ABDUCTOR KILLED.
NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL SLAIN. NEW YORK, May 10. An abduction which had created a commotion in the Press here ended fatally for the abductor yesterday. Little Joe Marcus, a notorious figure in the under-world, recently abducted Abraham Scharlin, a wealthy impressario, and was holding him for £50,000 ransom. Raiding a well-known criminal resort in the Hell’s Kitchen district (lying west of Central Park) last night, polico found Marcus hiding in a cellar. When called upon to surrender he opened fire on the police who replied, shooting him dead.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3641, 21 May 1927, Page 4
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89ABDUCTOR KILLED. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3641, 21 May 1927, Page 4
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