Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-26
KREMENTz, RACING
TO LOOTED HOME,
HITS BLIND Man
Jeweler Speeding Here from
Summit Bowls Over Sight
less Pedestrian.
+, AMATEUR BURGLAR CAUGHT
IN BROAD ST. RESIDENCE
Epidemic of Burglaries Here
Prompted Joseph George to
Try Hand as Cracksman.

Joseph euro, alias Joseph George,
"a years. OF 452 Market street,
whom the police declare is an
amateur burglar, who had been at
tracted to the burglar field of endeavor
by the ease with which two negroes
had entered the fine homes in the Lin
cold Park section Of the city. and who
was caught red-handed in the home of
George Krementz. at 1912 Broad street.
early yesterday morning, was held In
$4,000 bail by Judge Hahn In the First
Precinct Court today Mr. Krementz Is
a manufacturing jeweler with fac
tory at 40 Chestnut street, this city.
When he read in this mornings s
papers of the capture Of George in his
home MIR. Krementz jumped into an
automobile at his country residence, In
Summit, and ordered his chauffeur,
Fred W. Camp, to get to this city as
fast as he could. The machine was
going at a good rate Of speed on Clin-
ton avenue near High street, when 1t
hit John Richards. Il years old, of "a
Clinton place. who had both eyes
blown out at Fourth of July cele-
bration several years ago. The injured
man was placed in the auto by Mr..
Camp and taken to ST. Barnabass
Hospital. Mr.. Krementz then went on
and inspected his city home.
Burglars still Busy.
Busy buglars early today visited the
sporting goods store of e. j. koenig SS
Sons, Broad and William streets, and
made a getaway with quantity OF
fountain pens, watches, knives ana re-
volvers.- -Finger-prints were left behind
and they may lead to an arrest.
Since the capture of David Spears and
Reginald Westcott in the homes of Will
lam M. Keepers in Lincoln Park, and
Jerome Taylor. 1886 Broad street, the
police in that neighborhood have been
on their mettle
About 4:8o o'clock yesterday morning
Special Policeman Cree found the eel
lar door of the Krementz home open.
He knew the family was at Summit.
He called Patrolmen F. j. Weber and
Rosnagel, of the First Precinct, and the
three entered the house. All had re-
volvers and electric lamps.
When they threw open door on the
second IlOOT Tic ldLipo SlofiC Oii oSOt 90
ransacking a bureau. When he faced
the three policemen and the revolvers
he threw up his hands.
euro apparently had been at work
about an hour. He had several small
bundles tied up. They contained jew
elry and cut glass valued at several
hundred dollars.
Policeman Weber is brother of Po-
-l1 ~ md
killed Dutch" Ides last year.
Acting Captain Connell sent several
of his detectives to New York today IN
the hope of recovering some of the val
liable stuff stolen by Spears and West
colt. thte negro burglars, who were
fast getting rich in the fruitful Lin
coin Park field.
AT the Koenig store entrance was
gained by cutting an iron bar of a
rear window leading to the office.
Albert S. and Edwin G. Koenig, with
two friends, were in the store between
$3.50 and 10 o'clock last night on their
return from an automobile trip. At
that time nothing had been disturbed.
The robbery was discovered this
morning. The burglar after cutting
the iron bar, broke the window with a
and then unfastened the window lock.
Although the curtain on the front
door was not drawn, no one on the
outside noticed the burglar.
Thief Makes Big Haul.
The merchandise stolen are so Water
man fountain pens, ranging In price
from $50 to $12 rs pocket knives. val
4 ued from $3.50 to $6 45 revolvers. val
ued from $5 to 500, and case of SAM
pie watches.
None of the kodaks, amounting in
value to thousands of dollars, or the
expensive guns, was taken.
The display windows of this firm
had been broken In and the merchan-
disc from them stolen three times dur
ing the past few years, but this is the
first time the store has been entered.
A. Krenrich, cigar dealer. two doors
below the Koenig store says that a
suspicious looking stranger came into
his store at 10 o'clock last night just
as he was closing the store and tried
to engage him in conversation, but
owing to the appearance of the man
and the large sum of money in the
cash register. Krenrich refused to have
much to say to his visitor.