The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-08
SOLVING ANSONIA THEFTS.
PROPERTY or MRS. CHARLES NJ.
SCHWAB AND OTHERS RECOVERED
PiIrerIng From MOsms Of Guests Had Been
Going On a Year --Rea Estats q Lost
ol.AOO worth -FOuT Ensrseyees Ar
rested MAIDS Umbrella Gives . clue.

Going ON q Year Real Est ate Man Loee
$1,000 worth FOur E~napseyees Ar
rested MAIDS Umbrella Gives . C1ue.
Tenants OF the Ansonla, at Seventy
third street Inc Broadway, have been
victims during the last year or SO Of many
burElaries. Despite the closest watch
things have systematically disappeared.
One day half . dozen pairs Of silk hose
or a bit Of lingerie would be reported
stolen, and the next q quantity Of jewelry.
One Of the victims is said to have been
Mrs. Charles NJ. Schwab, and some property
which was stolen from her last June was
recovered by the police late last evening.
Four arrests altogether have been made
in connection with the plundering, and a
considerable quantity Of the loot has been
recovered. The police expect to get back
u good deal more.
Hyman Som. a real estate dealer, presi-
dent Of the Som Brothers Company, who
has apartments on the sixth floor, reported
upon his return from Europe on August 20
that 81 400 worth of property, including
~iewelry, lace handkerchieFs, cologne, bed
clothes and table linen, had been stolen.
Capt. Bnrfeind Of the West Sixty-eighth
street police station was notified and along
with Detectives Devanney and Cieary he
took the situation in hand.
Their suspicious fell upon Frank FanningI
the head carpenter, and Patrick Walsh, mis-
assistant. both OF whom have been en-
plOyed by the hotel for several years n
were trusted employees. These men while
about their work had access to all apart
ments. Several days ago a maid, Lena
Blodget, formerly employed by Mr.. Som
but now working for another tenant and
known to he a friend Of the two men, was
discovered with an umbrella in her possess
sion identified later by Mr.. Som as his.
The detectives then iOund a number OF
articles in n pawnshop. pawned in F%anning's
name, which Mr.. Som also identified.
Armed with this evidence the police placed
the three under arrest on Saturday night.
When Tanning was searched in the West
Sixty-eighth street station house about
thirty keys Of all sorts and shapes were
found in his possession.
The prisoners we're arraigned yesterday
in the West Side police court before Magis-
trate Steinert. Detective Devsnney stated
that while Lena BlOdget had disclaimed
any part in the robberies, saying Tanning
had given her the umbrella, the police
were certain she would prove a valu-
able witness. She was accordingly sent
to the House OF Detention until to-mor-
row, when the examination will be con-
tinued. Tanning and Walsh were each
held in 1900 bail on a charge Of grand
larceny.
Lena Blodgst. who is quite pretty and
was becOmingly dressed, when asked by
Magistrate Steinert IL she had evsr been
arrested before, replied with a laugh:
-Oh. heavens. no! No indeed"
Detectives Clearly and Devanney arrested
last night Kate Gallagher, alleged 10 be
the sweetheart Of Tanning. and sha Is
locked up for the present a. a suspicious
person. Tanning told the detectives OF an
appointment he had to meet her at Seventy
fifth street and Broadway. The detectives
kept the appointment in his stead and
when she showed up she was at once placed
under arrest.
The police say she broke down and
directed them to an express company
Office at Broadway and Seventy-fourth
street. where they found a trunk belonging
to Tanning. It was filed with various
articles Of fine wearing apparel, among
other things being q black silk skirt, q
feather boa and an antique ivory fan.
inlaid with gold and silver. These things,
Kate Gallagher said, belonged to Mrs
Charles M. Schwab and were taken while
she was a guest at the Ansonia in June.
Mrs. Schwab has not yet been asked to
identify them. In the trunk we're also
a gold belt inc gold buckle said to be
valued at several hundred dollars.
In the room which Kate Gallagher ocou-
pied at All Columbus avenue the police
found a large valise which was also Allied
with fine wearing apparel. When arrested
she was wearing a ame brooch set with
diamonds which was the property Of Mrs.
Herman Som and valued IT TACO. The
prisoner was formerly an employee OF the
hotel, but left some time ago.
W. T.. d. Stokes, proprietor o; lie An
sonia, Is preparing a list OF his guests for
the period during which the robberies have
been going on. He will turn it over to the
police, when IL is thought that many more
robbSries than are already reported will
be brought to light. The police say the
missing property may run In value a.
hiOh aa 400 no