New-York tribune., 1880-03-09
EoBBlNG Il. b. CLAFLIN < co.
scurNE OF nv crrTFc AND 7HF RAG MA

sCHtNE oF THY CUTIE And rHE RAG MAN-
GOODS vALU 81 $4,000 sroIFN.
Amcmber of the firm Of II. y. Cllf.n & Co. VS.
uea Mspector Murray at Police Headquarters three
months a-o and reformed hin That large quantities
OF good. were beng stolen from tlcr man faciur-
ing department. Tho employees were AN believed
to bee Trustworthy, and each clerk and cutter
i'm the store had roc iyed of.rs ot reward for
tracing the robbarIes sect tae thieve, remained no
discovered. Alter making maoy inquiries the in
spector was lca to believe That some of the EN-
ploy6s was acting in concert with outside thieves.
and he offered to trace the stolen goods To- the
guilty persons il the firm would consent TO a pan
winch he proposed. This plan embraced he hiring
of private drtcc 20 work ia the manutaci uiny
department.. where no could nave opportunity 10
watch the OF lleT emp owes.
Tie plan Was adopted and tho detective under
the gusc of am as.istaut cutter, began his labor-
Alter many weeks be succeeded IN terrctlng ont
tie scheme by winch the h,m was being rObb-d.
The pan Of rohbiug was a. follows: ID va
Roberts. VII" lad been cmpl'yed by II. B tlnn
x c.. for Xteen years, and had thr position Oi
head cutter. was the Chief criminal II % aui houtv
over the utuer wOIEeU gave Ll'n the opportunity 10
remain a.one, after WORKING hours. III that part
OF the IN ljlug dt ChuT. u fhd Northsis. Whlch Is
used a. a cutting lOp. When thus left alone. Rob
e = NOuld sweep up ihe fragments OF cloth thrown
aide By the cutie dur n The day. and would place
these oauA aut cuUs in Tag BAGS. Into the bags he
would also place such rolls OF -lIk, sain and cash
mere c'oth a. he thongHt would mo- b. m ised
JACOB dulktUbtAA, a ld--4b'tt il'lHA AZ W. ibN
kiylng0u-st., called fog thcso ba-s every three
weeks paving for tie contents as rags by weight
ROBBERS wOuid visit FtulkenJeIg's mouse m the
n CAT time after each de very ot the goods, and
would there receive 10 pei cent OF their value
share. Roberts lives AZ No. 4jo West Forty-sey-
enth-st. a.
Learning that Faulkenberg would call at Ciafn :
store Yesterday, Inspector Murray sent Sergednts
Young and Mrakiu ANA Onicci Connor OF ms stan
TO trace the bags. Tne Oihrer saw faulkenbcrg
and TWO other Non d1ve.tO the store IN an express
wagon late IN the afternoon CARVING out three
large bags and drlVe away agalG. Ihcy follow
ed the wagon to Fauiks nOcrg's house aud watch
ed il whIe IL being uhiJadcd. Inspector
Murray AOon joined them. aud ineY all entered the
building as FanikcDbcrs was engaged III cmptYIng
b. Clahn q Companv's trademarks on them. role d
to the HuU with tue rags. FnuKrubcTg was arrested
with hls Two companions, no described themselves
rs llian Ajert, Of N. 80 CaHal-sC and William
linden, OF No. 203 Cnrysilc-st. IN rho house were
found dry goods valued al $4,000, winch were be-
ueyed to have been stolen from Claims store.
lnspectOr Murray went TO tho store aud arrested
Roberts who on beng accuses. broke INTO tears ana
made a full confession. lie locked up at fOllce
HenauuarteIs last night with the other prisoners.
From information winch Roberts furnished lnsprc-
tor MURRAY maze an estimate that the amount Ol
the ihefts from the store would exceed $4,000.
At the IOmDs POhce Court Yesterday. before JUS
tice kiIbreth. hc.Ty smith and james Williams
Eagerly aud Handy. Of the Fiftl Precinct Tor hay.
ing Oen two boxes containing thiTtl-twO gross OF
pear buttons of t~e value of 1874 3d. from the stOr,
Of H. b. Cl tfn Il Co.. at No. 40 Church-st. Smith
was dischaI gcu. W Hams was ned III default OF
| 81 900 bail.