The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-01
LAWYERS VICTIMS or THIEVES.
Police Get . Man selling stolen Books
Think the Fence Got Away.

DR.. Isaac Louis Pc ozker, said by the
police to have been a prominent physician
in Rochester. y. Y. until he moved to New
York two months ago was charged with the
larceny OF two law books, valued at $40, in
the Tombs police court yesterday morning.
Policeman j. W. Lawson. who arrested him,
said many downtown law hrrus had re-
Gently complained that valuable books had
been taken from their libraries
Lawson was in front Of X. r Lea SIX $
second hand book shop at 80 Nassau street
Saturday afternoon when DR.. Polozksr
came out with two law books under his arm
Lawson asked him where he got the books
and the doctor said he had brought them
from Rochester TO sell for his brother. a
LAWYER. The policeman took him into the
shop, where the proprietor showed two vol
umes Of "Abbott's Forms Of Pleading"
which he had Just bought from DIR. Polozker
for 81 each. He then picked up two torn
labels from the hOor bearing the name of
Michael H. Harris,
He said that was his name. " the proprie-
tor said.
A lawyer Of that name was found with
an Office in the Pulitzer Building. e
yes" the answer came over the tele-
phone. "our 'Abbott's Forms are gone.
Must have been stolen"
DIR. Polozker broke down and wept say
ing he had come to this city two months
ago with his children and his invalid wife,
but had little luck. Friday he sale he had
only SO left and had been induced to play
it on the races and lost. He was sitting
that night in Bryant Square breeding over
his losses when a well dressed man with a
closely trimmed Van Dyke beard walked
what 3 the matter. friend? Going to
commit suicide?" asked the newcomer
breezily. The doctor liked his looks enough
to get into a talk and finally told him how
he had lost all his money,
Cheer up. said the man with the beard.
Am in the same fix myself. but hell. you
can get. downhearted like that in New
York. Now you're just the man | want
I'm a prominent lawyer downtown. need
a few dollars ready cash. I've got a fine
law library. most OF which can be sold for
good prices, But IL would hurt me IL my
friends ever knew | was hard up. Suppose
I give you ten or a dozen good ones and you
sell them, III tell you where to 60 and
give you IS per cent
DR.. Polozker agreed, he said. and next
day met the man in a Broad street building.
He got ten books, including the two sold
10 Leask. He said the man waited outside
while he went into Leaks store
1T took me until midnight 10 get this
out Of him" said Policeman lawson. Il
offered to use him a. a witness If he'd tell
me who the real principal was. but he stalled
so long I guess the other fellows gone. for
he saw me pinch the doctor. believe DR..
Polozker's story il substantially true. He's
Just a big slob or he'd never take hooks with
Michael II. Harris's label on and sell EN-
l think these law bo ks have hcen stolen
by Office boys or clerks or maybe scrub.
women and sold 70 a fence and that he
has been getting rid Of them in just this
way
Magistrate Finn held DR.. Polozker in
$500 bail until Tuesday morning He had
not notified his friends and had nobody in
court and was sent TO the TombsG