The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-25
ARRESTED FOR $2,60O THEFT
JACOB BERNSTEIN AND MAX DO-
 ROFF, BOoTBLACKS.

Found PocketbooA Lost by Edgar II.
 stiles, u Clvil Engineer for ConsOli-
 dated Rond-one Confessed 10 Detec-
 tives-C Checks Found Torn to Bits-The
 Money Found on Their Persons.
 Jacob Bernstein and Max Doroff, two bootblacks at Union depot, were arrest ed yesterday afternoon by Detectives McGrath and Daly on the charge of theft of money and securities, all of the value of about $2,500, from Edgar H. Stiles of No il Vernon street, civil engineer for the Consolidated road yes- terday forenoon. MT. Stiles was going out of town yesterday and went to the depot to get a train. While waiting he sat down at the bootblacks' stand to have his shoes polished. When he arose he took out his pocketbook, paid the bootblacks, one of whom had polished each shoe, and returned his pocketbook to his pocket, as he supposed. As he turned away, however, he heard some | thing drop and turned around. He told Bernstein that he thought he dropped something, but Bernstein said that he had seen nothing fall.
 MT Stiles then boarded a train, and just before reaching Mount Carmel he reached for his pocketbook to get his railroad pass. He could not find it. however, and then thought of the inci- dent at Union depot. At Mount Car mel he left the train and returned at once to New Haven. Going to Union ! depot he asked Bernstein and Doroff if ] they had seen anything of his pocket | book. Both said that they had net and MT. Stiles then went to the Superin- | tendent Wrinn at police headquarters 1 and made known his loss. He said l that his pocketbook had contained $52 l in money, four checks for about $40 each and two notes, one for $500 and one for $l,000 He also said that he | had offered to give the bootblacks the money which the pocketbook contained if they had found it and would return 1t to him with the papers, but that they had denied having seen it.
 l The superintendent detailed Captain l Cowles and Detective McGrath on the case, and they went to the depot. There they questioned the bootblacks, both of whom denied having any Knowledge as to the whereabouts of the pocketbooK. Bernstein was, however, taken to police headquarters and questioned further | there, but persisted in his denial of any knowledge of the pocketbook and seemed very angry that he should have | been suspected.
 l In the meantime Patrolman Collett, who is stationed at the depot, talked | with Doroff, but could get no informa- tion from him. Detective McGrath lat | CT went back to the depot and told | Doroff that if he did not tell what he knew about the matter he would not be allowed to shine shoes in the depot. | Doroff then weakened and said that Bernstein had found the pocketbook and that he and Bernstein mad gone over to Water street, where the money l had been divided and the papers torn up and the pocketbook thrown away l Doroff said that he received $25 of the money and that Bernstein had kept $2T He handed to the detective the 1925 that he had received.
 
 house and compelling Bernstein tc strip off his clothing, searched him thoroughly. A $2 bill was found in his pocket and five $5 bills in his stockings this accounting for the $52. Then going to Water street, as directed by Doroff
 McGrath and Daly found the pocket book ripped open, the checks and notes torn to bits, and the railroad pass. The pieces of paper were taken to the DO lice station and there the several cheeks and the notes were pieced together ane each was pasted on sheet of paper.
 Bernstein and Doroff are each about
 nineteen years of age. They are charg
 ed with theft. Mir. Stiles was mucf pleased that his property was recover ed, and complimented the detective: highly on so quickly finding it.
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