The Detroit times., 1909-12-17
SOME CLASS To JOE
As SNEAK THIEF
Youth Gets $500 Worth Of Loot in
Rooming Houses-In Tears, Con-
fesses To Police.

As sneak thief. 17-year-old Joseph
Schultz, OF No. 1882 Dubois-st, is a
pronounced success. lie "sneaked"
S2OO worth OF small articles OF jewelry
from rooming houses, at noon,
thursday, and got away safely
Dut as a hardened crook, Joseph is
a dismal failure. He was caught
while trying TO dispose OF his plunder
In pawnshop. which is failure No.
}. but worst or all, he sobbed and
cried like child when a woman
started weeping over keepsake he
had stolen. Then he confessed every
thing
Loaded down with bracelets. watch
es. raZors, rings. pins. cuff links. and
variety OF other plunder Joseph
told Detectives Kunkel. McCarty and
Clare. when they arrested him In u
pawnshop. that he had purchased the
JeWelry from a man, for SIG. Soon
after he arrived at the station, room
ers from No IL Montcalm-st. east
and No. 30 Columbia-st. east, started
10 hock 10 the station 10 report
mysterious thefts of their jeweiry.
between Il and . o'clock. Thursday.
Joseph had the jewelry.
Miss Edith Chase, No. 80 Columbia
ST. east. identified silver mesh hand
bag. Then Miss Elizabeth Kerr. No.
al Montcalm-st east. identified a
watch bracelet and two rings stolen
from her room. Mrs. r. Hewitt. OF
the same address, found Joseph with
her S35 watch, that she had purchased.
Thursday morning. for a Christmas
,,fD Dilnt, n -.
and some other property.
Joseph was seated In the rear room
OF the detective bureau. his plumber
on table nearby. and the victims of
mis- thefts surrounding him. Mrs. Anna
B. Johnson. a roomer In the Mont
calm-St house. identified two rings
stolen from her room.
Have you got my bracelet set with
amethysts and chip diamonds?" she
asked Joseph.
NO ma'am." he replied
Honest. haven't you?" she asked
beseechingly. Big tears were we'll
ing up in her eyes. Il wouldn't lose
that bracelet for anything" she start
ed To sob. 1T was a present from
my dear. dead husband"
Joseph's mouth turned down at the
corners and wiping his coat sleeve
over his face, he burst into tears
Then some OF the other women com
menced to cry.
Joseph slowly rolled up the sleeve
OF his coat. There was the missing
bracelet ON his arm.
Il took 'em myself" sobbed
Joseph. II didn't buy 'em. stole
EN-. | sneaked in at noon an copped
EN-, all of them things
Shortly afterward, Charles T.. Sc
bert. of No. so Howard-st walked In
and identified the clothing and shoes
that Joseph wore. as stolen from his
room.
Schultz has already served a term
in the industrial school for larceny
Detectives Holland and Graus. OF
Garfield station. later decided that
Schultz had burglarized Mrs. Peter
McHughs rooming house, No. 579
Cass-ave.. last Saturday evening.
Schultz confessed that he had done
the job He snid that he would help
them recover the plunder. and led
them to his temporary room at No.
207 Michigan-ave.. the rooming house
OF Mrs s. Wilson. He had given
Mrs. Wilson ruby brooch and dla-
mond pin stolen from Miss o. Weiss.
roomer In Mrs. McHugh's house. The
brooch was present from Miss
Weiss mother. now dead, and she
held IL priceless. These were recov-
cred from Mrs. Wilson. but Schultz
said that he had given the rest away
to strange men. No amount OF ques-
toning would lead him to tell the hid
ing place.
Schultz was met on the stairway or
the Cass-ave house by Miss McHugh.
He walked past her. and out into the
street A few minutes later the rob
berry was discovered.
Schultz had taken a manicure and
toilet set from the room or Jesse
Pierce, who had Just purchased II as
a present for his sweetheart.
Miss Elizabeth Stanley's room was
searched. and her graduation pin from
the Farrand Training school, and a
small travellers clock. were stolen
Mrs. Wilson. who was presented
with the brooch and pin by Schultz,
told that she had seen Schultz with
the manicure set. and that he said
he was going TO give Il to a girl on
the east side. Schultz won't tell VINO
his sweetheart Is.
The police now believe that he has
done many other jobs. which VIII be
learned Of since the news OF MS ar
rest is public.