New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-28
DAGGERS IN HIS ROOM.
.ro1,rN ZsCHILLE ANTIQUES FOUND IN
LEFEBRE'S APARTMENTS.
Avn sc-HMAIz THE NEPHEW. UNDER AR
prsr-rHE POLICE INTERCEPT LETTER
OF WARNING PASSING BETWEEN THE
RORREpS
SUPPOSED ROBBERS.


SUPPOSED ROBBERS.
r,s notice had in custody at the Central Office
,ardav two men who were responsible FOR the dis
,aarance of some Of the antiques. worth over
~ noo which were stolen from the house. No. 5 East
,-.,r,ia,h-st and evidently thought that the men
ra directly implicated in the robbery late Sat
81 night Charles Schmalz. one OF the prison.
rs e a nephew Of the owner OF the collection OF
.,o,es and the other prisoner is Charles Lefehre
. ,,ouor dealer at No 1925 Avenue a. Both pris-
o,.rs are young men. The police declare that the
s.anDer in which schmalz was allowed to have the
o,nortuni;y to steal was worthy of a comic opera.
The antiques are the property of Richard Louis
zschille Of Grossenhain. Saxony. The collection
,as on exhibition at the Worlds Fair and later in
Tho Metropolitan Museum Of Art. Mr.. Zsch.l!e
,en, home leaving the collection in the of DR.
witch .Jahn. who was arranging for its sale Dr.
Iabn sailed for Paris fortnight ago. leaving the
valuable collection in charge OF Karl Werminghoff.
~ No as West Eighty fourth-st Schmalz the
ranhev Of Mr.. Zschille. employed to watch the
house al night. When the robbery reported,
Ds,sct.ves Redy and Mccarthy interviewed
schmalz who said that he went uptown Satur-
dav evening to visit friend. and when he returned
no found that the house had been robbed.
The detectives ascertained that he had visited
Iefebre on Saturday night. and they found Lefeore
in his apartments over his saloon. They questioned
him as 10 his acquaintance with Schmalz, and OBJ
servei standing in corner old gum which had
q tag attached TO 1t. and couple Of antique dag
gers on the mantelpiece. Later Mr. Werminsholt
accompanied the detectives TO Lefebre's house ana
identified the gun part OF the Zschilie conecuon'
eors was then PaGfd pq by One
ia French Gothic dagger of the fourteenth ceitui!
The 95h ver RHINE during the thirteenth century
Lefebre admitted that Schmalz brought the gun 20
his house Saturday night and the daggers OH pre-
v GoinS to No. East Thr,ie,h-st to arrest
Two ms
from LefeSre warning Schmaz Of the firss VisIt
Of the detectives, and ending S wl'n 'ne request
schmalz was arrested and taken to
When ne was searched letter read n bart no one
can visit me Detectives vii; probably voc come ne
to see 1 YOU ye eG i ihe"'h has been robbery
Acting Captain OBrien believes that sch infn5
sDmmsed stored lore T0s sOmswher prisoners
were arragned IN the Centre stree npuss That
SeSSmalz formerly was in the military school in Ger
many and was sent to this country because ne was
VII" FIallowng is a list of the stolen antiques
Eighteen antique clasps value ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s.9S
E Th!ss antique charms s ss
twenty pair antique earrings 200
twenty pai antique gold earrings Az ss
Nine antique watches five silver two gold and two 400
srys,s ANTIQUE Greek rings los
Nine antique Roman rines...'...' 625
Ten antique miscellaneous rings. ............. 20 go
Five antique Egyptian rings ''''''''''''''''. w
49,, , " s2l 800
Policemen MCGUIRE McCovern and McNey, OF the
west Thirterh-s;. station took to the station last
night a prisoner. the identity of whom they en-
deavored in every manner 10 conceal lhey ga hVt
arraign him before the sergeant until l249 TINS
morn,Dg and then II was learned that ne had been
arrested for suspected completely IN the ROBBERY vi
The ant,ouitisr last Saturday night The prisoner
gave his name as Alexander Dandhann twentysiey eyer,
Years old a clerk in a tin factory. and said ne liv
a. No 90 East Thrd-s;. He arrested at his
home. Ii learned that the prisoner mao pesi
ing and the police believe that he knows the where-
abouts of the stolen goods not yet recovered