Show GOTHAM GEM SQUAD PROVES EFFICIENT protects jewelry laden women from thieves new york the newly created new york gem squad detectives assigned to make midtown manhattan safe at night for jewelry laden women made their first two arrests in quick succession recently by taking posts near the entrances to new yorks most exclusive night clubs the detectives were able to spot automobiles that followed departing guests members of the squad followed a car containing five men that in turn followed a taxi containing two c couples 0 u p I 1 e s leaving the rainbow room a popular night club in the radio city music hall As the car full of men drew up beside the cab halted by a stop light and the men started to get out detectives in the following squad car leaped out and arrested them the tha men possessed no other weapons other than large pen knives and so could not be charged with a serious crime they were held for vagrancy A few nights later detectives francis mcveigh and john meehan spotted a an n auto trailing a car load of celeb celebratory celebrators gators they stopped the suspected car and after a struggle arrested bernard sheer twenty one and joseph browski eighteen the two youths had a loaded pistol and a heavy screw driver with the blade taped s so 0 it could be used as a bludgeon the police said the two confessed that they had planned to hold up the party goers in much the same fashion as gypsy rose lee famed burlesque dai dancer icer and mrs jeanne E kerbs were recently stripped of almost worth of gems |