Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1926, Page 14

GEM THEFT SUSPECT TOREVEAL CRIMES Man Captured in New York Promises Light on Chi- cago’s Evildeers. Br the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 21.—George Cohen of Chicago, arrested today as u suspect in a $75,000 jewel robbery here on Monday, admitted to the po- lice that he had knowledge of crime conditions in Chicago® that would be beneficial to the district attorney there. “Do you mean the murder of As- sistant * District Attorney McSwig- he was asked by the poli “Well, the Chicago district attor- ney will know what I mean,” was the &n, alias Mitchell and Simmons, gave his address as 4241 Roosevelt road, Chicago, and confessed, accord- ing to the police, that he had taken part in the jewelry holdup of the wholesale store of Heyman & Faigin iden Lane diamond district. arrested with Solomon New York in an automo- bile on adway by four detectives, who said they found loaded revolvers and a sawed-off shotgun in the car. ice say Cohen admitted he ledge of many “big crimes" in Chicago, that he came to New York on July 12 and mustered a gang of thieves with the intent of alating the activ of the no- hittemore g ki ‘Goldberg,” - men who held up > and robbed the )ew elry store of Simmiam H. Simms & 0 had $890 in his pockets ed, was quoted by the po- nt to talk to the district at- torney and when he hears my story he won't prosecute me here, but he'll send me back to Chicago, where I came from, and I know the Chicago prosecutor is anxious to get me be- cause I can give him some information *about one of the officials that was shot and killed there that will be of lntereat to him.’ Cohen also admitted, the police say, that he jumped a $20,000 bail bond in Chicago, after he had been indicted for felonious assault with attempt to kill in connection with the shooting of & policeman. In admitting this, Cohen is alleged to e said the shooting of the policeman resulted in a fight over aleohol. hen I get in Chicago,” Coheh said, “I can give valuable information about the bootleg ring there.” CHICAGO ASKS DATA. CHICAGO, July 21 (#).—George Cohen, held by New York police in connection with a diamond srobbery, is believed by attaches of the State attorney’s office here to be the man indicted am Cohen st September on a cha of assaulting a policeman with inte: nl to kill. Cohen is now wanted here for for- feiture of a $20,000 bond. He and an accomplice, the indictment charges, held up a soft drink parlor on the far West Side, near Cicero, last Septem- ber and fired at Patrolman Frank Ma- York police to question Cohen more closely, and indicated that if he is the man known to them as Sam Cohen he will be returned to Chicago. fled the city while out on bond await- ing trial. Pollce and attaches of the State at- torney’s office doubted Cohen’s claims that he has facts thus far undis- closed about Chicago gang wa and the murder of Assistant State's Attorney’ W. H. McSwiggin. He is known to them, they said, as a minor police character not connected with the groups involved in major gang feuds. I ALY BANKER AIDS WELLMAN. NEW YORK, July 21 (#).—The 40- year run of bad luck for Walter Well- man, explorer, which culminated $esterday in his imprisoment for a $280 debt, was broken yesterday when H. Murray Jacoby, banker and amateur explorer, sent him a check Cohen | - Abe Martin Says: Th' feller that used t’ hook his wife’s back now has t’ pull her out |} of a girdle. . When some folks don’t know nothin’ mean’ about some one they switch th’ subject. (Copyright, John Dille Co.) STORE BUYS ITS SITE. The Old Masonic Temple, at 909 F street, has been purchased by its present lessee, the Juluis Lansburgh Furniture Co., which has occupied the bullding for about five years under an option to buy. When the Masonic Temple became too small for the activities of the Masons here it was abandoned and the new temple, at Thirteenth and H street, was erected. The structure near Ninth and F streets then became a dance hall and was later leased by the furniture organization, being ex- tensively remodeled. The sale was made through the |} office of Cromelin & Law, attorneys. DANE REFUSED BAIL. l Fight Promoter Under Three-Year Sentence Held in Jail, s Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court yesterday declined to admit to bail Frank Dane, who is under sentence of three years for aid- ing and baetting, prizefighting at the Arcade last January. Dane has noted an appeal to the Court of Appeals, and pending the | action of that tribunal, which is now in recess until Oclbber, sought to be released on bail. Assistant United States Attorney Rover pointed out that Justice Stafford, who tried the case, had refused ball, and declared that after the transcript of record is filed in the higher tribunal applica- tion may be made to that court for the release of the prisoner. 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