The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-10
TROY MAN ROBBED
BUT HE PROSECUTED THE TWO
 MEN.
After Bearing the Evidence Judge Barber Held shinbaum and segan
 to Be Guilty of the Crime.

Protesting strenuously but made quateiy their innocence. Jake Segali and l.. shinbaum. Monroe street knici<- knack dealers. were tried in the Re- corder's Court yesterday afternoon on the charges of grand larceny and false pretence respectively. The former was bound over on a bond of s150. the latter was fined $50 and costs.
 Both men were tried together, the tices being N. J. Parker. farmer who resides near Troy. Visiting the store of Shinbaum June 18th, when in Mont gomery on business. MT. Parker said he bought from him a bill of goods. amounting to SIS. The dealer, he stated. treated him with exceptional courtesy and expressed great interest in his affairs. He suggested to MT. Parker that as 1t would be very trou- bIesomc for him to carry home all of the things which he had bought, he might put the goods in his suitcase and leave 1t with him. Shinbaum said that he would then express the case to MT. Parker upon the first morning train.
 MT. Parker followed the suggestion and locking the case after placing the goods bought inside put the key in his pocket.
 As he started of to the depot. 1t be- 1nk then dDOuL tram EHAAlBautiA expressed a wish to go with him, de- claring that he had purchased large bill of goods and that he would like to buy him a drink. The pair pro ceeded to the depot and there Shin baum's generosity became intensified. He declard that he would like to have Mr Parker eat with him.
 Accordingly he and MT. Parker went over to the lunch stand and sitting down there. Mir. Parker said he mo- ticed that hts neigh Dor was Segall. who had been at Shinbaum's establish ment when he purchased from him the goods.
 Conversation was entered into. Shin- baum meanwhile disappearing from the locality. When the porter had an- nounced the departure of Mir. Parker's train and the latter was getting up to leave the stand. Segall made some favorable comment concerning MT. Parker's watch and asked that he be allowed to look at 1t.
 Devoid of suspicion as to any dis honest purpose beneath the wish. Mir. Parker handed the watch to him and almost Immediately he said, with won- derful quickness Segall disappeared out of his sight
 It was then too late for Mir. Park CT to take any steps to recover the property. He had bought his ticket, his train was on the verge of depart ure and he left.
 Arriving at his home near Troy Mir. Parker awaited the goods which he had left with Shinbaum. Day after day passed and still the express pack age did not arrive. He wrote shin baum several letters. corresponded with the express company's agency in Montgomery and even then could ob- tain no information that the goods had ever been shipped.
 
 the first thing that Mir. Parker did was to look for the two men who had tricked him. He soon located them both and without expostulating with them upon their far from exemplary conduct informed the police of the cir cumstances in the case.
 Accordingly the men were arrested yesterday morning by Officers Jordan. Payne and Avant.
 In the trial yesterday. Mir. Parker related the circumstances as stated above. He had a witness to confirm his evidence Mir. Sellers. of Troy.
 wholesale denial was the defense of fered by Sezall and Shinbaum. They each declared that they had practical Iy TO acquaintance. had never left their places of business long enough to in- dulge in a trip to the depot and had never seen Mir. Parker before.
 Tn refutation Mir. Parker had the on the night when the former claimed that he mad been tricked declared that he saw Segall in the Union station with MT. Parker and even couversed with him.
 The evidence against the men was overw helming and Judge Baber decid- ed that they were both guilty. binding Segall over to the grand jury on a bond of s150. and fining Shinbaum $50 and costs.