The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-18

new 10fhs March It--AFLuur preston
Green and Charles Dumont Rohrer ar
rived home from Europe to-day on the
Hamburg American liner .Amerika They
went abroad just two months ago on a
cattle-ship. Special Treasury Department
Agents Brazinski. Wilson, and Parr re-
moved from the persons of Green and
ROhrer Jewelry estimated at from $20G0o
to $4,000 in value
This jeWelry is part Of the proceeds
of an enormous haul made by a band OF
American criminals in London last
month. The stuff was stolen from the
London house of Tiffany & Co.. and from
another large jewelry house on Bond
street. Green and Rohrer are locked up
at police headquarters on the technical
charge Of smuggling. but it IS probable
that the pair viii be returned 10 England
to stand trial
Green n Graduate of Many Prisons.
From an ordinary cheap clothing store
criminal to the principal in one of the
biggest jewel robberies OF a century is
long step. but Arthur Preston Green
was ambitious and took Il. He is an
alumnus OF Blaekwel's Island, while
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and also took an extra course at Moya-
mensing, near Philadelphia, not TO over
look a term ne served in Trenton.
This pair of thieves hoped aboard the
Amerika at Southampton. They made
themselves quite popular on the ship dur
Ing the trip over, and so friendly did two
women become with them that the women
We're placed in the unpleasant position of
being suspected as aceompnces, were
searched. and later taken 10 police head
quarters here. and subsequently released,
as il was proven cOnclusively that they
only met the pair on the ship. Green
and ROhrer came first cabin, and had as
shigmates Lawyer William n. Cromwell,
Robert S. Mccormick. the American Am
bassador at Paris; Joseph Duveen, the
art dealer. and Sol Lichtenstein, the race
track bookmaker.
Almost Broke when They Land.
Green and Rohrer flew high on the
ship. There was nothing too good for
them. They sauandered their money SO
that all they had left upon
arrival at Hoboken was SIS, OF which |
Green had SO
On Wednesday a cablegram was re- /
ceived by Police Commissioner Bingham /
from the police commissioner at the
Scotland Yard. telling of the stealing Of
the jewels on February 26 by shoplifters, |
and saying that it was believed that the /
robbery was committed by Arthur 2.
Green and Charles Rohrer. first-class /
passengers on the steamer Ameriza. due /
At New York March 16. AS soon as this /
cable was received Secretary Daniel Slat-
tery communicated with Inspector Nc /
Laughlin, of the detective bureau. and /
also notified the Treasury Department,
from which Special Agent Brazinski was
to take charge Of the case.
When the liner reached quarantine early
this morning revenue cutter ran along
side OF her On the cutter were Detec-
i've Sergeants George Lesson and Charles
Aikman, of Inspector McLaughlin's star:
Treasury Agents Brazinski, Wilson. ana
Parr. Special Treasury Agent Garribal.
and a representative of the law depart
ment of the custom-house.
Dig Jewels Out of Coat Lining,
These men quickly learned that Herr
Green and Herr Rohrer were on board.
and went to their stateroom. The crooks
we're in bed. They were rudeIy awakened
Coming up the bay the pair were
handled diplomatically by the Treasury
Department agents. who asked the pair
% declare their property. Neither had
tnything of consequence, so they said. !
As the ship was being docked at Hobokenl
Green and Rohrer We're told that they
lad 10 submit to being searched. They
iidn't like this, and protested But the
agents began TO go through their pockets
Agent Brazinski had hardly thrust
land into Green's pockets when the latter
aid:
"One minute, please. I guess there is
10 use TO stall. Here's the stuff. "
With that he began 10 dig jewelry from
he lining of his coat in large quantities.
tohrer aid likewise. There was some
ming sad IN the manner of the two when
nformed by the detectives that they
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