The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-06-27
ROBBED HIS UNCLE.
THE STORY YOUNG WALLACE TELLS
AFTER HIS SCJOuSN IN CUBA.


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New ork snn.
Young Robert III. Wallace and Ig-
naz. Batch Lowitz, who robbed Wal
lacc's uncle and employer John III
Wallace, proprietor of Wallacc's
Monthly, of S52,OOO in bonds and fed
to Havana, were brought back yes
tcr,lay by Inspector Byrncs' detect
ives Thomas Adams and Robert Nc
Naught, and locked up at police
headquarters. Wallace told the in
spcctor remarkable story of his
downfall and fight witd Lowitz
Ore day last October Wallace said
he met Lowitz in the corridor of the
Stewart building, where the ;oflices
of Wallaccs Monthly arc, and Low
ltx asked him to cash n $50 check
e., him. Wallace cashed the check,
which WAS on the Woonsocket Silk
Nj: company. and was signed II.
". Watts Wallace sent the check
20 the bank, and before he had time
to hear from the bank Lowitz asked
him to cash II similar check for 5000.
Wallace accommodated him. The
next day the first check came back
toWallacc marked worthless. Wal
lace says that when he asked Lowitz
to make good the checks Lowitz said
that nc had n lot of diamonds in n
pawn shop, and that if Wallace
would advance the money to redeem
the stones he would sell them and
more thmrcpay Wallace. Wallace said
that he gave LowitZ AZ check for 81,
100. LowitZ redeemed the diamonds
AMI sold few of them. but did not
repay him any part of the $3.50 nc
had advanced him on The bogus
checks. Then LowitZ said to him:
You are in IL box, my boy. But
I'm going in the bookmaking busi-
ness. and will soon be able to repay
You.
Wallace says that Lowitz had no
luck, bnt told him of "s,uc thing"
on which he wanted to bet $4,000.
Wallace told linn that nc could give
him no moro checks, us tho money
had run out. Then LEVITT, Wallace
says, showed him how he could swim
die his uncle out of $4,000 without
being discovered. He told Wallace
to show his uncle two checks. one for
- and the other for So. and when
he had signed the 80 check to slip
along one for $4,000 and he would
Sign it without reading it. The rusc
workcdand Wallace caShcd the check
and gave $4,000 to Lowitx to invest
in the races.
Lowit2 reported in few days that
he had lost the money. and Wallace
says hc then told Lowitz that he had
ruined him. IowitH consolcd him
by telling him that the best thing they
could do was to make another bold
strike and ruin away.
'IOu have keys of tho safe 1cnoa;t
box where your uncle keeps his
bonds, LowitZ said 20 him. Rob
Tho box and We VIII leave this town.
behind us. = &. =.
Wallace, according 10 ...awu sto- ]
.sxY. th"nght over tkns-sA Ass,1t 1ft3osiSs6if 0of
Hcvcr;f tiavH. Hc #,w no way out of
the trouble he had brought upon
hnn%r1t. and concluded to take the
final step. Lowitz accompanied him
To thc Bankers and Merchants s;Hc-
deposit vaults. but remained in G,c
street Wallace took $4,000 in hoMls
out of the box and joined LowitZ.
ia tn" Cafe Savarin. They fonnd Il
broker who llyrothccntcd eight 81
ono bonds with Nclmilyca * Co. anil
$1,000 of Jersey Central bonds niTl
$1,000 Of Chicago, Burlington, e
Quincy bonds ut u place in Wall
street where II brother Of Lowitz
works. ]
They went 10 the h#tor IIouScAnd
Wallnr" &,nt fov his mistress. Sadie
AIam~ 10 whom they intrustcl the
bonds Will" ticy knocked around
town tilnt evening
They boarded the Havana steamer
ut night and bonght their tickets on
board. Wallace sailed under the
name o. f.. \. Collins. and LoHstH
took the name of g. b. Lewis. As
the steamer was nearing Havana.
Lowitz told Wallace tha! il was not
unlikely that he would be arrested
upon reaching their destination, but
that it would be an easy matter to
secure his release. He yhcn directed
to Wallace statement cXoncrat-
ing himself from all blame III the
robbery. Wallace signed the pa
per.
In Havana they deposited $4,000
III bonds and $1,000 in money with
j. II. Nanza u Co.. and received II
receipt which they deposited in The
safe OF the Hotel fassagc. Tho next
day they were arrested. They on
gagged Lawyer Miguel Conner to dc.
fcnd them and upon his rccommcn-
dation Wallace Paid $500 to II. III.
Turrafa, n runner for the hotel, to
abstract tho receipt from the safe
md bring it to him. Then Gcnncr
told them that for $4,000 he could
get the bonds and money Mt NanZa's,
and Wallace gave him $4,000. Then
Gcnncr told his clients that he want
cd $4,000 for his services. Flo warn
eel Wallace that it was very serious
offence in Havana to bribc an officer,
and unless the money was paid to
him they'd get i'll further trouble
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