The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-15

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The hoy, who Ia q keen witted Itlls fellow.
Ia an uncle Of the two MeyToSits brothers,
tho brother Of their father, They gave
him q place ~ ONCE boy, and he caught on
from thu start, doing his work intelligently
and faithfully The M~eyrowitSes we're alb
sent a good deal, travelling In the Interests
Of their diamond business, and they were
both away from the city when the stahbing
occurred.
Rose Meyrowits, a sister Of tho Afsyro-
vita brotheTs, was Ia charge Of the onico
while the msmbers OF the firm we're away.
She went out to lunch at noon an April 20,
having Bella Hecht, who ie only q year older
than Jacob, and the boy together. Bella
end Jacob were very good friends, ap-
parently, and usually went out TO lunch to-
aether. At half past IL the tenants Of the
Office building we're startled by q giris
screams.
Harry Peck, a salesman for C.. W. Sey-
nj in IN adjoining Office. rushed into
Msyrowitz Brothers place. As he opened
ths door, Bella Hecht fell into his arms. She
wa covered with blood and was holding
her hand to her abdomen. where there was q
long and deep cut. On the floor in the
Office lay young MeyTowitz. bleeding from
several small wounds in the arms n legs.
Peck said that as he stopped TO raise the
boy from the floor Jacob struck at him with
along knife. Peck disarmed him and carried
the girl to his Office, where he wrapped q
towel tightly around her. Then be called
In the police.
In the Hudson street hospital Jacob and
Bella both told a queer, disjointed story.
Jacob said that a rough looking man had
crept into the Office and attacked him and
the girl. She said she could not see the
burglar" very well, because he threw a
towel about her head, but that he looked
like Jakey." The police found very quickly
that the story wouldn't do, and they found
that Jakey had purchased q knife from a
store in Fulton street. Jakey was sent to
Bellevue Hospital a prisoner.
Detectives Trayer, Snydeoker and Con-
nors, who were assigned to the case, kept
working with the boy to get him TO tell the
truth. Finally, they say, he broke down
and confessed. They are not inclined to
He told them, they say, that shortly after
he arrived here he began to steal, not TO
get money for himself, but to help his old
father and mother in Riga. Part of his job
was 10 receive and open mail, and he told
the detectives that whenever he found
money in the letters he took it, and when
ever he distracted checks or drafts, fe tore
them up. The firm won't be able to tell
what was the value Of the checks and drafts
until all account are checked up TO date.
The boy told the detectives that he had
access to the safe where the diamonds and
other loose jewels were kept and that he
was often left alone when the safe was I'M
locked. lie told the police that from time
10 time he took loose diamonds and other
jewels out Of the safe, maybe $40 600 worth.
and sent them to his father and mother.
On the morning of the day he stabbed
Bella Eecht, he says, his niece, Rose Negro
WITT accused him OF purloining a SIS bill.
He thought Bella Iiecht must have seen him
take il and told Miss M%eyrowitz: lie
Ing himself, He got the long knife from a
detectives that, after. cutting himself
slightly with tho knife, he decided TO stab
Bella Eecht. he attacked the girl when she
was behind a telephone booth, coming on
her In such a way that she couldn't see very
well who II was.
Jacob is now in the custody Of the Gerry
society. Ee will be arraigned in the Chill
dren's Court this morning. his nephews
OF the diamond firm do not want to prose-
cute him, and Bella Eecht, who Is recover
ing from her injuries in the Hudson street
hospital will not press the charge against
him. Tho Meyrowitz brothers want to send
him back to his home in Riga and will ask
permission Of the authorities TO take charge
~ him.