The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-28
ALLEGED GANG OF THIEVES
Charges Made by the New York
Detective Bureau.
Commission Merchant Said To Have
Planned Robberies and Taken "a
Large Share Of the Piunder-Ac-
cused of Presiding over Criminals.

Noih MISSION Merchant Satd To nave
Planned Robberies and Taken "a
Large Share Of the Piunder-Ac-
cuscd of Presiding over Criminals.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2S-AccordiuE to
CAPTAIN Titus Of the Detective Bureau.
Joseph Goldman. who was arrested Ola
Thursday night with four other men and
"a boy on the charge Of burglary. was tn
head and brains of au extensive gang Of
burglars that operated throughout this
city. Brooklyn. and New Jersey.
G0llm7n's alleged accompuces. at least
thes, OF them who w,r, arrested. drscTin-
ed themselves ass Philip Herman. "a tailor.
of l52 Forsyth Street, George Smith.
whose picture is in the r3Eucs gallery.
jauitor at o. Eow,Ty. Morris Gross. of
lf5 Madison Street; Abraham Stein. No.
Slig in the ruSur's gallery a tailor at 15l
Madison Street; Harry Chockman. an OK
pr,sSmau. of Ill Essex Street. and Harry
Marcus. seventeen years old. who was
Goldnan's Office boy Goldman describ-
cd himself commission merchant ut
rs broadway. He lives 1T 6a cambridge
Street Brooklyn.
Goldman was known 20 the trade as an
extensive commission merchant iu gloves
and silks. He did not carry any stock
at his place of busiu, So. but IL is said.
. had control of large stocks in various
parts of this city While apparently do
ing legitimate business. ne was, accord
Ing 10 the police. the head Of "a gang Of
thieves, occupying this position foc two
or three years For considerable p1r-
ton of the time ne has been under the
Watchful eye of the detective force. its
attention being directed TO him 10y thieves
who had been arrested and convicted of
numerous robberies. and who. after be-
ing sent TO prison, accused Goldman Of
being implicated in the robberi,s because.
They SAID, Goldman had not kept his end
of the bargain
The particular alleged burglary for
! which Goldman and his alleged accom-
plices have been arrested was committed
on Thursday night in the loft OF r LET
kowitz, at 4 Howard Street Goldman
according TO the police story. diverted a
policemans attention by engaging him in
/ conversation while the men effected an
entrance Another policeman appeared
/ on the scene at the time and joined
( Goldman and the first policeman This
/ frightened Goldman, and. leaving the po-
/ ICemen. he hurried back to where the
men We're at work and gave the alarm
/ All Of the men were leaving the building
when central office detectives disguised
as portcrs. who had followed Goldman
and had been waiting on the opposite
side Of the street unobserved. bounced on
them.
A detective on a bicycle had been wait
/ Ing for Goldman 10 leave his Brooklyn
/ home IN the morning. lie was followed
! 10 tlo trolley car and 20 the BROOKLYN
end OF the bridge Word was then t,le-
| phoned 10 the Manhattan end Of the
/ bridge, and detective watched for him
! 20 leave the car here Goldman was then
/ followed to the building where ne was
| Regular meetings Of the alleged robbers
were held according 90 the police. at Her
mans home ON For th- Street Goldman
4 would Zoe there and preside Each man
would make suggestions, ~ hlch would be
! PASSED % 20 Goldman, and either accept
| Cd or rejected. Then. according 10 De
/ tectiEe Clarke some one would suggest
l the next place 10 be touched. and
preparations for that work would be- be-
| gun Each mans work was mapped out
and he was held responsible for that pOr-
( Goldman would take upon himself the
{ task or looking over the ground. He
would 20 70 the place 70 De robbed. in
NaTlabiy a glove or silk house. and buy
Z bill Of goods amounting TO $50 or $50 al
the same time being careful 20 find out If
I the place was wired with burglar alarms.
1 He would make report al the next
/ meeting Of his gang and finally prepa-
Tau9ns for touching thy place would be
made
Occasionally it would be decided 10 en-
. ter fat, and for this work. 10 is al
/ legged. Goldman had sixteen expert fat
workers or thieves. IT. police say that
| they have always noticed that when any
. Of LlC thieves who later claimed 10 be in
. the employ Of Goldman were arrested
Goldman would always furnish lawyer
/ for them.
The gang. according 70 Captain Titus
had made preparations for ToUbiug two
big glove and silk houses, and the plum
der they expected 10 obtain would have
been valued IN the aggregate at $4,000.
I In order 10 store this plumber Goldman, IL
1 is declared. had rented "A loft
! one OF the convicted thieves saws that
when goods amounting in value 10 1880
| were taken the thieves were 20 receive
$50. but that IN many cases they only
| received Sl5. one Of these men is said TO
3 De Jake Davis. who is now serving four
/ and One-haf years in Sing Sing After
/ his conviction Goldman. IL Is asserted,
| promised 10 take care Of Davis wife
| ON the ARA Igumeut O.. the seven pris-
/ Oucrs yesterday Goldman, Checkmau. the
| expressman, and the four alleged burg
| lars, Cross, Stein, smith, and Herman,
! We're held in 800 bail each FOR eXamiua-
] tiJu on Monday The boy Harry Mar
I Gus, was allowed 20 20 after he had made
/ confession OF what be said was all he
! knew TO Deputy Assistant District Attor-
l u,y Train. who has charge Of tn, case
/ Moses II GTosSmau- counsel for Cold
J man. said last night that. although he
/ was not ready 10 give out any statements
! in regard 20 the case. be lid not believe
] that Goldman could D.. convicted. Mr..
/ Gr0ssman said that GOIdmaus family
/ was prominent iu Brooklyn and was well
/ thought Of there. The lawyer said he