The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-16
SECRETS OF TIE PAWN SHOP.
4 BAND or BOr THIHyEs DE1f cTrDyv
EXIJNSITE OPERATIONS.
Five Youths Locked AZ nnd 400 Pawn r,cr
cts HecoVcred Fron''.in1 -choo' 10,
Woo Pm Wing % MeA.enger fnt. Inlu....

! Five Youths Locked ~ mud tot Pawn r,,v
| cts Recovered = rronii.inx 4rh.,, f.,
Vice-PnSing - Messenger Tor uclp.ny
Kossuth Marx n CO., wholesale i.,yo,.r,
Of 80 Maiden lane. ascc rtaincd rscrn,!y tb.,I..,
Ind tecn systematically robbed by one NJ t,.i,
| employees TO The extent Of several thou ,,I
| dollars. Detective James r. Price nrr..,.d
their stock clerk. Nathan Lcicrmnn. ON F.a. 7
rs he was pawuing Il Icwel,el ring in Ian.sn,a
pawn shop on $ Xth aycnuc.
Two tier boys who assisted him In pq,vrin,
lewelry wrre arrested mt the same time. Tlev
wero acquaintance Of Lederman jane. r.
Topping. aged ~. oi ls9 Tenth ayenu. AMI
John ]. TEACHER. Jr. aged 49, OF 9i7 S.y.nib
avenue. All three pleaded guilty and ackpo,rl.
edged that for some months past they had h.en
pnwning daily quantities OF jewrlry which
Ledcrman had stolen from the SAFES. I,,.ler.
man il lG years Of age and resided ut $50 soy-
snth avenue. He wns taken into Mr. Nurx,s
employ eighteen months ago as erranl boy and
was promoted to the position OF stock clerk at n
salary Of IS u week. He was steady aud iro. ,ed
poorly. On the evening before tho discovery ~
his rObbcrics he was sent To pay iarsc sum. NJ
money. He had many oppor,unit ~ 10 sIspi
rings and chains from tho firm. They Ltyo
many salesmcn travelling, and any a. nconcy
in the stock would be- attributed to them.
Only nino pawn tickets were found on thu
three boys. and Detective Price was let t., h..
robbcrics He finally asc"rinnol that they
wore the work Of an Orgnnlzs'd gang of boys Il
whom he believes Louis J. Piatl Of 35l seventh
avenue to have becu the ringlrHder.
Pinti was arrested Yesterday. with Charles W
seaman, nged II. Of 80 sullivan street Others
are Implicated. but are not yut arrested Nearly
400 pawn tickets were recovered. calling for All
varieties Of Jgwory at nearly every pawn mop
ia this city. I'iaii is 10 ycnrs Of age very IN
ieliigent and has been CLERK OF lawyer llr.
Hcmyng, at Wall street. Mr.. IIemyng was
abroad tho pnst summer and Plat Kept tho
off Il.s INN ltut.t
Lcderman, on seventh avenue. and It In le.
lievri that be instignted the stealing OF tho
Iewelry and disposed Of 1t in the pawn shopg
ntrrward. dividing the proceeds with Leder-
man.
Charlee ". seaman was a, messenger Of tho
American District Telegraph Company, ut a
salary Of $3.50 week. Piati offered him a
salary OF 81 per week 1T he would resign. lle
did 50 on Aug. 2, and Piati told him to bat
Maiden lane aud Nassau street at ~ W. sharp
and he would meet his new employers. Seamnn
WAS ON time. aud was met by Iedcrman. WHO
handed him f55 worth Of iewelry to take 10
Piati. Seaman went on the errHnd AMI Pau
Then went with him to simpsons pawnshop IN
WIS pawned. Plat remained on the outs 10
aud sent Seaman into the store. From there
they went to i've other shops until all the Arti-
cles Were pawned. Piat gave Seaman il2 10
convey to Lederman as his share OF the pro-
ceeds.
.Afrlirs went on in this way for six weeks
Almost every week day seaman was on the cOr-
ncr and received a ouantity of Jewery from
Lederman which he and Pinti pawned together,
seaman was told to meet L"dermRn and Pad
in a house on Greene street every SATURDAY
night and there he received his salary The
other two boys spent their money in rlotous
living. on one occasion driving TO Coney Island
in coaches. Ono day in August Piati took Sea-
man with him on a trip to Boston. For fear
they should fall short OF money Bedernan gave
them coral set 10 pawn. In attempting 10 Il s.
pose OF TINS in Boston they were arrested for
thieves. but they were discharged, rs no owner
for the property was found. The Boston police
retained the cOrals.
On sept IS Seaman became frightened and
quit the business. Lederman and Piau had 10
secure others 10 dispose OF tho stolen articles,
and among their accomplices were Topping
and fischer. In the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday Justice Hammer committed
Pihti for trial. and held Seaman us witness.
Ledermnn. Fischer. and Topping. who
pleaded guilty. are awaiting sentence in the
General Sessions.