The notorious gangster, Jack Diamond, who is often described as} the King of the New York Underworld, was arrested here to-day and charged with assault In the second legrce, His arrest followed the appear-i ree, Lefore a grand jury, of a rry-driver named Parks, a man of iddio age, whose face was covered [with bruises and scratches, Parks alleged that Diamond and! two confederates held hin. up near Acra, N.Y., on Thursday, beat him and then tied him to a tree, with his feet over a fire. They did this, he declared, because he had refused, answer questions about load of ler he was delivering for one of Diamond's rivals.
Diamond pleaded "not guilty.". Reuter, New York, "Apr..27
Jack Diamond, otherwise known as the King of the New York Underworld, was taken to hospital to-day with @ broken arm and ribs, the re-ult. of an attack by 'a. desperate lite occurred at the Arrapogu Inn, neat Cai ire, New York, in the early' hours of this morning.' The gunman mane aged to elude Diamond's bodyguard and filled the notorious gangster ras negotiated with such able dip-week ago Diamond was arrest-Tomacy by Mr, Henderser, on a charge of assault in the "Thus, the Rome Governsient is la [second degree, but was granted bail accord with the attitude of Great in the sum of $25,000—Reuter, Britain. Offcals of the. Foreign Offices of Italy and Great Britain ave exchanged "views during the
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