New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-24
c. ID. REOHR GOES FREE.
L0pyer accused of Theft Wholly
Innocent of a Mistake.

Wholly innocent OF the charge and the victim ot
q mistake, Charles D. Reohr. assistant secretary
OF the Traders Union Life Insurance Company and
formerly OF counsel for the Northern Pacific Rail-
road. was arraigned in the Jefferson Market poles
court yesterday, charged with grand larceny. and
discharged The prisoner was arraignsd by Detec-
tive Stinson McIver of the West Thirteth-st polcs
station
Reohr had been arrested by NIcIver in Sixth-avs.
car. charged with taking stud valued $50 from
the shirtfront OF unknown man. He appeared
before Magistrate Whitman after having been
locked up all night IN a CELL and said he had been
handcuffed by McIver in the trolley car He said
the detective told him In the car he was THIEF
and that his picture was in the Rogues' Gallery
Il saw this man." said McIver after he was sworn.
'.JostIe old at Eighth-st- on Sixth-ava-
car and take pin from his scarf. There three
Others with him After he had taken the pin
saw him jump Off the car and run He boarded the
car ahead and I followed and placed him under
arrest"
do you swear positively to what you have Just
said?' questioned the magistrate.
Il do" said McIver
"Have you any Witnesses" he was asked
IT have" he answered.
Then Charles Chatterton. of No. ass West Fifty
second-st-, the conductor on the car, swore Roehr
was not the man who took the pin nor a pas
senger. far as he knew. on his car. Another
witness for the detective also swors he saw tho
theft. but that Reohr not the man
John NJ. Gorham, who appeared for Reohr. said
his client wished to tell his story and Magstrats
Whitman said he would be glad to hear il
Il had been TO luncheon" began Mr.. Reohr.
with my sister. Miss Elizabeth Reohr OF No 80
West Thirteenth-st-, and after luncheon we went
10 fur establishment West Eighth-st. Ny
sister had left coat TO be repaired, and 10
not ready We decided TO wait. II was 80
o'clock when We got there. and about $50 when
we left the place. We walked west to the south
bound station fthe Sixth-ave. L I boarded
a nOrthbound car. I had hardly been seated when
McIver came and sat beside me- He looked into
my face and said. You know me. don't your
NO don't know you I answered.
" Yes you do, and you know IT. he persisted
1 talked with him and told him he was mistaken
1 told him not to bother He seemed 70 be
intoxicated and his breath smelled OF whiskey."
Il had a transfer IN my hand. and he asked
what was going 10 do with II told him
going to take FOUrteenth-st car. He asked me-
10 leave the and I said. Why He told me
had robbed man OF a pin and that I was under
arrest l asked him TO go with 70 the furrieFs
where had Just left 70 prove to him that be had
been mistaken, but he refused
when the reached Twenty-eighth-St. Nc
liver took out a pair OF handouts and put them
on me before all the passengers told him not 20
add 10 my humiliation. bat he only laughed At me-
ReOhr's sister substanJated his story. ReOhr was
rs WaVerey Place. an ernploye in the Tur store
After the case was dismissed ReOhr said he would
spend all the money he ever earns to have McIves
punished