New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-15
pAWNBROKERS STILL ON TOP.
rvo VICTIMS OF THIEVES TRYING IN
VAIN TO SEIZE THEIR PROPERTY.
SUPERINTENDENT ByRNEs. INSPECTOR MLArGH
LIN AND POLICE JUSTICES MMAhoN
AND vooRHIs ALL HELP TO

SUPERINTENDENT BYRNEs. INSPECTOR NJ hAO"ii'
I'm AND POLICE JUSTICES MMAHoN
AND vooRHIs ALL HELP TO
BLOCK THEM.
>u,,o,s,od, Of No 30l West Forty-sixth-
st with his Wife on july ! went 20 ou'i'''n
Comfy for an outing On his return, on Aug ISL =
no found that his house had been broken open ana
$500 in iewelry and wearing apparel had peeh i'."
Among the articles stolen were TWO Vaiuaoic ''o'
Captain Haughey. of the west forV-se'e'''"-'"
station. detailed Policeman Thompson on the case
on Wednesday he found one OF the CLOCKS IT JON"
J. FulIans pawnshop. No $50 Tenth-aVe'
Mittelstadt had read in the papers how The dice
and detectives are in league with pawnbrokers' ana
how Mr. Golf had asserted that there was no Ia"
under which a pawnbrok,r could hoid sto''H prop
erty identified by It's owner. So Mr. Mitts'Sti1' ue-
termined to recover his clock. The pawnbroN'r en-
phatcaly refused to give It up. Mitels adt called
upon Superintendent Byrnes. The superintendent
was I'm a quandary Finally he summoned Inspector
Mclaughlin and together they made careful
search through the Penal Code They said they
could md no statute whereby the pawnbroke
could be compelled give up the clock unless the
sum advanced on II returned
Ml,elstadt naturally not satisfied. He de-
ma nded that an officer be sent to get his clock SIT
perrtendent Byrnes summoned DetcctlVe-Srrgeant
Titus and directed him 10 accompany Mr.. Mittesiadt
to Yorkville Court ana lay the ease before Ponce
Justice Mcmahon.
Justice Mcmahon for an order on the pawnbroker
for his clock -. .,.... -, ,-..., ,.s
BEEN ny MADE. San said liO justice McMahon How do
know turning to MIR MitteistadO but that you are
acting with confederate to defraud the pawn
broker? II there prisoner charged with the
theft of goods could then direct that the pawn,
n IN hg t ss Of the Properly Clerk pending
position Of the case but am power.eSS to assist
rs this iusticc?" shouted Mr.. Mlttelsadt. greatly
wrought mp us there no way in which can gei
yves responded the Justice. you cqn 20 20
the Civil Court take out a writ Of replevn and get
possession of your property within twenty-iour
This did not seem to satisfy Mr. Mtte!stadt At all.
He Is associated in business with Dunlap. me nat
cinct
similar question up before Justice voorhis
in jefferson Market Court yesterday afternoon;
Mss Pauline Norris "h2 Ay1s e., IN 9G hl =.
ICELAND. the lawyer. brought The question into
court ON August pock.tssok eon',n,nS n I'M
Miss Morris. She advertised reward FOR thr r..
days later the pocketbook ana four pawn u'Ae'S
REPRESENTING the stOen JeWe.ry were retnrnei.
Miss Morris. not caring TO pay The so, thai nil
applied to voorhls for order on the pawn
iice Voorhis declined to issue the orders 1nI d.
Miss Morris first to 60 and demand tn 'we.rA
B I;oWsry: w:inm simpson'. 40 il iowsIy'
and John simpsons. 80. 10 Bowrry. They al Re-
fused not ony 70 surrender the property. but ESQ
, to permit Miss Morris to f. She mus. they
her property through the civil courts They hnai.y
brought the jewels 70 the police court, "hrre us
up however ana their lawyer declared that Miss
Morris in collision with the person VINO pawn,
amount advanced on them. Miss Morris said the
The diamonds were given to justice Voorhs. and
he VIII hold them until he renders a decision