New-York tribune., 1896-08-27
ROBBERY AT THE PUBLIC STORES.
CASE OF DRESSGOODS STOLEN AND SOLD
BY A TRUCKMAN-BOTHT THIEF AND
RECEIVER CAUGHT.

William Galway. nineteen years oid eIl'p'oS'u os
jackson Brothers boss truckmen o1 'ouVe'"eui %
Slip as driver, arrested at his nome NO 'f-
Madison-st. yesterday, by Detectives Harsan anu
Dcnohue Of the Leonard-st stauoh' ""e'e "' ""
locked up.
Last night Louis Daum who says he is nineteen
years old, but who appears to be much older' an
Austrian Jew. was also arrested by 'he same uo
tectives at No. 60 Hester-st where ne saiu nc was
employed by and lives with his stepiather' WHO
keeps a small hardware store The place contains
n variety of goods and the police say IL Is
fence or a place where slo'eh soous N''' "'"''
be sold.
On Thursday last Galway sent to the APP
praisers Stores to get four cases of goods TO de-
liver TO NJ Thurnauer. at No. 81 Park Place. Nheh
he backed up his truck at the 1aight-st PLATFORM
case of French dressgoods, valued at 500. was
awaiting one of ]. n. Foers trucks whose driver
had been there already and receipted for it, as Is
customary This case was consigned to Frederick
Victor & Achelis Of No. 66 Leonard-st, and, throw
ing it on his truck Galway, assisted by the
"loaders" placed his own cases on. Then he paid
the men who had helped him load up One OF them
asked for a nickel for helping him load the hrst
case but he refused it because of the lighness OF
the case and drove off.
When Foller's truckman went for his case OF
French dressgoods later 1t could not be found The
whole store, which is a large one, covering the
whole block bounded by Washington. West. HUI
bert and Laight SITS, searched in vain. 1hen
word was sent to the Leonard-st. station and Cap
tain Cross detailed the detectives on the case The
first clew they got the inciden. between Gal
way and the 'loaders the latter recolleCting that
Jacksons truckman had taken away French case.
whereas the delivery clerk found that he had no
order for one This clcw was seemingly exploded
when the detectives learned from Jackson Brothers
that Galway had been ordered to get case for
transfer from the Old Dominion Line before going
10 the United States Appraisers Stores
Young Galway had not reported for duty since the
evening of the robbery. but finally found by the
detectives at No S42 Madison-s where he lived with
his widowed mother and six children. lie de-
case but l1ter admitted taking it by mistake. fear
ing 10 ra;ura 1t lest he should be arrested At this
iunctura Mrs Galway threw up her hands in the
agony of despair the truth flashed on her mind,
and exclaimed My God, What My boy thief"
then she swooned away.
Galway was then arrested. and out in the street
he led the detectives the Hes,erst place where he
was at once recognized by Daum. who was in the
little basement shop. Daum reluctantly confessed
to buying the goods. having Galway said, paid
him SIS for IT, or s4s5 less than its value He then
produced the two bales from dark corner of the
dngy place and the detectives compared the samples
they had with them, and were sure they were right
Daum was greatly surprised later upon being locked
up at Captain Crosss order The stolen goods were
carted to the LeOnard-st station, where they were
Identified by member OF the firm of Victor d Ache
lis as their property. o,.
Street Police Court this morning.