New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
NAN TAKEN HERE FOR
BELGIAN BANK ROBBERY
poIice Say Finger Marks Left by
Criminal Brought About
Capture.
THIEVES SECURED $4,000
yarck Brothers Safe Opened
with instrument That Looked
Like Big Can Opener
Prisoners Denial.

..+er 2 search covering two CONT
ifs and extending over six months
- ,oljoe captured a man yesterday who
r.re his name as Louis Mendelbaum.
-h,-, they charged with the theft of
sooafo from the banking house of Fran
,o,s and Emile Marck. in Liege, Bel
~, in January of this year The po-
,ios say that he has been going under
,ss alias OF Louis Cohen, and that his
-asl name is Leibus Brjiski.
In the first week in January the bank
.,c bouse was entered with skeleton
tsvs. The large safe was forced with
:, instrument made in the shape of a
,,rantic can opener. This tore a hole
sbou. foot in diameter in the safe. the
s--ong-box was rified and property
.-c-th 100000 francs carried off. Three
men were known to have taken part in
,he robbery. and the Belgian police be-
ran 2 search for the culprits. Learn
inr that they had got away TO America.
,he Belgian authorities called on the
New York police 10 aid them in the ar
-sst Of the men they were after.
Pierre Mali. the Belgian Consul Cen
ersl in this city. secured from his gov
e-ument the dispositions taken before
he iudge who conducted the investi-
cation into the affair, and these were
accompanied by photographs and thumb
marks Of the alleged safe breakers
These thumb marks were secured in the
gpartment house which adjoins the
hsrking house. This also was broken
irto and the strong box smashed, but
me thieves secured nothing and left the
best means Of identification behind
them.
In April the local detectives got Clews
which led them 10 believe that they had
ne men who we're wanted The trio got
away. however. before they could be
cagtured. The man arrested yesterday,
the police say, had left a satchel behind,
from which his name. Brjiski, was
learned and his alias Mendelbaum- \
restaurant on Second avenue was found
10 have been his regular resort. and later
Il was learned that he had lived at
housasin ID street. but had moved 10 the
nan abouI twenty-five years old and
clothing cutter by trade
The police have never given up the
chase. and yesterday Detectives Unger
and Deitsch got on the light trail and
landed the man at Police Headquarters
After communicating with the Belgian
Consul General Inspector Russell sub
s=cted the prisoner 10 a long and search
ing Illumination
Nerdelbaum. as he calls himself. IS
about twenty-five years old. and he gave
fis occupation as that Of tailor. He
denied any knowledge Of the crime with
-rtici he Is charged, and seemed TO
knorv nothing whatever about the bank
ing house Of the AIaTck Brothers, or the
city Of Liege. where the crime is sald
- have been committed The photo
graphs IN the hands Of the police and
tie fnger marks found on the strong
Iox in the apartment Of FRANCOIS Marck
tally. the police allege. with those Of the
prisoner.
Much Ct the amount stolen was in
3epelrv and bonds. The bonds were re-
covered in London. but the jewelry and
about 5000 in cash have not been
found. One Of the clews which led to
he fastening Of suspicion on Mendel-
daum. OF Brisk. was an allegation that
he had been seen melting metal some
Gays before the robbery, and il Is sup
posed he was making a duplicate OF the
key 70 the banking house and apartment
adjoining
Consul General Mali will make a Tor
me- charge. and an application for e8-
tradition will be r2ade in due time oy
TIE Belgian government