The evening world., 1911-06-26
MAN Who SOUGHT
HOME FOR BRIDE
HELD AS A THIEF
Owners Say Benjamin Robbed
Them While Pretending to
negotiate for Purchase.
PUT UNDER $1,000 BAIL.
Alleged Victims Say He Pre-
tended to Be Son of a
Noted Physician.
PUT UNDER $1,000 BAIL.

L>otNA HySlSiuAis
Some Of the leading residents Of Fiat
bush and Borough Park appeared to-
day when q young man who. when
they last saw him, told them either
that he was the son of DR.. Abraham
jacob. or DR.. Hoffman OF Mt. Sinai
Hospital stan, was arraigned before
Magistrate Voorhees,, in the Flatbush
Avenue Court.
When the young man had called on
residents Of Flatbush and Borough
Park he had with rare suavity In
formed them that he was house-hunt-
ing.
II an about 10 be married shortly"
he said. and I want to get your beau
tiful house a. q wedding gift to the
dear young woman who has done me
the honor to accept my hand In mar
riage."
One hundred thousand dollars. the
price asked for one house. seemed q
mere tribe DO far as he was concerned.
"Oh. yes. yes he aid with a yawn.
the house Is worth It. Now. II you Will
meet me at my lawyers office. at No.
go Broadway. We will soon attend to
the details OF the transfer. Er-er-by the
way. this IL a very warm day, and l am
hot and thirsty from gCing about and
looking at the houses In the neighbor-
hood for one that would be worthy of
the dear young woman who is to bear
my name. Pray. be so kind, and let me
have a glass of water"
CAV TAEN wEDE Rnn1En nv |
THE LATTER.
But It IL alleged the prospective pur-
chaser was gone when the water was
brought. and with him went anything
lie could lay his hands on-money, Jewell
~. the handlest article OF value that
happened to be lying about.
He visi ed last Friday Mr.. Edward
Snyder, Il retired merchant who oc-
cupies a beautiful home at No. % Pros
pect Park West. 1t was there that lie
was told the price was 500. 900. But
when no asked for a glass of water Mr..
Snyder turned TO n silver Ice pitcher
and poured him out a trimming glass
ful. The young man was resourceful.
lie stayed on and continued his con-
Nersatlon until he suddenly bethought
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write. Would MIR. Snyder be SO kind
aS to get him some writing paper?
Mr.. snyder would, and did without
.eaving the room.
Well. he had to he going. but he
would be glad to meet Mr.. Snyder the
next morning at his lawyers ONCE.
Then he went to the home of DR.. Mas
tiers at No. 2S GARFIELD avenue, looked
tho house over. suddenly realized that
no was thirsty. He obtained a drink
from another of those silver water
pitchers which seemed to have become
quite common In the neighborhood. Also
he obtained some nice blue paper right
out OF DIR. Masters desk. and again he
went away without accomplishing any
thing. But at the home OF Mrs. Stewart
al No. AIS First street the water was
not handy. Il Is charged, and he took SO.
Mr.. SNYDER ASKS POLICE TO
AXE A HAND.
Saturday morning he was back again.
and he visited MI. Snyder. VINO. he
thought was on his way TO Manhattan.
But Mr.. Snyder hadn't started. n the
encore visit aroused his suspicion. He
called up the police.
Lieut.. Martin McCaNleN ana detectives
Miller. Pincianno. Regan and Blake
were started after the man, but he had
gone on hts way to Or. Masters. There
suspicion rose against him once more,
and by means OF rapid fire telephoning
and the use OF DR.. Masters automobile
the man was captured.
Among the many eompiainants in
court to-day was Mrs. Henry Kahn of
No. 1928 Fifty-third street. Borough
Park. who said a gold watch worth SO
had been taken.
WHY the fellow went upstairs into the
room where my little girl was sick In
he'd" she said He told me he was a
doctor. felt the child's pulse and then
sent me for n glass OF water for her"
other complainants were John Kieber
ot No. l5l East ~Twenty-second street,
Brooklyn. who missed 800 after a visit
on June II; Mrs. James Ogden of No.
June ~. she alleges. he took SIS. and
Mrs. Hattie Gardner OF No. 1902 Fifty
seventh street, Borough Park. who COM
plains that $50 went away with him.
Mt. Sinai Hospital is also anxious TO
look him over. About one hundred per-
sons, more or less. they say. have called
up the institution, asking for Or, Hoff-
man. The young man calls himself Jo-
seph Benjamin, but the police question
the address he gives as his home.
lie was indignant when arraigned
and refused to answer any questions I'M
III he could procure counsel, He was
held In $1,000 ball for examination to-
morrow.