New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
POLICE SEIZE A PAWNSHOP
BURGLAR TELLS WHERE HE TOOK THE
PLUMBER OF MANY FLATS.
CAPTAIN sCHMITTBERGER FINDS ARTICLES
VALUED AT $4,000 MOST OF
WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED.

WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED.
Armed with a search warrant from Judge
Mcmahon, of the Court of General Sessions,
Captain Schmittberger, with Detectives Walsh,
Lohmeyer and Eggers of the West Onehun-
dredth-st. station; Detectives Day and Deering,
of the West Sixty-eighth-st. station, and two
detectives from the West Thrtieth-st. station,
entered the pawnshop of William Wiesenberger,
at No. 52S Sixth-ave., at o'clock yesterday
afternoon and took possession.
The virtual seizure was made a warrant
based on the confession of Harry Hess, who
pleaded guilty to burglary In the second degree
before Judge Mcmahon last Monday. Hess was
allowed to make that plea and other indictments
temporarily suspended on his promise to
confess where the property in the many recent
burglaries in apartment houses in the West Side
of the city could be found Yesterday Hess
fessed 20 forty-two burglaries the upper
West Side extending from Fifty-eighth-st to
One-hundred- -and-twenty -fifth-st. The confession
made to Assistant District Attorneys Nc
Clelland and Byrnes in the presence of Captain
Schmittberger. A search warrant was imme-
dately issued by Judge McMahon.
Before making the service of the warrant Cap
tain Schmittberger called on Captain Thomas, of
the West Thirtieth-st. station, in whose precinct
the pawnshop is and informed him of what he
about to do.
In the mean time all the precincts between
Ffftyninth-st. and One-hundred- and twenty
hfth-st. informed to advise all the people
whose houses had been robbed to go to Wiesen-
bergers to see If they could identify any of the
goods. These people began to arrive almost as
soon Captain Schmittberger and his detec-
tives did. After explaining the case to the pawn
broker Captain Schmittberger Immediately took
possession
Wiesenberger threw open his safe and one
thousand different packages were examined.
Captain Schmittberger in his shrtsleeves aided
by his detectives arranged the property for in
spection. More than hundred persons. most
ly women, called in the afternoon and the shop
was crowded Most of the property suspected
was identified. 1t estimated by Captain
Schmittb berger that property worth about SD 900
was secured by Hess Most of this consists of
jeWery and silverware although there are
among the articles costly silk shades and hang
inSs, and some valuable wearing apparel. The
display of the property will continue until all of
ii is identified.
Hess in his confession said that he sold the
stolen property outright to Wiesenberger.
Wiesenberger Indignantly denied this, and said
that the goods were pledged in the regular pro-
cedure OF business. Captain Schmittberger said
that he would investigate the closely.
Harry Hess arraigned before Judge Nc
Mahon in General Sessions last Monday He
was indicted for grand larceny in the first de-
gree, second offence; receiving stolen goods. in
the first degree second offence and burglary in
aliases of Wheeler, LANCER and Jacobs. He
said he upholsterer and lived at No.
no ~ West SS Seyenteenth,st. He was was arrested by
empty apartment at No. 12S West Ninety
frst-st where the detective hid. The evidence
was so strong against him that when he was
told that by confessng where the stolen prop
erty was he could plead guilty to only one in
dictment, and that of burglary in the second
degree, he accepted the chance. Judge Mcmahon
remanded the until next Monday for SEN
tence, allowing him plenty of time to make his
confession He was supposed to be respectable
by his wife and sister who tried to make pleas
for clemency for him in court. They were much
overcome when he pleaded guilty to burglary in
the second degree. The parents of the young
man also were surprised at learning of his GRIM
inal career. He has served nine months. in 1892.
and one year, in 1893.
Following are some of the people robbed:
Blanche stryker. No. 1872 West Eighty-second-st..
and d. e. Orris, No. 215 Wess Eighty third-st., on
John Rankins No. 122 West Eighty-third-st.
S S Watkins No lO5 West sixty-eighth-st.
W Wood No. "A West sixty-sixth-st March g.
Calvin Williams. No. ZIG West Eghty-thrd-st.,
Benjamin Block No. III West seventy-eighth-st
Charles Hodges. No. 21S West Eightieth-st.,
J. j. Sheehan No 81 Columbus-ave March 2S .
Mrs. E Sharp. No. n West sxty-eighth-st., De-
Theodore T. Van Gandt No. 2O7 West Eighty
Joseph W. Lawrence, No 259 West seventy-first-
John a. Chandler. No. 2o2 West Eighty-fourth-
st, January l8
Mrs. f Schaffer No. 100 West Eighty-fourth-st
January %.
Mrs T. Singleton. No. lO4 West Seventy sixth
St February 6.
Jessie stearn, No. 151 West Eightieth-st Feb
ruary 10.
DIR. wainwright. No. III West Eghty-third-st.
February Il.
Mrs. f. H. Hoffman. No. 90 West Ninety-,hIrd-
St. December 49,
William Thomas No. 12s West Ninety-eighth-st..
March 2
Mrs c. NJ Boyer. No. 173 West Ninety -hfth-st,
January %.
March IA.
Mark Harris. No. $50 West One-hundred-an
third-st. March 20.
William T. Park. No. II West Ninety -frst-st.
March %
William Pross. No. 2l West One hundred and
fourth-st March 20.
Mrs. Ochs, No IL West One-hundred and second
St. January Is.
When Miss Stryker entered her fiat on the
To stop sneezng, take ioa