Evening journal., 1896-01-27
RARE ANTIQUES STOLEN
Robbers Secure a Part of the
Schiller Collection.
GOODS VALUED AT $4,000 TAKEN

10 Was Celebrated Collection OF Antique
Jeweiry. Armor and IIrio-a-brac Re
Gently brought Here From Germany
Several Arrests Made on suspicion.
New YORK. Jan. 27.-Tho house at c
East Thirticth street, stocked by DR.. Ul
rich jain, described in the directory as
"doctor expert Of art, d" with collection
Of antiques and brio-a-brac valued at Sow
eral hundred thousand dollars, was robbed
Of antique jowelry and other valuablos
said TO be worth $50, 600.
The house is rented TO DR.. Jahn by Fred
eric r. Coudert and il was full from eel
lar to garrett Of tho goods DIR. Jahn had
there for exhibi and sale.
DR.. jain himself sailed for Paris and
Berlin two weeks ago last Wednesday
leaving the house in charge Of Waltol
Klein, iowoler. Mr.. Klein temporarily left
in charge young man whose name is not
known, but who is said TO be a cousin OF
the owner Of the collection.
He was also employed there When
Klein returned, no found the basement
door open. Going mp stairs he found show
cases cracked open and robbed. The cous-
in was still in tho house and seemed 70
know nothing Of the robbery.
just as Policeman William Linn of the
West Thirtieth street station was starting
out on the midnight patrol he happened
to pass the house on his way to his post
which was Madison avenue.
An excited man rushed out Of the house
and said something to him. Linn raped,
and within very few minutes there were
four or five policemen on the scene.
They learned @ situation as fast as
Linn could toll them and Immediately
scattered through the house and around
the neighhoring yards. Policeman Linn
started over 60 tho West Thirticth street
station after his fellow policemen had ar
rived.
Valuable Historical Collection.
Police Captain Pickett, Sergeant Lane
and a squad Of men were conducting
raid on a gambling house IN West Twenty
seventh street. As soon as Linn spoke to
the captain he and Sergeant Lano dropped
the raid and started over for the scene OF
the robbery.
Pickett sent word TO the station house.
and the Tonderloin vidocqs-McNey, Nc.
Guiro, McGovern and McCnrthy-ioined
him at the house and searched the prem
ises.
OF the property known to have been sto
len it is said that it is not valued because
of its intrinsic worth alone, but mostly on
account of its historic associations. 1t Is
said to consist of silver plnto, rings set
with precious stones, tapestries swords
and daggers finely mounted and Of various
periods.
The collection of antiques Is well known
abroad and on this side Of the Atlantic
and is said to be the most valuable Of its
character in the world. Il IS owned by
Robert Louis Schiller.
Detectives Mcclure and Reardon arrest
ed John Morris, 2S years old, Of brooklyn
and locked him up as a suspicious person
He was remanded in the jefferson Mar
ket police court, but the detectives refused
to tell anything about him. Policeman
McMahon arrested Michael Kennedy, 90
years old, of 1913 East Twenty first street,
his brother Alexander of tho same address
and James Collam, % years, of so Bow.
cry. All are held for appearance in court
The boy in the house, who was temporart
ly left in charge of the collection was also
arrested.
Captain Pickett and his men declined
to talk about the robbery.
The situation of the buildings in the
vicinity and the manner in which they are
watched mako it look as though the houses
would be secure from burglars.
In the rear Of the house that was robbed
is an unoccupied livery stable, formerly
owned by the Bradley family, member
of which, Mrs. Catherine Bradley, died re.
Gently at Long Branch, leaving o big for
tune. The stable includes 8, and lC
East Thirty-flrst street and Is used for the
storage of carriages and other vehicles
1t is taken care of by man named
Burke and an old servant Of the Bradleys
They both say they were wide awake all
the evening and are sure nobody got
, through the stable into the house that was
robbed