New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-21
HE MADE WORK FOR HIMSELF
AN ENTERPRIsING PLUMBERS METHOD OF
GETTING BUSINESS.
EVERY TIME LEAK WAS MENDED ANOTHER
LEAK WAS MADE, AND AN APPROPRIATE
COMPLAINT srNr TO THE
HEALTH BOARD.

HEALTH BOARD.
An enterprsng plumber named Ciustave BischoF. Of
No. 100 Ffrstave.. ard his assistant Herman Koth,
aged seventeen have, through Their business ingenuity,
gut themselves into serious trouble
Morris shidlovghy, OF No. IL Cathef1nest, Is tho
owner OF six tenement houses. They Nos. 40 and
IT'D Cltrston-s No. 80 Henry-st-, and Nos. 29s and
800 Broome-st- Three months ago Mr.. Shidiovsky
employed BlschOf TO do some plumbing work at No.
295 Broome-st. The hOusekeeper Of the house nou-
fed the that there vae only small leak in the
water pipe. Strange to say when Bisehon made an
investigation he discovered that IL needed dozen feet
Of pipe to make the neoSssy repair. When he nm
Shed the job the housekeeper noticed mat inc waste
water pipe also out Of order. Bischon was hired
10 repair the damage. Mr.. ShidlovskJ then Raa oc-
casiOn to employ Blschof 10 do some work az the
tenerlent mt No. Is orverst where water pump Was
ont OF order When the plumber left ten feet Of
water Pipe was missing. Mr. ShAdl0vssy was puz
,led as to who II who stole the pipe. inc Board
Of Health also worried hun In every ono OF as
teuementhouses there Was something out OF order.
Mr.. shidovsly spoke 10 Bischof about II ana inc
latter appeared surprised. Mr.. sbdloysky was so an
ncyed however, that he paced the case In the hands
Of Captain Cassidy, Of the Eldndg>st- station.
The detectives first discovered that It was BschoH
who sent the many complaints to the Boari of Health,
aud they set 10 work to watch him and bis workmen
For two weeks they were followed, but nothing could
be discovered against them. What puzzled the de-
tectves most that BischOh should complain 70 INC
Board Of Health against Mr.. shdlovsky, whose work
he was employed TO do. On Monday last Blschon
and his assistant Herman KOth, did some work In the
tenement at No. e9s Broomest After they left
dozen feet Of sewer pipe vas missing. A woman
living IN the house said that she saw the plumbers
boy carrying the pipe away.
The detectives began a search for Koth. When ne
was placed under arrest he became frightened and
made clean breast Of everything. lie said that he
Was told by his employer to make q new JOB after
every one he attended to. He also confessed that
The pipe that ne stole he had sold 10 Junk dealer.
Bschof was then arrested. He was terribly en-
ragged at first and declared the arrest an outrage
When be was Informed that Koth had made con-
tssion duplicating him, Blschoff broke down ard also
made confession
Both prisoners were oTaigned before Justice
Ryan 1T the Essex Market Police Court Yesterday.
Tel the Judge what you told me- SAID Detective
Mooney. Did You steal the ppe?'
Yes" they replied in chorus.
Bsohof afterwaTd explained that he was poor
man and shldlOvsky belhg wealthy ore, ne be.
leved 1t wrong to make work for himself so that
be could support his family. The prisoners were held
for examination and a warrant NaS issued for the
junlnnan who purchased the pipe