The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-28
LEADER OF 4
THIEVES BAND.
Goldman Posed as a Merchant
but Was Really a Fence,
BAlLEO CROOKS OUT OF ToMBs
Then Led Them In Raids On tho Storage
Lofts Of Concerns 10 Tho Dry
Goods District
BAlLEO CROOKS OUT OF ToMBs

New York, Sept 2s.-Joseph Goldman,
ostensibly a commission merchant in silks
and dry goods at No. iio Broadway, who
is fairly well known to the trade, was
arrested last evening by Captain Titus,
charged with completely In scores Of
robberies committed by band of thieves
who have despoiled INGREDIENTS in the dry
goods district of at least $4,000 worth
of goods i'm the last six months.
-Four men. who, the police say, are pro-
fessional thieves and whose portraits are
in the Rogues' Gallery. were arrested
earlier In the day as Goldman's confed-
crates.
Captain Titus tells remarkable story
OF the duplicity OF Goldman, who Is al
legged TO have posed as reputable mer-
chant, while at the same time taking an
active part IN the footing VI dry goods
houses on public or Jewish holidays
PROVIDED BAIL.
Goldman is charged with having been
IN communication with prisoners y. INC
Tombs. for whom he was i'm the habit
Of providing bail -Four burglars, the
police say. have confessed TO District Al
torney Philbin that they stole cloth worth
1920 from a Grand street merchant whlcn
they turned ever TO Goldman. who de-
frauded them OF the proceeds OF the
robbery.
For six months. Captain Titus has had
detectives watching Goldman. Detee-
tives Foye. Clarke and Peabody, dis
guised as porters. last Saturday. witness
ed an attempt TO rob the loft Of r. Lef-
kowitz. AT No Il Howard street, by the
four thieves who were arrested, while
Goldman il is alleged, remained at watch
i'm the street and engaged policeman
i'm conversation to divert his attention
from the thieves.
Goldman IL forty-tHo years old and lives
at No 60 Bainbridge street. Brooklyn.
with his family. When he was arrested
at 6 o'clock last evening, he was taken
10 the detective bureau, where the police
found IN his pockets subpoena Issued
by the commissioner of Jurors Of Kings
county summoning him 10 he examined
September q as TO his fitness for jury
duty
OFFICE BOY ARRESTED.
With Goldman the police arrested his
office boy Harry Marcus, sixteen years
old in whose pocket was found card
containing the names OF the prisoners
connned In the Tomhs.
I'VE have obtained positive evidence
said Captain Titus. proving that Gold
man was fence and an abettor In the
crimes OF professional thieves. Posing
as merchant. he obtained Information
regard ng the stock OF business men
Then with the aid of known thieves.
the lofts i'm the dry goods district would
be looted early IN the morning or late In
the afternoon. Opera tions were carried
on generally on Sundays or public or
Jewish holidays. when the district was
deserted
"Befoie a loft was looted these men
studied the habits of the tenants. When
the business day was over they would
enter the hallway and break the pad
locks on the door with powerful nippers
which they carried with them and pack
their plumber In bags. which they took
away in an express wagon driven by
confederate.
THE stolen goods would he stored In q
loft hired by them or shipped out Of the
city Goldman. AT his place OF business,
carried quite line az stock.
owing the the numerous complaints
Of robberies. We have for six months been
watching the dry goods district Our
attention was first directed toward Gold
man because he frequently hired lawyers
for men accused of stealing
POLICE SAW HIM AT WORK.
Detectives Foye. Clarke and Peabody
last aSturdsy morning followed four men
known as professional thieves from the
Bowery aud chatham square TO the COR
ner of Howard street and Broadway,
where they met Goldman. The Eve
started east toward Centre street. and
then turned north IN The direction OF
Boone where they appeared To he In
specting the buildings of dry goods firms.
They did not begin operations until they
reached No a. Howard street, where the
four men entered the building. leaving
Goldman I'm the street TO keep watch
disguised as porters. the three de-
tectives set 10 work in the hallway OF
No 90 Howard street. unloading cases
Of goods A policeman ssuntersd past.
and Goldman Engaged him in conver-
satior. walking toward Broadway with
him
Goldman Was loauacious. and seemed
to anus the policeman with some di-
verling story one OF the alleged thieves
left the building and walked TO Broad
way. sNhere he told a driver OF an ex-
press wagon 90 drive to the door OF the
Howard street building.
Another policeman Joined the one with
Goldman, and the latter seemed To be-
come alarmed Bidding the men good
dag he entered the Howard street buili-
ing whence he emerged soon after with
the four men, all OF whom walked toward
Mercer street
Entering the building I'm Howard
street the detectives found that an at
tempt had been made ia rob loft eccu-
pied by +. Lefkoviiz. a dealer in leather
goods. Isis bags lay about on the moor
nlled with booty. ready Co be carted away.
ARRESTED IN THE BOwERy.
'ln their haupts IN the Bowery tho
four alleged Confederates were arrested
yesterday morning Tnoy were Philip
Horman. thirty-two years old. u tailor.
ot No. is2 Forsyth street: George smith
alias 'Fon English, No $3.50 iu The
Rngues Gallery. Hrytwo years Oh.
ianiior ~ No. o. Bpwcry, Morris Gro.s.
alias Jake nobinsnn' tweniy years Cld,
of No. 81 Madison siIcei. No 1872 in the
Rogues Gallery. ard Abram Stein. alias
Dutch Np. $40 ia the Rdgues GALLERY.
who saia he was . tailor irving Ut .S-I
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