Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
"DR." BOLIN WAS A RAFFLES
BARTENDER IN BUSINESS HOURS,
BURGLAR AFTERWARD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, September 80.
DR. Samuel Bolin, a physician, chemist
and man of some soc al prominence here,
who was arrested yesterday morning on
the charge of attempted burglary, and re-
leased last night in 81 900 bail. failed to ap
pear before Justice of the Peace Vanoken
when the New Rochelle police court opened
this morning The bail bond, which was
signed by Dr. George Schlereth, jr.,
prominent physician here. called for the
appearance of Dr. Bolin at o'clock. When
0 o'clock came DR.. Bolin's name was
called, but he did not answer.
When he did not appear at 10 O'Clock
Justice of the Peace VanOken declared the
bail bond forfeited.
1T is my firm belief said Judge John
A. Van Zelm, Bolin's counsel, this morn
ing that Bolin has gone away in despera-
ton | understand that he is greatly cut
up, and his wife tells me that at Z o'clock
this morning he got up, dressed himself
and then kissed her goodbye, saying that
he would not come back, and left the
house"
If Judge Van Zelm's theory of the case
is true it becomes one of the most remark
able that the police of any city has had
for a long time Although Bolin and his
wife have lived in New Rochelle but a few
months they have attained considerable
social prominence and have gained the
reputation of being Well-to-do real estate
. owners and persons of more than ordinary
social graces.
Arrest Unexpected.
Bolin's arrest came as a sequel to bur-
slary which occurred last Thursday night,
but the arrest was not made until yesterday
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Haugh live
on the third floor of an apartment house in
Huguenot street. A short time ago their
apartment was entered by a burglar, who
got away with several hundred dollars
worth Of jewelry, clothing and silverware.
Since that time Mrs. Haugh became nerV-
Gus and easily aroused. Thursday morning
she was awakened by a noise, and, getting
up and going to the window, she saw
man trying to get into the hardware store
of Abra ham LeVlSon, directly III the rear OF
her apartment
She woke her husband. who went to the
street and found two policemen: The three
saw a burglar at work, but failed to catch
him. During the pursuit they were joined
bv a coatless and hatless man for a mo-
ment They now believe he was the burg
lar and that he was Dr. Bolin. He was
arrested yesterday, after an Investigation,
failed to substantiate his accounts of him.
self, and was admitted to bail. At that
time Bolin maintained that the trouble
was a case of mistaken identity.
doctor Bartender.
Mrs Bolin was seen later in the day and
told how her husband tried to commit sui
eide during the night She also said that
Bolin, instead of being physician retired
in good circumstances, was working a
bartender in a place on 10th street. New
York.
when he came home from the Jail last
night" she said, The was greatly excited
over the arrest. We talked for little while,
and then he said that If he had to go back
to jail he would kill himself. He got very
much excited and took up butcher knife
and started to cut his wrist. l held his
hand and pleaded with him until he dropped
it, Early this morning, at about Z o'clock,
he got up and started to go out He kissed
me goodbye and said that he would not see
me again. asked him if he was going to
court, and he said that he was not I got
the impression that he was going to New
York, but he had only twenty-five cents In
his pockets when he left"
She married Bolin, the wife said. in
Yashoff, Russia, Ave years ago. Soon after