New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-07
SAY HE'S HARLEM THIEF
POLICE THINK THEY HAVE
BUSY BURGLAR.
Find Pazcn Tickets for Loot VdIued
at 81, 900 in HIS Room Along 1Cith
Burglar Equipment.

An all dav vigil by Detectives Brenner and
Curtayne, of the Harlem Detective Bureau and
a lively fight on q Second avenue car at 114th
street last evening resulted in the arrest of
Solomon Stein, of No pos East 114th street
who the police say is responsible for number
of Harem's recent burglaries. STEMS room was
broken into. and the police say they found many
articles which they believe had not been pur-
chased by Stein. On his admissions Stein was
held on a charge of burglary.
Among the usual early winter burglaries in
Harlem and The Bronx, Captain Barnett, of the
Harlem bureau. noticed many which he said
bore the Jimmy marks" of STEMS work. He
made inquiries, and found that Stein had been
released from prison. and every man on police
duty in Harlem was directed to keep a close
watch for him
Brenner, while riding Third avenue car
early yesterday saw Stein and followed him to
his home. From O'Clock in the morning until
noon the detective waited Then he re-
Ieved by his partner, Curtayne. returning in
the evening. Both detectives surprised to
see Stein rush from his home and run at top
speed toward Second. avenue. He boarded a
northbound car, with the detectives close be
hind him.
Tie scrimmage up and down the aisle of the
lively one until the officers got the
handouts their prisoner. STEMS
the fourth floor Of the 114th street address was
broken into while the 'braceletted" prisoner
looked on. Hundreds of pawntickets represent
ing jewelry and articles estimated to be worth
$1,000 first brought forth. Masks flash
lanterns, 200 skeleton and other keys, jimmies,
brass knuckles and other similar equipment
made the detectives stare
At the Harlem bureau Stein was put through
the third degree" While the examination was
in progress Isaac Miles, of No. 6S East 1O2d
street, appeared to complain that his home had
been entered and his watch and chain stick pins
and S75 in cash stolen between and 5 O'Clock
yesterday morning The money and valuabIes
he described the police say. were found on Stein
Mr. Miles was greatly impressed with the eff
cheney of the New York Police Department when
he found his stolen property at the detective
bureau ahead Of him. why, didn't even men
ton the burglary outside of my family and
here you have the man and my jewelry and
money. How did you ever do it?" he asked but
the detectives were too busy examining the man
they believe to be Harlem's liveliest young
craftsmen to answer him.
It's all off 1 guess you got me dead to
rights" the police say Stein said when the de-
tectives confronted him with the evidence They
say he then told of climbing up the fire escape
and forcing the window in Miles's home. and
said that he took the watch and money from
Miles's clothes while he slept
The detectives examined Stein concerning
some of the more prominent cases of burglary
in the district. but he explained, they said. that
he could not he expected 70 remember the names
of persons he had robbed
81 don't remember all their names or their
addresses they say Stein said. II don't keep
a record of those things. I've been at 1t for
y ears. that's ALL
Stein was taken TO the Mulberry street head
quarters