The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-29
Young Wallace's Story of How He
Robbed His Uncle.
From, the New York Word

FROM ILe IsSU YORK W ora.
Robert E. Wallace, the 20-year-old youth
who robbed his uncle, John H. Wallace,
editor and proprietor of Wdlidce's Monthly
and other sporting and financial publica-
tions. of $4,000 and fed to Havana, was
brought back yesterday by two of Inspector
Byrne's detectives. With him was Ignatz
B. Lowitz, alias J. B. Lewis, who the police
say is an expert swindler and VINO is
said to rave been the prime cause of young
WaAace's downfull. Wallace was assist
ant treasurer of Wallaces publishing
establishment and his uncle's prospective
heir.
The prisoners had $4,000 left of the
$4,000. When they were brought before
Inspector Byrnes young Wallace shed few
tears before he could say much. Then he
made a confession.
He said he met Lowitz last October and
one day cashed check for $50 for him with
funds belonging to the publishing company.
1t came back from the bank Endorsed, mo
good"
SIT was the first time | had done any
thing wrong or unbusinesslike since l had
been with my uncle" said Wallace.
"Lowtz said he had some diamonds
pawned, and if would draw $3.50 to re-
deem them he would sell them and pay me.
| did so, and Lovitz took the stones to sell,
but he never turned a cent over to me.
Thus went from bad TO worse. Lowitz
finally got 81 900 out of me, which he said
was lost on the races.
81 objected to drawing still more from
the company's account, which was running
low, and Lowitz suggested that l draw on
my uncle's private account"
By skilful juggling he got his uncle, who
is near sighted, to sign blank check,
which he afterward filled out for $500
and gave it to Lowitz. One day early in
May Lowitz went to Wallace aud said;
1.-The old man has got lot of bonds in
the safe deposit vaults. Why don't you go
and get $4,000 out of that piles With the
money we can play the races, and it will be
an easy matter to win it all back again"
Lowitz accompanied Wallace to the
Bankers Safe Deposit vaults on May g.
Wallace had the key to his uncle's box.
81 took everything there was in the box, ="
said Wallace, land joined Lowitz out on
the sidewalk. We went into the Astor
house, where | gave him a bunch of the
bonds. He disposed of $4,000 worth of
them"
The remainder of the bonds were left
over night with Sadie Adams, young
woman on whom Wallace had spent much
time and money. She lived at No. 446 W est
Fifty-third street. The next day Wallace
and Lowitz took the bonds and sailed for
Havana. During the trip, sad Wallace,
Lowitz induced him to write from dicta-
ton and sign a statement generating
Lowitz from any completely, at the same
time taking possession of the money and
securities. They were arrested day after
their arrival in Havana, and before the
New York detectives arrived they were bled
to the extent of $500 by native detectives
and lawyers.
On shipboard the New York detectives
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found two $1,000 bills stuffed in a small
matchbox. He offered $500 to be allowed
to retain the money.
Lowitz had but little to say to Inspector
Byrnes except that he had engaged Judge
Glldersleeve as his counsel and was pre-
pared to prove his innocence. Lowitz, be-
sides being indicted jointly with Wallace
for larceny and forgery, is also indicted
for grand larceny. He is charged with
having obtained $1,000 worth of diamonds
on memorandum from John Bloch, No.
Maiden lane.