New-York tribune., 1910-03-25
ROB TIFFANY HOME
SPECTfL POLICEMAN
ARRESTED.
DftfciiuoS Visit Mans Home
IN Brooklyn and SeiSe lot
of Palaabl6S.

V-,'h ~ arrest ~ sQecscl policeman
.,st nigh; a. became known that jeNelry
as clothing valued az nearly SO. .00O had
tsen stclcr from the home ~ Miss Louise
q tiffany. az No. 255 Madison avenue
ssrsur ;he last few weeks.
Although the police guarded the house
since January. the robberies continued
rna they were unable 10 set any clew "a
,he thic.
The special policeman. Who was taken
o. Police headquarters. wore the badge
~ private patrol company which
Guards homes throughout the city. lie
rave his name as William Hoffman. and
"a thst he lived ~ No. 1916 list street,
BROOKLYN
The arrest Nss made by Detectives
rs,uatr!ck and Kahn. Who said that
yrornan Ci the time was carrying a
-or,ar's fur coat and was walking in
the direction q 4ed street on Park ave
nue.
Niss Tiffany Is staying az the
wa,laif- Astoria and the house has
hesp boarlcl Up Tor some time having
tssn uroccalte5 since the death OF her
f,-hcr. Charles Z. Tiffany. The smaller
s~,irlss ol tcwclry were placed ir safe
ssposn vaCla when the place was closed
tr, The urper rooms contained paintings
rns clothes which are placed az consid-
t,-bt value
Ni4 Take lnventor,.
rns7 Mss Ti1sry was informed II
fhe ernest r- Tire police she had not
fsker q. Inventory ~ the stolen goods,
M lr-a-cerorts were made 20 accom-
r,rv tne detectives Go the house to-day
W en- effort to ascertain The exact loss
nOagh Tho r1bteries The coat which
was in the possession of the special po-
uoeman has not been identified as the
property of Miss Tiffany. and the de-
itctiyss viii ask ley 70 look ar il to-day.
The detectives who arrested The spe-
rial policeman were detailed 10 visit
every psvrshop in the city In search Of
some az the Tiffany property. Their
visits to places where stolen goods are
sometimes recovered were futile, and il
vas decided ta watch the house from au
adjoining areaUay
Before selecting The place the de-
isciivef walked down s2d street. Then
thev met Holman whom they recog-
rized as one lf the men who had guarded
the Thsry home. When they noticed
me f-r-linel coat they ordered him 10
accompany them 90 Police Headquarters.
where De Was locked up for the night
after Tho arrest tho detectives were
sent to ttr house in Broollsn where
they searched -ae trunks owned by Hofr-
m4r
Tho special policeman was regarded
as one rf tr. best men in tho employ ~
me Tatro. company and Miss Tiffany
appeared asror shed when she was told
that hs had 1eel taken - Police Head
quarters
Detectives Recover Plumber.
The detectives who searched Hon
mans house broke open several trunks
and folue quantity "a, antique iswelry
Packed r -rau cardboard boxes IN
'he 'ot eo-. seventy or eighty brooches.
aozau sr.sI.us. many diamond ana
lsarl o-a-usrts and bracelets which
Pad h-an 1a-u with age. several gold
f'a-e.,,s. -ta.ted vi,h Jewels. Nere
found r r.avy Boa pa.sa ihs police
sid c.a'-.r md other bfts of kaiuab.c
i'etr
.-s H.- au and her three children
he'fel -n' police in their search for the
|Rfr r. police said that the woman
e-c.e-". ls- husband often came homo
w.t. articles nhIen he said were bought
n an a-.'..H store on me Bower. Sho
&c n0t ese.a.t that rho trinkets vere
fo.eE ana volunteered 20 aid tha de-
Nc',Fes n .he.r efforts to recover as
na'a 0' r.s rIual.- as had been stored
D 'la ..-
When frs- became krovu that the
-.1nf had been g, stematican,
fo'.a '.. private 0atrH comp sry re-
'1" s1 quo. p and last rig-t
4ef m. w0r. 0u d.tt iH front ot tho
gao. '.. r.Undsman Ia charFe 90 ths
sp'c-- policeman said that d. had beer
o'Ne-so -. watch no lower floors. Nher-
s-'frs' I...s ~ antique furniture were
stored
'ap'sr H7mutor - The East lstb
tiF' 81 ths HO'mes Electric
o.'' 'surauy arpsarel an Police
N'els-a.f.-- at miduight ir regard 10
t arrest .f fhr sUccial policeman The
leH .a. conference with the lieu
-..' ir maUd Tho detectives said
...'t NE Conference that Hoffman had
FL. rabbmg the house
| Hf Was assigned a. watch The
many .HI~e ou January Z. and tlal
WIS rf bonded when hr entered TIE
I.. prfIei company.