The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-24
THEY KNOW THE THIEVES
But There Isn't Yet Evidence
Enough in the Walter Case.

Superintendent Smith has not as yet
ceased working for evidence against the
thieves who broke into Jeweler Walter IS
store on Newark avenue, cnt panel out
sof the safe and made away with 81, 800
worth Of diamonds and jewelry on the
morning OF March 3d.
Since the robbery occurred Detectives
Dalton, Clos and McNally have been
working on the case and have about at
last located the men who committed this.
the boidest burglary known ii this city
for years.
If you know who burglarized the
place why are they not arrested ~ / asked
Superintendent Smith.
1t is an easy matter to arrest men. but
to secure their conviction Is another
thing, was the reply. I'VE know that
the robbery was committed by three no.
torious thieves, but we cannot get evil
dence enough to convict them even If we
should arrest them They covered up
their tracks WE'LL but we know our men
and will arrest them Just as soon as we
get what evidence re require.
The superintendent not only claim to
know who the men were, but the person
TO whom the stolen property was sold,
but none of it has as yet been recovered.
and it is not at all probable that it ever
Will be.
TEE FORMER ATTEMPT.
Six months previous to the cracking OF
the safe. the rear door of the store. rot
ten structure, was forced open, but this
time nothing was stolen.
Mr.. Walter notified the police of this
fact, and a close watch was Kept upon
the store for long time, but the thieves
did not return.
The breaking down Of the door at that
time c0nElDceS the police that an inspec-
ton WIS made and arran gements COM
pleted 70 return at some future time and
get good big haul
The immense safe which stauas in one
corner was partially hidden By q heavy
curtain and behind this curtain three
men could work. unseen and unheard by
any one passing IN the street
An immense skylight, q some rotten
door frames and number of step ladders
IN the rear yard made everything con-
not slow 10 profit BIZ the proprietor s
carelessness. TO gain access to the stor G
through the skylight was an easy matter.
and 70 sit behind 3 curtain and cut a
panel onI of a safe was almost as easy.
For two months the police were myst IL
fed, as not trace OF the thieves could be
found, but lutte at time information
the work was done by three Of New
1ork's most notorious and skilful safe
crackers.
The seventy diamond rings stolen were
disposea of first by the thieves 70 q crook
in New York. The stones were taken
from the settings and SOLD, and the SET
tings, with the one hundred gold rings
stolen, were melted, ara the bar OF gold
sold al phenomenalty low price TO tie
same individual who purchased the
stolen diamonds for a mere song.
1.-THE men who committed the rot5-
berry" said superintendent Smith, scan
be arrested inside Of ten hours, but safe
burglars are the hardest class of crirni-
nails in the world to convict; They keep
one another out of scrapes. They secure
the best lawyers in New York city. and
unless y0u have the most convincing
proof against them, they escape scott
free"
HOPES TO GET SOME BACK.
Mr.. Walter has not as yet given up ali
hope Of recovering some OF his lost prop
erty. He is a member of the jewellers
Alliance, and not only are Superintend-
ent Smiths men at work upon the case,
bat SO are several Plnkertou detectives
employed yearly by the Alliance. Mr..
Walter states that his loss altogether
amounted to s., GOO.
The Pinkerton men are positive that
they can collect enough evidence In a
short time Mr.. Walter has determine
not to be made a victim the third time
aud has recently purchased a burgular-
proof safe OF a modern design