New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-08
WANTED FOR THEFT IN RUSSIA.
u-Dxo KAP1AN's CASE BEFORE COMMISSIONER
sEMp1E-HIs EXPERIENCES IN AT
IANrJC CITY

r-nxo KAP1AN's CASE BEFORE COMMISSIONER
sEMPLE-HIs EXPERIENCES IN At
LANTIc CITY
rho man who Is known to the United States au-
thorities as Judko Kaplan was arralgned again
before United States Commissioner Sempie yes
terday afternoon, at the office OF the Com'h's
sioner No 12O Broadway. The prisoner was ar
rested at the request Of the Russian Government
He is charged with having robbed the Bank OF
kiefr last February of 5000 gold rubles A goio
rube Is worth about eighty-nine cents
Kaplan was discharged on the old warrant yes
terday and Immediately rearrested on new war
rant charging substantially the same ohehce
This action was taken 1t Is understood, because
the first warrant was issued on July J. the day
that the new law regarding United states COM
missioners went into effect. Four witnesses were
examined Yesterday. The nearest that any OF
them came to a positive identification or the pris-
oner was when Mrs. Sarah Golub. or Atlahuc
City said that he her cousin He caneo at
her house a few weeks ago. she said, and told her
the names Of some Of her relatives, ana she con-
Guided that he her cousin. She mad not seen
hin, for fifteen years The other witnesses were
Detective James A. Russell OF Atlantic CITY; Mrs'
Matilda Snyder, who keeps the Nauonai Iiotei AZ
Atlantic City, and young man named Harris
stow recently OF Camden, n. J. The burden OF
their testimony that the prisoner was rear
full of being arrested and taken back TO RUSSIA
and sent Siberia for some crime he mao com
mitted He had been arrested In Atlanuc Ci'y on
a charge of assault and battery and while ne was
locked ND he was greatly frightened for fear that
extradition papers would come
George F. Munce, Of Philadelphia. and Charles
I Brooke of New-York. appeared as counsel Tor
IN. prisoner In the of their cross-examina-
ton Of the witnesses they outlined the deience
as being a conspiracy on the part or THESE ana
other persons to get rid of Kaplan after getting
all his money Mrs. Snyder frankly admitted that
she had got $500 from the prisoner
ct got $500 from that man." she said with some
satisfaction; but afterward she said she had spent
II on his behalf Later Mrs. Snyder said she had
done what she did for Kaplan merely out OF kind
ness of heart-she was always doing such nttie
things. she added
1t appeared that Kaplan was arrested twice on
a charge Of assault In Atlantic City once In
Camden and once in Philadelphia His attorneys
saw that he was so frightened that he was done
ont of 81 700 in cash by the newfound friends
who took an interest in him. Before the Commits
sioner yesterday Mrs. Snyder produced a draI'
for $500. which the prisoner had given her lie
Mrs Snyder is now under $1,000 bail to answer
In a Philadelphia court on charge OF con con,
sDiracy The other persons said 10 nave Deel
arrested on the same charge are Mrs; SOPHIE
Collins. who lives on Greene-st.. Philadelphia and
friend of hers named George steele T she,n last
house, and Defective Russell. who boards there
regularly, knew them 1t seems also that Russell
happened to be In Philadelphia just at the time
The prisoner has gone by the name of Louis
his arrest. in the first place. to woman, cousin
of his. by the name OF Rosenfeld with whom ne
0uarrelled Baron Schlippenbach, the acting Rus
Sian Consu-General. was present at the hearing.
The counsel for the Russian Government were
Frederic r. Coudert jr. and Joseph King Rich,
counsel for Mrs Snyder. The hearing will be con-
tinued on July p.