The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-20
AFTER A GANG OF THIEVES
TEN ARRESTS MADE BY POLICE CAPT.
xLBERTS0N'S MEN.

One Prisoner Released In Court. but In the
Others tho Captain Thinks He Has
Dangerous Lot of Burglars and Their
Aids-AlIeqcd Third Degree Practices.
police Cnpt. hlbertson Of the MacDougal
street station arraigned nine men and
woman before Magistrate Mayo In the Jeffer-
son Market police court yesterday on charges
Of burelargy and OF receiving stolen goods.
All we're Italians or Hebrews. Louis Fusten-
berg and Moses Abramsky. OF 150
Orchard street we're charged with re-
ceiving stolen goods. Caesar Celia, joseph
| Barnet. Harry Wolf. Samuel Presky. Louis
| Fien. Matthew Benger. Jacob Goldman and
| Lizzie Wsissman were accused OF being con-
cerned In three burglaries committed in the
! last three weeks Mt 81 Grand street. 90 West
| Houston street and 14S Wooster street. The
arrests had been made possible by Informal
ton furnished by Celia and Barnet. who had
made confessions
Cola pleaded guilty to the charge whom he
| appeared In court but after a short interview
with q lawyer yesterday he changed his plea.
| and his counsel demanded his dis
charge on the ground that the COM
| plant against him was based on the man 9
| confession without corroborative evidence.
Magistrate Mayo granted the application and
| the prisoner was released In spite OF strenuous
objections on the part Of Capt. Albertson.
FustenberG and Abrahamsky were held In
$1,000 bail each for examination. The other
prisoners were tied to the court prison till
this morning Capt. Albertson asked to have
Benger and Goldman remandcd into his Gus
tody over night but their counsel. Lawyer
| Gottlieb. objected.
II lnoist on having them remanded." said
the Captain finally. and I do not see why you
should object TO IT,"
! I'm tell YOU" retorted the lawyer, you
beat Goldman numerically In the station
house yesterday to force confession out OF
him. You club your prisoners. Cqrtain,, That's
why they DO not wa van, to no back; end that
it's a iaisahood!", shouted the Captain,
| 1t wasn't the Captain, interposed Gold
man. One Of his men did 1t, but do not
conce eqne O said LAWYER GotiiieS. Your our
men do the beating. Ny client shall not go
%nl the mr ss right to send
Really. have not, explained MAGISTRATE
May" anI the man was COMPUTED to the court
! been invented Tor court effect to pre-
nation which burger and Goldman were will
ling 10 give. Capt. Aloertson aided to this last
! night a statement to the effect that Tor tho last
month he had been ut work on series OF bur
< aries which he believed he could now trace
, home to the prisoners.
last THURSDAY morning when Detective Car
wagon in front Of ~ Grand street. Alter
watching them short time he decided that
they were BURGLARS. and. fearing that
ance In canturing them. went ut the four sing o.
| handed. He captured the truck and the goods.
| and one prisoner. Barnet. When questioned
| at the police station. Barnet said that one OF
his companions had been Caesar Cells. and
Celia was arrested. The two confessed that
they had disros-d of goods they had stolen to
two men at l5i Orchard street. Celia had a key
to the rooms there. and armci with this
and Fustcnberg whom they found In the place.
Questioning the four prisoners. the roce
learned that Barnet had hidden himself In tho
building nj ~ Grand street and was locked In
preconccrtrd hour ha forced the door and
I admitted three other men who packed UP
about $4,000 worth Of silk goods and stacked
them In the front hh while Barnet went out
for truck TO take tho goods TO the Orchard
| street place"
Another burglary OF a similar character oc-
Cured three weeks ago when Meyer Co. ri
! liS Wooster street lost goods valued nj $1,000.
the polio. got clue which may lead 10 the re-
Cov"ry OF n part OF these goods and they also
learned OF another robbery b"for" the victim Of
the IN ewes had discovered his loss. From Bar
NOT and Celia they learned OF another 'feuce
besides that in Orchard street. where Il wns
tho captain would not say but from informa-
ton obtained there tho arrest OF Goldman.
Benger and the Wassman woman were made
| oi iurs stolen on saturday last from T..
/ LIttmann OF ~ West Houston street. were
! found in III. po.sesSion Of this trio before the
| owner or the police discovered the robbery.
The remaining three prisoners he had arravcd
| In court. he said. wrr' som" OF the thieves but
| lie expects to make more arrests.