The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-11
Leopold Coldstoln Murdsrously as
saplted In Ills Store .
'HE THIEF PURSUED AND CAUGHT
No Asksd 20 Look at some Rings. Threw
1hem ON tho Floor, and as the Jeweier
ssoopsd to Pick Them Up lie struoh
Hin with an ImprovIsed slung Shot.

Leopold Goldsteiu, prominent manu-
facturing jeweler, was murdercuily as
aaulted and robbed in his shop at 2o4
Westminster street late yesterday after
noon. The assault occurred shortly be-
fore 4 O'clock aud but few minutes
olaps ei before the assaiIant was under
arrest at police headquarters.
just before o'clock young man of
about eighteen years OF age. giyinR hls
name As William Lipmen entered Gold
STEMS shop aud made several iLquir'es
about the manufacturing or leweiry'
The proprietor was rendered unsuspic-
ious by card presented by Lipmen, bear
iug the address Of Gregor kriech baum,
. fellow manufs urer, aud displayed his
wares without Restriction.
LiDmeu looked at a push-coyered cas-
cOntaining rings and otLer articles OF
s jewsl valued at a trifis over 500, and
when asking the prices Of the various
rings managed to drop one OF them On
the floor.
The Murderous Assault.
Colds Gin at once stopped to pick it up
when l. pmen u ldenly sprang upon him
aud dealC him terrific blow with a slung
shot, made of a brass door knob wrapped
In white handkerchief. Colds elm fell
to the floor unconscious, and dropping
the weapon Lipmen hastily grabbed up
tho case containing the jewelry and
dashed from.the shop.
At the door he was met by another
man and both turned aud ran towards
Union street.
Meanwhile Goldstein had recovered
his senses and he at once dashed out of
the door in pursuit He saw the men
just as they turned into Union street,
aud shouting murderers, he tore after
Ss% Tnroush Union. weybesset. ss" Page, Pine Pi1s
and Richmond ST. eets the men ran, close
" followed by Goldstein and rapidly
growing crowd OF citizens. While run
ming through Weybosset street, the
volver from his pocket ami this was
picked up and taken TO the city hall
An Onnccr In Pursuit.
As tho crowd swept around the corner
Of Union and Weybosset streets Officer
Richard Clark noticed the excitement,
and. as be says, got move on" and was
soon leading the pursuit. The thieves,
when they reached Richmond street, sep.
arated. aud Lipmen suddenly disappeared
into buck yard offfcer Clark as close
behind and found the man tightly wedged
into . small space between fence
and an outbuilding. The officer was
Lipmen to come out by pointing his re-
volver 1T him. The man was taken to
the patrol box where the officer was joined
by Detectlve Parker and was taken to
police headquarters. When searched at
the headquarters the jewelry was not to
bo found.
The Property Recovered.
Later barber, Paul Besson, brought in
the box which he had found in the yard
at LII Friendship st.eet. The slung shut
VIVA brought to headQuar. ers A revolver
xsxA han ha
searched. together with several por-
traits OF a young woman. Mr.. Goldstein
identified MIN at once as being his
assailant.
His injury while not serious was yet
very severe and it was probably due t o
rather than his head that his lite was
saved.
Detectiys Parker is positive that in
Lipmen the police have one OF the gang
If jewelry thieves that have been "doinG"
the city. Liplnen was identified as being
The man who entered the store owned by
John II: Bongartz at 237 south Main
street Wednesday. at which time several
watches were taken.
He Was n Y oung Man.
Lipmen il about Is years old and claims
New York city as his birthplace. He
processes not to know the man who met
him at he door but states that he met
him IN B 'ston, Monday, AMI came here
with him. Lp,aen Is an ugly-lookin1
Parsonage. aud possesses manner and
bearing far fro m peaceable.
Lipnen was brought into the sixth dis
trict court this morning and waived ex-
animation on the charge of feloniously
assaulting aud violently taking from the
possession of Leopold Goldstein case
containing jewelry, and was bound over.
without bal. 10 the next term of the
common pleas division or the supreme
court.