The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
ROBRED ON THE OCEAN.
An Expert Thicf Among Cabin Passenger
Stealing During - storm.

MONTREAL Nov. l5 The McSsrs. Allan
the well. known Canadian steamship owners. n
few dnvs ago succeeded in capturing Swiss.
named Springli alias Meyers. who had robbed
passengers on five difcrcnttrps OF their steam
crs. The first intmation Of the robbery WINS
given Ivy the passengers on bonrd Of the steam
ship Snrmatian about a month ago. Sir Philip
Wood who occupied the Captains room on
deck. was robbed Of seventy pounds. besides
letter Of credit and quantity Of jcwelry.
ladys room was also visited about midnight,
and an attempt made totake avalunble diamond
ring of her finger. Although strict invesiiga;
ton was nude by the Mc-srs Allan' the thlel
was not NJ tho time discovered.
When the Circassian arrived the other day Mt
Quebec word wns photographed that robbcrigs
had boon perpctrntcd on board. but no clue could
bc obtained OF the thief. In the mean time sus-
picions had been entertained that Sprlngh was
ma,ian. and Mr.. smith manager Of the Allan
line. suspected that he WIS Mt his old game. lie
accordingly obtained number OF photographs
of Springi and forwarded them To puepec;wth
II record Of Sprnyl's past career. with lnstruc-
tons to arr1s any ,h w vn1,er H readh
ing Pointe Levi Springli was arrested. HIS
trunk was examined and found to contain a
false compartment, where all ms spolls were
A slOO notc and other valuables were found
cunningly sccrcted in narrow chambers fitted
undcr tho iron bands of his trunk. which were
removable at pleasure. About 5000 in all was
Springli. alias Movers. IL Swiss. 30 years ~
age and speaks four languages. He was q
merchant In Africa. but two yenrs ago returned
| To- Europe, and assumed the profession Of cher
! nlie1 dmjust-ie. In 1915 he committed rob
| berries ON bOnrd the ships Liguria and Polosi,
| but on being arrested nothing could bc found
| with him Subsequently. however. there were
| found in his trunk sixteen :" ret CON purtm"ufs
| containing Watches and gold Tie once headed
| u subscription list toa Spaniard. whom he had
| robbed Of $1,000. with his own subscription OF
| $40
| Ho invariably travelled ne = cabin passenger
| when on his tours. On the first lew days of the
! voyage in tho steamship tlrca-ainu ho SUI
! 'redrd in gaining the respect AMI attention 81
| the messengers who were unacpuaintrd W tn
! the Atlantic. Al wont well for The trst dal $,
| but on nearing the Straits Of Belle Isle iI-t %.
| day night a storm SGT In, and the ship rolled
| most icurfully. ON that night three passengers
| were robbed. Mr.. Angus, in ih" dry goods
! trade. VI uirnul. missed light guiu'a- from his
! pocket Mr. Oliver of Ingcrslll lOs' goo Bank
/ Of England note and two suNcrrigu-. and llr.
/ {. l.. Leonard Jarvis. agcnt OF TIN Queen In
suruuDe Com pnuy for 81. j ohm. y. H.. lusi tWtn-
/ ty-nnr sovrr"irns. ON flr saturday morning
| after these robhrres the Captain WIS alprI 'd
| ~ tine affair. and the whole ship vs. searched.
/ without -uti-iu ION. j.. 70 onr louAHd upon
I his neighbor with suspicion. till at last Mr.
Jarvis. in consultation with the pur-er. CAME ~
] the ruurlu-ipu that tine Swiss wa. the tai f.
This was ,St tiii-htd thT0u- the cpnNnrsat ION
the q rr' victims had together with the thiel
that saturday.