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Show Pete Maris, Greek, Wanted in New York City, Admits His Identity. THROWS UP HIS HANDS WHEN HE SEES LIKENESS Says, However, That He Will Fight Plan to Tako Him Baek. By aid of n photograph, which Chief of Polico Barlow received Saturday afternoon from Now York City, Potc Maris, tho Grcok arrested by Patrol-mon Patrol-mon Itadko and Griffiths in Greek-town Greek-town on Sunday night last, was idonti-fiod idonti-fiod as tho man wanted in Now York City on tho chargo of robbery, and also on tho chargo of bringing stolen property prop-erty from New Jersey into tho stato of New York. A telegram request- j tod Chief Barlow to loam if Maris would return to New York City without with-out requisition papors. Mnris will fight the requisition. He is known in New York City as a "gcnoral thief" and under tho aliases oi; Arthur Piero-ritto. Piero-ritto. Bill Bcrberopoulos, Vasitcs Mo-rtiitis Mo-rtiitis and Peto Maris. Tho telegram confirniod tho story printed .in' Tho Tribune on J11I3' 25 to tho effect that Maria had robbed Goorgo Metaicas and Goorgo Maskos, two Greeks, of sonio $S70 in cash, and drafts amounting to $1000. Tho robbery was committed in n room of tho Waldorf-Astoria hotel, Maris robbing both his countr3'mcn at the point of a revolver. "Wanted His Preeflom. Chief of Polico Barlow lmmcdiateb telegraphed the Now York authorities that a man who gave tho name of Maris and who answerod tho description descrip-tion sent out from that placo had been arrested. In tho inoantime, Maris so-cured so-cured tho services of an attorney and attempted to regain his freedom through haboas corpus proceedings, but failod. In order to hold tho man, tho police department filed a charge against him of being a fugitivo from .justice and immediately got in communication com-munication with tho New York officials offi-cials again. Chief Barlow confronted tho man in tho county jail Saturday afternoon and showed him his photograph and his criminnl rocord, received from Now York City. Tho likeness was almost perfect and, after a moment of silence, tho Greek admitted his identity, but said ho would fight oxtradition. John H. Itusscll, inspector ot detectives detec-tives in Now York City, stated in the lelogram that a dotcctivo would loavo New York City in the -immediate future fu-ture with oxtradition papors for tho Greek. |