trail.Mrs.BOWERS said she didn't
think her husband was rich,but believed he had money to provide her with a
good home.
12 January 1931
POLICY SLIPS ALLEGED
Charged with the possession of two policy slips,Peter BARBERA,35, of 151
Union street, was held in $500 bail for a hearing Friday after being
arraigned before Magistrate FOLWELL in Fifth avenue court. BARBERA was
arrested at 258 Hamilton avenue by Patrolman MORAN of theEleventh Division.
BROWN TO WORKHOUSE
For soliciting alms,James BROWN,45,of 15 Moore street,was given thirty days
in the workhouse by Magistrate STEERS in the Bridge Plaza court on
Saturday.He was arrested at Broadway and Graham avenue by a detective of
Inspector Edward QUINN's staff.
TO GET HEARING
John BELINSKY,36,of 325 Oakland street was to be given a hearing today in
the Bridge Plaza court, on a charge of petty larceny. He was arrested on
Saturday by Patrolman William REAL of the Greenpoint station, after it was
alleged he stole a pair of trousers from the clothing store of Jacob
PERSCHARSKY at 1000 Manhattan avenue.
BABY KIDNAPER HELD FOR JURY
Mrs.Angelina SCHIRON, who took the six-week-old daughter of Mrs.Loretta
ROTUNDO from the ROTUNDO home at 154 Navy street last week, in the hope that
she might thereby win back her husband,from whom she was separated, waived
examination and was held for the grand jury to-day on a charge of kidnaping.
Magistrate HUGHES, in Adams street court, asked the girl if she had taken
the boy.
''Yes,'' she answered.
The court fixed bail at $2,000.
13 January 1931
PAROLED FOR HEARING
Charged with failing to provide heat in an apartment house at 6915 Fort
Hamilton parkway,of which he is the agent,Morris HASSAN,55,of that address
was arraigned in Fifth avenue court yesterday. He was paroled by Magistrate
SABBATINO for a hearing on Jan 22. The complaint was brought by a
tenant,WilliamMERZ, a special officer employed at the North German Lloyd
Steamship Co.,pier at the foot of Fifty-eighth street.
AUTO THEFT ALLEGED
Charged with grand larceny,the theft of an automobile,Eugene RUSSO,22, of
5812 Seventeenth avenue was arraigned before Magistrate MAGUIRE in the
ConeyIsland court yesterday on complaint of Detective F.MULLADY,of the
Vanderveer Park station.The detective said RUSSO was taken into custody last
Sunday while in an automobile said to be the property of Sebastian MANCINO,of
1821 Bay Ridge avenue,which was stolen from Eighteenth avenue and
Sixty-fourth street.
RUSSO pleaded not guilty and was held in $3,000 bail for hearing Jan 16.
BAIL PLACED AT $1,000
Charles SMITH, 27, of 19 Flushing avenue had a dispute with his wife,Edith,
yesterday, and it is alleged,stabbed her in the side and face.She was
attended by an ambulance surgeon from Cumberland Hospital and remained at
home. SMITH was arrested and arraigned in Bridge Plaza court and held
in$1,000 bail for examination on Jan15.
GUILTY OF FIGHTING
Charles PALTING,42,and Willie ROSE,32, tenants at 384 Twelfth
street,received suspended sentences from Magistrate SABBATINO in Fifth avenue
court,after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. They were arrested by
Patrolman SHARP,of Fifth avenue station on complaint of Mrs.Anna
SALNOFSKY,landlady,when they refused to cease fighting.
PAIR OF PANTS
John BELINSKY,56, of 325 Oakland street,has been held in $500 bail for the
Court of Special Sessions by Magistrate DALE in Bridge Plaza court on a
charge of petit larceny. He is charged with stealing a pair of trousers from
a clothing store at Manhattan avenue and Clay street. The value of the
trousers were placed ar $5.
CASE ADJOURNED
When Morris REINFELD,26,of 164 Wilson street, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of disorderly conduct before Magistrate DALE in the Bridge Plaza
court, he was paroled for examination on Jan 15.
ALLEGED BANDITS HELD
Charged with assault and robbery,in that they beat up Paul KRIPITIS and
stole seven cents from him in the hallway of his home at 654 Grand
street.Solomon LEDERMAN,25, of 1320 East Ninth street,and Abraham WEISINGER,
21, of 107 Attorney street, were held with out bail for examination on
Jan 15 in Bridge Plaza court. They were arrested by Patrolman THORNTON
of Herbert street station.
KOSHER VIOLATION
Alleged to have sold non-kosher products in a butcher shop at 512 Avenue U,
which displayed signs which indicated that it was a strickly kosher store,
Max BERNKLAU,of 2830 West Second street, was before Magistrate MAGUIRE in Coney
Island court yesterday on complaint of John H.LENT,an inspector in the
Department of Markets. BERNKLAU pleaded not guilty and was paroled for
further hearing on Jan21.
GUN CHARGE
When he pleaded not guilty in the Coney Island court yesterday to a charge
of violation of the Sullivan law, Jacob FREY,47, of 2881 West Seventeenth
street, was held by Magistrate MAGUIRE in $1,000 bail for hearing on Jan 23.
He was arrested by Patrolman Timothy DOWNING of Coney Island station.
FACES TWO CHARGES
On two charges, felonious assault and violation of the Sullivan law,Howard
NUGENT,22 , a shipping clerk,living at 120 Frank court,Gerrittsen Beach, was
arraigned before Magistrate MAGUTRE in Coney Island court yesterday.
John J.O'BRIEN, a milkman,living at 521 East Fifty-first street,alleged
NUGENT,under the influence of liquor clambered into his milk wagon and
brandished a revolver. Dectective J.HARRINGTON,of Sheepshead Bay station,
lodged the charge of violation of the Sullivan law.NUGENT pleaded not
guilty and was held in$ 4,000 bail for hearing on Jan 16.
NEW YORKERS GET DIVORCES IN RENO
John Jay SCHIEFFELIN, of New York, son of William SCHIEFFELIN,prominent
chemist, was divorced in Reno,Nev.,by Eleanor BIGGS SCHIEFFELIN on grounds of
incompatibility.
Other decrees were granted to Dr.Albert HARRIS,of New York,who alleged
that his wife urged him to move to a more aristocratic neighborhood and then
humiliated him by sweeping and scrubbing the sidewalks in front of their home.
Annie MILLIKIN CULLUM,of New York, who was awarded $2,500 annual alimony from
James Barlow CULLUM,Jr.
14 January 1931
ASTORIA BRIDE CHARGED WITH CASHING $1,200 BOND OF BROOKLYN WOMAM
A young bride of two months was held in $2,000 bail for a hearing
Jan.19, when arraigned yesterday before Magistrate DOWNS in Long Island City
on a charge of grand larceny.
The bride,Mrs.Catherine E.DUPRAS,21, of 28-05 Twenty-third
street,Astoria, Queens,was charged with the theft of a negotiable bond,valued
at $1,200, which was the property, according to the police,of Mrs.Joseph
HAUPT,of 930 Montomery street,Brooklyn.
Police say that the bond was cashed and the sale traced to Mrs.DUPRAS.
The latter,in denying any connection with the theft,declares that she received
the bond from a woman named Wanda DALY and that she turned the money received
over to the DALY women. Mrs.DUPRAS was given till Jan 19 to produce Wanda DALY.
ELMHURST MAN'S ESTATE IS LEFT TO 13 CHILDREN
Thirteen sons and daughters of the late John J.SHEA, Elmhurst accountant
and real estate operator,will receive the greater part of his estate,
according to the appraisal submitted to Surrogate John HETHERINGTON of
Queens. The gross assets total $454,834, and there is $425,579 net.
SHEA was the principal stockholder in the Harshe Realty Corp, and also
in the Martin SHEA,Inc, of 96 Main street,Flushing. He was retired when he
died on Nov 24,1928, in his sixty-third year. A life interest valued at
$24,393 is left to Rosemary, a daughter, of Central Islip.
Bequests of $16,594 are to be given to remainder of the children,
Martin SHEA, of Bayside; John SHEA, Bayside; Agnes HARTIG,Elmhurst; Thomas
J.SHEA Central Islip Hospital and Walter, Lawrence,Vincent, Sarah, Florence,
Margaret,Doris and James SHEA,all of Elmhurst.
The assets in the estate include $117,244 in real estate,
$277,549,mortgages and notes, $53,928, stocks and bonds,and $4,312,cash.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Her husband attempted to strike her,causing her to remain away from home for
three weeks,Mrs.Helen BYRNES, of 412 Fifty-ninth street,declared in bringing a
disorderly conduct charge against Patrick BYRNES,34,of the same address,in
Fifth avenue court yesterday.BYRNES pleaded not guilty.He was held in $500
bail by Magistrate SABBATINO for a hearing on Jan22.
YOUTH HELD IN BAIL
Joseph FICHERA,20,of 5221 Seventh avenue,was held in $1,000 bail for the
action of the Grand Jury after a hearing on a grand larceny charge before
Justice SABBATINO in Fifth avenue court yesterday. Two other youths arrested
with FICHERA were discharged.They are Pasquale CAUPTO,18 of the Seventh
avenue address, and Nicholas ANDREOZZI,26, of 206 Hamilton street,New Haven.
All were accused of the theft of an automobile owned by Anthony BOROWITZ, of
536 Third avenue.
FACES HEARING
On a charge of felonious assault,Alfred G.SMITH,33, and homeless,an ex-city
fireman,was held in $2,500 bail for examination to-morrow in Bridge Plaza
court. It is alleged he struck Patrolman John O'BRIEN,of Stagg street
station,over the head with a blunt instrument while O'BRIEN was calling the
station house from a phone at Morgan and Johnson avenue.
WEAPONS CHARGED
On a plea of not guilty, Joseph WEINICK,44,of 27 Montieth street,was held in
$500 bail on a charge of possessing dangerous weapons, for a hearing to-morrow in
the Bridge Plaza court. When arrested he had a billy imitation revolver, pair
of handcuffs,two flashlights, three police whistle and a number of keys,it is
alleged.
PLEADS GUILTY
Charged with disorderly conduct after he fell against a window pane of a
store at 459 Fifth avenue,while intoxicated, Michael RYAN, 45,of 385
Forty-fifth street,pleaded guilty in the Fifth avenue court yesterday. He was
paroled for investigation and sentence Friday by Mgistrate SABBATINO.
HUSBAND TRAILED, WIFE GETS DECREE
Mrs.Lillian LONGBARD,27 of Pelham Manor,was granted an interlocutory
decree of divorce from her husband, John B.LONGBARD,insurance agent, at 15
St.Marks place,Brooklyn, to-day by Supreme Court Justice MORSCHAUSER at White
Plains
The decree was granted after John B.McCORMACK,former traffic officer at
Pelham Manor, testified he had been employed by Mrs.LONGBARD to trail her
husband and that on Jan 25,1930, he found LONGBARD and a woman in the Times
Square Hotel,Manhattan.
The LONGBARD were married March 19,1925.LONGBARD made no defense and no
alimony was asked.
15 January 1931
NO BAIL FIXED
Charged with grand larceny; Michael COLEMAN,32,of 37 Ross street,was held
without bail yesterday in Bridge Plaza court by Magistrate Harry DALE for
examination on Jan 19.
STRUCK WITH PIPE
Charged with felonious assault George PLATELAS,30, of 1516 Mermaid avenue,
was arraigned before Magistrate MAGUIRE in Coney Island court yesterday on
complaint of Spero VENTSIS, 46,of 2831 West Second street.The complainant
alledged PLATELAS struck him under the right eye with a piece of pipe during
a quarrel at Surf avenue and West Fourteenth street last Friday night.
PLATELAS, who pleaded not guilty,was held in $1,500 bail for
examination on Jan 23.
WAGER'S ALLEGED
Accused of bookmaking, Edward STARKS, 38, of 2733 Ocean avenue, pleaded
not guilty when arraigned before Magistrate MAGUIRE in Coney Island court
yesterday and was held in $500 bail for hearing on Jan 21. Parrolman Arthur
BENDIX, of Inspector THOMPSON'S staff, arrested him Tuesday in front of 9
Seaside walk,
Coney Island, for taking wagers from four men on horse races.
SAVING A NICKEL; TALKED TOO SOON
Squeezing through a turnstile at the Morgan avenue station of the B. M. T.
subway early today, Abraham JACOBS,29, a taxicab driver, of 6801 Nineteenth
avenue, turned gleefully to stranger and remarked,'' Well, I beat them out
of five cents more.''
The cabman spoke out of turn, for the stranger turned out to be Special
Officer Arthur HAGERMAN, of the B. M. T. So Jacobs was to face a charge of
disorderly conduct later in the day in Bridge Plaza court.
16 January 1931
12 Bandit Suspects,Alleged 'Gun Molls' Go On Trail Jan 20
Arraigned in Queens County Court at Long Island City to-day on indictments
charging them with assault and robbery, two reputed ''gun molls''and twelve
alleged members of a bandit gang pleaded not guilty and were held without
bail to await trail.
Police revealed the two girls and their companions confessed to more than
100 robberies of chain stores, small shops and restaurants inBrooklyn and
Queens following a series of raids in which they were captured after six of
the bandits shattered the windows of a building with bullets because they had
obtained only $7 in loot.
One of the bandit ''queens'' identified herself as Virginia WRIGHT,22,
alias Billie BATES,or more familiary known to gangland as ''Bobbie'',of 524
Bedford avenue.She is a comely blond.
Another indictment identified the second ''gun girl'' as
Helen BAKER,27 of 43-18 40th street,Woodside,Queens,a pretty brunette.Police
disclosed she has sullenly refused to answer questions since her arrest.
Besides the girls those arraigned to-day included;
William FEY,22 of 25 Borrum street
John WOOD,20, of 437 Broadway
Frank SUMMERS,19, of 156 Manhattan avenue
Peter HENDRICKSON,28, of 8 Sholes street.
Alfred ZEMIATIS,19, of 73 Meserole street
Salatore GIANNONE,22, of 235 Leonard street
Frank OLIVERI,26, of 96 Stagg street
Tony SANTORILLO,23, of 179 Eldridge street.
August WENGER,32, of 25 South street,Manhattan
John WALTER,37,of 43-18 40th street,Woodside
Samuel AUSTIN,28, of 199-03 Thirty-third ave,Bayside,Queens
Samuel GIAMBONE,24,of 9817 Thirty-third ave,Corona.
One of the indictments specifically charged the BAKER girl,WENGER. WALTER
and AUSTIN with having robbed Lucian VANDERHOECK,of 42 Derby street,Valley
Streams,L.I..of his automobile, $6 in cash and a watch.The holdup is alleged
to have been staged New Years Eve.
Another indictment accused the others,with the exception of GLAMBONE, wwith
having raided Haber's store onJan 6.GIAMBONEwas charged with possession of a pistol.
ASSAULT CASE ADJOURNED
The case of Alfred G.SMITH,35 and homeless,was put over until Jan19 by
Magistrate DALE in Bridge Plaza Court yesterday. SMITH is charged with
felonious assault, alleged to have struck Patrolman John J.O'BRIEN, of Stagg
street station with a blunt instrument.O'BRIEN is confined to his home,bail
was fixed at $1,500.
ROBBERY DENIED
Solomon LEDERMAN,25 of 1320 East 9th street, and Abraham WEISINGER,21 of 107
Attorney street,Manhattan, denied a charge of assault and robbery when
arraigned before Magistrate Harry Dale yesterday in Bridge Plaza Court. They
were held without bail for examination on Jan 22.
WAIVE EXAMINTION
Henry LINK,20,of 87 Johnson avenue and William LONE,19, of 128 Graham
avenue, waived examination when arraigned yesterday in Bridge Plaza court on
a charge of burglary.They were held without bail for the action of the Grand Jury.
SAVINO HELD
Found guilty of possessing a revolver without a permit,August SAVINO,30 of
302 Throop avenue, was held in $2,500 bail by Magistrate Dale in Bridge Plaza
court yesterday for the Court of Special Sessions.
HELD IN ASSAULT
Alleged to have struck James DONEGAN,of 819 Sixty-ninth street, during
fight on the Eighth avenue station of the Sea Beach subway line, as a result
of which DONEGAN was taken to the Harbor Hospital with a possible fracture
of the skull, Joseph ACCARDI,19, of 1938 West Eighth street, was arraigned on
a felonious assault charge in Fifth avenue court yesterday.He was held in
$1,000 bail by Magistrate Sabbatino for a hearing Tuesday. According to
Patrolan Herman SCHNIBBE, of the Poplar street station. DONEGAN'S head struck
the stone platform in falling.
E.D.WIDOW IN DESTITUTION THINKS ONLY OF HER PETS
Accepts Court Shelter With Proviso for Dog and Cat
Homeless and penniless,Mrs.Catherine KOONEY,a 60-year old widow, was
less concerned about her own unfortunate plight when she appeared in Bridge
Plaza Court on a charge of vagrancy than she was about the welfare of 'Dash',
her little black and tan dog, and her poker-tail cat,'Dot'-constant
companions and almost her only friends in the world.
Magistrate DALE told Mrs.KOONEY he would send her to jail until Saturday,
pending an investigation and arrangements to have her taken care of.
Whereupon she exclaimed;'I don't want to go anywhere,unless you give me your
personal assurance that my dog and cat will be well taken care of while
they're away from me!''
The magistrate promised that Dash and Dot would be well looked after and
that he would make sure that they wanted for nothing.
Unable topay her rent,Mrs.KOONEY said, she was dispossessed.Dash under
one arm and Dot under the other, she sought the counsel of the patrolman on
the beat.He advised her to apply at the Salvation Army in Greenpoint.
At the Army headquarters, however, according to Mrs.KOONEY,she was told
there were so many cases ahead of her that nothing could be done, and she was
sent to the Greenpoint police station.Kind hearted policemen provided food
for her and the pets, and then she was booked on a charge of vagrancy.
19 January 1931
CHARGE CASATI WITH KILLING CASIERI'S WIFE
Fugitive Surrenders--Shot inShoulder--Holdup His Alibi.
Having had a bullet removed from his left shoulder after his arrest,Cosmo
CASATI,32,a shoemaker of 1948 Troy avenue, was to-day to re-enact the manner
in which he alleges Mrs.Yvonne CASIERI,of 3909 Avenue P,was murdered by
bandits on Jan3, before being arraigned ona charge of slaying the woman.
Confronted at the Vanderveer Park police station by Mrs.CASIERI'S husband
John, and her mother,Mrs. Louise de COURSELLES, the alleged slayer cowered
behind detectives. The husband according to police,made a lunge toward the
suspected murderer but was restrained.CASIERI was first charges with slaying
his wife but the charge was dismissed in Homicide Court.
''I frequently saw CASATI loitering int he vicinity of my home'',the
husband told
police.Despite the prisoner's claim that he was shot in the shoulder by the
bandits who riddled his alleged affinity, police believe CASATI attempted to
commit suicide after he killed the woman durning anargument. Jealousy on
CASATI's part was said by detectives to have inspired the murder.
Surgeons at Kings County Hospital removed the bullet from CASATI's left
shoulder,above the heart, late yesterday, after he surrendered to police. The
bullet had been fired from a .32-calibre pistol and was of the same size and
type as those which riddled Mrs.CASIERI'S body.
Further examination of the wound was to be made by surgeons to-day to
determine wheather the bullet had been lodged in CASATI'S shoulder for any
length of time. He was held in the prison ward at the hospital under heavy guard.
20 January 1931
''He Got All My Cash and Sold The Furniture'', Says 7th Wife
Boasted He'd Have as Many Wives as Pins in Pin Cushion
Mrs.Rose BALOGH applied to Supreme Court Justice STRONG to-day for $20 a
week temporary alimony and $300 counsel fees pending trail of her separation
suit against Joseph BALOGH, an interior decorator, of 418 Prospect
place.Justice STRONG reserved decision.
Mrs.BALOGH asserts that her husband had six wives before she became his
spouce, but she does not explain what became of them. She was a widow when
she married him Nov 16,1929,she says.
On Dec 4,1929, she says, her husband asked her togive him $50 to purchase
supplies for his business.This was followed, she asserts, by the following demands,
with which she compiled;
Dec 6,1929- $150
Dec 31,1929- $161
Jan 9,1930- $200
On Jan 15,1930,she asserts, her husband asked for, and she gave him the last
$205 of her savings which she had earned as a masseuse, following her first
husbands death. ''He told me it was my duty to hand over to him all my
possessions. When I remonstrated and told him I had given all my money
to him., he said he had had no such difficulty with his other six wives
and I was no longer of any use to him,'' Mrs.BALOGH's affidavit reads.
''The next day he pointed to a pin cushion that was full of pins and he
said to me;
'I'm going to have as many wives as there are pins in that cushion and they
are all going to support me''. I threatened to divorce him and he said,
'Fine, I'll get a new wife''.
Last Aug 30, Mrs BALOGH says, her husband brought a man to their house
and informed her that he had sold their furniture to this man. BALOGH denies
his wife's charges, declaring he never was cruel to her. He claims she
deserted him.
Lewis BERKO, of 521 Fifth avenue, Manhattan, is counsel for Mrs.BALOGH.
Paul ORZAG, of 1128 Lexington avenue, Manhattan, is counsel for BALOGH.
SENTENCES SUSPENDED
In Coney Island court, John BRUSA, 43, of 4836 210th street,Bayside, and
Joseph MONTAGNA, 25 of 5756 Granger street,Jamaica, received suspended
sentences from Magistrate SABBATINO to a charge of violation of the city
ordinance on dumping a load of rubbish in Shell road, between Avenue X and
Neptune avenue.They were summoned to court by Kalman LENTZ, an inspector of
the Department of Sanitation.
TEN-DAY TERM
For soliciting alms and being without a home, William JONES, 43, was given
ten days in the workhouse by Magistrate LIOTA yesterday in Bridge Plaza Court
when found guilty of a charge of vagrancy.
LARCENY CHARGED
Adrian O'DOWD, 24, of 169 North Eighth street, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of grand larceny yesterday in Bridge Plaza Court and was held in
$1,500 for examination on Jan 29 by Magistrate LIOTA.
TWO MEN HELD
Sabata PRIZZO, 60, of 215 North Seventh street, was held without bail for
the Grand Jury yesterday in Bridge Plaza Court on a charge of felonious
assault and Ralph RESCIGVO, 31, of 114 Skillman avenue, was held for the
Grand Jury without bail on a charge of grand larceny. PRIZZO shot
RESCIGVO on Dec 23, when the latter failed to, as alleged, turn $1,000
he had taken on the promise to secure a job.
ORDERED TO LEAVE
Charged with disorderly conduct to which he pleaded not guilty, Frank De
GENIO, 37, of 312 Avenue W, faced Magistratrate SABBATINO in Coney Island court
yesterday. De GENIO's wife, Jennie, the complainant, alleged he threatened to
kill her. Believing that time would heal the breach between the two the
magistrate adjourned the case until Feb.26. De GENIO was paroled but was
ordered to leave home for the present.
PLEAD GUILTY
Magistrate SABBATINO in Coney Island court yesterday suspended sentence
upon Irving KATZKE, 24,of 2238 East Twenty-fourth street, and Sarah ZIPPER,
42, of 2226 East Twenty-fourth street, who pleaded guilty to charges of
violation of the city ordinances. They were summoned to court by Patrolman
John CURLEY, of the Sheepshead Bay station, for parking their automobiles in
the rear yard of their homes.
FREES MAN WHOSE AUTO KILLED COP
John TESSEYMAN,28, of 242-26 135th avenue,Rosedale, after trail before
Magistrate Thomas F.DOYLE yesterday in Jamaica Court was acquitted of a
charge of automobile homicide. On Dec 18 last, TESSEYMAN drove an automobile
which struck and killed Patrolman Howard BARROWS of Queens Village as he was
directing traffic at Merrick road and Springfield boulevard,St.Albans.
RESSEYMAN maintained a green traffic light gave him the right of way, and
that the officer stepped into the path of the automobile. Mrs. Helen
T.BARROWS of 105-20 Van Wyck boulevard, Jamaica, widow of the patrolman,
testified as to his length of service with the police department.
21 January 1931
Boro Mother's Will Provides For Long Missing Children
John BIENZ Absent Forty Years- Sister Anna Twenty
In her will on file in the office of Surrogate WINGATE, Mrs.Mary WILHELM,
of 481 Evergreen avenue, has left bequests for her two missing children
whom she had not seen or heard from for many years before her death.
To these two children, a daughter,Anna BIENZ, and a son, John BIENZ, she
left gifts of $500 each from her estate of less than $5,000. Mrs.WILHELM died
on Jan 3 last.The clause in the will stated:
'' The whereabouts of both have not been known to me for many years.
In case my said children schould not appear or be located within five years
from the date of my death, then these legacies with accumulated interest
shall be paid to my daughter,Mary SMITH.''
Mrs. WILHELM has further directed in her will that if within five years
the missing children are located but are dead, then the legacies shall go to
their children, if any have survived them.
In her petition for the probate of her mother's will, Mary SMITH has
stated that her brother,John BIENZ, left home forty years ago at the age of
nineteen. Since that time the only word from or about him was that in a
letter he sent home in 1894 in which he said that under an assumed name he
was trying his luck in the gold fields of Western Australia.
As to her sister,Anna BIENZ, Mary SMITH has stated that twenty years
ago she left home after a disagreement following her divorce from a man named
BORST. Anna BIENZ went away with the announcement that her family would never
see or hear from her again.
Mrs.WILHEIM bequeathed $500 to her grandchild,Helen SMITH; $1,000 to her
son,Williams FELS,of 327 Avenue K, and the rest of her estate to her
daughters, Mary SMITH and Katherine COLVER, both of Evergreen avenue.
LETTERS ASKED IN BIG ESTATE
Mrs.Helene Ann Meise DAVIS, who either fell or jumped from her
apartment in the exclusive Holland House at 73-37 Austin street, Forest
Hills, last Nov 20, jeft an estate valued at $65,000 personal and $150,000
real property, it was revealed yesterday, when her husband,Herbert J.DAVIS,
manager of a lithographing firm in Long Island City, applied to surrogate
HETHERINGTON of Queens for letters of administration.
Mrs.DAVIS,only 24 years old,wore nearly $25,000 worth of jewelry at
the time her body was discovered.
DAVIS, in making the application for letters of administration, said
he could find no will. He and their son, Herbert J.DAVIS,Jr., both of the
Holland House, are to receive the estate.
Fined $1
Failing to keep his taxicab books up todate,Samuel RUSKIN, 30, of 1564
Longfellow avenue, the Bronx, owner of a fleet of taxicabs in
Williamsburgh was fined $1 by Magistrate Liota, yesterday in
Bridge plaza court. He paid the fine.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
When Reginald WASHINGTON, 34,of 183 McKibbin street, was arraigned before
Magistrate Liota yesterday in Bridge plaza court, he pleaded not guilty to a
charge of disorderly conduct and was paroled for examination on Jan 27.
DENIES CHARGE
Thomas GUERRERA, 17,of 9025 221st place, Queens Village, was in Bridge plaza
court yesterday, to answer to a charge of grand larceny. It is alleged he
stole an automobile belonging to Dr.Jack MANDELOWITZ,of 319 Hooper street. He
denied the charges and was held on $1,500 bail for examination tomorrow.
FELONY CHARGE
Jose Lago ESTEIRO, 32. of 926 Sixty-third street, was held in $1,000 bail
for the Grand Jury by Magistrate Dale in Fifth avenue court yesterday on a
gun charge. Since ESTEIRO has previously been convicted for violating the
navigation laws, the charge was a felony.ESTEIRO was arrested after a loaded
revolver was found in a clothes closet in his home.
22 January 1931
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
On counter charges of felonious assault Mossino RUSSO, 20, of 460
Metropolitan avenue, and Albert SALKIN, 30, of 311 South Fifth street,
were arragned yesterday before Magistrate Liota in Bridge Plaza court
and held without bail.
DENIES LARCENY CHARGE
When Mrs.Anna MAVEWITZ, 30, of 305 South Third street, entered a plea of
not guilty to a charge of grand larceny in Bridge Plaza court yesterday she
was held in $500 bail for examination on Monday by Magistrate Liota.
CHARGES DISMISSED
Because of insufficient evidence Magistrate Sabbatino in Coney Island Court
yesterday dismissed charges of bookmaking against John HARTIGAN, 29, of 2350
East Thirteenth street, and Edward STARKS, 38, of 2733 Ocean avenue. HARTIGAN
was taken into custody by Patrolman Joseph LAWLESS of Borough Headquarters
staff, and STARKS by Patrolman Arthur BENDIX, of Inspector Joseph THOMPSON'S
staff, for accepting wagers on horse races.They pleaded not guilty.
HELD FOR TRAIL
Joseph CALLUZZO, 31, of 1862 West Third street,waived examination in Coney
Island Court yesterday to charges of attempted burglary and possessing a
burglar's tool and was held by Magistrate Sabbatino for trail. On the
attemped burglary complaint he was held in $1,500 bail for the action of the
Grand Jury and on the other charge in $500 bonds for the Court of Special
Sessions. GALLUZZO was arrested on Jan 8 last, by Patrolman Dominick
SPINELLI, of Bath Beach station, who testified he saw the man trying to force
open astore at 212 Avenue S.
FOOD ORDINANCE
Accused of selling non-kosher products in butcher stores advertised as
selling kosher meats only, Max BERNKLAU, of 2830 West Second street, and
Samuel BELLER, of 7408 Eighteenth avenue, were each held by Magistrate
Sabbatino in the Coney Island court yesterday in $500 bail for the Court of
Special Session. BERNKLAU maintained that he was simply an employe and not
responsible for the actions of his employer.The complainant against the men
was Inspector John H.LENT,of the Department of Public Markets.
PAROLED FOR HEARING
Arthur DeLIA, 18, of 1172 Sixty fifth street was paroled for a hearing Jan
30 after being arraigned on a slot machine charge in Fifth avenue court
yesterday before Magistrate Dale.
WANTS HIS LADDER
Charged with unlawfully with holding a ladder owned by Hezekiah THOMAS of
93 Fourth street, Zeno HOWE,33, of 49 Lafayette street, was arraigned in
Fifth avenue court yesterday and paroled by Magistrate Dale for a hearing
Tuesday. THOMAS said his ladder was worth $60.
PLEAD GUILTY
Charged with violation of the city ordinance in abandoning a wrecked
automobile in Sixty-seventh street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
avenues, Diago De
STEFANO,52 and Louis FRANZBLAU, 31,both of 1825 Seventieth street, were
arraigned in the Coney Island court yesterday on complaint of Patrolman
Raymond LANGAN,of the Bath Beach station.They pleaded guilty and after being
reprimanded received suspended sentences.
23 January 1931
WIELDED HAMMER ON WIFE'S HEAD
Mrs.Rose BURKE, of 212 Eckford street, was in her home, on Christmas Day,
waiting for her husband,James,50, to come in. When he arrived she saw he had
been drinking.He demanded more money for liquor.When it was refused, it is
charged, he picked up a hammer and struck his wife twelve times over the head
with it. As she crumpled to the floor,he fled.
At Greenpoint Hospital thirty stitches were put in the wounds and
Mrs.BURKE remained at the hospital until Jan 15. In the meantime BURKE was
arrested and charged with felonious assault.Yesterday Mrs.BURKE was able to
get to Bridge Plaza court to press a charge of felonious assault against her
husband. He was held in $1,500 bail for the Grand Jury.
PAYS $3 FINE
For obstructing a fire hydrant with building material,in Greenpoint,Hyman LEVINE,
50,of 2314 Twenty-seond street,was given the option of paying a fine of $3 or
spending a day in the city prison by Magistrate Liota,yesterday in Bridge
Plaza Court.He paid the fine.
TEN-DAY SENTENCE
Because he tried to strike Mrs.Helen KRUCHULIS,of 52 Marcy avenue, near her
home,on Jan 14,Nicholas GENILE,23, of 236 NorthTwelfth street was sent to
jail for ten days yesterday by Magistrate Liota in Bridge Plaza Court when
found guilty of disorderly conduct.
FREED IN ASSAULT
Joseph LEMANSKI, 25, of 28 Scholes street,was freed of a charge of assault
and robbery yesterday in Bridge Plaza Court when Frederick FARINA, of 662
Flushing avenue,was unable to positively identify him as the man who held him
up and robbed him at the Flushing avenue address on Dec 28.
CROCKERY THROWN
He threw crockery at her,Mrs.Emily TORRE,of 454 Seventh avenue,charged in
bringing a complaint of third degree assault against her husband,
AngeloTORRE,38 in the Fifth avenue court yesterday.Magistrate Walsh
paroled the man for a hearing Tuesday.
SAVED FIVE CENTS
Joseph GREEN, 31,of 1025 Forty fifth street,was held in $200 bail for a
hearing to-day after being arraigned in Fifth avenue court on a charge of
using a washer to pass through a B.M.T. turnstile at the Fort Hamilton
parkway station of the West End Line.GREEN was arrested by Edward SPELLMAN,a
special officer employed by the B.M.T.
27 January 1931
SIX PAY FINES
Five men and women appeared in the Coney Island court yesterday in answer to
summonses served them by Inspector Joseph LANGHAMER, of the Health
Department, charging them with violation of the sanitary code infailing to
properly cover foodstuff in their stores. They pleaded guilty and Magistrate
Alfred E.STEERS impose a fine of $1 in each case. The defendants were: John
POULOS,1301 Surf avenue- Jacob WOLSK, of 2935 West Fifth street- Fannie WROTZ
LANSKY, 0f
253 Brighton Beach avenue - Anna GETZEL,of 615 Brighton Beach avenue, and
Alex SOBOL, 2909 Stillwell avenue.
STABLEMEN PAROLED
Charge with cruelty to animals because they allegedly did not furnish proper
bedding for the twenty-nine horses in their stable at 265 Forty-fifth street,
Meyer ABRAMOWITZ,45, of that address, and Harry SCHWARTZ,40,of 214 Hull
street, were arraigned in Fifth avenue court yesterday. They were both
paroled by Magistrate MAGUIRE for a hearing Friday. Complaints were made by
Harry LESTER,an agent for the A.S.P.C. A.
HELD IN AUTO THEFT
Four hours after an alarm had been broadcast for the automobile stolen from
Jacob BRAUNHEIM,of 2352 Sixty-third street, Joseph RAGUSE,18 of 142
Seventeenth
street, was seen driving the car by Patrolman Tolvo TAIKIMA,of Fifth avenue
station, who recognized the license plate.The boy was followed to his home
where he parked the car and where he was arrested. In Fifth avenue court
yesterday before Magistrate MAGUIRE,he waived examination on a grand larceny
charge after being arraigned and was held in $2,500 bail for the Grand Jury.
WOMAN FINED $2
Magistrate STEERS in Coney Island court yesterday imposed a fine of $2 on
Mrs. Anna WEBER,35, of 6908 Sixteenth avenue, when she pleaded giulty to a
charge of being disorderly in having two penny slot machine for operation in
her store. Patrolman Lawrence KING,of Tenth Inspection Division,said he
played the machines and received nothing for his pennies.
CAUGHT UNDER TAXI
Thomas GRADY,19,of 4221 Judge street,Elmhurst,will have a hearing before
Magistrate STEERS in the Coney Island court tomorrow on a charge of grand
larceny, the theft of a taxicab, Charles TITUS,of 1557 East Twenty-third
street, alleges that after he parked his car at Kings highway and East
Sixteenth street,last Sunday GRADY drove off with it. At Coney Island avenue
and Neck road the taxicab skidded and turned over and GRADY was pinned
underneath.Arrested by Patrolman BRANAGAN,of Sheepshead Bay station,he is
being held in $1,000 bail for the hearing.
HELD FOR TRAIL
Bail of $500 was fixed on Joseph MARINO,39,of 65 Broadway, when he was
found guility in Bridge Plaza Court yesterday of possessing a revolver
without a permit. He was held for the Court of Special Sessions.
HELD FOR NARCOTICS
Shun CHOW,24,of 159 Bridge street, a Chinese laundryman, was held in $500
for the Court of Special Sessions yesterday by Magistrate HIRSHFIELD in
Bridge Plaza Court on a charge of possessing narcotics.It was alleged a large
quantity of opium was found in CHOW'S laundry.
28 January 1931
SAY ACCUSED BOYS CONFESS HOLDUP
John PEPE,17, of 672 Second avenue, Manhattan, and John CAPUANO, 20,
of 107-13 New York avenue, Jamaica, waived examination when taken before
Magistrate DOYLE in Jamaica Court yesterday on a charge of felonious
assault and robbery, and were held without bail to await further
action by the Grand Jury.
PEPE and Orizeo DACHILLO, 19, no home, were stopped and questioned by
Patrolman NEVINS of Queens Village station on Monday night. The officer
searched PEPE and says he found a .32-calibre revolver.
PEPE, police say, confessed he and CAPUANO held up Matthew GRUBERT
in his delicatessen store at 116-17 Sutphin boulevard,Jamaica.
DACHILLO was accused before Magistrate DOYLE as a vagrant and held in
$500 bail for a hearing Friday.
ASSAULT CHARGED
George ANTOINALLELO,52,of 201 South Fourth street was paroled yesterday in
Bridge Plaza court by Magistrate HIRSHFIELD when arraigned on a charge of
assault in the third degree.He will be given a hearing on Feb.2.
$5 FINE IMPOSED
Charged with violating the Sunday labor law,Albert MAFFICCI,31, of 993 Lee
avenue,Queens, was found guilty yesterday before Magistrate HIRSHFIELD in
Bridge Plaza court and fined $5, which he paid.
AWAITS SENTENCE
When he pleaded guilty to two charges of disorderly conduct in Fifth avenue
court yesterday, John FISCHETTI, 32,of 89 Coffey street was remanded to jail
by Magistrate MAG??RE for investergation and sentence Friday.According to
FISCHETTI wife Mary, the man while intoxicated threatened her with bodily
harm.Patrolman William McLAREN of Hamilton avenue station made other charge,
declaring that FISCHETTI broke in windows and was kicking in a door when
arrested.
PAROLED FOR HEARING
Charge with having made loud noises while placing bets on horse races at
5120 Fourth avenue, four men were arraigned in Fifth avenue court yesterday
for disorderly conduct. They pleaded not guility and were paroled by
Magistrate MAGUIRE for a hearing Tuesday. They gave their names as: John
OIEN, of 4612 Fifth avenue:
John OLSEN,of 354 Seventy-fifth street: Ina HALPERSON,of 348 Fifty-fifth
street, and John THOREN, of 662 Fifty-third street.
29 January 1931
Girl Jailed Without Trail For Staying Out Late,Dreed After Serving 18 Months
400 Similar Cases, DIKE Told In Court
After she had served eighteen months in Bedford Reformatory- although she
was only sentenced for a year- Lena BURLATT,17, of 174 Keap street, was set
free and a charge of being a wayward minor was dismissed by Justice Norman
S.DIKE, who sat in Supreme Court, today as a committing magistrate.
Lena was one of forty-nine girls taken to the Jefferson Market Prison
from Bedford recently after it had been found that many of them had been sent
there illegally. When the others were taken back her counsel, Bernard AUSTIN,
obtained a writ of habeas corpus, keeping her in the city until a decision on
the propriety of her detention could be made by the court.
COURT MADE NO RECORD
After considering the matter during the night, Justice DIKE decided that he
had the power to sit as a committing magistrate. He expressed astonishment at
the fact that the girl was not only charged with nothing more serious than
being out late at night, but that she was sent to Bedford without a hearing
and that no stenographic record of the procedure conducted by Magistrare Leo
HEALY, who committed her from Adams street court, existed.
Lena was just 16 July 1, 1929, when her mother had her taken to Adams
street court. She pleaded guilty, the commitment showed,and on July
20,1929,was sentenced for a year. At the outset, Assistant District Attorney
Henry J. WALSH said to the court: ''The District Attorney of King County does
not want to do anything to impede justice in this or any similar case and I
state now for the record that if it can be shown, and I believe it can, that
this girl has a home to go to, we have no objection to sustaining the writ and
freeing the girl.''
''I congratulate the District Attorney and you, Mr.WALSH,'' Justice
DIKE said. ''You show a broad minded conception of fair play and justice.I
feel a grievous error has been made by the magistrate who sent this girl
away, so I shall tryt his case now and attempt, if possible,to right it.''
At that point Mrs.BURLATT, Lena's mother,was called to the stand and
questioned by Bernard AUSTIN, Lena's counsel.
''Are you the mother of Lena BURLATT?
''I am.''
''Do you wish to press a complaint against her''?
''Have you any grievance or any complaint against this girl or to make
against her''? Justice DIKE interrupted to ask:
'' You said she kept late hours, did you not, in the magistrate court?
Mrs BURLATT gave a deprecating shrug of the shoulders,and Justice DIKE
asked:''This girl was attending high school''?
'' She was, and she was graduated from Junior High School at fifteen.
Then she went to Textile High School.''
''You don't want to prosecute this girl now, do you''? AUSTIN asked.
''No.''
'' As a matter of fact you never did intend to prosecute her or have her
imprisoned, did you?''
''No''.
'' What transpired at the hearing? interrupted Justice DIKE.
'' There was no hearing, may it please the court,''Austin interjected.
Justice DIKE leaned over the bench, and looking over the top of his
glasses,said :
''Do I understand you properly? There was no hearing?
''There was none, your honor'' Austin said. '' I now move for a dismissal
of this case. Ther was no evidence before and your honor, of course, has heard
none now, against the girl.
'' It seems to me as though the situation might well be corrected'' the
court replied
'' It is the duty of the State to protect its minors and I can do nothing
better than to quote from a recent opinion of my esteemed contemporary and
associate on the bench, Justice HAGERTY, who said; ' The law is not only just
in the protection of civil rights, but has a special regard for the rights of
minors. I shall discharge the prisoner and I again congratulate the
District Attorney on his attitude. If this decision is right, and I hope it is.
I trust that it will have an important bearing on the cases of others who
doubtless are illegally detained and who have been illegally and improperly
imprisoned. Are there many such cases, do you think? Justice DIKE asked,
turning to AUSTIN. ''There are about four hundred'', AUSTIN replied.
'' Pitiful, Pitiful,'' the court said.
SENT TO WORKHOUSE
Manual SANTIAGO,40,of 218 Lawrence street,was sent to the workhouse for six
months when he came before Magistrate MAGUIRE in Fifth avenue court yesterday
for sentence on a disorderly conduct charge brought when he attempted to pick
the pockerts of an unknown sleeping man.SANTIAGO was arrested on the
Fifty-third street station of the Fourth avenue line by Detective Thomas
CATTERSON of the Pickpockert Squad.
30 January 1931
MATE IN SING SING, SHE ASKS DIVORCE
Irene R.FREY, formerly of Woodhaven,appeared before Justice HUMPHREY in
Queens Supreme Court and asked that he annul her marriage to Joseph A. FREY,
now in Sing Sing, serving a sentence of from five to ten years for committing
nearly 100 burglaries in Jamaica, Woodhaven and other Queens communities.
FREY didn't defend the action.
Mrs.FREY said that she became FREY'S bride on Oct 14,1925, not knowing
that there was a grand larceny complaint pending against him. Mrs.FREY,
further said, that he was arrested on March 21, 1927, for burglary and grand
larceny. Sentence on May 18, 1927, to Sing Sing was imposed by Judge ADEL
following FREY'S conviction.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
William SUCHINSKY,42 years old, of 31 Diamond street,received a suspended
sentence when found guilty of a charge of intoxication when arraigned
yesterday,before Magistrate HIRSHFIELD in Bridge Plaza court.
MORRIS TRANSFERRED
Patrolman Harry MORRIS,who has served as clerical manfor several years at
the Bedford avenue station,has been transferred to the office of Deputy Chief
Inspector Vincent SWEENEY in charge of detectives of Brooklyn.
BETS ALLEGED
Charged with taking bets on the horse races, Robert BROWN, 35, of 77
Broadway, was discharged yesterday when arraigned before Magistrate
HIRSHFIELD in Bridge Plaza court.
AUTO THEFT ALLEGED
In Coney Island court yesterday Thomas SULLIVAN, 23,of Fifty-first street
and Third avenue, and George PIERCE, 21, of 4812 Third avenue, waived
examination to a charge of grand larceny and was held in $1,500 bail for the
action of the Grand Jury.
They were arrested by Dectective DONAHUE,of the Automobile Squad at Mineola
with an automobile in their possession alleged to have been stolen from
Sixty-fifth street and Twenty-third avenue on Jan 24. The machine is owned by
Louis STEINBERG, of 1674 Dahill road.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
On a charge of a serious complaint made by a fifteen-year-old girl,
Peter VIGGIANO 18, of 132 Neptune avenue, was arraigned before Magistrate
STEERS in the Coney Island court yesterday. He pleaded not guilty and
was held in $1,000 bail for hearing on Feb 4.
PAYS $5 FINE
Samuel GUSSITO,41, of 2041 West Seventh street, was fined $5 by Magistrate
STEERS in Coney Island court yesterday on a charge of violation of the
sanitary code in dumping a load of plaster into a vacant lot at Stillwell
avenue and Kings highway.The complaint was lodged by Peter FOGARTY and Frank
REILLY, of the Department of Sanitation.
90-DAY TERM
George JACOB, 36, no home, who pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge,
was sentence to ninety days in the workhouse by Magistrate MAGUIRE in
Fifth avenue court yesterday. Jacobs was arrested at Fifty-eighth
street and Third avenue.
ACCUSES HUSBAND
Alleging she was punched and thrown down a flight of stairs in their home,
Mrs. Alma PEARSON, of 423 Senator street, brought a disorderly conduct charge
against her husband. Charles PEARSON,52,in Fifth avenue court yesterday.
PEARSON was held in $500 bail by Magistrate MAGUIREfor a hearing Monday.
HELD FOR HEARING
Found in a stolen automobile on Henry street,Edward FARRELL,26, of 113
Columbia street,was arrested by Patrolman Frank ESSEN of the Hamilton avenue
station and arraigned ona grand larceny charge in Fifth avenue court
yesterday. He was held in $3,500 bail by Magistrate MAGUIRE for a hearing
on Tuesday.
Surrogate's Notice
File No.1863-1928- The People, of the State of NewYork by the grace of God
free and independent-- To Charles J.STEWART, Whereabouts unknown, If living,
and if dead to his widow,children, helms at law, next of kin, executor,
administrator, legatees, devisees, assignees, grantees, creditors of a person
claiming through or under Belle J.STEWART, or any other unknown person who
may have died after acquiring some interest in the Estate of Belle J.STEWART,
and to any and all unknown person who may be necessary and proper parties to
this proceeding, send greetings: Whereas, the National City Bank of New York,
maintaining an office and place of business at No. 181 Montague Street, in
the Borough of Brooklyn, City of NewYork, has presented it's account as
executor of the last will and testament and codicil thereto of Belle
J.STEWART, deceased, lately residing at No.780 St.Marks avenue, in the
Borough of Brooklyn,County of Kings, City and State of New York, and a
petition praying that its account may be judicially settled; and that it be
instructed as to the disposition to be made of the watch and daguerreotype
now in it's possession.
Now, therefore, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause
before our Surrogate's Court of the County of Kings,to be held at the Hall of
Records in the County of Kings,on the 5th day of March,1931, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon, why such settlement and instruction schould not be had.
In testimony whereof, we have caused(seal) the Seal of our said
Surrogate's Court to be hereunto affixed.
Witness Hon.George Albert WINGATE, Surrograte of our said County, at the
Borough of Brooklyn, in the said County the 29th day of January,1931
John R.McDONALD
Clerk of the Surrogate's Court 1-30-4-5
31 January 1931
Parkville Woman Tells of Death Struggle With Strangled Husband
Mrs.Elizabeth TIERNEY, 26, of 862 Gravesend avenue, was held without bail
on a short affidavit charging her with the murder of her husband,Thomas, 37,
in Flatbush court today before Magistrate WALSH
The frail woman, she weighs 100 pounds and is five feet tall- is alleged
to have strangled her husband with his belt strap.She was in tears in the
court room to-day and almost collapsed as she told the magistrate she
understood the charge against her. She said she wanted to procure a lawyer
and the court held her for arraignment on Tuesday in Homicide Court.The
murder is alleged to have occurred early Friday morning.
A story of privation and cruelty at the hands of TIERNEY was told
newspapermen by the slim blonde woman who, police say, admitted having killed
her husband, although she did not realize she had strangled him to death.
Mrs. TIERNEY said that she met and married TIERNEY when she was eighteen
years old. Most of the time since, she said, she has worked to help support
her three children. She declared that her husband had beaten her often,
spanked her like a child with a slipper and lashed her with the same belt she
is alleged to have used to strangle him. She showed reporters bruises on her
legs which she said were the results of her husband's kicking her.
Mrs.TIERNEY said her husband came home in an intoxicated condition at
midnight on Tuesday.She said that she and her three small children had eaten
nothing but
butterless bread, and tea without milk or sugar. TIERNEY,she said, pulled her
from bed and demanded that she prepare some food.She told him there was no
food, but that she would make him a cup of tea.While the three children lay
in bed crying. Mrs TIERNEY said, her husband beat her with his fists and then
took off his leather belt. She said that she begged him not to beat her and
argued with him that the money he was spending for liquor was badly needed
for food.
TIERNEY, she said, hurled a knife at her.She dodged and the knife fell to
the floor.Then, she said, TIERNEY turned to the radio. As he stooped over the
machine she picked up his belt which had fallen to the floor.Quickly making
it into a loop she threw it over her husband's head as he played with the
dial of the radio, she said.Then she pulled the free end of the belt with all
her strength. Her husband struggled, she said, but she kept her grip on the
belt.He collapsed in an arm chair beside the radio.
Mrs.TIERNEY said she shooed her three crying children into her bedroom,
quickly barricaded the door with a bureau and then had her youngsters say
their prayers.
Quieted, they went to bed.
Mrs.TIERNEY said that she awoke at 7 o'clock Friday and went to the living
room.Her husband was still seated in the arm chair.She said that she thought
he was sleeping.Quickly she roused her children, dressed them and took them
to the home of her mother nearby. She told her mother what had happened, and
then the two women returned together to the TIERNEY apartment.
TIERNEY was still lying motionless in the chair.Mrs TIERNEY shook him and
his body fell to the floor, almost hysterical when she realized the man was
dead,shesaid she paced up and down the room, her mother finally insisted that
the police be notified.
Some time ago, police say, TIERNEY was haled to the Coney Island court on
a charge of beating his wife.He was sent to jail for six months. A little
time later he was arrested on a charge of stealing an automobile, the records
show.Police say that Mrs.TIERNEY went to court in her husband's defense and
pleaded that he was the sole support of the family.Her plea caused him to be
given only a thirty-day sentence.
TIERNEY was a coal truck driver, he lost his job several months ago and
lately had been employed three days a week at $5 a day by the Department of
Sanitation, almost all of the $15 went for liquor,Mrs.TIERNEY said.
The three TIERNEY youngsters, all too young to realize what has
occurred, are being cared for by their grandmother.
2 February 1931
BIGAMY CHARGE LOSES IN COURT
A charge of bigamy made against Mrs. Anna KOCH, 30, of 101-14 Ninety-fourth
street, Woodhaven, by her husband, Patrolman William KOCH, of 89 Pine
Street, has been dismissed by Magistrate HIRSHFIELD in Bridge Plaza court,
for the lack of evidence.
Mrs. KOCH was arrested on Dec 17 on complaint of her husband who said he
was married to his wife by Deputy Clerk MAHER at the License Bureau in
Borough Hall, Oct 17,1927 when at the time she was the wife of Harry
HARRISON, whom she married in the Assumption Church on June 23,1918.
When the case was called the patrolman failed to produce HARRISON, who, it
is claimed, is still living.
WEDDED 12 YEARS, LONESOME
Following a stay in Raymond Street Jail and an investigation by Probation
officer John KEATING, Joseph HALVORSEN, 32, of the Central Branch Y.M.C.A.,
has been paroled for six months by Magistrate HIRSHFIELD, in Bridge Plaza
Court, for annoying Miss Ida GOLDBERG, of 272 Division Avenue.
"Now I'm only a lonesome lover," HALVORSEN, admitted to being married
twelve years, said when ordered by the court to stay away from girl.
It was stated he met Miss GOLDBERG seven months ago that she learned he was
married. When he refused to cease his attentions she had him arrested for
disorderly conduct.
"I love her and can't live without her," HALVORSEN said as he left the courtroom.
Not The Owner
Charged with possessing a slot machine, Edward CARBIN, 32 years old, of 144
Meserole Street, was discharged when he was arraigned on Saturday before
Magistrate HIRSHFIELD in Bridge Plaza court. He told the court that he did
not own the machine, that he was merely guarding it for a man.
Three E. D. Fires
Patrolman HOWARTH and fireman LENIHER, of Hook and Ladder Company 108,
extinguished a fire in an awning in front of 113 Moore Street. The damage
was slight. A fire in the drug store of Samuel MILLER at 36 Siegel street
did $1,000 damage. Damage estimated at $500 was caused by a fire in the
cellar of a six-story tenement building at 244 Roebling street.
Placed on Probation
Harry HINZ, 36, of 914 Sixty-third street, who was charged with pulling the
hair of his wife Mary and hitting her with a mop while intoxicated was put
on probation for 1 year by Magistrate MAGUIRE in the fifth avenue court.
HINZ pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge.
Held In $1,000 Bail
Salvatore BARONE, 28, of 25 President street, was arraigned before
Magistrate MAGUIRE in Fifth avenue court on charge of possessing two
dangerous knives and a policy slip, he was held in $500 bail on each charge
for a hearing on Feb. 10. The weapons and policy slip were found behind the
counter of a candy store owned by BARONE at 38 Union street.
14 February 1931
$10,000 BAIL HOLDS WOMAN
Mrs. Nellie DIEFENBACH, 39, of 46 Palmetto sttreet, is in Nassau
County jail in default of $10,000 bail on a charge of forgery,
ordered by Judge SMITH at Mineola.
George LEPPLER, of Middle Village, whom Mrs. DIEFENBACH employed
as a chauffer at $50 a week is being held in $1,5000 bail as
a material witness.
The grand Jury will hear charges on Tuesday that Mrs. DIEFENBACH
is alleged to have forged a number of checks in amounts from $20
to $300 and to have passed them on shopkeepers in Nassau County.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Pleading not guilty to a charge of burglary,
George WALKE, 21 years old, of 328 Eckford street, was held on $1,000 bail
for examination Monday morning by Magistrate HUGHES in Bridge Plaza court.
On an additional charge of possessing burglar's tools, he was held
in $500 bail for the same day.
GUILTY ON QUARREL
Patrolman William COX, of Fort Hamilton station, made an unsuccessful
effort to stop a quarrel between Mrs. Margaret McCARTHY, 34, of
208 Sixty-eighth street, and Edward BLACK, 29, of 106 Hall street,
at Seventy-fourth street and Fourth Avenue, and was also unsuccessful
in getting them to go home. In Fifth Avenue court yesterday he charged
both with disorderly conduct. The woman pleaded guilty and was given a
suspended sentence by Magistrate HAUBERT. BLACK was found guilty and
given a $5 fine or a one-day sentence in jail.
ACCUSED IN THEFT
Because the headlights of the automobile he allegedly stole were lighted,
John CORLISS, 16, of 4206 Eighth avenue, was chased by a police car driven
by Patrolman Frank LUDWIG, of the Fifth avenue station and arrested.
He was charged with burglary in Fifth avenue court and held in $1,000 bail
for a hearing Feb. 24, after arraignment before Magistrate HAUBERT.
According to Edward OLSON, of 451 Thirty-sixth street, owner of the
automobile, CORLISS broke into a garage at 420 Thirty-ninth street
by smashing its lock with an iron bar and then took the car.
WAIVES EXAMINATION
Alleged to have received merchandise he knew was stolen, Frank ZENDA,
38, of 5313 Second avenue, was held for the Grand Jury in $1,500 bail
when he waived examination before Magistrate HAUBERT in Fifth avenue
court yesterday. ZENDA is charged with having paid $3.50 for cigars
and cigarettes valued at $60 stolen from a billiard parlor at
5102 Third avenue. Three young men accused of the burglary are
being held for the action of the Grand Jury.
HELD FOR TRIAL
When he waived examination in Coney Island court yesterday to a charge
of possessing policy slips, Tony TOMARO, 25, of 2874 West Twenty-ninth street,
was held in $300 bail for the Court of Special Sessions.
Patrolman BENEDIX, of Inspector THOMPSON's staff, alleged he arrested
TAMARO in a restaurant at 2867 West Sixteenth street when he found a
policy book in his possesion.
PAROLED FOR HEARING
Charged with disorderly conduct, Mrs. Sylvia KAUFMAN, 25,
of 2268 Sixty-third street, appeared in the Coney Island court
yesterday in answer to a summons served upon her by Mrs. Leah AXELROD,
of 2264 Sixty-third street, who alleged that the former called her an
"old hag." Mrs. KAUFMAN pleaded not guilty and was paroled for
hearing February 24.
15 February 1931
REMANDED TO JAIL ON STABBING CHARGE
Henry C. SUNDERMELER, 46 years old, of 52-82 73rd. st. Maspeth, is
in Queens County jail today awaiting action of the Grand Jury on a charge of
felonious assault. He is held in $5,000, by Magistrate Lawrence T, GRESSER,
in Ridgewwod court yesterday.
SUNDERMELER was arrested by Detective Fletcher VARRELMAN, of
Elmhurst station on Complaint of Edward KUCKUSK, 24 of 52-84 73rd. st, who
charged the defendent stabbed him in the left side in an altercation in the
rear of the premises at 52-82 73rd. st.
16 February 1931
Deserted Bride Detained For Hearing as Kidnaper Of Girl, 4, on Myrtle Ave.
Mary WINTERS Denies Charge-Refuses to Reveal Relatives
A pretty, nineteen-year-old deserted bride appeared in gates ave
court to-day on a charge of kidnapping a four-year-old Brooklyn girl,
while police, convinced she has given a fictitious name, continue
their investigation in an effort to establish her identity.
She pleaded not guilty to a charge of kidnapping before Magistrate
Gasper LIOTA and was held in $1,500. for a hearing Thursday.
She told the court that she had only taken the child because
of love and because of a desire to keep her out of danger, Magistrate
LIOTA asked her if she wanted time to get a lawyer and she replied
that she didn't need one. he asked her if she wanted to get in touch
with relatives, and she answered, "I won't tell you who they are, as
it may cause them shame. I have a rich uncle who will help me.
I'll communicate with him myself."
Efforts by police to connect the woman who c=gave her name as
Mrs. Mary WINTERS, with the strange disappearance of ten-year-old
Rose YASSO, a missing Red Hook girl, failed when Mrs. WINTERS, who
at first answered a few questions, later closed her lips tightly and
ignored all questions police put to her.
She was arrested late Saturday in a Myrtle ave restaurant, where,
police charge, she had taken four-year-old Arlene HAYES after
luring her from in front of her home at 1450 Myrtle ave. It is
claimed she told police she tried to kidnap the girl to "fill
the loneliness in her heart" caused when her husband deserted her
a few days after their marriage.
DESERTED AND LONELY
" I was going to take her and love her. I have nobody,"
Mrs. WINTERS told police.
She explained how she saw Arlene playing in front of her home
and that she felt so miserable and lonely that she decided to take
the little girl with her. She was willing to describe every move
she and the girl made from the time they left Arlene's home until
detective DRUMM of the Wilson avenue station, who knew Arlene,
recognized her eating cake and drinking milk in the restaurant.
But, when questioned about her address, her relatives and the
YASSO case, Mrs. WINTERS refused to answer questions. She said
she lived in a rooming house but would not give the address.
When Arlene's parents frantically phoned that their daughter
had disappeared, scores of detectives and patrolmen, fearing they
had another YASSO case on their hands, started a search. For several
hours after the girl was reported missing, the search went on without
avail. Arlene's playmates told police that a "woman had taken Arlene
away to buy her some candy" and were able to give a fair description
of the woman.
YASSO CLUES LACKING
Less than four hours had passed when Detective DRUMM spied the
pair in the restaurant.
It lacked but one day to being three weeks since Rose YASSO
disappeared from her home. During all of that time police have
searched throughout the Red Hook section and have dragged the
Gowanus Canal and Erie Basin for the body of the girl. In spite
of the frenzied search, no trace of the girl has been found.
Mrs. WINTERS said she knew nothing of the YASSO girl and then
refused to answer any more questions.
INDICT CUTRONE IN YASSO GIRL KIDNAPPING CASE
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Second Finding Charges Prisoner With Possessing Dangerous Weapons
Anthony CUTRONE, who has been questioned for more than a week
concerning the disappearance of ten-year-old Rose YASSO, was indicted
to-day on kidnapping charges.
Another indictment holding him for possession of dangerous weapons
was handed up by the Grand Jury at the same time.
CUTRONE is forty-five and lives over a stable at 246 Ellery street.
The indictment charges that on Feb. 1, 1931, CUTRONE took the YASSO girl
front in front of a candy store at 275 Columbia street. (*as written)
She has not been seen since. Her home is at 2 West Ninth street.
Police have combed the Red Hook section, dragged various bodies of
water and made every attempt to locate the child. Further efforts to
find her have been made in New Jersey, where CUTRONE's wife lives and
where a bus driver identified CUTRONE as the man he saw with a little
girl answering Rose's description.
The possession charge alleges that when Detective William COX entered
CUTRONE's room he found a shotgun, two revolvers and a dirk in the place.
CUTRONE, according to Chief Assistant District Attorney Frederick KOPFF,
denied ownership of the two pistols and the knife. He said they belonged
to a friend.
County Judge TAYLOR held CUTRONE without bail when he pleaded not guilty
to the indictments. The defendant had previously appeared before Magistrate
RUDICH in Fifth avenue court on a short affidavit signed by COX.
The only entry in CUTRONE's New York police record is in 1924 when he was
given a suspended sentence on a charge of carrying dangerous weapons.
The man has consistently denied knowing anything about the YASSO girl.
He has eight children of his own In New Jersey.
16 February 1931
Deserted Bride Detained For Hearing as Kidnaper Of Girl, 4, on Myrtle Ave.
Mary WINTERS Denies Charge-Refuses to Reveal Relatives
A pretty, nineteen-year-old deserted bride appeared in gates ave court
to-day on a charge of kidnapping a four-year-old Brooklyn girl, while police,
convinced she has given a fictitious name, continue their investigation in
an effort to establish her identity.
She pleaded not guilty to a charge of kidnapping before Magistrate Gasper
LIOTA and was held in $1,500. for a hearing Thursday.
She told the court that she had only taken the child because of love
and because of a desire to keep her out of danger, Magistrate LIOTA asked
her if she wanted time to get a lawyer and she replied that she didn't
need one. he asked her if she wanted to get in touch with relatives,
and she answered, "I won't tell you who they are, as it may cause them
shame. I have a rich uncle who will help me. I'll communicate with him myself."
Efforts by police to connect the woman who c=gave her name as Mrs.
Mary WINTERS, with the strange disappearance of ten-year-old Rose YASSO,
a missing Red Hook girl, failed when Mrs. WINTERS, who at first answered
a few questions, later closed her lips tightly and ignored all questions
police put to her.
She was arrested late Saturday in a Myrtle ave restaurant, where,
police charge, she had taken four-year-old Arlene HAYES after luring
her from in front of her home at 1450 Myrtle ave. It is claimed she
told police she tried to kidnap the girl to "fill the loneliness in her
heart" caused when her husband deserted her a few days after their marriage.
DESERTED AND LONELY
" I was going to take her and love her. I have nobody," Mrs. WINTERS
told police.
She explained how she saw Arlene playing in front of her home and that
she felt so miserable and lonely that she decided to take the little girl
with her. She was willing to describe every move she and the girl made
from the time they left Arlene's home until detective DRUMM of the Wilson
avenue station, who knew Arlene, recognized her eating cake and drinking
milk in the restaurant.
But, when questioned about her address, her relatives and the YASSO case,
Mrs. WINTERS refused to answer questions. She said she lived in a rooming
house but would not give the address.
When Arlene's parents frantically phoned that their daughter had disappeared,
scores of detectives and patrolmen, fearing they had another YASSO case on
their hands, started a search. For several hours after the girl was reported
missing, the search went on without avail. Arlene's playmates told police
that a "woman had taken Arlene away to buy her some candy" and were able to
give a fair description of the woman.
YASSO CLUES LACKING
Less than four hours had passed when Detective DRUMM spied the pair
in the restaurant.
It lacked but one day to being three weeks since Rose YASSO disappeared
from her home. During all of that time police have searched throughout
the Red Hook section and have dragged the Gowanus Canal and Erie Basin for
the body of the girl. In spite of the frenzied search, no trace of the
girl has been found.
Mrs. WINTERS said she knew nothing of the YASSO girl and then refused
to answer any more questions.
17 February 1931
INDICT CUTRONE IN YASSO GIRL KIDNAPPING CASE
Second Finding Charges Prisoner With Possessing Dangerous Weapons
Anthony CUTRONE, who has been questioned for more than a week
concerning the disappearance of ten-year-old Rose YASSO, was
indicted to-day on kidnapping charges.
Another indictment holding him for possession of dangerous
weapons was handed up by the Grand Jury at the same time.
CUTRONE is forty-five and lives over a stable at 246 Ellery
street. The indictment charges that on Feb. 1, 1931, CUTRONE
took the YASSO girl front in front of a candy store at 275
Columbia street. (*as written) She has not been seen since.
Her home is at 2 West Ninth street.
Police have combed the Red Hook section, dragged various
bodies of water and made every attempt to locate the child.
Further efforts to find her have been made in New Jersey,
where CUTRONE's wife lives and where a bus driver identified
CUTRONE as the man he saw with a little girl answering Rose's description.
The possession charge alleges that when Detective William
COX entered CUTRONE's room he found a shotgun, two revolvers
and a dirk in the place. CUTRONE, according to Chief Assistant
District Attorney Frederick KOPFF, denied ownership of the two
pistols and the knife. He said they belonged to a friend.
County Judge TAYLOR held CUTRONE without bail when he
pleaded not guilty to the indictments. The defendant had
previously appeared before Magistrate RUDICH in Fifth avenue
court on a short affidavit signed by COX.
The only entry in CUTRONE's New York police record is in 1924
when he was given a suspended sentence on a charge of carrying
dangerous weapons.
The man has consistently denied knowing anything about the
YASSO girl. He has eight children of his own In New Jersey.
2 March 1931
SLOT MACHINE CHARGED
Charged with the possession of a slot machine in his store, at 134
Thirty-fifth street, Tony BRUNO, 35 of 171 Thirty-fourth street, was
arraigned before Magistrate EILPERIN in Fifth avenue court and paroled for
a hearing Friday. According to the arresting officer, the machine returned
twenty cents after a dime had been inserted.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
Fred PLUNKEET, 31, who told police he had taken to drink after his wife
died, was given a suspended sentence by Magistrate EILPERIN after he
pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge in Fifth avenue court. He was
arrested by Patrolman SHARP of the Fifth avenue station, at Seventh avenue
and Sixteenth street.
HELD ON GUN CHARGE
Dominick PERFA, 35, of 215 Boerum street, is being held in $500 bail for
Special Sessions following the alleged finding of a fully loaded 38 calibre
revolver at his home by Detectives VITALE and MC CARRON, of Stagg street
station.
SIXTY-DAY TERM
On complaint of his wife, Tessie, who said that beside calling her names he
kicked her, Alexander PLANKA, 32, of 112 Eckford street, was sentenced to
the workhouse for sixty days by Magistrate FOLWELL in the Bridge Plaza
Court on Saturday.
BOYS FACE COURT FOR $12 ROBBERY
Sidney GREENBLATT, 13, 55 Johnson street and Herman BREENBERG, 14, 69
Walton street, were to be arraigned to-day in Children's Court. They were
arrested last night by Detective Thomas CARROLL, Stagg street station, who
says that they way and escaped with $12 in automobile accessory shop at 607
Broadway and escaped with $12 in auto repair parts. According to police
the boys admit the job.
TWO FACE COURT IN CRASH DEATH
Facing a technical charge of homicide, Solomon ROTHBLATT, 26, 101-43
Woodhaven Boulevard, Woodhaven, and Gaetano ALBANESE, 92-10 104th street,
Ozone Park, were to be arraigned in Ridgewood Magistrates' Court this
afternoon.
On Feb. 19 ROTHBLATT, operating a Woodhaven bus, collided with an
automobile operated by ALBANESE. ROTHBLATT was going south on Woodhaven
Boulevard and ALBANESE west on Ninety-first avenue. Seven persons were
injured and Angela CARUBUIT, 17, 87-04 104th street, Ozone Park, a
passenger in ALBANESE'S car, died last Thursday in Mary Immaculate Hospital
from injuries. Both men maintain the traffic light at the intersection was
in their favor.
ESTATE GETS ANONYMOUS GIFT OF $1,282 DUE DEAD WOMAN
First Case of Kind to Come Before WINGATE
Instances are exceptionally rare wherein money is returned unsolicited to
an estate after the death of the lender.
But just such an incident has occurred before Surrogate WINGATE and as far
as could be recalled, it is the first of its kind in the history of the
Surrogate's Court in Brooklyn.
The situation was brought to light through the application of the Rev. Charles
NIETZER, of the Bushwick Presbyterian Church of Peach, 971 Bushwick avenue,
for permission to add $1,282 to his account as executor of the estate of the
late-Frances COSCH, of 1420 Bushwick Parkway.
Under the terms of her will, Mrs. DOSCH had left five dollars each to her two
daughters, $900 to various friends and the rest of her estate tin equal shares
to the Bushwick Presbyterian Church of Peace and the German Evangelical Home
for Aged People. She named the Rev. Charles NIETZER as executor of the estate.
The Rev. Mr. NIETZER had filed in the Surrogate's Court his account as executor
and this showed that the estate amount to $3,730.64.
But to this amount will now have to be added $1,282, which came to the
Rev. Mr. NIETZER through a little boy, but from whom he does not know.
According to the petition submitted by the executor, he was in his home on
Feb. 9 last when his doorbell rang, and he answered it to find a little boy
bearing a package with a covering of manilla paper, which he offered to the
minister. Asked where he got it from, the boy turned toward the other side
of the street to point out a woman who had given him the package. But the
woman had disappeared.
The minister opened the package to find $1,282 with a card stating that the
money belonged to Mrs. DOSCH.
Surrogate WINGATE has granted permission to the Rev. Mr. NIETZER to amend his
account so that this money may be added to the estate.
3 March 1931
DENIES MISTREATMENT
Although Grant PECK, 25, denied he mistreated his wife, Anna, of
217 South Ninth street, he is being held in $500 bail for examination in
Bridge Plaza court to-morrow.
MISSING WILL KEEPS ESTATE WITH FAMILY
BESSER'S Intention to Cut Off Wife and Daughter Remains Unproved
The best laid plans go amiss has just been brought out in the contest
before Surrogate WINGATE in the estate of Frank BESSER, of 754 Fifty-ninth street.
From the evidence in the case BESSER had determined that his wife,
Eunice BESSER, should have no share in his estate; that his daughter,
Lillian BESSER, should get only a few dollars, and that virtually all
of his estate should go to Fannie WALDEN-COLLOSIMO, of 754 Fifty-ninth street.
But under a ruling of Surrogate WINGATE the entire estate will go to the
wife and daughter, while Fannie WALDEN COLOSIMO will get nothing.
On may 17, 1928, BESSER drew up his will in which he gave nothing to
his wife; $25 to his daughter and the remainder of his estate to Fannie
WALDEN COLLOSIMO. To make sure nothing should interfere with this plan,
he kept the will on his person in the inside pocket of his coat. But,
despite his vigilance, this will was lost.
Before Surrogate WINGATE a duplicate of this will was offered for probate
with the testimony of witnesses to the will that it was the last wish of
BESSER as to how his estate should be distributed.
Mrs. BESSER opposed probate of this duplicate will and Surrogate WINGATE
sustained her contention, pointing out that since a will had been drawn
and later disposed of, no matter under what circumstances, no other
conclusion could be inferred under the law but that the deceased desired
other distribution to be made of his estate.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Edward CASTELLANO,33, of 2837 West Fifteenth street, pleaded not guilty
when arraigned before Magistrate EILPERIN in the Coney Island court yesterday
and was paroled for further hearing on March 13. he was arrested by Patrolman
Charles MUSKEWITZ, of Inspector Joseph THOMPSON'S staff, for the alleged
acceptance of wagers on horse races.
HELD IN BAIL
When he waived examination in the Coney Island court yesterday to a charge of
violation of the Sullivan law in possessing a revolver for which he had no
permit, William MAJOR, 23, a Negro, living at 148 Bay Nineteenth street, was
held by Magistrate EILPERIN in $500 bail for the Court of Special Sessions.
He was found with the weapon in his possession by Patrolman Charles SUCKOW,
of Bath Beach station, following a disturbance in his home. He is alleged to
have told the policeman that he purchased the revolver in Baltimore for $4 and
intended to sell it here for $12.
PLEADS GUILTY
Henry BAKLY, 42, an engineer, of 92-14 220th street, Queens Village,
who created a disturbance in the Norwegian Hospital to which his friend had
been taken after an accident, pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge
in Fifth avenue court yesterday and received a suspended sentence by Magistrate
FOLWELL. Detection Edward FITZGERALD, of Fourth avenue station, testified
BAKLY punched him when ordered from the hospital.
LIQUOR FLOWED FREELY
Three defendants charged with intoxication were arraigned yesterday in
Bridge Plaza court. One was given a suspended sentence, one had to pay a
fine of $3 and the other went to jail for thirty days. Mrs. Agnes DALEY,
48, of 215 Boerum street, got the suspended sentence. The fine was imposed
on Albert MC CLOSKEY, 65, of 729 East Fifth street, while John WEBBER, 49,
of 109 South Sixth Street, went to jail.
GETS ANOTHER CHANCE
Alleging that he had struck her and called her harsh names, Mrs. Annie BUXBAUM,
of 2925 West Twenty-fifth street, appeared in the Coney Island court yesterday
against her husband, Elias, 46, whom she charged with disorderly conduct.
Mrs. BUSBAUM told the court that after twenty-five years of wedded life she
was obliged to bring him to court for mistreating her. She said that she
did not want him committed to jail but wanted him to quit the house.
Magistrate EILPERIN told them that separating was the wrong way of
celebrating their silver anniversary. he prevailed upon BUXBAUM to do
better and Mrs. BUXBAUM said she would give him another chance.
The case was dismissed.
4 March 1931
SPEAKEASY DEATH RELATED TO JURY
The story of the murder of Stanislaus SZDKOWSKI in a speakeasy at 99 Nassau
street on April 1, 1929, will be told to-day before County Jedge Albert
CONWAY and a jury at the trial of Michael O'DONNELL, of 16 St. Marks
avenue, who is charged with the crime. O'DONNELL is under indictment for
murder in the first degree.
Late yesterday Assistant District Attorney KLEINMAN and Edward J. REILLY
and John H. MCCOOEY, JR., attorneys for the defense, completed the
selection of a jury.
It is alleged against O'DONNELL that he shot and killed SYDKOWSKI during an
altercation in the speakeasy. O'DONNELL has claimed he shot in self defense
after a group had set upon him in the belief he was a police officer in
search of evidence against the place.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
Magistrate EILPERIN, in the Coney Island court yesterday, suspended
sentence upon Harry RISKIN,35, of 117 Brighton Beach avenue, who was
charged by Inspector Joseph LANGHAMER, of the Heath Department, with having
candies in his store exposed to dust and dirt.
ORDERED TO FIND DOG
John PIAZZA30, of 2727 Cropsey avenue, appeared in the Coney Island court
yesterday in answer to a summons served upon him by Patrolman James COONEY
for failure to surrender a dog which had bitten a youth to the Health
Department for examination. PIAZZA told Magistrate EILPERIN that the dog
ran away and he was unable to find it. The magistrate paroled PIAZZA for
further hearing on March 10, ordering him to make every effort to locate
the animal.
MUST DISCARD PIGEONS
When he stated that he would get rid of the birds, sentence was suspended
upon Julius DENARO, 18, of 2045 West Eleventh street, by Magistrate
EILPERIN, on a charge of keeping and harboring pigeons on the roof of his
home without a Health Department permit. The complaint was made by
Patrolman James COONEY, who is detailed to the department.
FINED $1
Daniel KATZMAN, 28, of 281 Throop avenue, before Magistrate Harry Howard
DALE, charged with violating the sanitary code, was found guilty and given
the option of paying a fine of one dollar or spending one day in the city
prison. He paid the fine.
HOFFMAN IS HELD
On a charge of felonious assault, Peter HOFFMAN,30, of 102 Ten Eyck street,
was held yesterday in $1,000 bail by Magistrate DALE in Bridge Plaze court
for examination to-morrow. it is alleged he struck his father-in-law,
Charles STROHM, 50, over the head with a bat. STROHM is in a serious
condition at Kings County Hospital.
CHARGE REDUCED
John KUBIS, 36, of 45 Broome street, was arrested by Patrolman SMITH, of
Herbert street station, on a charge of attempted felonious assault, made by
his wife, Mary. In Bridge Plaze court she said she was sure her husband
did not mean to hurt her. The charge was reduced to assault in the third
degree. KUBIS was paroled for examination on March 10.
APLOGIZES IN COURT
Iver NELSON, 25, of 4724 Fifth avenue, apologized in Fifth avenue court
yesterday for having broken a showcase in the shop of Samuel LEVANDER, AT
4506 Fifth avenue, and pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct
charge. According to LEVANDER, NELSON was intoxicated at the time he
entered his establishment. Magistrate FOLWELL gave NELSON a suspended
sentence.
GOES TO JAIL
Charged with disorderly conduct after he attempted to use tinfoil in place
of a nickel in passing through a turnstile on the Fifty-third street
station of the Fourth avenue subway, Michael MORRISSEY, 32, of 25 South
street, Manhattan, was given the alternative of a day in jail or a dollar
fine by Magistrate FOLWELL in Fifth avenue court yesterday. MORRISSEY
chose the day in jail.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Charged with permitting a nickel-slot-machine to be operated in his bowling
alleys at 7424 New Utrecht avenue, Rocco CIANI, 35 years old, of 7721
Sixteenth avenue, was arraigned in the Coney Island court yesterday on
complaint of Patrolman George CAVANAUGH, of Brooklyn headquarters staff. He
pleaded not guilty and was held in $300 bail for further hearing on March 11.
PAROLED FOR HEARING
Samuel DICKER, 65, who formerly conducted one of the largest dance halls at
Coney Island and who lives at 2805 Ocean parkway, faced Magistrate EILPERIN
in Coney Island court yesterday on a charge of disorderly conduct preferred
by Mrs. Minnie GOLDSTEIN, of 2980 West Second street. She alleged he
called her names. He pleaded not guilty and was paroled by Magistate
EILPERIN for further examination on March 10.
GUNS IN OLD TRUNK
Vincent FIORE, 20, of 152 Carroll street, in whose home police of Hamilton
avenue station allegedly found three guns, waived examination in Fifth
avenue court yesterday and was held in $2,500 bail for the Court of Special
Sessions by Magistrate FOLWELL. According to Detective John MC GOVERN, of
the Hamilton avenue station, FIORE admitted the ownership of one of the
weapons, which were discovered in a trunk FIORE said had been unopened for
several years.
5 March 1931
ONLY A "PAL" FOR HUSBAND, SHE DEMANDS SEPARATION
High Moral Standard Prevented Love, Says Wife
Mrs. Nora V. SCHULLER, of 3447 Bedford avenue, in her suit for separation
against her husband, Robert, which was revealed in Supreme Court to-day,
complained that her husband didn't love her, had never shown any emotion
for her, and had said he had married her "for a pal."
They were married Jan 16, 1879 (?) Mrs. SCHULLER said he failed to provide
a home for her and had taken no interest in her. In hopes that absence
would make his heart grow fonder, she went to Waco, Texas for a brief stay,
but when she returned he was still just a friend, she said. Hies "high
standard of morals" would not permit closer relations, even with his wife,
she said he told her.
Mrs. Mildred DIGNOUX FINE, of 85 Perry street, Manhattan, who had been Mrs.
SCHULLER'S school teacher acted as in???ediary and spoke to SCHULLER,
without effect, Mrs. FINKE testified. He said though that "She is a good
girl and a fine girl."
SCHULLER denied all his wife's charges instituted a counter-suit for
separation and said she had deserted him.
The case came before Supreme Court Justice RIEGELMANN to-day when Mrs.
SCHULLER asked alimony and counsel fees pending trial. Decision on her
application was reserved.
Alvah W. BURLINGAME of 26 Court street, is counsel for Mrs. SCHULLER and
her husband is represented by Amy WREN of 215 Montague street.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
When he was asked to pay a debt he owed, Evangelos PAPAS, 32, of 5804
Fourth avenue, punched Abraham SHAFER, of 250 Sixty-second street, in the
face, the latter charged in Fifth avenue court yesterday before Magistrate
FOLWELL. PAPAS was paroled for a hearing Monday after he pleaded not guilty.
WOMAN EXONERATED
Dora PERSKA, 30, of 127 Harrison avenue, was exonerated of a charge of
malicious mischief yesterday when she was arraigned in Bridge Plaza Court
before Magistrate Harry Howard DALE. She was charged by the Rev. Abraham
WAIGER, rabbi of a synagogue of 123 Harrison avenue, with destroying books
in the synagogue, which he valued at $50.
SENT BACK TO ARMY
When the case of Peter STANKENIS, 22, 352 Broadway, charged with disorderly
conduct was called in Bridge Plaza Court yesterday, the complainant, Albert
GRAHAM of 648 Grand street, was not present. Neither was STANKENIS. The
case was dismissed when it was learned that STANKENIS had been turned over
to army officials to answer a charge of desertion.
REMANDED FOR SENTENCE
He drove her brothers, sister and herself from home after calling them
names, Miss Pauline SKALSKI, of 58 Sixteenth street, declared in charging
her father, Walter SKALSKI , 54, with disorderly conduct in Fifth avenue
court yesterday. After SKALSKI pleaded guilty he was remanded by
Magistrate FOLWELL for sentence Saturday.
6 March 1931
POLICY SLIP CHARGE
Tony CUCCIARDI, 21 years old, of 121 Avenue U, was held in $500 bail for
the Court of Special Sessions, by Magistrate EILPERIN in the Coney Island
court yesterday on a charge of possessing policy slips. The complaint was
made by Patrolman Albert WALKER of Inspector THOMPSON'S staff.
EX-COP GUILTY IN AUTO DEATH FACES PRISON
Case Marks Fourth Conviction for Manslaughter in Twenty Years
Since the law was passed, twenty years ago, there had been three
convictions in the Greater New York of manslaughter, second degree, where
an automobile was the means of death, according to the police.
This number has been increased to four by a jury in queens County Court,
Long Island City, with a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, second degree,
in the case of former Detective James J. REARDON, 32, of 159-19 hillside
avenue, Jamaica.
ACCIDENT DESCRIBED
Assistant District Attorney Leo HEFFERNAN, in court yesterday, said REARDON
had been convicted in Nassau County of a charge of extortion and that he
was given a suspended sentence of from five to ten years in prison.
LANGAN had left a restaurant in Jamaica and was walking to his home, it was
testified, when the car driven by REARDON ran upon the sidewalk at 161st
street and Jamaica avenue and struck him.
LANGAN was dragged a distance of a mile to Hillside avenue and 139th
street, where he was found. He died a short time later in the Mary
Immaculate Hospital in Jamaica.
DENIES CHARGE
REARDON denied the charge. He insisted that he reached home shortly after
2 o'clock that morning and was sleeping when the accident occurred. He
admitted he had been in the restaurant and had had drinks with LANGAN. He
insisted he left the place at the hour he mentioned and that LANGAN was
still there.
Witnesses, however, told of having seen the accident, and of following the
automobile to the spot where the body was found. One of these witnesses
said REARDON was driving the automobile which ran upon the sidewalk and
struck LANGAN.
REARDON is to be sentenced on March 20 by Judge Nathan TURK, who presided
at the trial.
WIDOW CLEARED OF MURDERING THOS. TIERNEY
Grand Jury Reaches Verdict in Strap Strangle Case
Mrs. Elizabeth TIERNEY, 26, of 862 Gravesend avenue, was cleared of a
charge of murder by the Grand Jury this afternoon. Mrs. TIERNEY was held on
a charge of having murdered her husband, Thomas. She had admitted that on
Jan. 30, last, in their home, she had tied a belt around the throat of her
husband, strangling him to death.
The evidence against Mrs. TIERNEY was submitted to the Grand Jury by
Assistant District Attorney Hyman BARSHAY. It has been learned that this
evidence showed that for the eight years she was married, she had been
continually abused by her husband. Three children had been born to the
couple. For four months, prior to his death, TIERNEY had been out of
work. Whatever few dollars he could earn, he spent on drink and made no
provision for his wife and children.
Shortly after midnight of Jan. 30, TIERNEY came home, compelled his wife to
get out of bed and then beat her with a strap. he then tried to turn on
the radio and as he did so, Mrs. TIERNEY tied the strap around his
neck. TIERNEY sank into a chair and fell into what Mrs. TIERNEY thought
was a drunken sleep. She went back to bed, barricading herself in the room
with chairs against the door. She did not know her husband was dead until
the next morning.
She herself, notified the police. She was released from the Raymond street
jail this afternoon.
HAWKINS GUILTY OF BIGAMY CHARGE
George HAWKINS, 61, of 316 West 115th street, Manhattan, was found guilty
of bigamy to-day by a jury in County Court before Judge TAYLOR. He was
remanded to Raymond street jail for sentence.
Police said this was the forth felony conviction for HAWKINS. One of his
three previous convictions, police stated, was for bigamy in 1914, and he
served five years in Sing Sing for this offense.
On to-day's conviction it was charged against HAWKINS that in 1928 he
married Mrs. Carrie RACE, 0f 1639 Sheepshead Bay road, while he still had a
wife living and then deserted her after taking $900 of her money.
SHOWS HOW 'OTHER MAMMA' SMOKED DADDY'S CIGARETTES
Six-year-Old Boy Figures in Separation Suit
A child's tale of "another mamma who smoked up all daddy's cigarettes," was
unfolded to-day in the application of Mrs. Hazel LAWLER, of 6407 Fifteenth
avenue, for alimony and counsel fees pending trial of her suit for
separation. Mrs. LAWLER is suing her husband, Francis X., a policeman
attached to the telegraph bureau in Manhattan. She asks $150 a month
temporary alimony and $500 counsel fees. Justice RIEGELMANN, in Supreme
Court, before whom the application was made, reserved decision.
Mrs. LAWLER charges cruelty and claims she made no effort to obtain
evidence for a divorce as she has no intention of seeking a divorce, being
a Roman Catholic.
The LAWLERS were sweethearts from childhood, the complaint sets
forth. They were married April 24, 1923, and have a son, Francis X. Jr.,
six years old. Mrs. LAWLER charges that her husband is having an affair
with another woman and that he told her he could not live without the other
woman.
LAWLER entered a general denial of his wife's charges. He aid he always
gave her every cent of his earnings except just enough for his bare
expenses for lunches, tobacco and car fare. In spite of this, he said, she
constantly nagged him and on one occasion, when he was trying to get to
sleep after an all night tour of duty, she threw water on him.
"I got down on my bended knees and begged him to give up this other woman,"
the wife said. His mother said to him, "Frank, nobody but Hazel would do
that. No other woman would do it or stand for this."
"our little boy saw me crying and he said; "Mamma, are you crying because
of daddy? I'll show you where the other mamma is. Remember the day he
took me to Coney Island. Well, Daddy met my other mamma there and she
smoked all Daddy's cigarettes. I'll show you what he did to my other
mamma." The child put his arms around her in illustration.
Mrs. LAWLER submitted affidavits signed by her two brothers, William H. and
Eli J. DUCKETT. Each declared LAWLER had boasted of his friendship for
the "other woman."
LAWLER denied his child's story.
Samuel ZANOZK, of 205 Broadway, Manhattan, appeared as counsel for Mrs.
LAWLER. LAWLER was represented by Attorney E.S. MORAN, of 233 Broadway,
Manhattan.
BEATEN WIFE GETS COURT AID
After praising her as a "plucky little woman" for keeping her family of
seven children from starving when she claims her husband beat her and
refused to support her, Magistrate DALE yesterday in Bridge Plaza Court,
started a collection for Mrs. Antoinette LAURICH, of 222 Hopkins street, to
which court attendants and newspapermen subscribed. The husband, Anton,
was held without bail for examination Sunday on a charge of assault.
Mrs. LAURICH said that last Saturday afternoon, her husband gave her $14,
but came back that night and took the money away from her and beat her so
badly she had to be treated by an ambulance surgeon. Monday she swore out
a warrant for his arrest but he wasn't located until to-day. Then,
according to officers, he tried to escape through a window when they entered.
FINES GYPSY $50 FOR 50-CENT TALE
Magistrate George M. CURTIS, Jr., in Gates avenue court, fined Margaret
MILLER, 21, A GYPSY, $50 yesterday when she pleaded guilty to disorderly
conduct. Patrolwoman Emma GROSS complained that the girl had accepted
fifty cents for telling her "fortune."
PUTNAM ESTATE LEFT TO FAMILY
The will of Morris Havens PUTNAM, who died Feb. 25 at his home, 523 East
Sixteenth street, has been filed in the Surrogate's office.
A nephew, John H. PUTNAM, is given $10,000, and the same amount is
bequeathed to Lois B. WAITE, a sister-in-law. The balance is divided among
seven nieces and nephews. There was no estimate of the value of the estate
aside from the formal statement that it was "in excess of $15,000."
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Michael RUSSO, 33, of 178 North Ninth street, entered a plea of not guilty,
yesterday, in Bridge Plaza court, when arraigned before Magistrate Harry
Howard DALE on a charge of accepting bets. The case was adjourned until
March 16 and RUSSO was paroled.
HELD FOR TRIAL
Harry RAUSCHER, 35, of 144 Ten Eyck street and Charles WILSON, 31, of 1095
Manhattan avenue, were brought before Magistrate DALE in Bridge Plaza Court
by Detective John SHAUDEL, of the Narcotic Squad, yesterday, charged with
possessing heroin. They waived examination and were held without bail for
the Court of Special Sessions.
BAIL REFUSED
Anthony YANICK, 28 years old, of 591 Driggs avenue, was held without bail
yesterday in Bridge Plaza court for the action of the Grand Jury on a
charge of assault and robbery. He was arrested on Monday by Detectives
MURPHY and LEAKE, of Bedford avenue station. it is charged he held up Max
LEVINE, manager of a chain store of the Silver Rod Candy Company, Bedford
avenue and South Fifth street, Sunday night and stole $75.
PLEAD GUILTY
Joseph MILLER, 18, of 635 Dahill road, and Andrew LELLA, 17, of 794
Gravesend avenue, pleaded guilty before Magistrate EILPERIN in the Coney
Island court yesterday to charges of disorderly conduct and each was fined
$5. They were arrested by Patrolman Frank A. BYRNE, of the Coney Island
station, accused specifically of annoying girl students emerging from
Abraham Lincoln High School, Ocean parkway and West avenue.
PAROLED TO MARCH 12
Max PATRON, 40, of 70 Lancaster avenue, appeared in the Coney Island court
yesterday in answer to a summons served upon him by his tenant, Mrs. Gussie
HOFFMAN, same address, who alleged he failed to furnish heat and hot water
in her apartment. He denied the charge and was paroled by Magistrate
EILPERIN for a further hearing on March 12.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
Magistrate EILPERIN, in Coney Island court yesterday, ordered Gus STEIN,
40, of 2249 Eighty-third street, to apologize to Abraham FRIEDMAN, of 2277
Eighty-third street, and when he did so sentence was suspended on a charge
of disorderly conduct. FRIEDMAN alleged that STEIN punched him in the face
without provocation. he said he learned that his son and STEIN'S boy had
had a fight in which young FRIEDMAN was the victim.
7 March 1931
SECOND TIMER GETS 5 YEARS FOR $17 CHECK
Three Others Sent to Sing Sing by Queens Court
Judge Nathan TURK in Queens County Court yesterday sentenced
John PAGANO, 20, 95-01 102d street, Ozone Park, to serve five years in Sing Sing.
PAGANO and Dominick RUSSO, 18, 103-16 Ninety first street, Ozone Park,
both pleaded guilty to cashing a spurious check for $17 in an Ozone
Park store. RUSSO was given a suspended sentence. PAGANO is a second
offender.
A flat sentence of five years was given to George RODRIGUEZ, 34, a second
offender, of 182 Lafayette street, Newark, N.J. He and Deneri POIRIER,
alias Denny PERRY, 22, 204 Elm street, Newark, were convicted of attempting
to rob the Oakland Golf Club, in Bayside. POIRIER was sent to Welfare
Island Penitentiary.
Peter KANJIAN, 18, 127-05 Eighty-ninth avenue, Richmond Hill, also received
a five-year sentence in Sing Sing. He pleaded guilty to the attempted
burglary of a Woodhaven store.
A term of two and one-half years was given to Victor KOSIBA, alias John
STASNINSKY, 22, 159-16 Academy street, Howard BEACH. He and James MOEN,27,
same address admitted attempting to steal a taxicab. The latter was given
a suspended sentence.
Albert FREUND, 34, 28-20 Forty-ninth street, Long Island City, and Max
FOLBER, 23 32-46 201st street Bayside West, were both sent to the Welfare
Island Penitentiary. FREUND pleaded guilty to burglary while FOLBER
admitted a forgery.
Edwin BERGER, 38, 135 Beach Eighty-fifth street, Rockaway Beach, was sent
to New York City Penitentiary for an attempted burglary.
Suspended sentences were given
Charles SUSSMAN, 22, 324 Sixteenth street, College Point;
Henry BOEHLE, 17, 139 Seventeenth street College Point and
Joseph COLOGRANTE, 71 1/2 Willow street, Astoria.
SUSSMAN and BOEHLE pleaded guilty to an automobile theft while COLOGRANTE
pleaded guilty to an attempted burglary.
9 March 1931
FATHER MUST PAY $10 WEEK FOR SON
Supreme Court Justice FABER today directed Ira L. GRENHAUT, insurance
adjusted employed by the Public Service Mutual Casualty Company, to Pay $10
weekly to his wife, Rose, for the support of their son, Saford, three and
one-half years old. The justice also granted GREENHAUT permission to see
the child Saturday and Sunday every other week.
GRENHAUT said he was willing to pay $3 weekly towards the child's support,
but M. Bernard GREENBERG of 291 Broadway, Manhattan, attorney for Mrs.
GREENHAUT, claimed this was hopelessly inadequate.
During the hearing, GREENBERG said to the court that GRENHAUT was the son
of Maurice GREENHAUT, President and general manager of the Public Service
Mutual Casualty Company. The GRENHAUTS have been separated three years,
and Mrs. GREENHAUT lives at 162 Forty-ninth street.
(Transcriber's note: variations of the name Greenhaut/Grenhaut throughout
the article)
(Article's heading missing)
When David DARBY, a Negro, 22, of 1286 Remsen avenue, Far Rockaway, is
arraigned in the Rockaway court on Friday of this week, the charge of
felonious assault under which he is now held may be changed to homicide,
according to Detective George RAEBURN, of the Far Rockaway station.
Otis TWITTY, another Negro, of 119 St., George place, Inwood, is in a
serious condition in the Rockaway Beach Hospital with a fractured skull,
said to have been inflicted by DARBY.
DARBY, it was stated, on Saturday evening in a barber shop at 1504 Remsen
avenue, Far Rockaway, insisted upon being shaved ahead of a dozen men who
were waiting. He was put out of the shop, crossed the street, picked up a
bottle and hurled it toward the barber and the men who were standing in the
doorway. The bottle struck TWITTY on the head.
Magistrate MARVIN yesterday, because of TWITTY'S condition, committed DARBY
to jail without bail.
POLICY CHARGE
Fernando MARTINI, 50, of 1017 Sixty-seventh street, was held in $500 bail
for a hearing March 20 after being arraigned before Magistrate, FOLWELL in
Fifth avenue court Saturday on a policy slip charge. According to the
officer, the slip was in MARTINI'S watch pocket.
HELD IN BAIL
Earl SMITH, 20, of 202 East Forth-first street; Charles SMALIKOFF,20, of
156 Seigel street; and Samuel COOPER, 27, of 449 Bushwick avenue, were held
in $1,500 bail for examination on Thursday on a charge of receiving stolen
goods. They were arrested by Detective Charles HEMINDINGER, of Clymer
street station, in possession of 150 pairs of shoes, alleged to have been taken.
GIVEN THIRTY DAYS
On a charge of vagrancy, George MAYWITHA, 29, and homeless, was found
guilty before Magistrate Harry Howard DALE in Bridge Plaza court, Saturday,
and was sentenced to the workhouse for thirty days. He thanked the
magistrate when the sentence was imposed.
10 March 1931
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
Magistrate SABBATINO in Coney Island court yesterday suspended sentence
upon Gaetano CIPRIANO 30, of 2740 Haring street, who pleaded guilty to a
charge of cruelty to an animal in driving a lame horse. CIPRIANO was
summoned to court by Agent Louis W. BAILLAIRGE, of the A.S.P.C.A.
PLEAD GUILTY
He chased her around the house, calling her names, Mrs. May KENNEDY, of 346
Fifty-sixth street, charged in bringing a disorderly conduct chare against
her husband, Ambrose KENNEDY, 38, in Fifth avenue court yesterday. KENNEDY
pleaded guilty and was remained in jail by Magistrate LIOTA for sentence Thursday.
BROTHERS QUIZZED IN MAN'S DEATH
Firoe GRIMALDI, 37, and his brother, Edward, 28, both of 6711 Seventeenth
avenue, are being questioned by police of Vanderveer Park station, in
connection with the murder of Salvatore FOLANGO, of 2858 West Twenty-fourth
street.
FOLANGO'S body was found Feb. 24 in an ice box at a deserted inn at Bergen
avenue and Avenue W. in the Bergen Beach section. He had been shot twice
through the head.
The GRIMALDI brothers were taken into custody last night by Detectives
Frank MULLADY and William LEAHY.
TWO INDICTED AS SUSPECTS IN VOLPI MURDER
One Brooklynite Held as Police Seek Third Man
Indictments charging first degree murder were returned by the Westchester
County Grand Jury to-day against two men accused of having shot and killed
Giovanni VOLPI, laundry worker, of 1139 Eighty-sixth street, Brooklyn,
whose body was found on a street in Mamaroneck two months ago.
The men indicted are Alfonse CORRATO, 41, of 115 henry street, Manhattan,
and Joseph COWECORRI, 40, of 396 Thirty-ninth street.
District Attorney COYNE also said one of the two men he is seeking for the
murder of VOLPI Sunday morning, a man of several aliases, in the Gretna
Green Inn at North Castle, Westchester, originally came from Brooklyn. He
is Frank BUMOFIGLIO.
The two murdered men, although possessed of the same name, were not
related, the district attorney said.
The other of the two men wanted for the shooting of Lawrence VOLPI, he
said, was wounded twice. The man is Jimmie RAGLIO, alias RAIMO, of White Plains.
11 March 1931
MATE'S CONVICTION COUNTS DOUBLE
Although it was the first time she had been found guilty of possessing a
slot machine and conducting a gaming establishment, Tillie NOVAK, of 6936
Grand avenue, Maspeth, in Special Sessions court was punished as a second
offender because her husband a year ago was convicted of a similar complaint.
Plainclothesman Robert LEVINE, of the Nineteenth Division, told
Justices DIRENZO, CALDWELL and FRE??HI, that he played the device in the
candy store, at 60-32 Grand avenue Maspeth.
The court said in fining Mrs. NOVAK $50, it took into consideration the
technical question as to whether she was as guilty as a second offender. A
suspended sentence or $25 fine is usually given first offenders. Mrs. Novak paid.
HELD FOR ASSAULT
On a charge of felonious assault, Frank FIORE, 36, of 121 Power street, was
held in $5,000 bail yesterday in Bridge court when arraigned before
Magistrate MC GUIRE. He will be given a hearing on March 18. It is alleged
he beat his daughter with a broom and a belt.
SIX PAY FINES
Found guilty of violating the sanitary code, six defendants in Bridge Plaza
court yesterday were given the option of paying a fine of one dollar each
or spending a day in the city prison. They paid the fine.
CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY
Pleading not guilty to a charge of vagrancy, John SUMMONE, 20, who said he
had no home, was held in $300 bail yesterday by Magistrate MC GUIRE in
Bridge Plaza court for a hearing this afternoon.
COMPLAINT WITHDRAWN
after Magistrate LIOTA held Magistrate WICK, 37, of 70 Nelson street, in
$300 bail for the Court of Special Sessions on a charge of third degree
assault brought by his wife, Mrs. Ida WICK, in Fifth avenue court
yesterday, the woman sobbed that she did not want to send her husband to
jail and that she could not take care of her three children alone. She
told the magistrate she was willing to withdraw the complaint and was
permitted to do so.
WAIVES EXAMINATION
Charged with the possession of policy slips in a house at 155 Hamilton
avenue, Frank GACCENTTOLO, 45, of 18 Mangassett place, was held in $300
bail for the Court of Special Sessions after he waived examination in Fifth
avenue court yesterday before Magistrate LIOTA.
SLAYER, ON STAND, TELLS JURY HE MEANT TO TAKE OWN LIFE
Intended to Remove Sons From Influence of Stepmother
A story of attempting to take his own life so his sons would be moved from
the influence of their stepmother was told to-day when John SCHOEBERL, who
took the stand in his defense before Judge Frank ADEL and a jury in Queens
County Court where he is charged with murder.
SCHOEBERL, accused of killing his wife, Amelia, with a razor, insisted he
has no recollection of attempting to kill her. He said all he recalled was
taking poison and slashing his wrists with a razor.
The defendant after telling a story of meeting Amelia when she was 16, but
being unable to marry her because her father objected, said he married
another woman. After his two sons were born, he said, his wife died and he
married Amelia.
Then, he said, she developed psychopathic tendencies which worried him,
particularly in regard to the children, and he decided to kill himself to
get them out of her care.
It is admitted by the State that he made three attempts to kill
himself. He slashed his own throat, drank poison and jumped from the
second floor window of his home. He recovered, however, after a month's
treatment in Mary Immaculate Hospital. So far the State has been unable to
show a motive for the killing of Mrs. SCHOEBERL. The defense does not deny
that SCHOBERL killed her.
Mrs. Florence QUINN, of 408 East Eighty-third street, Manhattan, and Mrs.
Anna O'BRIEN, of 3755 Ninety-first street, Jackson Heights, sisters of the
defendant, and Mrs. Loretta O'CONNELL, of 107-32 107th street, Richmond
Hill, were called in rapid succession. All three testified that SCHOEBERL
was of even temper and sunny disposition and that he never had been known
to fly into a rage.
SCHOEBEL'S two sons, Anthony, 15, and John, Jr., 17, who testified
yesterday as prosecution witnesses, were recalled to-day by the
defense. They testified that several weeks before the killing, their
father told them that if anything happened to him, he wanted them to go to
live with their aunt, Mrs. Lida MAXWELL, of Richmond Hill.
12 March 1931
ASKS FOR DIVORCE ON ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. Anne I. LEWIS, 22, of 1854 Ocean avenue, marked her fourth wedding
anniversary to-day by appearing before Supreme Court Justice FABER, to
testify in her action for a divorce from Arthur L. LEWIS, an engineer.
Two private detectives testified that they followed LEWIS on Oct. 8, last,
to an apartment at Lafayette and Bedford avenues and there discovered him
in a room with a woman. Judge FABER reserved decision.
HELD IN $300 BAIL
Magistrate SABBATINO in Coney Island court yesterday held Sol WINKLER, 38,
of 2928 West Thirty-first street, in $300 bail for the charge of
bookmaking. The complaint was made by Patrolman Adrian DONOHUE, of Borough
Headquarters staff, who testified when he place WINKLER under arrest for
accepting wagers from several men on horses racing at various tracks the
man pleaded to be permitted to copy a "pay-off" sheet that was taken as
part of the evidence.
CHARGE DISMISSED
Because of insufficient evidence Magistrate SABBATINO in Coney Island court
yesterday dismissed a charge of maintaining a gambling establishment
against Simon SHAMULA, 28, who conducts a restaurant at 1976 Sixty-third
street. He was arrested by Patrolman Warren D. SMITH, of Inspector
THOMPSON'S staff, on Jan 23 last, after several men had been taken into
custody for "shooting" dice in the place.
SLOT MACHINE
In Coney Island court yesterday Magistrate SABBATINO held Rocco CIANI, 35
years old, of 7721 Sixteenth avenue, in $300 bail for the Court of Special
Sessions on a charge of having a nickel slot machine in his bowling alleys
at 7424 New Utrecht avenue. Patrolman George CAVANAUGH, of Borough
Headquarters staff, testified he operated the machine and got twelve
nickels in return for the one he placed in the machine.
BOY ACCUSED
Accused of grand larceny, the theft of an automobile, Frank CATANZARO, 16,
of 1667 Benson avenue, was yesterday held by Magistate SABBATINO in the
Coney Island court in $1,000 bail for the Grand Jury. It was alleged he
stole an automobile, the property of Harry MANDELL, 2140 Seventy-eighth
street, Feb. 13. Ten minutes after the car was reported stolen Patrolman
Timothy HOLLAND, of Bath Beach station saw CATANZARO and three other men
whiz by him in it. he commandeered another automobile and gave
chase. During the pursuit CATANZARO was shot in the head by the policeman
and was removed to Kings County Hospital, from which he was discharged a
few days ago.
FOUR MEN HELD
Charged with possessing policy slips for Italian lotteries, four men were
yesterday held by Magistrate SABBATINO in the Coney Island cour