New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-08
~ THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
, Tpr,sTED FOREMAN HELD on \ CHARGE
OF GRAND LARCENY.
ur ADMITTED THAT He HAD BEEN RoBBING THE
FIRM FOR MANY YEAEs-THE fHESlphNi SNi'
THAT 5000 WORTH OF PROPERTY WAS
r..rN1N - LAsr rmREE MONTHS.

r,rv FOR MANY YEARs-THE president SAYS
THAT 5000 WORTH OF PROPERTY WAS
TAKEN Is THE LAST THREE MONTHS
Paul B.rer a German. tweniy-four years o.i VINO
,v,s with a brother in Jamaica-ave., was heiu III
en- han on 4 charge Of grand larceny n the Lee
Avenue Police Court yesterday. the complainant De-
Ing Rernap. Muench. president or the August Mon
Manufacturing Company, who accused bliier VI
stealing fine mohair and silk braid worth |lo' Inc
company's plant is al Nos 2S5 and 20 Lyhch-s'.,
and for mary four years Biler Was clerk as well
"a foreman Of the packing department. lie hau
practical charge Of all the stock. At the beginning
~ the year goods began 70 be missed Inc company
suspected at first that employees were the cuipiitN
and they were watched. No evidence could De op-
tanned against any OF them however ana lot
time the ,heCts ceased. The police Of the Clymer-
- citation were sent for and Detectives Dolan and
HIVES were piit on the case. After an investiga-
zion they were eatsficI that somebody employed IN
the place was the thief. On Monday night, just De
fore the factory was closed. the detectives sccreted
themselves near the entrance. After everypody'
with the exception of the night wachman and Bilier
had left the detectives were on the point OF leaV-
Ing their hiding place when they heard Footsteps
and looking around they saw Biller inspecting the
front OF the building, as II he was watching Tor
s,uebody Then he disappeared. and presently APP
peared again with d large bundle.
The detectives stepped out and intercepted hlm
Illltr cried, ana was taken 10 tle tiyiHci-St.
lion where ne admitted that the property belonged
TO the company. Mr.. Auench Identified the goods.
and WAS asonlshed that Billcr had been arrested
When Bil.cr was arraigned he asked for an ad-
journment until to-day, 80 that he could consult
counsel In default OF $500 bail he committed
He was recalled aficrWarl, and told the Justice
that he had stolen property from the company for
a long time, and sold IL under the market value 10
a I"vtch OF No. % Rutgers-st.. New York. a
warrant against Levitcn was drawn up. and the de-
t.rtiycs LETT at arrest him. Muench tod the
police that during the last three months more than
5000 worth OF property was sto.en from the COM
Ievitch whom Bller said he had sold the stolen
material to- arrested last evening at hs house
i'm Ncw-York and locked up In the Cly merst. sta
lion on "A charge OF receiving stolen goods. The
prisoner refused TO talk According to Detective
Dolan who arrested Lcvltch and also arrested
KILLER the latter confessed TO him the thefts, and
said TIA: he had stolen In order Is pay livery bill
an a horse and carriage he owed Biller further
aed To the detective. the latter alleges. that the
amount OF goods stolen would reach about 1900
,nd that as he had fallen heir to little money he
would make good the amount. Biller has wife,
hn, no children. His salary was so a week.