The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-01
Observation-Disclosures
$4,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY AND ST.
VERWARE STOLEN.

carted Away from tho vioilnist's House In
West RiEhty-nrth street in broad Day by
q Hungarian Servant and Her Husband
Thieves Arrested and Property Recovered.
Edounrd Remenyi, tho Hungarian violinlst,
was robbed OF $4,000 worth a Of silverware, jew
elry. and clothing yesterday morning. The
property, which was packed In u trunk, two
~valises, and u small hand bag, was carried
from his house at 10 West Eighty-nfth
street. Although II was broad day. the
thieves wero not detected, and nothing
was known about tho robbery until
8 O'Clock, when Mr.. Remenyi came down stairs
for breakfast, anu missed the silverware. The
fact that the servant was missing gave the po-
lice a clue, which they worked on go success.
fully that, by IL o'clock last night. they had
the thieves In custody and had recovered all
OF the stolen property, except one or two small
trinkets, which had been sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Remenyt have occupied tho
Eighty-hfth street house only about two months.
They returned from California In June and do.
cided to stay In tho city for the summer. A
friend Of Mr.. Remenyi. q. Sauzlet. has since
been living with them.
The Remenyis brought a French maid back
from California with them, but when they went
to housekeeping they began looking for a
'N' tha ~ Az ktilGltA 1OuStNUEh
and cooking. On the recommendations OF
a Hungarian janitor who had charge
OF I'm apartment house in which the
Remenyis formerly lived, they engaged a
woman named Pierosohka Highlander. She was
80 years old and married. but had been in the
country only a short time, and could furnish no
Eetercn"es except the good words spoken for her
by the %tenitor.
Mrs. Highlander gave perfect satisfaction. and
he ~itemcnyis were very much pleased with
per. She had no callers except her husband.
In a downtown Sar!an RESTAURANT. Joseph
oalied frequently, but always behaved himself.
when the Re,Denyis went 10 houseEeepinR
in the trunk and vAlIses which the thieves car,
aimed The s.rtr. $50, pieces, and a. largo
various parts o. the worlu by Nr. Remcnyi.
Among other things was n larH, gold medal.
ny, New south Wales. Mrs. RenncnnSis lew.
cry and some rings and pins belonging TO Mr..
Fs!nenyi were In the snail satchsl.
Few OF these things had been unpacked, ard
tho Hungarian servant knew. what was in the
trunk and ~vaiiscs. for she had been told BY Mrs.
remenJi' who warned her TO he careful about
Mrs. Enslandor's husband called on her on
family went 10 bci. ii. only gcr.pS who
h"ard any unnsal noise ye,terday morn.
by voices in the lower part Of the house. shg
| Nent to her door and listened. She recognized
S".Ss"d. and SinIins sf that n"S tSa is,i "ne m Sss
reTei, making an early call On his wife. went
NJ RemcnyI. whom he wen. DOWN stairs. I'm.
ne'intely missed tho trunk and vHliss. Il %
inIrSd that his vito might have or
housc, so be called 10 hur TO ind out.
~ Remeuli said that tho had given no Or
rrobakl.'ty Of the house having bcen robbed
nnsh Mri sAuIscs catho cowrsIatrs- He was
"A very remarkable thing has happened" he
sAa, II WOKE up e. ! o'clock this morning. and
1 io9ECd ~ my watch and then put IL back In my
pockct Then I went hacl to bsi and Toll asleep.
Mo-" when l 81 W can't ena my. watch amy.
" That ~se,,!es H. said Mr.. Remenyi: we've
At tn, !~uuctnr" the French maid. who had
h-on zen, To End Nrs. Highlander. came hack
! With ~or! thN; the woman was not In the house.
Then she related the incident OF tho carly morn.
ing. and, fully satisfied that the Envla nters had
robbed him. Nj. RemcuyI went 10 tho West
S!&ty"etshih street police station and reported
A, . O'Clock r",cc:t-c. Lang. Linn, and Buck.
ley stated out 20 md the lnslanders. with n
tn. HUNGARIAN quarter III E"s: Houston street,
M Ina no I.iaga!ty II Gnd!nS people
that no man was, GU, Of A Job and
! would 10 pleased 10 get one. So tho detCc-
!rg for 4 couple OF good Hungarian walters and
that they would pay them good wages. They
told Eng'anttrs friends to tcHd him TO n Ger.
tain Avenue A intelligence Office when they saw
him, and - "n he detertivcs went 20 the Office
and sat down 20 wait Tor their mnn.
They were rewarded late in The afternoon by
seeing Highlander come In. lie inqui.th for the
men who wore loOSinR for y good Hungarian
water. and, after q long talk with the delec-
tveE, agreed to 10 TO work for them in n new
establishment which hey said they were about
! "a owen.
II took hours 10 land Highlander. The dc.ec-
tiVes waited patiently, however. ana on tho plea
tho they wanted a Hungarian woman 10 tAko
entire charge OF the female servants in their
new establishment. RId would give Mrs. En-.
gl'ndcr the job 4; she suited, succeeded at about
| II O'Clock last night in inducing EuglTaler to
,Hkr tiirIn to his lolne.
The man LED them to a room in a house kept
by a Mrs. Fisher at ~ Avenue e. The detectives
learned atterward that thcy had hired the room
IL the morning, Mrs, tnglander was there.
and the minute the detectives got both in one
room they placed them under arrest.
\ search OF the room resulted in the finding Of
all OF the stolen property except a few small ar
ticlcs which Engiantcr sold to raise ready
money. Tho silver and jewelry were hid
den between the bed sheets. In the mat
tross, and under tho CARPET. Tho England
crs broke down completely, and both wanted
to make confessions on tho SPOT. They were
| ton 10 wait Inttl they got to the station house.
The prisoners nnd the recovered property were
taken Ia the Cniop. Market station. and later 10
IT, West l'iNty'e!rhth street station in q patrol
wagon. They will 10 arTalgned in the York willie
Police Court this morning.