New-York tribune., 1899-06-07

| when you were missing goods from your store
Ayes.
Q-speak little louder. so we can hear you
Ayes. I DO.
Odd you make complaints to the station
house. the Thirtieth-st. station house about &C.?
Ayes.
Q-And who was sent to you to your store to
investigate those complaints? A-Detectives Of
the ward. / suppose.
Q-Can you remember any OF those detectives +?
Al think Captain Price.
Q-You think Captain Price was one OF those de-
tectves? Ayes.
Q-That In the Tenderloln Precinct? Al
was then at No. l2S Flfth-ave at that time.
Q-Do you remember OF having come TO
your store and offering 10 sell you pawn ticket?
Al do.
O-Tell us about that circumstance Ale did
not offer TO sell II 20 ! have always been very
particular in what do In that respect. and was
out at the time and there was a Hollander-I think
his name was Ottendorf-who working for me.
and man came in when out and offered TO
sell. wanted 10 sell, a pawn ticket. II remember
right think the pawn ticket for 81 a
vase. and he wanted 81 for the ticket. When I
came In he handed IT to me-
Q-Ottendorf handed II TO you? Ayes
Q-Was that man then present? A.-No.
Q.-What did you do? Al took the ticket over
and went over 10 Eighth-ave and looked TO see
II could identify the vase. and when came back
this In the store who wanted 10 sell II
TO me.
Q.-You saw the at the pawnshop? Ayes.
Q-You have been dealer in such articles for q
long time? A.-For twenty-five years.
GAVE QUEER ADDRESS.
Q-You understand them and know their appear
ance and marks an expert? A-well. can
learn something yet. but I have had twenty-five
years experience.
Q-You examined that vase to understand
IL and to be able to explain IT. Al did
Odd you in your mind place a value upon III
Ayes, thought It would be cheap for coal pail
at about s75
O-Then you went back 20 the store and found
the man who had offered the ticket there? A.-Yes.
Q-What occurred then7 Al looked at the man
and said: Where did you set this vase fromE
He said "A friend OF mine gave II to me-.
turned round and looked at him, and said You
don't look like man that ever owned this vase.
Where do you live7' He replied: mo. 1ls East
Nineteenth-st." / said 10 the young man: Go and
see II he lives there" He said: IF you don't want
to trust me give the pawn ticket back" And
| said: Here is your pawn ticket" and l gave II
back 10 him. When l went home that night /
found that the address was given as the back yard
Of Mr. Samuel Tidens house, which made 1t very
easy for me TO remember II.
Q-What happened then? A-Then j sat down
and wrote postal cards 10 every dealer could think
Of 70 try and find the owner Of the vase. and then
1 short time after that Captain Price, as he Is
now
Q-Then Detective Price? A.-Detectfve Price
came In and asked me II 1 had seen anybody oner-
ing or heard of anybody offering bronzes for sale
So pleased then; thought probably had
chance 10 find the place. took Detective Price
over to Eighth-ave. 10 this pawnshop and showed
him the vase and he took IT out of the store and
II was some little time after that went into Van
tines and saw the setting on Mr.. Raymond S
desk I asked him II that was his vase that had
sent a postal card to him about. He said. mo. II
Is not my vase" He said Captain Price left II
there.