The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-28
TRAPPED IN AN UNUSUAL WAY.
A BAY STREET FIRM ROBBED BY
TWO OF ITS EMPLOYEES.

An Informer Who Onered TO Furnish
Taken in Hand by the Police and
Told What He Knew in short Or
der-The stolen Goods sold TO Cor
ner shops.
Dick Jantzen and Sam Law, the latter
colored, were arrested yesterday charged
with stealing goods from c. W. Tiedeman
& Bro. The men were employed by the
firm as porters and have been conducting
systematic robbery OF the firm for some
time, 1t is not known exactly how long
Their operations were so carefully con
Quoted that they were not suspected and
1t was in rather unusual manner that
they were detected
Several days ago Mr.. Tiedeman received
a letter from party signing himself
Charles Green. The letter stated that the
hrm was being Systematically robbed and
that the writer would furnish information
as to the parties committing the robberies
in consideration of $50 Mr. Tiedeman con-
ferred with Chief McDermott about the
matter, and by the chiefs advice decided
to reply to the letter and make an an
pointment to meet the writer for the pur,
pose OF discussing terms upon which the
information was TO be furnished He did
so and appointed yesterday afternoon NJ
$50 clock in front of the Chatham Bank
as the time and place of the meeting. Both
partles were on hand promptly. So were
ShleI McDermott and Detectives Wether.
norm and Kiley. The latter trio did not
appear immediately, however The in
FORMER tall, gawky young fellow. ap.
proached Mr.. Tiedeman and remarked.
see you are on time"
Yes" replied Mr.. Tiedeman. "I can't
give you $50 for that information. though
4 II ten you what I'll do; will give Vol.
20 on condition that you furnish inforna-
ton sufficient to convict"
Green, as the informer called himseIf
was about to reply, when Detective Weth-
efhofn stepped up and caught him nv the
shoulder with the remark, II want YOU :"
CnleI McDermott and Detective KIIev
joined the party Immediately. When
1reeh saw the box he was in he was
IIishtehed almost out of his wits. He was
toid that he evidently knew a good deal
about the robbery and that unless he told
all ne knew he stood a good chance of he
ing prosecuted for attempted blackmail
me fellow readily promised to tell ALI he
Knew he was taken to the barracks and
there gave sufficient evidence to show that
Jahtzen and Law had been CARRYING on a
regular business for some time. delivering
goods to small grocers and collecting for
them. he gave the names of parties who
had purchased the goods Dieter. for that
was the name of the man who gave the in
FORMATION, had been hanging around a
grocery store where the men made their
safes ana caught on TO the fact that the
goods We're contraband. The places which
ne named were visited and a considera HE
quantity of cigars, cigarettes and other
small articles were found, which the pro-
prietors of the places acknowledged they
had bought from Law and Jantzen. They
claimed that they had ordered the goods
through these men and that they supposed
II was In the regular line of business
Jantzen and Law were arrested bv the
detectives and charged with the theft
Both men acknowledged that the charges
We're true. They said they had been con
quoting their Illicit operations for about
three months. Law had been in the en-.
ploy of the firm for several years and was
considered thoroughly reliable. Jantzen
mad been employed about year and was
Well thought of. He is well connected
mere and has many acquaintances who
were shocked to hear of his downfau An
effort is being made by his friends tn
patch up the case and prevent prosecution,