The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-28
Goldman Posed as Z Merchant
but Was Really a Fence.
BaILED CROOKS OUT OF ToMBS
Then Lee Them In Raids uu The Storage
lsils Of Concerns 10 Tho Dry
Goods District

New York. Sept. 2S.-Joseph Goldman,
ostensiblv a commission merchant In silks
and dry goods at No. AIS 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 a band Of thieves
who have despoiled merchants In the dry
goods district OF at least $4,000 worth
of goods in 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 a remarkable story
of the duplicity OF Goldman. who Is al
legged 70 have posed as reputable mer-
chant. while AT the same time taking an
active part in the looting OF dry goods
houses on public or Jewish holidays
PROVIDED BAIL.
Goldman is charged with having been
in communication with prisoners IN the
Tonnhs for whom he was In the habit
of providing bail Four burglars, the
police sav. have confessed 10 District At
torney Philbn that they stole cloth worth
$500 from a Grand street merchant wnlch
thev turned over To Goldman. who de-
frauded them OF the proceeds OF the
robbery.
For six months Captain Titus has had
detectives watching Goldman. Detec-
tives Foye. Clarke and Peabody. dis
euised as porters last Saturday. witness
ed an attempt 10 rob the loft OF +. Let
kowtz. at No. ~ Howard street, by the
four thieves who were arrested, while
Goldman. IL Is alleged. remained AZ watch
i'm the street and engaged a policeman
I'm conversation TO divert his attention
from the thieves.
Goldman is forty-two years old and lives
AT No. SO Bainbridge street. Brooklyn,
with his family When he was arrested
at o'clock last evening. he was taken
10 the detective bureau, Where the police
found IN his pockets a subpoena issued
by the commissioner OF Jurors OF King $
county. summoning him TO be examined
September Y 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 a card
CONTAINING ltt " NV
confined Ia the Tomts.
1--WE have obtained positive evidence,
said Captain Titus, proving that Cold
man vas fence and an abettor in the
crimes OF professional thieves. Posing
As n merchant. he obtained information
regarding 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 tho morning or late In
the afternoon. Operations 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 plunder I'm bags. which they took
away i'm an express wagon driven by a
confederate
'The stolen goods would he stored IN A
loft hired by them or shipped out of the
city Goldman. al his place of business,
carried quite n line OF 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 aSturday morning followed four men
known az professional thieves from the
Bowery and Chatham square 10 the cor
ner OF Howard street and Broadway,
where they met Goldman. The five
started east toward Centre street, and
then turned north in the direction of
Boone. where they appeared TO be In
specting the buildings Of dry goods firms.
They did not begin operations until they
reached No. 81 Howard street. where the
four men entered the building. leaving
Goldman in the street 90 keep watch.
Disguised as porters. the three de-
tectives set To work In the hallway or
No. is Howard street. unloading cases
of goods A policeman sauntered past.
and Goldman engaged him in conver-
sation. walking toward Broadway with
him.
Goodman was loduacious. and seemed
to amrsc the policeman with some di-
verting story one of the alleged thieves
left the building and walked 10 Broad
way. where he told n driver OF An ex-
press wagon to 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
day he entered tho Howard street build
ing. whence he emerged soon after Will
the four men. all OF whom walked toward
Mercer street
Entering the Building in Howard
street The detectives found that an at
tempt had been made 10 rob loft occu
pied by r. Iefkowiiz. dealer In lesthe'
goods Pig bags lay about on the hon
filled With booty. ready 10 he carted away
ARRESTED IN THE BowERy.
I'm their haunts in the Bowery tn
four alleged confcderates were ARRESTED
Yesterday morning They were Phllil
Herman. thiriy-fwo years old q tailur
~ No ~ Forsyth street: George Smith
auss Pop Enallsh. No. 6Sf7 I'm ia
gorues gansTv nfy-two years oiI
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