The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-19
POLICE HAVE ARRESTED
TAILOR SHOP ROBBERS

brought down from the county Jail to
Judge Boyles court and the case of
peddiing without q license against him
dismissed. This was done to pave the
way for his prosecution for robbery.
Bloom Identified
After that. he was taken to Rauh &
Richter's fur store. where he was in
stantly identified as a man who had
priced furs at the store on Saturday night
in company with another man. The va
lise which he had carried was opened and
the fur collar was identified as one made
by Mr.. Richter. A new label had been
sewed on the collar, and the furriers
pointed out where the old stitching of
their label had been.
When Bloom and his pal had been in
the store Mr.. Rauh had been out and the
maker of the fur collar was in a room
adjoining the saleSroom. Bloom was
waited upon by Miss Lindgreen, worker
in the store. She did not know the prices.
she explained to Chief Reynolds and De-
tective Murphy when they were in the
store with Bloom today. and she had to
go into the other room to ask the fur
maker for information several times.
During these times Bloom and his COM
panion We're alone, and had opportunity
to steal the cape Two raw furs were
also found missing from this store today.
and it is supposed that they were stolen
at the time the cape was.
At Leese's tailor shop this morning
Harry Leese recognized Bloom as man
who had been in the store . day or so
prior to Tuesday of last week, when It
was discovered that the SIS trousers
MI
stolen.
Bloom denied that he had every been
in the store. He was told that Falcon
had made a clean breast of their joint
misdeeds, and he seemed very much
concerned about the matter. 1t loosened
his tongue somewhat.
Bloom Denies the Charge.
The two pants patters were taken out
of tn grip, and the tailor 1T once said,
| Those are my goods" He knew them
at glance. Bloom denied that he had
stolen them, but refused TO tell where
he got them, making the statement
which opens this story. An effort was
| made to corroborate his Identification
by Harry Leese with that of the little
daughter OF Gus Leese, she having been
In the store at the time he was there.
But the little girl could not identify him.
He is said to have worn different clothes
on the occasion in question. and his APP
pearance was somewhat changed.
Falcon worked at Hennessy's and Sy-
mons stores at one time, While ago.
He and his confederate were in Ruben
STEMS jewelry store ON Park street
few days ago, and he priced gold
watch while the others lifted a number
of ring cases. The cases We're empty, so
| this robbery was not profitable. The
| cases were found before the arrest OF
| the men, at the Elva block, and fur
| nished one reason for their arrest.
When asked about the fur cape and
| how he came by it, at the fur store this
! morning. all Bloom would say was: II
have nothing to say about it. I won't
| tell YOU any lies about it." He would
not tell any truths about it either, APP
parently.-
Bloom denied that he was ever at
wallace. Idaho, and denied that there
| was a woman on the back streets VINO
was connected with him or knew any
] thing about him. He said that he did
1 not room at the Elva block. Asked by
| Chief REYNOLDS to take the latter 70
! where he did room, he refused.
The police are of the opinion that
thew have got an almost perefect case
against the arrested man.
Warrant Issued for Rehfsh.
| A warrant for the arrest OF Rehf1sh,
the tailor to whom it is said Bloom and
his accomplices sold three pieces OF
trousering. charging him with receiving
stolen goods was issued by Justice Ar
mold this afternoon and placed in the
hands of an officer for service.