New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-22
ROEBING SILK IMPORTERS.
A sEvENTEENYEAW OLD CLERK PC%%LN' "''
EMPLOYERS FOR MONTHS, BUT IS FINALLY

, srvryrrEy.YEAry OLD CLERK PUZZLES HIS
EMPLOYERS FOR MONTHS, BUT IS FINALLY
DETECTED STEALING FROM THEM
A systematic robbery which has been going on
for several months broken up yesterday py inc
arrest Of c. Harold Folwc, age seventeen oic'M
,or Crcen & co.. importers. 40. 20 Grecnc-st. Inc
firm during this period have missed a large qu'''''s
Of silks satins balds and other goods and nave Dec"
urahIc IN account for the shortage. The hrm en-
dcayorcd TO solve the problem 10y keeping close "a'o
upon their clerks, but were unable 10 coihc'u any ="
their employees with the missing goods Oo"pi"''
wa, made to the Central Oflice ana Detectives NH"
strong and Woodbridge assigned to investigate ''o
case They watched the for several days WIN
out being able to discover anything wrong, ana "i'ch
they were about to give up this pian last lucsuAS
bcv saw Albert Cropscy, who Is also known IL
Williams an expert thief, lettering III the hcghDor
hood of the store. They followed Cropscy u " HP"'
store at Greene and Grand sts, where he met young
man who IL was aftcrward learned, Is Dfo'"cl
of Follwcll Cropsey and his friend had p''h'' "
money, and they visited several liquor stores anu
gambling saloons. where they played for small stakes
They did not appcar IN the nciglbOrhood oi "IecH
& Co. until Yesterday afternoon. when they went 10
nquor store at Wooster and Grand sts' FROM ''.'
nlncc Follwel went to GrccG CO.'S store. met MS
bryhcr, and talked with him short uiIic' nc "e''
lack 10 the nquor store with Cropscy About an
quickly out Of the store carrying small sac'Ooo"
in hi, hand. lie is tall and slim you'll o"' Oh
thi, occasion he looked if he weighed aoouI wv
pounds lie met his brother IN Grand ST. ana 'NeS
won't 10 the nquor store where CroDsey was "M'lH5'
They went into a rear room. where fon"cH lhIc"
open his coat and dropped three rolls OF silN '"'c"
At $3.50 which had been strapped around MS DouS'
Cropscv took the SILK and sad that lc wouid give
FOwcll hi. share OF the proceeds III inc cFc"l"o, .
4, Follwcii was leaving the place u ~ O'h ~
the store he was arrested. The TWO c"nlcucl"'S'
were ..f,crwari arrested. with IA p''N
a.c of silk under their coats. me prison
crs were taken 10 Police lc'dpua ''I,.
Cr,pscv would not ,ay anything about the r'DD'iS'
ltt a Short time i'm a cell opened the mouths 81 -;
Harold aud Edgar Folwcn. Harold said ihai he hai
stolen property worth 5000 Sine" llSt NoNeHbF l,p
,,rrcff :. Co., lie took IL ont of the -ipc ia t' IA,
fim. and delivered il ID 'lOp>ey and ENSai' VINO ,""
10 1, simon Abrams. tailor, OF 10. -l7 'didl 81
Abr,fu, ,la~ arrested last evening
The Iollwrll brothers came mere from i"nIvn
Harold became member of The Young Men, christian
,n and fUr A short time took great lN'!r III
the religions exercises. Edgar l. Wu~lcldl "i' ,iH'c
,,uus 10 this country. la, shown mor ~ Al, h INA
ZION f., teal than 10 work. lie introduced iiiiW -
Cr,n..v who induced tie youus man 10 rob ms EN-
,,i,t.r. The arrest II the thicFc, Wa~ tlmclN' a.
Harold had obtained the combination ~ the oaic hN
watching the cashier. and an arrangement hah n'rl
made 10 ~ecicte Crop~ry ln the .nr' am ",'V '"''
opcn the safe after the store had been c'-ed'