The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-01
NJ, DASCHUETZ ARRESTED.
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East SIDE JERELLER

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r,nb Avenue Fn~miiics-Ai"aS'
r"...o sor,et,ues Did Not Pay nis Fare.
mr. George DaschuctZ OF lso FAST in'"
..r.et mn alleged Austrian noOlemhh' WIS VI.
raated Yesterday morning on n Warrant lss"ou
nv Magistrate Pool in tho ESSEX Market oour.
Ths sneciac charge against him was the larceny
~ $3.50 worth OF jcwelry from ). Nj rischer'
teveller of ITO Fast Houston street.
Tho arrest of Daschuetz clears up a mystery
,,ot has been exciting his neighbors. For sew
sroI weeks past people have been noticed walk
inc nm and down the street In front OF Das-
ohsutz's office. At first only five or six persons
Ian, IN the vigil, but, us each day passed. the
number was increased, and yesterday morning
th,re we're over forty persons in tho procession.
Most OF them were cabmen, and the people Nv
ing In the adjacent houses had AN idea that the
Liberty Dawn men were on a strike. lhere
were a few scrubwomen and "a miscellaneous
collection of grocery and butchers clerks in
the crowd.
Daschuetz was not at homo much at night,
hut nearly every morning early he drove up to
His office in a cab, and the cab driver was gener-
ally asked to remain outside until Daschuetz
oamo downstairs with the money. His failure
TO reappear accounted for the collection of cab
men. Fischer, the jeweller, when he applied
for q warrant for Daschuetz's arrest, told
Magistrate Pool that Daschuetz said he was
physician TO a number Of wealthy families hv-
Ing in the Hotel Savoy, Hotel Waldorf and in
the fashionable part Of Fifth avenue; Das-
cestry and removed all suspicion from Ffscher's
mind by corresponding, with him with the letter.
heads from these hotels. -.
Then he conided to Fischer that he could
find him customers among his wealthy patients
for $50, 600 worth of pearls. FISCHER did not
haye That amount OF gems IN his DOgbeS51OD.
but he knew where he could get them. After
this tattering demonstration of Daschuetz's
reliability Fischer had no hesitation about u
fortnight ago in advancing Daschuetz a num-
Der of rings and gold chains. Daschueta prom.
failed to do so. When questioned by Fischer
he acknowledged pawning the 3ewelry. but
pleaded that he was hard pressed for money
When Detective Cowan of the Essex Market
Court squad went to arrest Daschuetz yester-
itors on the sidewalk. Among them was an
old blind man who earned a living by begging.
He told the detective that several weeks ago
bsschuetz agreed to restore his sight on tho
fought out a number Of his relatives, raised the
money, and paid 1t to DaschuetZ, who did moth
ing for him, and only laug he'd at him when he
demanded back, the money. On Wednesday
and when he made another request for the
money Daschuetz gave him a beating; The
S ssid shes E Eosa t Witn n q the G1 I sssaul,!p people who
Daschuetz, was not IN when the detective
rang the bell, 80 no hid in O doorway across the
street. Presently a cab drew up at the door
end Daschuetz got out. The detective followed
him into the house and announced his errand.
My dear fellow, this Is all o mistake said
Daschuetz. why. am . nobleman. My
family has millions. Nevertheless, l will go to
the court with you. 1t will ell be explained sat
isfactorily. But We must not walk or ride in
O street car. We will go there in a cab"
When they entered the cab Daschuetz handed
the detective a cigar. Just before the cab
reached the Essex Market Court Daschuetz
turned to the detective and said:
by the way, l have a check here for $3.50,
and of course / can't change 1t now, and ]
haven't q cent Of change. Can you loan me a
quarter, as / want to get some cigarsi" The
detective lent him the money. When Das
chuetz was arraigned before Magistrate Pool
the Cabman who took him and the detective tc
the court demanded his fare. Daschuetz re
fused to pay, and the cabman asked the de
tective to pay the bill. He refused. The cab
man left the courtroom cursing his luck. He
had no sooner left than six other cabmen wen
Into the courtroom and wanted to make com
plants against Daschuetz.
Later in the day he issued a search warrant fol
paschuetz's apartments on Information fur
nished by several creditors of the alleged noble
man that he had recently tried to dispose OF 8
cigar box full OF pawn tickets for jewelry.. Das
chuetz is about So years old. tall and thin
with q long black mustache. Several detectives
were at work last night trying to obtain mor<
Information about him.