New-York tribune., 1890-06-12
BROUGHT BACK FROM CUBA.
YOUNG WALLACE AND LOwITz LODGED IN
JAIL HERE.

YOUNG WALLACE AND LOwITz LODGED IN
JAIL HERE.
rHE FORMER MAKES A FULL CONFESSION
EVIDENTLY THE pUpE OF HIS COMPANION
ABOUT HALF THE STOLEN $4,000
WILL BE RESTORED.
petective-Sereeants Adams and McNaught got
hsek 20 this city from Havana yesterday, having
,n their custody Robert II. Wallace and lgnatz
r Lowitz, who stole $4,000 in cash and bonds
from John II. Wallace, the publisher of wal
lsce's Monthly" The prisoners were looked up
At Police Headquarters and will be arraigned in
,ourt to-day to plead to indictments for forgery
and larceny Young Wallace had made an
elaborate confession of guilt to the detectives and
!, was reduced to writing yesterday. 1t COM
,letaly exonerates Leslie E. Macleod, the asso-
siate editor of the Monthly" who was arrested
and held prisoner at Headquarters several days
an suspicion Of being young Wallace's accom-
Mice. The fact that Mr.. Macleod was author
;,ed to get at John II. Wallace's box in the
Bankers Safe Deposit Companys vaults, at No.
4 Wall-st., from which the bonds were taken, was
the cause for suspecting that he was in league
urifh the Young man. OInCldlS Oh tne SdIc OcpOSit
company also declared that Mr.. Macleod had been
there about the time the bonds disappeared from
the box but in the Tombs Police Court they were
unable to swear positively about it, while Mr..
Macleod declared that he had not been in the
vaults Young Wallace had fed with Lowitz to
Havana, and the detectives were forced to the
conclusion that the editor was innocent Mr.
Macleod was discharged from custody. 1t is
xlo Wa1 x,ybo ba1 lyo,
n his uncles box, went with Lowitz to the safe
deposit vaults and they were permitted to get the
bonds valued at S3s. .O00. As the young man was
not authorized to open the box. the safe deposit
company may be held responsible for the loss of
Dhese bonds -
Young Wallace's confession indicates that he
kas the dune OF Lowitz, who is said to be
smart rascal Lowitz was bookmaker at the
.oe tracks. He occasionally visited an office
in the Stewart Building, where the offices of
swallace's Monthly are, and youns Wallace
met him there. One day Lowitz asked the young
man to cash check for $50. saying that he was
70 get the money from Colonel O'Beirne. Wallace
cashed the check. Two days later he cashed
another check for 5000, and both checks proved
N he worthless. Wallace hunted up Lowitz.
who said he was not to blame. He induced
youne Wallace TO advance about $l,l00 to re-
deem some diamonds in pawn, promising to sell
the diamonds and settle the account The re-
sult was that Wallace found himself out 81 $50,
feared to tell his uncle of the loss of SO much
money, and, as he was authorized to sign checks
for the publication Office, he was led by Lowitz
into reckless betting the races, in the hope
of getting back what be had lost He signed
check after check. until his losses amounted to
about Sll 900. There was not much money left
In the bank. At Lowitz's suggestion. he pre-
pared check for $2,5OO. placed it under two
sbecks for small sums for his uncles private
account, and by trick induced his uncle TO
Ggn the large check without seeing the amount.
The 1880 went to Lowitz, and the money was
lost at the race track.
Then he talked with Lowitz about the bonds
b. his uncle's box in the safe deposit vaults, and
be finally agreed TO help Iowitz steal the bonds
Lowitz went to the safe deposit vaults and the
young man was permitted to use the Key IN ms
possession and get the bonds ne gayiaeo nd .ng
they set about selling some of them. They oD-
tanned about IS, 600 in cash: and spent the even
ing together. On the following DAY & W9iiace 9if,s
visited Miss Sarah Adams, OF No. 446 West Flity-
ffth-st, whom he had known. lie TOOK her
20 tae AstOr House. and induced her to keep
the remaining bonds, while he and Lowltz gSt
was ready to sail for Havana. The young woman
Ala not know the value of the bonds until Wallace
chided her for keeping them carelessly In an out-
side ,pocket of her coat
Wallace and Lowitz sailed under assumed
names. Before they reached Havana, wallace
had intrusted the cash and bonds to Lowitz,
Ind had written statement 10 the emect oilau
Lowitz had had no share in the theft The clever
rogue had said to Wallace: " If we are arrested.
this statement will clear me. and can purchase
Four liberty" -. .ho
Hotel Passage, Lowitz placed $4,000 in
bonds and $4,000 in cash, in his own own
name, in the keeping of j. H. Vanzer Co.,
bankers, and he had the bank recelpt l9cKeu up
were arrested. They procured the services OF
Miguel Gener. lawyer, who advised them 10
place the bonds and cash in the keeping OF
Ramon was induced by brbe of $4,000 to get
the bonds and cash into the hands Of Teratfa
Gener charged $500 for his services ana ac-
cepted two bonds for 81 900 each In part pay
lace listened to the advice Of F. Mclnerney,,
merchant in Havana, and decided to give up the
bonds to r. O. Williams. the United States Consui
at Havana. He asked Terafa to bring the o9nos
some other bonds and Teraffa complied with the
request Then Wallace turned over to Consul
Williams bonds amounting to $4,000 ana S3'ooo
In cash.
After the arrival of Detective-Sergeants Adams
Ind McNaGyht in Havana they talked with Wal
lace and learned about the payments to Mr. Gener
and Detective Ramon. AL the Request Oh ui,e
oacers Consul Williams summoned the lawyer,
who admitted having received counsel fee OF
$500. but the money could not he obtained from
him Detective Ramon denied that he received
the brbe.
On June :. lust one month after their flight
from New-York, Wallace and Lowitz were taken
on the steamer Saratoga as prisoners for the re-
turn trip. On the vessel the prisoners were
searched and two 81 900 bills were found IN
Matchbox in I,owitz's pocket. John II. Wallace
will receive back about 900 of the $4,000
which the prisoners stole from him.