The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-03
THE ASCENDING ROMAN.


NO TRACE OF THE RUNWAY cLaRK COVERED
Ills TgAcEs-How THE THIiF CARRIED on
HIS OPERATIONS.
MI Klopman and the manager Of the New York
Optical Company, Of No. A. Hudson street, cisimed
yesterday 10 be si ignorant OF the whereabouts OF
their confidential clerk and bookkeepsr, who abb
seconded on Tuesday with their books, papers and
money. These gcnilemcn declined 10 give any
additional Information, they had placed the case In
the han OF private detectives 10 be worked up One
OF the rm said yesterday mornings HERALD contained
more facts than they supposed had been revealed,
aud they did not purpose giving any new light Two
members OF the firm we're buoy with The detectives
examining checks, drafts and other papers when
had been manipulated by Roman, and each new fraud
ulent Transaction showed him 10 be skiiui adept IN
wicked practices A visit made TO the detectives,
firm in Broadway. AR Mooney, the chief, said that
he did not think Roman had gone 10 Rockaway or 10
New Orleans, as many supposed. He considered him
no common villain, and from all the data coming In
II would DO safe estimate the total losses by his
robberies IRON $4,000 10 $4,000 Various socie.
ties persons outside OF his employers wero losers,
but Inc amounts could not be gwen AZ present
WITH FORESIGHT.
That Roman snrcwd IS shown by the fact that
when he Endorsed cheeks and drafts 10 the namo Of
his firm he added small "R' at Inc end Of the sig
nature, so that at FIRST glance one would scarcely
notice It, But these signatures were always accepted
by the banks The addition OF Tie ar" which means
per Roman for the firm, win save han, II is thought
from charge OF iorgery II he is found The banks
readily honored the Endorsements, because Roman
concerns no represented ana his boidness
| In adding the initial OF MS own name
He opened the firms mail away their letters
so that when correspondenc2 came IN com planning OF
the non recept OF araiis which Roman nad stolen he
|
OF the firm. In the same way he robbed letters con-
taiung draits from parts Of The country, ana
he his tracks well that the detectives ind
great difficulty IN making heir Investigations
The house No 32I East seventeenth street which be
occupied ut StIy vesnnt Park on the corner
opposite me elder Dr. ryns,s ea ~ noo me
and 1t looks IN II u were several years
Old the house IS an ordinary brown s, ,a from. 81
fufnitureis lett IN u, incuding large, ree-leged
grand piano OF German make. Tho parlor Is very
| PLAINLY furnished, with the motto God bless our
nomc'' over the door The few pictures on tho walls
are OF chcap class tho carpets arc not expensive,
and Two tnree books comprise Inc table orna-
ulenls. Lace wpdow curtains however. make a
sumptuous Appearance from the street. which the IN
| thoroughly searched Oh Wednesday and many papers
| iound. Yesterday Romans employers went through
result OF Their search. IL Is IN charge OF Deputy
sheriff Kelly. One 81 the loors 10 occupied ~
sister OF Romans father -law-ME Grand, OF Nor
| folk street ana Graud. She recently camc TO this
country from Hungary aud took rooms IN Romans
| mouse. she Gays tnat Roman stoo het watcpsS ANU
jewclry Yesterday she was lying III on sofa IN tho
front easement dining room with two or her neces III
Attendance.
| FAMILY RELATIONS ~. ~ ~
| Young Roman, brother OF Roman, was present.
He had lust arrived California, whittier he had
| gone when no was twelve years old. None OIL The
family or Relatives proiessed 70 know lthins Q,
| Romans operations. He married into inc Granu
| family about n year ago They arc Hungarinns and
Roman appears been partial 10 ilungarisns ior
70 joined hungFran claD which was e,,aolialea ~
count books snow that he was partner Ia Engie's
cale: but yesterday. when HERALD reporter inter-
viewed Englc, lie declared that Roman haa no more
| with place than any other member OF the
| loage oil which nc ana Roman we're memDors he
proessed entire Ignorance OF Roman or OF MS trans
actions HIS ignorance, however, AID not prevent Dir.
kiopnan from gcttng out an attacnmept on mo res
| taurant. Romah was member OF the new lod2c oil
| knights OF Iythins winch has becn established IN
Houston street. he wa. treasurer OF Tue Franc
DeaK l0dd Fellows lolgcl corner OF second ave
| nuo aud First street, aud he decamFed with
500 OF the socioty's money He IL also SAID
10 have been OF The Norfolk sueot jewish Con
ing personai facts about Roman HE - nephew OF
M Lehman, OF Lehman Brothers. Inc rieh cotton
brokers VINO formerly dia business III Pearl street.
DESCRIPTION OF rnE Ho3uE.
Isanc Roman IL German Jew, Id thirty years DID,
looks thirty I'VE icct SIX IN, hes nieh light
buuI, Weighs 10 pounds, ~ stopped hhpudcrsd aud
sloyeuIy M his Walk; is sckly aud salow in appeal
apco nus light brown hair and mustache. which ne
may shave; has gray eyes. sma,i ieci, wears very
large boots and had decidedly jewish appearance.
lie writes good and has "nns" English educa-
ticn Ills vile, NJ iss Grand who ~ supposod 10 DO
travelling win MN, Is w cnty-iwo wears old oil me-
dIuin height and tud has u iuli Taco ana hAt nose
is not bad ioostug, and neavy darx hair. Before
ho IcIt Roman two cases vi cIiIdreu's CLOTH
belong W oil his friends 10 his Ath IA law,
Mr.. Grnnd but soon the officers got trace OF
them he goods were delivered up ny MIR Grand. who
Processes TO DO eager 10 Ind his son nnw us are
officers because ho says his daughter - III Ill
health aud totally united 10 travel