The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-13
MARKETING STOLEN GOLD,
FOR ~ YEARS <CEBR or PATERSON
DEALT WIN AsS<YER PLkTI

ne wss Realty Aeksrnss 81 Newsrt, sd
Mrs.. Va. Ness, who Carried the Geld 20
New York for His, Supposed 4, Cane
f-ou, Aehsr OF Pats7os-It Case rro-
siu.oek a sh.rrin'. Faete-y, Of wJes
Aeker-as was the superintena snt
David @. Alderman. who until three weeks
ago was the superintendent OF Sinnock 4
Sherrilrs iewelry factory In Newark. is ac-
cused in the papers in civil suit to which he lie
mott party. OF having systematically robbed the
1rm OF gold for thirteen years. The firm
reekons It's loss at about $4,000. and the gold
was taken. so the firm says at the rate OF about
s175 or 5000 = month. Alderman IL q cousin
Of Mr.. sinnock. the head Of the firm. The
factory in Newark Is one Of the largest jewelry
manufactures In New Jersey. and Alderman
has been tho superintendent fifteen years.
He was never watched or suspected.
and. strangely enough. while the sum total he
Is accused OF having taken il so large. neither
member Of the firm ever missed any Of it.
The discovery was made about three weeks
ago; Just how is not made public: but II is
believed that the Arm was informed that
Alderman had been selling gold. and then
watched him and caught him. He was &C.
cused By Mr.. Sinnock, his relative. and It Is
alleged that he made clean breast OF the
matter
The story came out Yesterday in the su-
preme Court In this city. on an application
made BY Lawyer William ID. Peck Of 2S7
Broadway. for an order allowing the firm to
inspect the books Of Charles g. Platt an as
sayer with an ONCE at 81 Gold street. Plat. IL
II alleged. was the man to whom Alderman
sold the sold. and It is only By an inspection Of
his books that the firm will DO able to learn
the exact amount OF their losa The applica-
ton was granted. The firm has begun suit
against Mr.. Plat to recover the value OF the
goods. alleging that as the gold was stolen
Plat is responsible for its value. although he
was an innocent purchaser.
Ackerman is about AZ years old. is married.
and has two daughters, one OF whom Is mar
ried. He lives in very fine residence In New
ark. Members OF the Arm OF Sinnock L sher-
rill were reticent yesterday about the case.
but from all that THE sun reporter could
learn It seems that the firm itself is not
the chief loser. but that the persons who have
purchased manufactured jewelry from the
firm suffered the prin clpal loss The papers In
the suit alege that Alderman took the
filings and clippings which remained at
taken VARIOUS dSs Of ,Ss mould e0f but this
was said By The SUN's informant was q very
email part Of .he gold taken The na man, n,5s
iewelry OF that kind. II contracts. Tor Instance,
to make hundred dozen rings weighing three
gold to make these Rings was turned over to
Aeksrman, as s9Ssri1.sndsnt Of the factory:
Ss .6os b4sS sad
twelve cents. and. the QUANTITY Of gold
nSs i &c nSsssG
ana af ia would ss S only bs SsisSins isPs:
.S e: s q II sSs Actual
weight OF the gold in the rings manufactured
we%pld keep things straight Is Nth the frI9- .
nan vas so sstonishe q. that he was sLmoss
the Se. gold from Il. 3. Aetor Of Paterson. \. j..
and had been buying from him The past thir:
Ss.iFsS s S a x Gt. Tsn ss .sG aa ;: iSs
had been stolen. he said. had never entered
hunted oas sna w.s found Be Mrs. cses
Van Ness. who used 70 live In Newark. but who
siancef s and M. Sheriff. vent S 70 Mrs van
Sss. whS rs was Living with n. Tsa;lySs IN
They told1hsr n thai tsf%sp had sSnissssd.
was Just the time he had confessed he had
DISCHARGED from the, hrm's employ. he ap-
pessrsa 70 BE- tho S rsn s SAD TerI repent
5" visited the lawyers Ss'' in New YorR
and made to them swosn statements confess
lee III s & snJ
completely in the matter He said he had sim
ely snpIoysd her g bring The gold g New
ceIping her part in the transactions.
Mrs. Van Ness told TIE sys reporter last
r gsfds s her s he
The sister that she, met Aetsrmsn. who sp-
PssIsd 70 her e be 2 very ane SsntlsWan
Ns.: said sV .Rs hss met Ssay With ad
Alderman said to her one dAy that as she had
% % oS s b.: q SSs
;t 70 Ds to SsS YORK Spss
sosia Day. he said. $40 trip She. was
.tncs thsS. she said. haven't missed
q single triR rain or shine" Aeksrmsn,
Paterson. run by Il. 5, Acker The gold aeksr-
E. RetsTs se ss In Pstsrson- Irs Van Ness
never asked any questions
day e.. month and oa the sane sHi and
SShsn she rstaInsd he YOU'D meet her e the
money shs had resolved.
Indesd." che said to the reporter. Il was
all open and aboVeboard. i assure you; there
never was any concealment aid how could /
possibly suspect that there was anything
wrong. He was such q nice gentleman. and /
was so we'll acquainted with his family
and friends. didn't know that they put
Asksr Had known It. or had ever been
called Mrs. Aeksr IN .hs once. would have
sSlE zen hat the sod ssns from Pstsrson and
that Mr.. Alderman came By IL honestly, or
s &c az Nth Psysf sDsoiutsiS innoesRs
and assure you sir. that Mr.. Plat was
Just as innocent as was; II was an ordinary
used to take my sister and my boy over to
Mr.. Plstts once. would get the gold from
ana leave il with Mr.. Plat. and then would
come back two or three days later and get the
money for IL. Do you know. / never once
counted the money he gave me In all the five
years worked. have seen the marx on the
tuiaa aaalnR $50 SlT5. or 500: but always