The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-06
TEN YEARS FOR JAEGER.
THE DFF4ULTIAG CASHIER OF THE
ROTHSCHIIDS shNTkNCED.
He Stole Almost Two Mutton MARKS, and
Had Fourteen Accompiices-An Hut Five
Hundred Thousand Marks Recovered.

Vru StcOunilCcs-hhb fIre
Hundred Thousand Marks Recovered.
BERLIN. Aug. 5.-Rudolph Jaeger. the de-
faulting cashier of tho runliing house OF the
Rothschilds Mt Frankfort, was to-day sem
fenced to imprisonment for ten years for em-
bez2emcnt from that house. The others who
were guilty Of completely with Jacg' were
sentenced for periods varying from six years
to six weeks JacgCr's rpbberics were dis
covered in April last. when. after leaving
Frankfort. he caused letter to be mailed to
the firm from Darmstadt stating that he had
been guilty OF robhing his employers and say
ing that he intended 10 commit suicide The
authorities had no faith In the suicide sue-
gestion. and made earnest efforts to capture
him. the Rothschds Offering Il reward OF one
thousand marks to the detectives.
1t was asccrtaincd that n woman named
Klotz YVES at tho bottom OF the cashiers
dishonesty. and that she had disappeared
about tho same timo as Jaeger. II was also
found that Jaeger had taken u peninsular and
Oriental steamer. At first the police thought
that ha had gone to Ceyon but they traced
him to Sue2 aud thence to Eamlen. Egypt,
where lie was found living with his mistress,
the woman klotz. Meantime it was uscer-
tanned that Jacgcr's stcalings amounted to
about one million seven hundred thousand
marks. and that not less than fourteen per-
sons had aided in his rohbcries and helped
him to escape. When caught Jaeger exprcss-
ed rontrition for his crimes and told the au-
thori'ies about his accomrlices. The latter
were thcreupon taken into custody Had they
denied the charges against them Jaeger. it is
said would have testified o tho facts.
ia gers father had been in the employ OF
covery Of his guilt. the complete confidence Of
the EothsrhIls So close were the relations
between the ltothschilds and the Jaegcrs that.
inter- JNppprS Hight. hS wife went To the bend
q the firm aud told him that she had been SO
disgraced by her husbands conduct that she
England Within twenty -four hours after the
interview the police found evidence showing
hr r ss n
rYnrture. The police afterward LEANED that
as early as 1850. when Jaeger began ialsifying
the books. and had herself suggested methods
for conceang the ilunder.
Jaeger. it appears. not only took his wife
into hi confidence. Dut al! her relatives: To
S1G ne s@ye sqms y6arynG from 9 to
invested in business. He gave 10000 marks
to his servant, u young woman named Messer.
ed o o . T"S S the eo Ssy Of Z tho
robueries Jaeger and his associates got rather
rnnder So Mrs. jaeger hid i00.UUO marks ri in in
bills in the mat under the kerosene stove. To
the woman klotz his mistress. Jaeger gave
1000 or 5000 marks at time but wncn she
accompanied him on his fight he became
more generous, and 10 AleYundra. Egypt. ne
bought for her 10000 marks worth of dia-
mmnds and OF her Icwcliy
The police hav" recovered about 100000
marks. leaving about $4,000 marks mnac nae:
marks is supposed to have been sTuandercd.
and 3OnoM MARKS To- be still hidden away
600 marks in the app chension of Jaeger and
Q! those who We're connected with his crimes.
man who succeeded Jaeger receives u yearly
salary Of 10000 marks.