The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-25
AN IMPRESSIVE HOTEL THIEF.
Caught at the Waldorf with His Pockets
Full of Plumber and Keys.

Full of Plumber and Keys.
An elderly and highly respectable looking
hotel sneak was caught in the Waldorf Astoria
last night while he was engaged in looting the
apartments Of one OF the guests. His pockets
were full OF plunder and he had keys enough to
omen half the rooms in the hotel. He said hs
was John Scott. a farmer. OF San Francisco"
but refused to tell anything more Of himself.
While the police OF the WeLtsThirtieth street
station. where he was locked.up. did not recog-
nize him .-they are convinced that he 10 a pro-
fossioual crook OF ability.
SCOTS capture resulted from a call which
Bernie Kirschbaum. who lives at the Waldorf
Astoria. paid to his fanc6e. Miss Bamberger
who also lives at the hotel with her mother.
Kirschbaum went up to the apartments OF the
Bambergers about $3.50 o'clock. There was n
light inside. and he raped several times. but
got no response. As he turned to go ava he
thought he heard a lock click. He raped
sGnin' s but Tsill 5se snd E Sas a NO eba anSwsr; dc op Ss,
The room he was faced by a tall. dlstinGuished;
guatee. The stronger was beautifully dressed
IN 2 froek suit sui ard an air OF dignity was given
What are you doing here?" demanded
oh. I've made a mistake" replied the man.
I've got Int" ne wrong room. You'll pardon
With, that Re threw something which he had
In lS, hand behind him and started 70 go past
"You stay here" he said, II want to find
out what you were doing inside"
The elderly man became indignant.
Let me 20. sir" he, said. You are sx-
trem,ely impudent' Take your hands OF
Then he began 10 struggle. to free himself.
Kirschbaum hung on and howled. In thirty
seconds a dozen porters, messengers and hall
office was notified that a fight was going on
upstairs and enforcement headed by De-
~tective Sullivan came, up Immediately.
Scott by this time had ceased to struggle.
lent. He offered no more explanations. In
vestigation OF the Bambergers' apartments
showed that he had opened several trunks and
rummaged through them. The article he
pearance was a gold-mounted purse. a present
from Kirschbaum to Miss Bamberger.. As
the Bambergers were not at home 1t could not
be told whether they had lost any property.
sizes and two,p purses filled with trunk and
| valise keys. He had three watches. One OF
them was q 'man's gold watch. very large.
The others were ladies' watches. one silver
beetle pin set:with, opals. a gold :ieur-de;ll
pin and 1915 in bills. Under the lapel OF his
coat a s%carfpin set with three largo pearls was
found. To-day he will be taken to Police Head;
be invited down to have a look at him.
At the Wald orf-Astoria il was said that Scott
WAS not registered thare. He had been seen,
however. for several. days standing about in
the corridors. but his appearance was so re-
suectable that no suspicious were aroused.
Capt. Price notified Chief Devery last night
of Scott's arrest. The Chief, with Commits.
| sioner Abel. went to the Thirtieth street sta
tion. and with Price examined. the man. They
got nothing from him except that Scott was al
assumed name.