The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-22
SHOPLIFTERS WITH $4,000.
SIX or EAST SIDE GANG IN JAIL
HERE AND IN NEWARK.

Theirs-LuNuFy In Allen -. Fiat
Huge Thefts on q Systematic Plan.
A small olive skinned woman with dark
brown eyes stood before the Judges Of
the Court Of Special Sessions yesterday
morning convicted as a shoplifter. In
her arms, crying was a baby six weeks
old. The woman wore a black shawl fbout
her head and a dirty, bedraggled dress.
Tho Judges sentenced her 10 eleven months
in the penitentiary and TO pay a fine Of
500. She kissed the baby and walked out
Of the court room.
The woman. according 10 the policS, has
been known for months az Queen Rachel,
the acknowledged leader Of gang Of the
sharpest shopifters that ever worked this
town. With her were Isaac Abramovitch
and Sophia Steinberg, who received the
same sentence with the same oomposure.
Their headquarters have been at 10 and
Is Allen street, and there the police have
discovered a lot Of loot, besides ten books
showing deposits Of $4,000 in savings
banks.
Inspector O'Brien, chief Of the Detective
Bureau, received letter about a week ago,
signed A Resident Of Allen Street, which
said that every night strange bundles were
carried out Of the Alien street tenement
Wagons it said, backed up in front Of the
house at strange hours and men staggered
out under heavy loads. Inspector o'Brien
told Detectives Foye, Reap and Holland
to see what was doing there.
On the first night the detectives watched
from the outside. They saw, about mid
NIGHT. a wagon drive up and several men
take out large bundles, such as might con-
tain dry goods One Of the detectives en-
tered the house and found that the bundles
were being brought from a fat on the
second floor.
The detectives next watched the fat.
They saw two women and a man start out
one afternoon and followed them. They
we're dressed inconspicuously. They went
toa Liz Fourteenth street dry goods store.
In the store the man stood in the vestl-
hule and waited. One Of the women went
in and the other disappeared in another
store The detectives watched the man.
They saw him take out big black cloth
bag Presently one Of the women walked
out. When she got to the man she
signaled with her hand and the man
himtled with the bag She walked past
him and the detectives saw her pass some
thing which the man put into the bag. Then
the woman went back into the store.
Before long tho woman who had gone
into a neighboring store appeared. The
same performance took place. Trip after
trim vas made by the women to the man
witb the bag throughout the afternoon
Finally the women joined him, the man
picked up his bag, then stuffed full, and all
three boarded q crosstown car and went
home.
this 20 on. Each day the same thing
happened. The second day the detectives
followed the three back to 10 Allen street
waited a minute after they had gone into
tie fat and then broke into the place.
They we're astonished at what they saw.
Instead of the humble furniture and fit
tings that 90 with the usual fiat in that part
Of the city, they found four rooms fitted
Up with the most expensive draperies and
brocaded furniture. -Four children, dressed
In ready made children'sl clothes Of the
most EXPENSIVE kind. were playing in the
parIor In a bedroom the man and the
two women we're taking silks and laces from
the black bag.
The detectives arrested the three and
confscated all the loot that was in the
bag. II was afterward appraised at $500
by the managers Of the two stores from
which il had been taken. The silks and
laces were of the most expensive kind.
In one store the haul made that day had been
missed but in the other they expressed
surprise when informed that the stun had
been found.
When the women were searched il was
found that both had belts fitted with slender
steel hooks and worn underneath the over
skirt Besides both had bags reaching
from the waist to the bottom Of the skirt,
40 constructed that piece OF goods when
tucked In the opening in the waists OF heir
dresses would fall into them. Silver
articles were generally put into this bag
Each bag was fitted with a drawstring
80 that by pull the person wearing IL could
open the bottom Of the bag and whatever
was in Il would fall out on the floor.
After Locking up the three prisoners the
detectives watched the fat another day
They saw a lot Of strange people visit the
place and saw two women and a man start
out. The detectives followed them to the
Cortlandt street ferry. There they missed
them. That very afternoon the Chlei OF Po-
lice Of Newark sent word to the Detective
Bureau in this city that the same three had
been arrested for shoplifting in Newark
DEPARTMENT store.
After her arrest the woman known as
Queen Rachel whose last name IA Lleber-
man said that her children we're starving
Chief Probationary Officer Graveur OF the
Court Of Special Sessions was sent out to
investiga He found the woman's hus-
hand in the fat. The man showed ten
hank books. Each bank book showed
deposits Of S. COO the limit which the banks
will receive The deposits had been made
recently. Some Of the books were In the
name Of Lieberman himself, and others were
made out for the woman and LOT each one
Of the four children. The children had
s. 200 apiece in their names.
The police did not arrest Lieberman,
because they had no evidence against him.
He has since disappeared with the children.
The police say that lots Of people OF the
neighborhood have been going 70 the fat
and buying everything from shoes TO tooth
brushes al cut prices. What wasn't dis
posed OF at retail in this manner was sold
at Wholesale 70 certain fences whom the
police are looking up When the detec-
tives searched the rooms, they say, they
found two pictures Of Queen Rachel In
two different evening dresses OF the most
expensive sort. In one picture she wore
@ diamond crescent and diamond sunburst
and earrings, in each OF which was stone
Weighing over three carats.
The police say that the place has been
running about three months, but that II
has been only In the last two weeks that
Ahramoyitch and the Steinberg woman,
who is really his wife, have joined the bunch.
Five weeks ago the police say the Lieber-
mans had a christening party for the baby,
and there was a great gathering Of crooks,
tho fun keeping up all night. Wine was
served and one Of the gang, a woman whose
picture the detectives say is in the rogues'
gallery. presented a solid gold mug to the
new baby. This and other stun has disap-