The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-06
Benjamin Galbraith, Ae-
cused Of Lootine His
Masters Studio.
CANyASES WORTH ST, 200 3
HAVE BEEN RECOVERED
Found in Room of Pupil Of H,
August Sehuabe. Of
This City.

An astounding sequel to the mysterf<
Gus theft OF s1,7oo worth Of paintings
from the studio of II August SchwaBs
on the night of Anril "A came to Light
today, when It was revealed that a
youthful pupil of the artist was charged
with being the midnight robber and u
IN the county Jail awaiting trial. De-
tectives today recovered 81 200 worth OF
the missing paintings which we're
found in the young artists room.
Bepjamin GaIbraitl1. 20 years old. "a
i61 Fourth avenue. good section of
this city. declared by the police to bo
the thief, was arrested Tuesday night
by Sergeants Templeton and Ebert, Of
the detective bureau. as he was at
tempting to dispose Of ore Of the
missing paintings. He was detained at
police headquarters and the next day
the detectives took the picture to
Schwabes studio 1t was identified ~
the artist as one Of the stolen palnf~
ings, Investigation showed that Cali
hraitll, youth though he If. had served
a term in the Reform School for an Of
Tense committed in Sussex county
This picture was found in the local
Rogues' Gallery. For come reason the
police Kept the arrest dark. and tho
boy was removed o the county jai1 70
await arraignment.
Paintings in Reom.
After thoroughly searching the houss
at 167 Fourth avenue. where Galbraith
lived with his widowed mother. the de-
tectives today found hidden in the
boy S room tho Valuable Slzefch-bopk.
five oil paintings and seventeen wafer
coiors which were included in the lot
taken from the schwabe studio. PAINT
ings and wafcr-colnrs valued at $500
have not been found. and it is believed
that if the thief has not already dis
posed of them they are In the hands
of his agents. who are perhaps endeav-
oring to sell them in New York
Not until he was convinced today by
the indisputable evidence OF the recor-
cred paintings would Schwabe belfeve
that his favorite pupil could have been
concerned in the robbery He believes
this discovery explains numerous petty
thefts from his studio during the past
year
Schwabe Astoundcd.
II the other paintings are not re-
turned I viii hold relatives responsible
for them, said the artist. 7 took this
boy as a student on the earnest soifcita-
ton of his aunt. He has great talent,
and | watched his progress with the
greatest interest and concern. 1t did
not occur to me to suspect him Of any
part in the robbery.
Even after the fact of the arrest and
the recovery of the pictures was known
the. police continue to be mysterious
about it. The detectives who had media
the arrest the day before declared that
the thief for whom they wero looking
had escaped to another State. It is
alleged that the boy after his arrest
admitted to the detectives that he
broke into the studio of his teacher
and benefactor and took the pictures
and sketch. He refused to explain his
motive for the theft At the death Of
his father the boy and his mother were
left in comfortable circumstances. 50
actual need of money could not be
urged in his defense
Robbed Last Month.
When he reached his studio on Broad
street on the morning of April 2S, n.
August Schwahe discovered that the
place had been broken into during sha
night and many valuable works of art
taken. An inventory of his remaining
possession in the studio showed tho
artist that many things has been In
cfuded in the loot which had no i'm
trinsic value. and he was forced to thp
conclusion that an enemy, who was not
inspired alone with cupidity. had paid
him the midnight visit.
Told Police.
He confided to the police his sus-
picions and told them the name of =
man whom he believed might have been
guilty of the robbery. This name was
not Benjamin Galbraith. From the
beginning the police manifested the Mt
most conservatism about the case and
nothing was generally known. of ths
robbery until few days after it had
been committed.