The St. Louis Republic., 1901-10-06

children in the neighborhood. The local
tr;,desmen said that nc was always prompt
in paying his bills and that he had been
known TO them only as successful New
fire hearing soft of speech. and wears
glasses. and judged by appearance ana
manner is about the last man one would
pick out capable of filling such Il role as
that which the police charge HIM with act
in.. He scarcely ever missed attending the
Sunday services at the Greene Avenue Bap-
tist Church. When arrested Il subpoena
from the Commissioner of Jurors of Kings
County was found in his pocket.
The Onice Boys story.
Other tenants on the floor where Gold
man had his New York office said they mad
for some time thought that Goldman did
an odd business but there had been no sus
picion of dishonesty. Frank Sciibner said
he could never understand how II was that
the hall was crowded with women all day
and they were admitted to the Goldman Of
flee one at time. From their appearance
he took Shem to be Seamstresses. millinerS
and women of small means. who came 10
the commission merchant TO purchase at
reduced rates ma teTal and fixings neces-
Sary 10 their trade.
Goldman's Office boy. Harry Marcus. in
his confession of what he said Was all he
knew TO Deputy Assistant District Attorney
Train. who has had charge of the case. did
not make any remarkable disclosures. His
work, he said. consisted in carrying the
empty blue jeans bags in which the stolen
goods had been packed when they were
taken 10 Goldman's place back to i72 For
syth street. where Herman had rented IL
room.
He could tell nothing further than this to
help in the prosecution of the gang. ex-
cspt to relate the fact that few days a2o.
while he was walking with Goldman and
the four alleged burglars on Forsyth street
Goldman suddenly interrupted the CONVEX
sation by saying. quickly. See" At the
word the four left quietly and quickly and
separated. getting together later in another
street The boy said he thought that the
word was = warning cry, signifying look
out for the police
Would soon Have Been Rich.
Goldman. six months ago. came near be-
ing arrested. He was suspected of having
received stolen gooGs and the police went
to his place of business. They found Il
small quantity of goods there. but Gold
man had bills for them. He formerly had
a place in Walker street.
At one time. Detective Clarke says Gold
man was Il victim of his own gang. He
had hired . storeroom in Water street and
had stored some plumber taken by one OF
his gan, there. when another gang entered
the place and removed the goods. Cold
man never found out who had robbed the
place.
Captain Titus said that he believed Gold
man and his gang were responsible for
many Of the recent robberies in the dry
goods district
THAT man." he said. would have been
millionaire In half a year and he would
have been harder 10 catch. if he had only
glaries. watch for the approach Of the po-
lice. and was unusually skillful. Just as
scon as the goods were captured they would
be hauled to one Of the several lofts rented
by Goldman. unpacked and repacked in
new cases. carried away by honest truck
men or the express companies. and be dis
posed Of. We have seen all the prisoners
enter Godman's office. and some of them
have served time. Furthermore we can
prove that our men saw Goldman paw his
confederates money for their share in the