The evening world. Newspaper, May 22, 1922, Page 6

— Saal } | I Se er ‘BEAT LONE WOMAN WSENSBIE, TAKE $2145 GEMS, CASH > Robbers Attack Mrs. Redmond, Port Richmond, When She Attempts Outcry. George Gibson, twenty-four, of No 121 Cornell Avenue, West New Hrigh- ton, was held in $10,000 ball to-day by Magistrate Cronk in the New Brighton Court on a charge of assault and rob- bery, The complathant was Mrs. Mary Redmond, fifty-two, of Nu. 43 Jewett Avenue, Port Richmond, the widow of John Redmond, until his death Clerk of the New Brigton Court. Gibson, accompanied by anotie: man, called at the Redmond bungalow last evening, it is charged. Mrs. Red- mond was elone, and ft was still day- Nght. She knew Gibson, He demand- ed money, and when she said she had none, the pair attacked and beat her, *he says. Her eyes were blackened, her nose broken and she received a possible fracture of the skull as she was beaten unconscious. The house was rified and $645 in cash and $1,500 in jewelry taken, it is alleged. ‘When Mra. Redmond recovered con- sciousness, her cries attracted neigh- bors, who called the police. She was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital after telling the police the name of one of her assailants, Gibson was arrested going to his home about midnight. He had $342 in cash and some of the jewelry. Mrs, Redmond came to court this morning and identified him. ‘The other man is said to be known to the police, Gibson recently served ten days in the Richmond County, Jail, according to the police, He and another man are said to have blocked the road in Granite City, Staten Island, with an automobile and refused to get it out of the way until motorists contributed sums ranging from $5 to $20. ASKS UNCLE SAM TO SELL WHISKEY TO DOCTORS American Medics! / Association So Recommends at Convention, ST. LOUIS, May 22 (Associated Press).—A recommendation that the Government put up amd sell to phy- sicians whiskey in eight, sixteen and thirty-two ounce bottles, was made to- day by the board of trustess of the American Medical Association. The as+ sociation opened its 734 ennual conven- on thie morning. The trustees’ report declares a recent referendum shows the majority of medi- cal men to believe whiskey to be a ther apeutic agent and suggeste Government could, ment to the Volstead act, make whiskey available thus as “a drug of dependable thd - DAUGHTER OF FITZ LOSES DOMESTIC FIGHT late Champion's Girt Girt Has ‘fus- ‘ band Arrested. ‘Mra. Rosalie J. Lyons, daughter of the late Bob Fitssimmons, to-day lost the first of « domestic contest when Judge McCarthy, of the Hudson Peres i geet a) Knees A ae quitted ber husband, Albert J. = 5 see Se ‘young Bot Fitzsimmons, who is seeking to tread his prone ey cient prize ring, proceedings. perce areas ee ‘The couple separated in February and rach charged the other with Teeponsbil- ity for the break-up. “She stabbed in the neck,” he said. ‘‘Yes, in self defense after he gave mo a black eye," she reylied. was in ALLEMPLOYEES — INP. 0. HERE WILL (Continued from Pirst Page ) the registry division, and because of recent experiences there, you are di- rected to begin with that division and proceed as rapidly as is feasible until the entire organization has been cov- e new oricr was inaugurated by the fingerprinting ond photographing of Mr, Bartlett, Mr. Morgan, Third Assistant Postmaster General W, Irv- ing Glover and Chief Inspector Will- jam BE. Cochran in Mr. Morgan's of- lee. The work was done by James A. Hoyle, fingerprint expert of the do- partment. As soon as the prints and pictures of the employees have been taken, they will be compared with those on file at Police Headquarters and dis- covered criminals will be ‘dismissed forthwith, immediately after the $4,000,000 robbery of the mail truck in Leonard Street last October an order was issued to print and photograph all new employees, This was done in 650 cases and forty-nine were found to have been former criminals. In behalf of Postmaster General |‘"* |" Work, @ statement was made this af- ternoon by Mr. Glover, in which he paid high tribute to Chief Inspector Cochran and Inspector J. J, Doran for their work in apprehending the Regis- try Division thieves last Thursday night and in uncovering the plot to rob the division in broad daylight. “The real detective work of their man ‘Mutt, who obtained the confi- dence of the gang which resulted in the arrest and confession of the seven BE FINGER PRINTED} he said, “like the detec | thy we were familiar with tr our early da | Acting Ie ter General Bartlett | seid that beginning to-day he would make a careful inspection of all post offices in Manhattan and the Bronx arrangement of en a und exits of registry divisions ke them less easy of criminal He said also that he intended ® promotion system jn ‘ ns to attract better “Vorty per cent. of them, he men pointed out, would be able to earn under the new system $2,000 a year instead of $1,8 Mr, Bartlett sald that the pro- motion system would be extended to the mone: er division as well, “Inv and recent dis closures,” Jed, “show that cer tain men hi vught transfer to the registry division for the chances there offered to get money wrongfully. ‘This be put into Ruby Ga old, wax tak t also in Chicago." , twentysone years this afternoon be United States Commissioner Hitchcock, t in custody, however, to be questioned concerning a Post Office employee's badge alleged to have been in his possession, A badge was found upon Edward Vogel when he was arrested with the six others charged with the recent million and a half robbery from the registry division. 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O'Brien with * ‘attempting to « t at $14. and falsify matters affecting the ib lic Servic pol Prendergas said moved to make the charges as a result of letters and| statements from Mr. O'Brien concern ing cases before the Commission, expr cintly that of the New Yo: oh Queens Gas Co. whieh, Mr. P - wast said, were ‘wholly Misleading and false,”’ In a letter addressed to Mr. O'Briei in which this language was used, Mi Prendergast pointed out, as an in Commission for ons."" Mr, ie Was Values to $30! Many smart models in other materials including Georgette, Roshanara, Crepe de Chine, Crepe Knit, Foulards, etc, All are attractively pleated, frilled or panelled in the new- est mode— entirel re stance, the charge by Mr. O'Brien that dorn the commission made no effort to ex poe Semtiea ts the Yom ue oF amine the books, papers and plant ot bead, lace, ribbon or embroid- the New York and Queens Gas Com- pany. 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