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_.4]_._ On April 28, 1917, Buchalter was wrrestcd in New York City on Q charge of grind larceny, second degree, and on January 11, 1918, was sen- tenced to serve one and one-half years at Sing Sing. He subsequently was transferred to the Auburn Prison and discharged on January 17, 1919. Buchalter refers to this arrest as "one for the possession of n package". On April 23, 1919, Buchalter was arrested for an attempted burglary in New York but was discharged two days later. On January 22, 1920 he was arrested on a charge of attempted burglary, third degree and was sen- tenced to two and one-half years at Sing Sing, where he was received on June 21, 1920. He was released on parole on March 16, 1922 and dischsrged from parole upon expiration of his sentence on December 19, 1922. Buchelter in discussing this offense claims he was intercepted, with Mike Weiderman, deceased, and Willie Goldman, while entering a silk house on 22nd Street, New York City, where they were perpetrating e burglary. Buchqlter con- tends thet he "came out flat", meaning he was not placed on parole, 11- though the records indicate he was paroled. On September ll, 1925, Buchalter was arrested on e charge of robbery but was discharged on December 12, 1925. On October 19, 1925, Buchalter was arrested with "acob Shapiro, in connection with the Fish Market stick~up. He releted on this 03015103 he was in the vicinity of the bus servic: operated by Jiccb Shapiro and Shapiro was laughing at his, Huchalter&#39;s,plight and the arresting officer informed Shapiro to go along, too. This was the first time Euchaltcr and Shapiro were nrrvsted together and they were later released. In this con- nection it is pointed out that Suchelter always refcrs to Shfpirc effec- tionately as "Chirlie". On October 25, 1927, Buchnltor claims he and Shapiro voluntarily appeared for questioning in connection with the murder of Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen, whom they had known for several years. They were held for investigation and discharged on November 4, 1927. On July 17, 1929, Buchalter and Shipiro were arrested at tho Harrester Restaurant, charged with burglary and malicious mischief, arising out of an alleged attack on a clothing store on Bleeker Street. This, Bucheltcr stated, was the first time that either he or Shapiro had been involved in any Union job. On November ll, 1931, Buchalter was arrested with Shapiro and several other individuals on a charge of consorting with kncwn_criminils.=<At#this-time Buchelter pointed Out, he was suffering from a peashot in his eye gndWwgs_ about to move from the apirtment which he occupied at the Frnnconin Hotel, when arresting officers took him and other associates into custody. All were subsequently released. On July 12, 1933, Buchelter was again arrested on a 722 charge, which is known as Consorting with Known Criminals, to- gether with "Trigger Mike" Coppola, in an apartment in Manhattan.