New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-06
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PLIGHT OF A LAW STUDENT WHO WAS
CHARGED WITH STEALING A
SCARFPIN

Because he was accused OF completely in a theft
I'm a streetcar on Saturday night, Samuel Halstead.
twenty-seven years Old Of No. l2s East Seventy
elghth-st young man of good family and law
student was locked up all night I'm the East Eighty
eighth-st station. and was arragned in the Har-
lem Police Court yesterday. before Magistrate
Wentworth. charged with being a suspicious per-
son.
Louis Kahn. twenty-one years old a travelling
salesman OF No l05 East Observation-Disclosures
st who Is employed by W q. Mussoard. shirt
waist manufacturer Of No. 81 Broadway, was tho
complainant Kahn southbound cable-
car Of the Thrd-ave. line on Saturday night. He
raised cry when he reached the platform OF tho
car near Eighty -slxth-st. that he had been robbed
OF q six-stone diamond scarfpin. There was great
commotion In the at the time. The conductor
stopped the car and prevented people from getting
out and summoned Policeman Bender OF the EaSs
Eighty-eghth-st station.
Kahn pointed out three men as those VINO helped
rob him The were John F. Dore, taioI.
thlrty-seven years old. OF Iiunter-aye Long IsIand
City; Frank Valdez th!rty-eight years DID, or NO.
332 East Thirty-eighth-st.. and Halstead. He said
that Halstead and the men jostled him when no
was robbed Halstead was well dressed and wore
a fur-lined overcoat. and he protested his inno-
cence Valdez tried to escape by climbing over the
back Of the car but captured.
All three were arrested and taken 20 the East
Eighty-eighth-st. station, ard yesterday morning
were taken 10 Police Headquarters. Valdez was iden-
tihed as Mix" and his picture Is I'm the Rogues
Gallery He says he Is a cigar manufacturer work.
ing at No. l3l Grand-si When the prisoners were
taken TO the Harlem Court Halstead was hand
cuffed 10 Dore.
Halstead Indignantly protested to Magistrate
Wentworth at the treatment he had been subjected
to- lie said that he had been visiting at the home
of the late Augustus ". Peters. at No 2J3 East
Eighty-sixth-st. After leaving the house he posted
some letters and boarded Going inside. he
sat down opposite an intoxicated man, who was
sitting between the two men under arrest. lie was
watching the antics OF the drunken man. Soon
afterward the drunken and the Two men
started for the platform. There vas commotion
I'm the rear OF the car and the stopped. lie
walked to the back platform 10 what the COM
motion was about when he pointed out by
Kahn as one OF the men VINO had robbed him. He
was arrested. He was afraid send home, for fear
OF alarming his people but he managed 10 get word
To his brother Jacob Iialstead, lawyer, OF No l'O
Broadway He said that he was taken 10 Police
Headquarters and put through the 'thlrd degree
He was examined and searched. his pedigree was
taken. and he said that Captain McClusky INSTRUCT
cd Detective Finn TO see that all three men we're
As Hastead was telling his story hts brother
Jacob IIalstead rushed inso the courtroom breathe
less. He declared that the arrest OF his brother
an outrage. Kahn up to this time had been
unable TO swear positively that Halstead was ono
OF the who had robbed him. He said that
Halstead was standing on the platform, ana no
thought Il would be good idea TO have All three
Jacob Halstead stated that his brother was his
confidential clerk. and a law student In the
New-York University. and was the brother OF
wMeli,known LAWYER Thomas hais'ead' OF NO %
Magistrate Wentworth ordered Halstead dis
charged. Jacob Halstead threatened 10 bring suit
Dore and Valdez held In $1,000 each FOR ex-
animation to-day.