New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-22
THE POLISH PROFESSOR ACQUITTED.
HE WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING MISS ANNIE
BrowY,s PocKErBooK IN THE FOUL

BROWNS PoCKETBoOK IN THE EUoA'
TABLE BUILDING
Miss Annie Brown, OF No 40 run 90 w Ia
OF n fashionable private school, was tho MN u . ~,
roboery at the Equitable Building on september o. 90
Judge Cowing and Jury listened YESTERDAY " wv :,
dence for and against the man "no'i e'o 1901
robh,,- her. uo was not an ordinary criminal
hut veIldressed and Intelligent professor VI IAN
oca who had been Ia this city only &c" DAYS "hoh
h rohherv tos.s MAGE 4,s nrina t$ftli'a'oA' bo'V
h,evitcb and he is. according 10 tho s'lion'o " ~
c,uessel a descendant VI some OF lhe IoI''n 'e
Miss Brown testified yesterday that si,o No.
,bs office of August Belmont Il Co u u,0 N'''"'
extension Of the Equitable Build'hs' aiI -, ,,a9
down tho stems of the Office when her pochet'OoN
n,,cbed from her hand. She recognizes As her aS'di
ant n man whom she had passed near inc uo'i' '
,ed ont "ThIef thief and followed inc man ''io"e,
some of the halls Of the building. O''ii i" 49,,
tho banking offices In tie building anu puls -
Miss Brown lost sight Of him, but When C s,
was taken before her in the cuh'ouS "a ~
she recognized him Us the th'ci' -,-.... ,,-.,,o,
Attorney Forster arose at tho trial yesterday anu ~
prown said positively THAT Is the man "lf' s
Tho rocEetbook7 she said on crosS-eA am nAio 'l
the defendant wore spcctacIes "hch NJ -
assault He had no beard, but looKed eAd0.s ~ ~
appeared on the trial lie had 10 cane III MS nan,
"a no overcoap ON his ann. Mr. Per1J, an cinployo' j"
and Lester Lewis special officer teshheu 'N"' ~
o,v tbo defendant Immediately after the roDO'iy rue"
down the stairs In the Equitable hnidihs 10 ''o ar
cada floor Mr. Wilson noticed thai The oc' az
rcctaces and officer Lewis testified lhal 10 "oi0 ="
full beard. - ho had bc
solomon Kohn. of no. Isl Broadway VINO h'l "
came greatly interested IN the case through y p"'s
for Hortkiewitch. appeared as his COUNSEL "nN -,
oIoouept addresses in his behalf. Inc dtl'nu"'' va
tho main witness in his own behalf nc h' IN iians
bnlriug forehead and tho apltailuSo ot s,,c4ac,cs
No., IJis ewes were concealed ny ID NJ ap L,
Ii - rrn,lIv and with strong iQr'r " ~,
~ - 1,I,o rr,iiic6 wcrls correctly. lie Sslu mo, j." =.
5eatn1 a. university On haliSh, fOlalu; va '
go On officer i'm the Rus ian Army, anu III -
cnre a nrnfc-@or Of languages IN laII9. ,,r.nt nm,
he came 10 this city hoping 10 set i,PPild, Far
come capacfy in connection VIZ Wv iou,,,sses III
inoDcl Es knoUcdgc OF macy foreign 80
Ut 70 ITO Fnuitabc Bu1lng - VisU ,le UI.rS o.,
Kjdder Peabody 4 CO.. and OF loic.sIT oPc.ri, In
nG{cc lie had an OvcrcOat on his am an. 80. % mn
lie hand lie went m the EroadWay GU ith,i,, n
. atgbt NJ stairs and stood on me top 81, L., "A
c,gaTctte when some man rushed our o. 3 uoi VS.
IN AGAINST him 50 ndCly that me uc'I ,i .d az
atSi do,rn Tho stairway. HIS hat va hho14S o .
wv. - encctaclcs fc OH aftrrwafd lie denlSI IN
az sa,v Mis- Brown or stole her po'"cJo9h 80 80
10 I.s tostde1 10 the dcfcndnEts Sool chai ~
Jndee Coving recalled MISS Brown ana sh, tt ai
hr testimony that the defendant w0r' no tPeo o.
VA no chin beard when tho robbery was oVliI ,
Nc inry came In I'm few minutes win Ncioio vi NJ
guilty There was muf1nur OF alpiau'0 ~
spec tators when tho verdict was gwen