The evening world., 1894-06-08
ARSON after THEFT,
Police Want George Schiefele
on a Double Charge.
Said to Have Started a Fire After
Stealing jeweIry.
Goods Valued at $1,000 Stolen
from His Landlady.

Two detectives of Inspector McLaugh-
Inns stan and the ward men of the
East Sixty-seventh street station, under
the direction of Capt. Strauss, are
searching the city to-day for George
Schiefele eighteen years old, who Ia
suspected of having stolen 5000 worth
of jewelry yesterday and then set fire
to house at 4O3 East Sixty ninth street
to conceal the robbery.
Mrs. Anna Beran, widow of a jeweller
who was In business in One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth street, resides at the
address given. A few months ago she
took Schiefele as a boarder. He came
to her strongly recommended by his
uncle, Mr.. Behler, who is the Presi-
dent OF a lodge that owns the house in
which Mrs. Beran lives.
fat and had four rooms. schiefele &C.
cupied small room In the rear. He has
gone no work, Mrs. Beran says, since he
, i've wi, with her. and for the past month
front room Mrs. Beran kept satchei
hiled with diamonds. and jewelry, which
she mad retained from the stock in
her husbands tewelry store. The wo-
JeWelry was in the house.
ID Az II o'clock yesterday morning Mrs
seran went out to pay a visit to some
rr,end 3, IN Hoboken and did not return
IN the afternoon tenants In the house
became aware that something was
wrong There was smoke in the halls
and 1t got thicker and thicker.
Finally an investigation was made and
llre was discovered in Mrs. Beran's
rooms. An alarm was turned in, but the
names which were confined to Mrs.
before more than ssoo damage s hsd seen
done.
The circumstances looked suspicious to
the fremen.as there was no fire in any
and the Fire Marshal was asked to in
vestigate.
Mrs. Beran first learned Of the fire
last night. She Immediately thought Of
the jewelry and rushed up the stairs.
The bag with the. jewelry was gone.
Schietels, It is said. had been In the ia!
left early In the afternoon. The police
who then began to suspect schiefsie.
as the Saa
to the housekeeper and SAID:
"India!' exclaimed the housekeeper,
for she knew the youth had not worked
money,
Yes" he continued. I'm going to
India. I'm offered good position there. "
The room in which the jewelry had
key to #. But the door had been forced.
and near the lock were the marks Of a
robbery was committed by. schiefele.
and that he then set fire to the house.
The suspect ed youth is described as
being of medium built, about s feet
inches tall. and with a small face. He
can speak but little English. When
the housekeeper saw him last he was
dressed in light checked coat and vest,
dark striped trousers, soft felt hat and
loud she es. General instructions have
been sent out to watch all the steam
docks from which any vessels may sail.
The stolen jewelry as reported to the
police is as follows: Three gold watches
valued at 5000; one pair solitaire dia-
mond earrings, $50: four diamond rings,
$225; three ladies' gold watches, $3.50: six
silver watches, STE; $50 ladies' gold rings,
$3.50; eight gold rings, $50; four silver
chains, $40: five pairs diamond earrings,
1925: thirty pairs gold earrings. $225: six
nickel watches. $50; twenty-five gold
pens. $50; twenty gold lead pencils. $50;
FIVE gold chains 500; 100 gold and dia-
morning was obtained by Wardmen Ora
ham and Weber. They found two young
men. who were friends Of Schlefele.
They said that schiefele had. within
the past week, showed them a gold
watch and a diamond ring. Also two
pawn tickets. From this II Is believed
that the youth started to steal the
jewelry a little at a time, but finally
decided to take It all at once.