New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-13
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Joseph Gelehrater. Of No. 139 IIester-st' was ar
raigned in the Essex Market Court yesterday
charged with swlndIng number OF has' "'''
jeweIry dealers. His alleged victims are oarhue'
Klausner Of No. - Lewis-st; Abraham "omSP'"
of No 20i Rivlngton-st.: William Cohen, OF NO.
lG3 Allen-st and Louis Birnev, OF NO 2'' h'ooiio
ST. It * alleged that on Monday last Geehra'e'
secured from Cohen pair Of diamond earrings
valued 500 and gold watch on memorahdu"'
He agreed to pay for them ON the following gay
From Kausner and Gomspan. respectively, ne on
tanned pair OF diamond earrings II is aeetu az, ~
the same way The jewellers became suspicious
and went 10 Gelehraters house The latIet : Wiz
told them that her husband had solls 49, "a
and would not return but o9 "a man to Tshngave
offered produce Gelehrater for 500 rms oner
was accepted by Blrney %arTnn scorted Polio.
Fay. of the Essex Market Court squad 10 ms
home. where Gel"hrat"r was found In hlIn8.
intend TO steal the iewclry. Magistrate Flammer
held Geiehrater In $1,000 bail for trial
couple who registered at The Raines law hotel
al No 81 Fourtb-ave Yesterday morning as John
euler ana wife" w,re found in their room by the
proprietor. Charles DRESSER. overcome by escaping
gas late in the afternoon The proprietor was at
trnctel TO the Olm by the smell OF gas winch
filled the hall, well a the room. and which upon
MS breaking in the door, was round 70 be escaping
from tube Attached 10 gas stove. bo,n NC
man and WI man were taken IN an unconscious con.
diton 70 Bellevue Hospital, where they were found
TO be suffering as much from alcoholism as rom
selves as John Conway, boaiman forty years Old.
OF No IS East northumberland hftn-st ana An
ave- ave S'"''" ''''y-'0Dr years DID, Of NO. 20 f'''
Annie Starr Of Nc I3l West Sixty-seventh-st.,
was CRED IN the jefferson Market Police Court
Yesterday morning by Detective Mahoney, Of The
Central Office. and Detective Max Fisher OF Hearns
establishment in West Fourteenth-st., on a charge
the store and stolc quantity Of lace Yelling and
several pairs Of gloves \ number of small articles
n ner possession. When arraiCned in court her
lawyer sad she was victim Of kleptomania. Mag
or ner examination to-day
George Schneider, young man wearing a cap
similar TO those worn by officers of the transat-
lantic steamers. arraiened in the jefferson
Market Court yesterday morning and held in 500
bail, charged with swrdling Several victims OF
the prisoner appeared against him. The principal
sence office at No is7 Sxth-aye on Thursday
morning. schneider called there and representing
himself as an under steward on the North German
Lloyd steamer Hayel. engaged three walters and
one OF the walters FOR the office OF the German
consul where papers were TO be signed. Upon
Later ms me Iy storm DGi bner p'Ss
and caused his arrest.
Julia McCabe. a widow sixty-hve years old
dropped a lamp at her home. No. 3S Cherry-st.. on
Thursday night. 1t exploded and burned her hor-
ribly about the body. and she died from her in
turies yesterday morning. She attended by
Or. f. Miller Of No. 70 Gouverneur-st.
George ". Hover farmer. who lives al York
Penn. was robbed OF his watch and chain at
Centre and Chambers SITS. at noon Yesterday. The
thief who gave his name as Frank Murphy a
pressman. OF No. 1919 West Twenty-ffth-st. was
arrested before he had gone far, and the property
was recovered. Murohy accosted Hover in cham
bers-st. and asked him to have drink with him.
Hover I'm exceedingly happy mood At the
time, and accepted the invitation. on leaving the
saloon the farmer was relieved of his watch and
chain.