The sun., 1903-11-05
JEROME NIPS THUGS PLOT.
MAN WITH MANY DIAMONDS WAS
TO BE SLUGGED,
But the Poor Chap Who Was Hired to DO
the job Went and Told the District
Attorney-Private Detective Arrested
Girl He Knew Held as witness.

in the Elizabeth street station on the charge
that at the time Of his arrest he had what
he thought were two @strong arm men
in the Mercer street building,who were to
knock out Samuel Lewis Of the firm Of
Lewis, Hurwita l. Co., skirt makers, and
rob him Of $500 worth OF jewelry and what
ever amount of moneyhe had In his pockets.
The supposed sstrong arm" men were
really agents Of the District Attorney, and
Lewis never knew Of the scheme TO rob him
until after DuVeau was arrested. A woman
employee Of Lewis, Hurwitz 4 Co. figures
in the story.
husky individual Of wild aspect got
admission to District Attorney Jerome g
Office last Thursday.
"A great crime is about to be committed
and alone have the information that can
looked upon him as one Of the horde who
are out to borrow money on supposed valu-
able information.
'What do you want'' he demanded.
Il am broke, starving and want a job. v
said the man.
"A good citizen doesn't bargain to tell
about a crime he knows Is going to be COM
mitted,' said Mr.. Jerome. He tells Of 1t
without making terms for reward. But
you take your story to Chief Hammond, I,
and what he does III stand for"
The man went to Hammond and intro
duced himself as Oliver Nelson of 158 West
Twenty-fourth street, former employee
Of the General Detective Service. He told
this story:
Edgar E. Duyeau is the stenographer
at the General Detective Services Office at
$40 Broadway. He has two girls on string,
who are not connected with the detective
agency. One Is forewoman in the skirt
factory Of Lewis. Hurwitz & Co. She
knows Mr.. Lewis well enough to describe
the jewslry he wears and how much money
he is apt TO have next Monday night.
, "Now Duveau, who knows how hard up
the proceeds II will rob Mr.. Lewis. The
plan that DuVeau has outlined calls for me
to be In the dark hallway of the skirt factory
on Monday night shortly after o o. clock
DuVeau is to have the girl keep Lewis
upstairs in. the factory until all the other
folks have left the building. Then she and
he are to walk out together and as they
pass me am to slug Lewis, take his jewelry
and money and turn them over to DuVeau,
who will be waiting just outside.
l have apparently fallen in with this
offer. have an engagement with Duveau
this afternoon at Fourth avenue and Twen-
tieth street, where we are going to arrange
details"
Hammond sent County Detective Platt
after Nelson, and Platt saw Nelson and
was near enough to overhear DuVeau tell
how the Railways ran In the Mercer street
building.
From the saloon Duveau aud Nelson
went, to a plumbers shop and DuEeau
boyght, piece Of lead pipe, He then
$40 Broadway and Du Veau fitted the lead
pipe into rubber tube. Platt saw Duveau
give the pipe to Nelson when it was finished.
y don't want to do this job alone" Mel
son says he told DuVeau. Il know
crook crook who has Just got got out Of prison and
Bring him on" he says, DuVeau ans
wered. Nelson later produced County
Detective Muller and the three went again
to the saloon at Eighteenth street and
Fourth avenue. always being trailed by
Platt.
This girl Of mine.' said Duveau. says
$50, q stud worth $500, a gold watch and
chain and. besides that, Monday is pay
night and he'll probably have $50 or 500
in his clothes He agreed TO give Mullen
SIS and Mullen was to get out Of town at
once.
just about as this conversation was
going on Lewis, Hurwitz Il Co. were dis
charging the Eaan sisters, who live at 100
Leroy street. The sisters had objected
to promotion that had been made in the
shop. The elder sister did not know Du-
Veau. The younger woman, Ella Egan,
had met him about two weeks before and
had become infatuated with him.
Owing to her discharge, Mullen reported
TO the District Attorney, DuVeau called
engage ment with the supposed thugs for
yesterday afternoon. Nelson and Mullen,
trailed by Platt, Hammond and Rappolt,
went to the Fourth avenue saloon and
arranged with DuVeau to meet him at
o'clock in front of III Mercer street
Nelson and Mullen left DuVeau and the
others followed him, reaching the Mercer
street building hot on his track at $50,
DuVeau did not notice County Detectives
Reardon and Dillon slowed away in door,
ways and dark corners. DuVeau walked
straight into Nelson and Mullen.
Go ahead said DuVeau, and the two
men disappeared In the dark hallway.
Hardly had they got inside when Rappolt
and Hammond darted across the street
and hailed DuVeau. They had handouts
on him in flash. He is good-looking,
What does this mean?" he asked,
THAT you are under arrest for felony
he was informed.
well, I'm not guilty. he said. He
was taken upstairs and confronted with
Lewis, WHO nau n6NeT Heen MIN before.
Lewis wore the jewelry already described.
Du Veau was then taken to the side
walk and Mullen and Nelson came up.
DO you know these men?" he was asked.
Il never saw them before he said,
Rappolt took him to Jail and the rest of
the party set out to find Ella Eagan. She
was met on the sidewalk as she was return
ing home from another place of employ
ment and taken, weeping, to the Elizabeth
street station, where DuVeau was br ought
out for her inspection. Il know him." she
said. She admitted that she had drunk
with him and spent a good deal of time In his
company, but che denied absolutely know
ing anything Of the projected robbery.
" may have told him about the jewelry
Mr. Lewis wears" she said. al don't know
that ever did, but when I have had any
thing to drink l don't remember what
say"
The girl was locked up in the House of
Detention because she announced that she
intended to run away somewhere.
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