The daily gazette., 1883-07-02
REPRlNrED FRoM SATURDAY
ALL roR A WOMAN.
A Fast New York Youth Swindles Father,
Mo,her and Friends.

A Fast New York Youth Swindles Father,
Mother and Friends.
New YoRK, june 3O--Saul stern, a son
Of Joseph Stern, wealthy woollen mer-
chant of this city, was arrested yesterday
on the Bowery by Detective Sergeants Haley
and Rutland on a charge OF obtaining large
quantities of jewelry from merchants In this
city and Brooklyn by means O. bogus
checks. Stern, when accosted by thehetec.
tiyes, admitted his identity and volunteered
TO 90 TO police headquarters.
The story of Stern's downfall Is interest
ing. In the spring of last year he became
attached to a woman In an uptown resort.
He was then a salesman in his fathers store
and resided at home His salary was small,
his father being strict disciplinarian and
an unbellever in the fashionable tollies OF
young men. Young Stern had little spend
ing money, and in order to crafty his in
amorata began stealing from his father.
He purchased diamonds for her and paid
her board at a seaside hotel. Her
tastes were very expensive and her demands
on Stern for money very frequent. He be-
gan going every Sunday morning to his
fathers store and always went away with
roll of costly woollen cloth. Last Septem
Der an inventory of stock was taken and the
father discovered that he was being systc-
matically robbed. More than 5000 worth
of woollens had been stolen. Mr.. Stern
soon found that his son was the thief and
discharged him. He also turned him out
OF his home. When this occurred the young
man had become a confirmed driuker.
Sternwas still infatuated with the woman
and was determined TO get money to supply
her demands. He endeavored TO borrow
| from his acquaintances, but without avail.
! Then he went to his mother, but she dis
| carded him, and his paternal uncle also
gave him the cold shoulder 1t was then he
resolved upon a career of crime.
He wrote his mothers name to check
for $3.50, which he gave in payment for dia-
monds to G. w. Schumarn, u, OF No. "a John
street, on September "a. Th check was on
the Germania Bank He sold the diamonds,
and with his companion went to Baltimore,
where he stayed until all his money was
spent. When the womon wanted more he
| returned.
On December IL he got sealskin sacque
for a worthless check for $3.50 from Henry
Propach, furrer, at No. Sl9 Broadway
and three days later precious stone worth
$525 from A. X. Picare, jeweller, of Fif
teenth street, whom he paid in similal
fashion.
When the police got on his track he wen
out of town gain. He didn't return to New
York until January 8, when he swindelet
Brooklyn, out OF $500 by giving worthless
check IN payment ior jewelry,
INSPECTOR BYRNEs AT WORK.
All the swindled persons had compliance
to Inspector Byrnes. They all described SterI
minutely and several detectives were put ol
the case. Stern's female companion WI
shadowed, but the iugitive's whereabout
was not learned. as the woman had then de
serted him. The police got track OF Sler
in Baltimore, but iailed to capture him.
few days ago they lea ned he had come bae
to this city aud was endeavoring to negotiat
a worthless check. Detectives watched tn
jeWelry stores in the Bowery and it wa
while doing so that Ruland and Haley car
tured their man. Stern made a full coniei
sion of his misdecds at police headquartcri
Women and Wine, he said, had ruined hin
He gave his aye as ~ years and declare
that brotherot his had just completed tw
r years in State prison for theft.