The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-12
VILLAGES STORY OF THEFT.
HE AND LoWI7Z RETURNED FROM
HAPANA md LOCKED UP.
Wallace Tells How LowItE swindled Him
Out of Money and Then Induced h'm TO
Rob Hts Uncle and Leave tho country.

Out of Money aud Then Induced Him TO
Rob Its Uncle and Leave tho country.
Young Robert II. Wallace and lgnatz batch
Lowitz, who robbed Wallace's uncle and en-
ployer, John II. Wallace. proprietor OF Vac
lnCe'S Monthly. OF $50, 600 In bonds and lled TO
Havana, were brought back yesterday by In
spectOr Byrncss detectives Thomas Adams
and Robert Mcknight. and locked up mt 70
lice Headquarters. Wallace told the Inspector
n remarkable story OF his downfall and Hight
with Lowitz.
Ono day last October Wallace said he met
Lowitz in the corridor OF the Stewart building,
where tho offices Of IldRdces Monthly are, and
Lowitz asked him to cash $50 check for him.
Wallace cnshed the check, which was on the
Woonsocket Silk Mill Company, and was signed
r. W. Waits. Wallace sent the check to tho
bank, and before he had time to hear from the
bank IowitH asked him to cash similar check
for 500. Wallace accommodated him. The
next day the first check came back to wallace
marked worthless. Wallace says that when he
asked LowitH TO make good the checks LowltH
said that he had lot Of diamonds in pawn
shop. and that II Wallace would advance tho
money to redeem tho stones he would sell them
and more than repay Wallace. Wallace said
that he gave Lowitz q check for SllOO. Iowitz
redeemed the diamonds and sold afcw oithem,
but did not repay him any part OF the $3.50 he
had advanced him on the bogus checks. Then
Lowtz said to him:
You are in box, my boy. But I'm going
in tho bookmaking business. and will soon be
able to repay YOU"
Wallace says that Lowltz had no luck. but
told him OF a sure thing" on which he wanted
to bet $4,000. Wallace told him that he could
give him no more checks. as the money had
run out.H Then Lowitz. Wallace says. showed
him how he could swindle his uncle out of
$4,000 without being discovered He told Wal
lace TO show hts uncle two checks. one for 81.
and the other for IS. and when he had signed
the 81 check to slip along one for &2,50o and lie
would sign 1t without reading II. The ruse
worked and Wallace cashed the check ana
gave $4,000 to Loyitz to invest in the races;
Lowitz reported IN a few days that he had
Lowitz that he had ruined him. Lowitz con-
soled him by telling him that the best thing
they could do was to make another bold strike
You have the keys Of the safe deposit box
where your uncle keers his bonds. L2witz
this town behind us"
Wallace. according to his own story. thought
no way outtoi the trouble he had brought upon
himself and concluded TO take the final ster:
MereEants sale. depos s vaults. but REMAINED
in the street Wallace tool, s35.OOQ in bonds
out Of the box and j9ined LEVITT in the ,nie
Gated eight ST 900 bonds with Vermiyep & Co..
and $1,000 Of Jersey Central bonds aud $4,000
OF Chicago Burlington and Quincy bonds a. q
works.
sent for his mistress. Sadie Adams. to whom
they intrusted the bonds while they Knocked
thp ts sseHRnS night
and bought their tickets on board. Wallace
sailed allied under IN. the nan, name Of + T. Collins and
steamer was nearing Havana Lowitz told Wat
lace that it was not unlikely that lie would he
that it would be an easy matter to secure his
release He then dictated to Wallace state
mont generating himself from all blame in
the robbery. Wallace signed the paper
10 Havana they deposited s2O60O in bonds
and $1,000 IN money with J H. Nanza Co..
the safe OF the Hotel Passage. The next day
they were arrested. They, engaged Lawyer
recommendation Wallace paid 5000 to H. NJ.
Tarrafa: a runner Tor the hotel. 10 abstract the
GSss F Sa h safe sn9 e he h Then
the bonds and money Mt Fanzas, aud Wallace
gave him 1900 Then hen Gennsr told his clients
warned Wallace that i was very serious Of
fence In Havana to bride an officer and unless
iupther Pn troube Wallace care G1Ener io6o
In cash and two $1,000 Chicago. Rock Island
Frank McInerney; an American, merchant
h. had 5ter get a before Genner
Detectives Adams and McNausht arrived in
Havana on May % and learned OF Genners
transaction. They had Wallace put his state
ment in writing and laid it be ore the American
Consul. RAYMOND o. Williams. Consul VIII
ing $4,000 from Wallace. but denied that he
received any bonds.
Lowitz says that Ex-Judge Gilderseeve is
for swindiing Jeweller John Bloch OF o Maiden
lane OF $500 worth OF diamonds. which he
took to sell on memorandum. Inspector
Byrpes says that he will soon be able to restore
to Mr.. Wallace about $4,000 of the $4,000
stolen. The prisoners have been indicted by
the Grand Jury for larceny and burglary in the
second degree.