New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-19
JEWEL THEFT CHARGED
Il Trusted Employe of the AppraiS-
er's Stores arrested.

Alfred Hausbach ffty-eight years old. OF No Il
Van Nest Place, for eighteen years a trusted en-
ploye OF tho appraisers stores, was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Detective SerEeants Open
helm and Bowling and, after preliminary ar
raigument in the Tombs Police Court, was taken
before United States Commissioner Ridgeway In
the Federal Building. where a formal charge ct
the larceny OF 800 worth Of unset Opals and pearls
was made against him By the customs authorities
Although pleading that he had bought the jewels
from a stranger in West-st., he was remanGed to
Ludlow Street JAIL IN default OF 5000 bail. and Will
be held for examination Tuesday. William
Bray and George Il. Plant, stepSrothers. and pro-
prietors Of a small iewelry store al No 800 Hud-
scn-st 20 whom Hausbach is alleged to have gwen
a portion OF the jewels to sell, were renamed TO
the same prison witnesses.
Farlv in July box OF unset opals and pearls
consigned 70 r. Gins5erg. a dealer IN precious
stones at No 81 Maiden Lane. arrived at the ap-
nraiser's stores from Germany. The package was
placed IN the safe TO await examination. Nhen
the examiner was ready to look over the contents
O: the box it was missing. A search was maze ana
for a time II seemed likely that the seventeen
watchmen employed in the stores we're TO Be suS-
ne,ded for having permitted a thief 20 SIP N d
night and make away with the JeWels I IS 70!
Hausbach had free access to the SAFE containing
tho hoy s,1sa!cion was never directed toward MIN
The police were Informed and an account q ''
robbery appeared in the newspapers
Nothing was heard OF the missing stones un''i
Yesterday when Bray and Plant entered the s'o'o
90 Albert Iorsch & Co., No. ~ Maiden LaIlo' ol4'
ofYered for sale a small quantity OF opaIs ana
pearls Alfred Krower, a MEMBER o. 'Io ~
tbinkirr # strange that they should have posses
sion OF such valuable Jewels detained theIn' uhuel
atorca ~ critically examining the stones ana
sent for Mr. Glnsberg who idenuued the je"eIS As
bis property Sergeants Oppenheim ana DOWNING
v,ere summoned and they questioned Bray ana
Plant They told the officers that the 1eWe4S hAo
been given to them to sell by man they knew as
Hausbach They did not, however, know eI'her
his first name or address. He said he would cali
at their store at No 55s Hudson-st later the men
said Thinking IT possible there might be an en-
Move OF that name in the Appraisers Stores the
officers and the two men went there. The of1-
Gals said they had man Of that name ou' ~ was
iunpossible that he could have given the stones to
the men Hausbach was summoned. and Bray and
Plant identified him as the man no orouguI me
pearls and opals 20 tier place AIteT SOtIg
truth. but said he purchased the Jewels from d
man who said his name was FlelshoW, q sailor,
whom he met accidentally IN West-st. The sailor
ofYered Hausbach asserted, 70 sell the stones for
s. 100 and after examining them he had paid the
Eome, h admitted after the detectives told him
they going to seach MS house. H2uSoach said
he had never Fleishow before, and he doubted
IL ne could identify him again
Dsputy Collector Swords, Appraiser Whitehead
and other officials OF the customs service were as
tonished at the revelations made oy Hausoach'
who had enjoyed the confidence of his superiors.
Niessrs Goldsmith and Engel. Of the law firm Of
Sullivan Goldsmith & EnEel represented Haus-
vav At their request, the examination was set
Jcryyn FOR TUESDAY Bray and Plant protested
witnesses To Marshal Henkel Haushaeh pro
tested his innocence To Nj. Whitehe&d hoW-
stones that the box resem5Ied that taken from
the Appraisers Stores. The appraiser said later
that he was puzzled by the affair. as Hausbach
cc,IId have sfly taken packages worth thousands
Of dollars any time without suspicion