The evening world., 1909-01-21
RoSSelli Returns 1t at French
Line Pier and Takes Miss
Webber'S Instead.
THEN HE IS NABBED,
Mills Hotel LOGGER Has
"E4unted' His Baggage on
Sailing Days for Weeks,

The 'iongshoremen and baggage por-
ters on the French line pier have been
bothered for weeks by the actions OF
Alfonso Rosselli. He has been at the
pier on sailing days. evincng a great
Interest In the baggage OF departing
passengers. lnasmuch as lie Is a stone
cutter AMI lives al the Bleecker street
Mills Hotel the steamship people felt
ttat his presence on the pier and his
activity among the baggage pile was
abnormal A week ago they chased
him of the pier.
When La SavOie was taking on pas
spnge,s for HaNre to-day Alfonso was
At hand. Several times he picked UP va
Uses and bundles from among the steer
age baggage ard started down the pier.
Each time porters oVerhauled him and
re returned the baggage, protesting Nto-
lertlv that he had made a silly mistake
u. his own which had been sent from
the hotel to the pier by mistake. pe,ec-
ives Lesson and MOODY Of the Contra,
once, stationed at the pier, sald that
they could rot make an effective arcs,
until Rosselli actually carried package
m the pier. The man, finding the de-
tecttves were watching him, LEFT.
Got Vanderbilt's Grip
A few minutes later, though, he was
observed walking away from the first
lass baggage pile. nearer the street end
u the pier, with a fine leather grip In
his hand. Before the detectives could
stop them Two excited porters fell upon
MIN and took the bas away
II was then discovered tina, the much
mistaken Rosselli had merely annexed
the bag OF William X. Vanderbilt jr,
But I, was all a foolish error, said the
smiling Alfonso
Did You think bag with the
initials OF William X. Vanderbilt jr.
! had been sent down from the Mills
Hotel by mistake with your property
IN it," the detectives asked him.
! Isl, slgnor." smiled Alfonso Rosselli
/ II no speaka da Ingles'."
E, Leeson saw there was nothing TO do
but to restore the bag 10 Mr.. Wander
bits valet, who was running all over
the pier in a frightful stew OF anxiety
and then to watch Alfonso until he
! really carried something of the pier.
Is Nabbed at Last.
Ten minutes later Rossell obliged
The porters we're held back until he SCI
foo, in West street; then he was ar.
rested and hurried over 10 Jefferson
/ Market Court The bag he was carrying
belonged 20 Helen Weber, buyer for
the Slegel-Cooper Co.
Mr.. Vanderbilt. who sailed on the Sa
vote, said he was going abroad to spend
! the rest o. the winter In Europe because
( hi, cruise in the West Indies had been
| INTERRUPTED by the blowing out Of a boil
er tube Of his yacht, the Tarantula
The yach: is laid up at W!lmlnst on FOR
repairs.
Mr.. Vanderbilt thought at first the
| report OF Rossellis attempt TO steal MS
bag was a joke. When he was con
WINGED Of It's truth he said he WAS very
glad the Italian had not escaped vita
tho bag. because 1t contained a mum.
her OF papers which were OF great pei
yonsl value TO him which could not
POSSIBLY be reproduced. Capt. NJ Parker
accompanied Mr. Vanderbilt. David
Barnes was the only one at tine pier
| TO see him of.
Third Deputy Surveyor John ".
Bishop and six custom-house inspectors
witnessed the sailing OF La Sayoi",
They were particularly Interested In
familiartzing themselves with the
names and faces Of the many buyers
for department stores, tailoring and
millinery establishments who were sail
ing, MIR bishop said It was an as
founding evidence OF confidence in re-
turning prosperity that twenty-five buy
ers should be sailing on one ship.