The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-29
TWO STOLEN WATCHES.

cLEws FOUND IN THE HERALD PERSONAL ADJ
vERTIsEMENT coLUMNs-DE NEF-
FIcIENCY-How THE POLICE MANAGE IN I'M
PUBLISHED CASES OF THEFT
Every year the police department. OF this city
publishes an annual report OF the statistics OF
crime aud the number OF arrests made by them
Tor crimes and misdemeanors. But IL is well
known that at least forty per cent OF the ofences
committed. principally against the person, are
never mentioned IN the police reports are never
heard OF by the police, ana II brought to court
and the offender has the usual preliminary ex-
animation, 1t viii be discovered by searching the
recoI DIS that many hundreds of cases are aban-
doned and never more see the light. The per-
sona columns OF the HERALD very often oner tes-
timony to the fact that people who have tried the
detectives, and have spent their money freely in
attempts TO recover lost property through them,
were finally compelled 10 give up all hopes OF re-
dress for their losses in that direction These
cases are never heard Of in the news columns OF
the papers.
great number OF our readers must have no.
tlced how, Tor several days, the following mys-
terious advertisements have appeared in the per-
sonal columns OF the HERALD:-
ITO JACK C--R.-GoLD HUNTING CASE WATCH
sen s one App2 s fse Bros s'
TACK o-E.-IF ThB GENTLEMAN WHO LOST
81 gold watch ana chain some two weeks ago, hav
and figures u this column, together with his address,
JACK Ga LIBERAL REWARD WILL BE
PAID Tor the return Of me gold watch and chain to
BALDWIN Co.'s Manufacture, win the letters IN. j. f."
inscribed.
Now these advertisements when read at first,
do not SEEM 10 have any connection whatever,
and might not convey any sense to the eye or
casual observer excepting In the first half line,
xuhi Oiv IN VIM ia
denty thief, a leader OF thieves, go-between,
or, perhaps Keeper OF place, who has dealings
the HERALD Office TO investigate what these adj
verusements meant and TO discover II the police
had been active In scare ing 1or the property
alluded TO IN them. The first inquiry was made
at the business place OF Dennis Sader, at No.
81 Barclay street, from whose Office the adver-
tisemenl had been dated, asking that watcn be
returned marked an. j. F..n makers name Bald
win. and OF American manuiact ure Mr., Sadller was
not IN, and inquiry was made oil the Dookkeeper,
Mr.. Johnson, who very courteously gave ali the
Information in his power in regard TO he adver-
tisement. He stated that 1t was inserted IN the
! HERALD by some clergi man, who had waten
picked out OF his POCKET in crossing Broadway,
and who was rudely lostled oy soma unknown
| person; but Mr. Johnson did not know the adver-
Users name and asked the reporter to call again.
On the second call being made Mr.. Sadlier said
that the advertisement had been put in the
HERALD without his authority, and referred TO
store. VINO stated that the owner OF The watch
was brother OF rather Joseph, OF the
Passionlst Fathers, Of Hoboken, and that
seph, in Broadway, one night some two
weeks ago, and that Father Joseph had travelled
with detectives in search OF the watch until he
was tired OF the job and had spent money with
them, but was unable to discover any clew to the
thieves. Father Joseph was still willing TO give
reward OF $50 for the watcn and no questions
asked, but he had little hope OF its recovery.
Inquiry was next made IN regard TO a watch
whlcn. 1t VIII be noticed. is named in the 1rst ad-
vertisement as jules Jurgensen, No. 1891. The
reporter called at the store OF Miller Brother,
No. ], 223 Broadway, and saw Mr. Miller, who an
swered all questions, but asked none, as the ad-
vertisement said would be the case. he would
not give the value OF the watch, but stated that
IL had been taken Eom the person OF
friend OF mis-, whose name ne desired to keep
secret, while riding, as he believed, on Third
avenue car, below Fourteenth street. and that the
watch was taken on the night OF June 20. Under
pledge oil secrecy the name OF the friend who had
lost the Jurgensen watch was gwen to the re-
porter, and the latter called at the residence OF
the former yesterday afternoon and had private
conversation with him. The gentleman Is a well
known scholar, coin collector and man OF wealth
as wen as great Information. he aid not desire to
make any disturbance about the matter. but fels
that the watch, which was one OF the last
two made IN SS t1 Ws, Jurgen ssas
to him as relic and as present from his
father. The cost OF the watch was $685. and he was
wiling to pay detective $3.50 reward to get 1t
pack. A twenty-five carat chain OF very 1ne
links was taken with It, and some charms and
gentleman called on some unknown detectives
and they showed him Jergensen watch which
was not the one ne wanted at all. He also called
at a court on the east side, below Second street.
but cannot place Its locality, ana tried TO get
some information, DuL nc was treated Win tQaL
placid contempt that is characteristic OF police
courts. He also made complaint TO
detective at Mulberry street, whom he ooes
stating that he was over the m dun height and
wore u white hat. This detective did nothing for
him, and finally the victim tried TO get his watch
by advertising In the HERALD and he will prob
ably succeed when the matter becomes thor.
oughy agltated.
Now, IL Is very evident rom the facts in these
two cases-wnicn are only two out OF hundreds
ike them-that unless a case OF larceny or bur-
glary when 1t occurs is published in the news
papers and trumpeted loudly nothing viii be
done about 1t By 1.-The finest police force in the
WOrld.u
A HERALD reporter called yesterday on Superin-
tendent Walling TO inquire OF him what detec-
tives had been foong the owners OF the watches
as above described. Superintendent Wanng I'M
mediately proceeded with copy OF the adver-
easements from the HERALD and made quite
long and rigid investigation IN the
detectives once IN the building, questioning
each officer, but they knew nothing; had but one
Jufgensen wat3h in their possession. and that did
not answer the description. None OF these de-
tectlves, according 10 their own story, had been
questioned by or had walked with Father Joseph
or had taken away any money from this Or
the other gentleman whose name was given
the reporter In confidence To superintendent
Walling the latter rendered thanks for giving
clew that might lead to tine finding OF the watches
and the detection OF the thieves. When asked II
his detectives did not often conceal RON him
warmly answered, ''Whenever we discover them
doing it we always punish them and two in
a lew days have got into trouble. Any one VINO
will give US information the dercllCtlOu OF de-