New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-30
MYSTERY AT THE MARLBOROUGH.

ONE GUEST ROBBED. AND ANOTHER GUEST,
WHO MAY BE INNOCENT, LOCKED UP.
There was mysterious robbery at the Hotel
Marlborough. at Broadway and Thirty-sixtn-st
yesterday morning, and it was followed by the
arrest OF a man who may be entirely innocent or
the crime Thomas A. Darby. a State Senator OF
Florida, got ur early and left the door OF MS
room on the ninth floor Of the hotel partly open
while he took a bath When he returned to the
room he could not find his coat and waistcoat
A thief had been In his room. With the coat and
waistcoat had disappeared Mr. Darbys watch and
chain, two cardcases and sl2O.
Mr. Darby rang for the hotel clerk and made
complaint. The hotel detective set at work.
but there was no light on the robbery until
chambermaid went TO the room which had been
occupied for few days by Louis c. Bloch.
travelling salesman. On the floor of that room
the girl found Mr.. Darbys coat and waistcoat
with the watch and chain and cardcases. only
the sl2O had been removed from the clothes
Apparently Mr. Bloch had not been in the hotel
in the course of the night. His bed had not been
used and no one had seen him in the building
after midnight. when he took supper In the hotel
cafe with some companions. Mr.. Bloch was not
in the hotel when the discovery was made. and
Mr.. Todd the proprietor, telephoned to the De-
tectye Bureau at Police Headquarters asking FOR
assistance Captain O'Brien detailed Detective
Daily on the case. When the detective reached
the hotel he found that Bloch had returned a few
minutes previously and was then In the corridor
DAILY accompanied him to his room ana asked
him how he supposed Senator Darbys clothing
had got there.
II don't know anything at all about it," Bloch
said. II have not been In the hotel since MO
night. Yesterday | met a friend. Mrs. Il. C
Arlington, OF No 22S West Thrty-seventn-st,
whom knew formerly in New-Orleans and last
night friend Of mine. who Is a medical student
and took Mrs Arlington and another woman
to Roster & Balls. We had supper together In
the hotel cafe at midnight and afterward we
went 10 Mrs Arngtons house My friend re-
mained there until o'clock this morning and l
did not come away until noon. / came direct 10
the hotel and then learned for the first time ABOUT
the robbery"
Unwilling 10 arrest Bloch at once. the de-
tectve left him In the hotel and went to see Mrs:
Arlington The woman denied all knowledge OF
Bloch and stated empha tically that she had not
been TO the Marlborough or to kcster Bal
the night before Senator Darby then made a
complaint OF robbery against Bloch, and he was
taken to Police Headquarters. There he said he
a salesman in the employ OF the Natlonai
Cycle Manufacturing Company. or Bay CITY:
Mich but came originally from Denver He had
come to New-York from Philadelphia and Baltl-
more having left the latter city on April IL.
Ploch produced letters In support OF his state
Tents.
Captain O'Brien had received from the Mar
shal Of Police Of Baltimore on April %. few
DAYS after Bloch admits that he was In Balti-
more n description Of a thief who had stolen two
sealskin capes from hotel in that city. In
some respects the description OF the thief tailed
with that Of Bloch and Captain O'Brien tele-
graphed to Marshal Frey, OF Baltimore. to ask
whether or not some one could come on TO look
at Bloch and II he IS the man wanted.