Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-27

POLICE MAKE
GOOD CATCH
DEN OF ALLEGED THIEVES is
EXPLORED BY NIGHT
PROPERTY, BELIEVED STOLEN,
WORTH OVER $1,000
Saloon Porter Arrested in Bed and
Clerk at Merchant Tailor's
Locked Up as Suspected
Aecomplices

For the past three months George P.
Taylor, merchant tailor and dealer in
furnishing goods at 525 South Broad
way, has been systematically robbed.
Yesterday morning Detectives Hosick
and Zeigler recovered more than $1,000
worth of goods which had been stolen
from the place and last night the two
men said to have been guilty of the
robbery were placed in Jail
Incidentally in landing one of the
men, the detectives discovered that
there had been another systematic
robbery carried on in which hundreds
of dollars worth of goods had been
taken.
Saturday last Taylor reported to the
police the unaccountable loss of case
of silk suspenders valued for retail
purposes at Sc per pair. The matter
was turned over to Detectives Hosick
and Zeigler for investigation.
Late IN the evening, by the merest
chance the detectives ran across
man wearing & pair of suspenders such
as Mr.. Taylor stated he had lost.
1t was learned that the suspenders
were an exclusive pattern and that
none had been placed on sale for the
reason that they had disappeared pc
fore the haberdasher had time to dis
play them.
The man with the silk suspeners was
hunted up. Asked where he had got
them he readily answered that they
had been purchased from K. b. Bar
ski, night porter of Frank Goings' sa-
loon at Seventh and San Pedro streets.
Further investigation led the officers
TO make a visit to Barshs room at
Seventh and Crocker street early yes
terday morning.
Arrested in Bed
Barski was caught in bed and ar
rested and two wagon loads OK stuli'
which he had stored in trunks, boxes
and closets, were taken to the statloh:
The property recovered consisted OF
silk. madras and linen shirts, fancy
vests, neckties, silk underwear, SILK
and linen pajamas, silk half hose, bolts
of cloth, collars, cuffs, neckties ana the
case of silk suspenders There were
also cases of wines, brandies, Whistles
and box after box of fine cigars winch
had been stolen from Goings.
With all of this array of stolen gooos
and the man in whose pos
session 1t was found placed in jail IL
was an easy matter to trace back 10
the other man believed to have been
connected with the robbery. Last night
G. w Il. Staher OF 700 Maple avenue,
who has for several months been en-
ployed at Taylor's establishment as
stock clerk ana delivery man, was ar
rested.
According to the allegations of the
police, Staeher has been aostracllns
the goods from the Taylor store TAX
ing them out when he went to make
deliveries and turning them over to
Rarski. who acted as the fence" ana
d,snosed of the stuff gradually-using
his position as night porter at the Co
ines saloon to find customers.
Barski also engaged in the business
of taking goods of all kinds from the
Easement and stock room of the sa-
loon, to which he had access, and these
in turn were disposed of in various
places.
Just how much the Goings' loss is
cannot he estimated, but it was stated
last night that the thefts would run up
To several hundred dollars.
The loss sustained by George P. Tay-
lor, 1t is estimated, will run into sew
eral thousand dollars.
Booked on Suspicion
Staeher was booked at the central
police station last night on suspicion,
which will probably be changed to
grand larceny this morning. Barski
will be charged with receiving stolen
goods and also with larceny for his al
legged theft of goods from the Goings
rlace.
Burglars were busy Saturday night
and in addition to the thefts reported
Yesterday to the police, the robbery OF
the residence of H. o. Meyers at 949
west Twentieth street was made
known last night. =
some timo between the hours of q
and II D. M, Saturday, an entrance
was effected into the house by rear
window during the absence of the fam
ilv. SilHerware to the value OF $40
was taken. .,,s
The property stolen consisted OF SOHO
silver tableware, of which there were
four dozen spoons, three dozen FORKS
and many othre pieces of plate.
The Sun Drug companys store at
4e5s Temple street was entered Satur-
dav night after the store had been
closed and the cash register was taken
out into the back yard and broken
onen It conteined $3.50 in change. NO
otter ,roperty was disturbed.