Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-28
NATHAN RAfFElS CASE.
He,Iiig on Thet of Pins this Morning
 Sentence Was Deferred.

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 nauah in Brooklyn and induced her to sell him gross of safety pins, 1t Is very probable that he would not have been before the city court this morning charged with receiving stolen goods, knowing them to be stolen, and she and her sister, Mrs Ellen Corner, charged with thelt. Raffel is charged on two counts, one with receiving 100 gross of safety pins. the property of the American Pin company, of the value of $45. Is. and one with receiving ninety-three gross of safety pins, also the property of the American Pin company. or the value of $2S.34. He pleaded not guilty before Judge Burpee whereup- on the story of the matter was told by a number of witnesses, John Il. Bride, billing clerk for the American Pin company, Eugene HotcnKiss' shipping clerk, Frank A. McCuilum, an accountant living in New forK city; Miss Sarah Sox, a bookkeeper for Kaufman & Bloominson, jobbers in notions, New York; A. M. Barnby, a clerk for the Adams Express com pany; s. J. Kaufman, son Of kauf- man of Kaufman & Bloominson, ana Detective Thomas Dodds.
 Raffel was represented by Attor- ney Minor. The story of the matter was substantially this: One day about a year ago Raffel entered the house of Mrs Cavanaugh in Brooklyn. The woman is one of many who receives safety pins from distributing sta tion on Cherry street and employs her idle time putting the pins in cards. Hundreds of women and chil- dren find employment in this man. ner. Mrs Cavanaugh was so engaged when the man entered the house. He asked her If she would sell him few gross. She said she could not as they were the property of the American Pin company. It seems, however, that Raffel saw he could do business with the woman, for soon after, according to the testimony of the witnesses from New York. Raffel had talk with MT Kaufman in which he said that as he was buyer from the firm the firm ought to buy from him. He could supply the firm with safety pins direct from the mills and could sell as low as anyone. MT Kaufman said he would see about 1t and 500, after Raffel got an order. Then. 1t seems, he pa'd another visit to Mrs Cavanaugh and bought from her gross of pins for 10 cents. The aver- age price was about 20 or 30 cents a gross.
 Raffel used to visit Kaufman & Bloominson's store about once in si- months, but whether it was about safety pins was not disclosed. The firm has been dealing with him since October, 1905.
 A postal card dated October 15 was introduced, showing that he had communicated with the firm to the effect that en route was quantity of goods worth S17.55. This card was written partly in Hebrew and partly in English, and was inter- preted by Benjamin Witkowski
 Detectives Dodds and Keegan arr rested Raffel. He told them he got the pins from Q woman living in Brooklyn. he did not know her name. but he took them to her house and pointed out Mrs Cavanaugh as his source of supply. Mrs Corner was present. but he did not say then that she had ever sold him pins. He told the officers that the last lot he got was in three parts and the whole amounted to ninety-three gross for which he paid the women 10 cents a gross.
 The detective also stated that Mrs Cavanaugh admitted selling pins to Raffel and her reason for SO doing was that her sister, Mrs Corner. was in poor circumstances. For the first lot she sold him he gave her clothing which she gave to Mrs Corner fo. herself and her children. The las lot was shibped to New York a week ago last Monday The box contain ing the pins were in evidence. The box containing the n'netv-three gross was shipped here Monday by Frank A. McCullum who had bought the goods some time ago and the other box containing the 100 gross was sent up bv Kaufman & Bloominson. This concluded the evidence and sen- tence was deferred until the cases against the women are heard. They were set down for hearing to-mor- row morning. There was no defense by Raffel.