The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-09

| cieTh' detective Hall, who had been assign
ed to the case, he said, didn't have time to
bother about the clerk.
1T was a terrible robbery" said schlo-
singer. why, there wasn't even a line about
1t in the papers after 1t occurred"
Mrs. j. Clark Of 200 West 137th Street said
that thieves stole $1,000 in jewelry and
clothing from her fiat on Dec. "a last.
! Q. Have you been robbed since? A. Yes
| y. Did you report these last robberies to
the police? A. No. What was the use? They
| never find out anything.
According to Frederick Grimm, an en-
ployee of j. & r. Lamb & Co, Of SO Carmine
Street. that firm was robbed last October
and again in January. The men who robbed
the place In January are well known to the
police. he said, as their names were given
to the police at the time. One was arrested
and Is now out on bail, but the other is still
around and for some unknown reason has
never been taken into custody.
Robert Edwards OF Fourteenth Street and
Seventh Avenue, dealer in bronze said
that he thought the police were very clever
because they found $l60 worth Of bronze
that had been stolen from him, in q bed In
a nearby house. The man who slept in the
bed was arrested, but when arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Mott was told to 20 home.
He didn't know yet why the man was dis
charged.
Harry Hunt of 20 Manhattan Avenue said
that his place was entered on June 80 and
robbed Of a lot Of silver.
do you ever expect to get any Of 1t
back" asked Mr.. Moss.
mo, indeed" said Hunt; land I'll tell you
why. The janitress OF the house saw two
men go in on the day of the robbery, but
later, when the police. who knew this, ar
rested two men on suspicion, they didn't even
call her to see II she could identify them.
The robberles are awful up my way. Every
body's buying pistols. / bought one myself
to-day
Harris Harowitz, OF AZ Hester Street, said
that he was robbed Of $4,000 worth Of silk
on March last and that a man was arrested
for the crime, but discharged before he had
a chance to see him.
Mr.. Moss told Chairman Mazet that he
could go on with hundreds more cases. but
that he thought enough men had been called
to show the state Of affairs In the city.
The 10 other witnesses were excused
Charles T. Dillon. one Of the committees
detectives who has been examining the rob-
berry books at Police Headquarters and in the
different station houses in the city for the
past few weeks, testified. Dillon said that
Chief Deverys robbery book showed 1859
cases from January !. 1898, up to May Is,
last. or these. 327 have occurred in 1899,
and the valuation of stolen property this year
so far is 1927 ,954. 80.
Q. But these figures only refer to cases
where arrests were made. and are all bur-
glares, aren't they? a. Yes.
Q. You made comparisons between the
Chiefs book and some Of the precinct books,
didn't you? \. Yes in the case of the
Twentieth Precinct There are ~ cases from
there on the Chiefs book while the precinct
books show SOL cases, and a difference in
valuation on stolen property Of $4,000.
In the citizens complaint book OF the
Twentieth Precinct. Dillon said he found $50
cases which were not in the Chiefs book
II was absolutely impossible. he said. TO find
out how many robberes had occurred in the
city in any given time, because there were
no records at all Of cases where no arrests
were made. Altogether. In the Twentieth
Precinct he said, s32, 900 should be added to
the figures in the Chiefs book showing the
valuation Of stolen property since Jan. ].
1898. In the Thirteth Precinct he said
there were many cases on the precinct books
which did not appear on the Chiefs book
This was also true Of the Nineteenth Precinct,
in fact OF almost every precinct In the city.
Mr.. Moss told the committee that he had
been looking over the records OF police trials
and had found a case which he thought Illus
trated very we'll the lax methods Of the Po-
lice Department He referred, he said, to the
cases OF Sergeants Baker and Hildebrand
Detective Nesbitt. and Patrolman Livingston.
all of the Thirteenth Precinct. On Jan. g.
Reuben Honig, of SO Willett Street, informed
these officers that he had heard that his
store was to be entered by burglars that
night. Detective Nesbitt, instead OF inform
ing the Captain, or laying for the burglars
himself, told Honig to hire one Bill Dean
a friend OF his, as a Waterman. Honlg did
so. and he and Dean sat up all night In the
back room OF the store, waiting for the bur
glars. At one o'clock the burglars came.
but they tied the door knob OF the room
the watchers were in, imprisoning them
Dean managed to break open the door while
the thieves were still In the place. The lat
ter got away, however. For not taking
means to capture the thieves, the officers
mentioned were reprimanded.
The committee adjourned until this morn
Ing.