The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-13
CAY TENDERLOIN.
Causes the Wreck of a Trusted
Young Man.
Went the Pace That Kills and
Stole to Sustain 1t.
FURS WORTH $4,000.
Stolen From His Conflding EN-
ployers In Three Years.
Seen at Last Giving Champagne
to Variety Girls.

came to the end of his rope yesterday.
He was locked up in a cell at police
headquarters. Today he will be ar
raigned in Jefferson Market police court
charged with lootfng the big Broadway
store of his employers, Philip Vein
berg & Co.. of fine furs worth $4,000.
He pawned his booty and spent the pro-
ceeds of it lavishly in the TenderlOin.
For three years he completely de-
ceived detectives and his employers
alike. They thought him above sus-
picion, though they knew the store was
being systematically robbed day after
day. Here is the story:
The big store of Philip Weinberg &
Co, at No S34 Broadway, gives en-
ployment to host of clerks, statesmen
and bookkeepers. The members of the
firm are accounted milliOnaires.
Eight years ago they engaged a new
DicSheiser.
Three years ago Mr.. Weinberg called
MIN into the inner Office and told the
young mamie was 20 now-that he
was to be shipping clerk with full
charge of all the shipments of furs to
every part of the country. It was one
OF the most responsible places in the
house.
You have the finest future of anv
young man in the business" said Mr..
weinberg, kindly, and the boy blushed
with delight
Three years ago there came a new
young man in the Tenderloin. He seem
ed to have more money than most other
young men. He wore costly diamonds:
his evening clothes were always i'm
maculate. He never drank anything
but champagne. and a quart bottle was
always his smallest order.
This was Abe Dickheiser.
He was good looking fellow, clean
shaver and well bull, with regular fea-
lures and a frank face. He was to be
seen any night after the theater in one
of the big Tenderloin restaurants.
Hes a partner in one of the big
houses down in the dry goods district +"
whispered the other young men in the
place, enviously,whenever they saw the
young fellow, looked on as a prince of
good fortune.
And Abe Dickheiser never denied this
He always called for the most expen-
sive wines and the most epicurean
dishes, and he always had the prettiest
with him.
So every habitue Of the TenderIoin
got to know Abe Dickheiser and many
Of them shared in his bounty. The boy
was what TenderlOiners call q good
spender. Other young men have been
that for a brief time too.
I'm happiest,' said the boy when
ever he grew confidential, when I can
call some well known actor by his first
name or when he let's me buy wine for
him. 1t does my heart good, too, to
have the prettiest soubrettes here with
me and have them let me in to see them
when I send in my card at the stage
door This is the life for meI'
No one could tell what was the mat
ter The stealing began three years ago.
The books told Philip Weinberg & Co.
that their stock was dwindling-some
one must be stealing. They called in a
private detective He watched the hum
bier employees, followed them after
hours, saw how they spent their even
inRs. ascertained their incomes and no
ted how near their expenses tailed with
what they were paid
But 1t was g mystery. and the firm
gave it up.
Three months passed; the thefts grew
worse Instead of $40 tippet or muff
1t was $50 cape now that was missed
every day or two. Again a detective
was called in. He went over all the old
ground. He even investigated the older
employees He could find nothing against
any of them. So once more the matter
was dropped.
At the end Of a year, when stock TAX
Ing was finished, the firm found that it
of goods For a third time detectives
were employed. The pOrters were sus-
pected. Every man of them was shad-
owed for weeks Not scintilla OF guilt
could be fastened on one Of them. And
all the while the one that worked hard
est to help the detectives was young
Mr.: Dickheiser, to whose care the firm
had cOnfded the detectives with instruc-
tions to help them in every way.
Six months ago the stealing became
50 bold and so frequent that the firm
cry. One day it would be a $3.50 seal
skin, the next a $500 ermine. They en-
gagged the detectives again. The
sleuths wanted to look up every one
The firm agreed. At last they got to
the shipping clerk. He was to be the
next to be Swallowed day and night
Never" said Mr.. Weinberg, decided
", I'D just as soon suspect myself
don't be fOOlishi"
So the detectives gave up the job, af-
ter trying every means in their power
TO settle upon the thief But still the
stealings went on, holder than ever.
Abe Dickheiser was getting to be one
Of the best fellows in all the Tenderloin
Beginning of the End.
Two weeks ago, in desperation, Philip
Weinberg & Co. got angry. They had
lost, so it was estimated. $4,000 worth
Of goods in three years; the thief must
be found. This time they called on the
police department and Detectives Kier-
man and Preston were assigned to the
case. They took no instructions and
Swallowed every employe alike. They
got to young Dickheiser at last He
had been helping them on the case, but
without saying a word they followed his
movements after he left the store
They followed him to the little home
IN Clinton street. They waited an hour.
Under the electric light they saw the
young man sally forth, clad in evening
dress and top hat, shining patent leath-
er shoes and Immaculate shirt and tie.
They saw him spend $50 that night
Next night he spent $780, For a week
1t was the same stOry-theater, cham