The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-30
CLOTHES and CASH GONE
JACOB TUBIN REPORTS THAT HE
WAS ROBBED BY HIS
FRIEND
Sam Goldberg Accused of Stealing
$4OO and His Companions Stock
in Trade-The Men Were to Go
Into Business Together.

Jacob Tubin, German Jew, and a
tailor by trade, reported to the central
station officers, late last night, that he
had been robbed of $400 and his stock in
traoe by Samuel Goldberg, whllom
friend.
The two came to the city about a month
ago from Chicago, where Tubin first met
Goldberg. They have been boarding at a
mouse on the West side kept by Charles
Zelkmann, at 24S East Fairfield avenue
Since coming here Tubn has been en-
ployed by the Eagle Manufacturing COM
pany as tailor, making knee pants for
the trade.
He met Goldberg In Chicago, and was
persuaded by the latter to join with him
In the operation of small tailor shop
at 189 DE koVen street, where they made
garments for the large manufacturing
houses dealing in ready-made goods.
Early in the winter Goldberg puroposed
coming to st. Paul, and about a month
ago they left Chicago. Since coming here
Goldberg has been living with the Zelk-
mann family: He rented a sewing ma
chine and began manufacturing chill
dren's clothes from stock which Tubin
had brought with clim
Yesterday Goldberg finished up several
dozen children's pantaloons and took
! them to the Hub clothing store where he
sold them. He received his money, and
| later In the day told Tubin that he had
| delivered the goods, but had not been
| paid .s-- -
AT the rooms on Fairfield avenue Tubin
/ Kept sixteen dozen pairs of trousers.
whlch he had made up, waiting for a
cnance to sell them at ADVANTAGE The
goods were packed in a sack. which was
Kept In his room, and in the same sack
ne claims to have had S400 in bills money
Which he had brought with him from Chi
cago.. Goldberg slept at the same house
and knew where the clothes were kent.
| and also that Tubin had money.
| Yesterday afternoon Goldberg visited
rubin at the place where he was en-
| ployed and asked him what time he in
| tended to go home. The latter responded
that he would leave the shop at o'clock.
Then he left and went across the river
| and told Mr.. Zelkmann that he had de-
c1ded to move out, because he wished
| larger quarters. He explained that he in
tended to secure additional machines ani
set up small shop. He paid his score.
| and taking Tubins bundle of clothes from
his room, left the house.
Iupln returned at o'clock and found
MS clothes and money gone When told
that Goldberg had taken them he at once
went to Minneapolis in hopes of meeting
his Quondam friend. His search was m
successful, however, and he returned and
| went to the Union station, thinking that
| Goldberg would leave the city and that
ne would find him there. After several
hours waiting, he went to the central sta
ton and reported his losses.
When seen last night, Tubin stated that
ne mad intended to go into business here
with Goldberg on a small scale as soon
as he accumulated a little more money.
lie said that Goldberg had gone by the
name OF Erich In Chicago, and that he
mad told him that he had formerly lived
In San Francisco, where he had become
entangled In a business failure and had
Deen arrested. He had asked Goldberg
| why he changed his name when coming
here, and had received the answer that it
was on account of the trouble he had be-
| come mixed up in in San Francisco. and
that he wished to avoid becoming known
oy MS rlght name When asked If he had
| suspected his friend of crookedness. Tubin
| said:
L thought he was a sharp man of busi-
| ness, but not dishonest"