Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-03
new
YORK
LETTER

Ielligent for his years, but known
the New York detectives as the
Iverest pickpocket in the city,
on arrested few days ago by
scial detectives on the look out
! him. was found to be in possess
h of two gold watches, a lady's
her watch, a heavy watch with
! 4 and silver chasings and sum
go When arraigned In court the
.,th with frankness and candour
Ii a tale that puts Fagin and oliver
list In the shade. On the death
.his father two years ago he went
hive with a man named Stein and
. wife. For weeks Stein instruct
in the art of picking pockets
fore be sent him out. He had to
fctice hours every day on Stein
A his wife, relieving them of wal
u pocket books, watches and
kelry until he became so adept
II he could rob them without their
bwing It. If he did the job in a
msey fashion Stein would beat
b. Constant practice however
Ide him so clever at the game that
was never caught until the pres
time. All the booty he got was
tded over to Stein and his wife,
b the latter did all the pawning
dealing with the fence" Stein
kariably went out with him during
day and night and pointed out
|ended suckers" prosperous look
men or women. Besides cap
g. for the young dip" Stein
'en assisted by engaging the vic
in conversation or holding a
kspaper in front of him while the
He thief did the "frlsking." Both
koners were remanded. Detective
Nh states that numbers OF Stems
bills are serving sentences In the
hse OF refuse.
abraham Oppenhelmer, a wealthy
bker of the Hague some time ago
] into the bunker hatch of Lack
anna ferry boat. Amongst the
ms in his claim for damages
ainst the company are $244 for
wers. 1855 for carriage rides with
pretty nurse, $125 for champagne
himself and nurse, 1925 for
ldical attendance, hotel bills OF
25 a week, a trip to Holland at
expense of several hundred dol
|s, s. a day for the pretty nurses
|tty sister. and a substantial item
messengers and private police
b to restore him 10 health. Miss
bnar NJ. Wilson, a comely young
man, with an exquisite complexion
NJ big brown eyes In supporting
nFenheimers claim In court admit
a that she shared in the consump-
d of the champagne because plain
\ insisted that she should do so.
was in such an extremely ner-
condition as the result OF the
g dent" said Miss Wilson that It
II Id have retarded his Improve
nt II did not accede to his
q hes." For the same reason he
taken her on carriage rides and
trim to Holland when he was
1 valescent. The case will not be
Y Fuded for some time owing to
fict of testimony.
few York pearl dealers have re-
led warning from pearl buyers
g the Wabash and other western
zfrs that a new class of Imitation
lately made it's appearance the
e fious product being surreptitlous'
nlxed with real pearls. Several
lesale merchants in the Maiden
e district who were "stuek" can
pick out from shipments from
west the bogus stone. The imi
= on so closely Stimulates the rea
4 that II Is source OF great un'
ness among jewellers. The
nteFfeits were brought into th'
ntry some time ago from Paris
a French dealer. They are II
round. oval and pear shapes o
natural pearl and have been als'
ningly made to resemble the ir
ular baroques. The limitations ar
ie by secret process The con
principally OF glass to which
nent obtained from the scales o
outhern fish mixed with isihs
Aree months ago a woman wa
itted to the ST. Joseph's hospita
Hers, so badly burned, by an &C
nj, that an operation OF skin
hing had to be restored 10 saw