The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-30
STOLEN JEWELRY RETURNED
nv MAN VINO BROUGHT Sl,OOO
WORTH IN SUIT CASE.
II Was Fart OF Lot valued at Over ~. .OOO
stolen From william Einstein Caller
says lie Bought Jewels From Fin.
STEMS Butler Police Lock Him lp

A small gray haired man about 50 years
old rang the bell at i2i Fast Fifty seventh
street. the home Of william Einstein, early
last evening Mr.. Einstein, who ia a
retired manufacturer Of woollen goods,
was robbed of between four and Ave
thousand dollars worth Of jewelry by a
servant on Tuesday afternoon.
rs some OF the family in?" asked the
caller with marked German accent,
Mrs Einsten received him. He carried
suit case and after fumblng around in it
beneath some soled linen he drew forth
a jewel case which Mrs. Einstein recog-
nized a. one of the articles taken from her
house. She pressed a button and told
the maid to notify Police Headouarters
at once. The German did not notice her
message and offered. so the police say
to return the property to her for a reward
He said that he was John Grauvogel
and that he lived at III First avenue
In the summer, he explained. he was a
painter. but in the winter he sold jewelry
He had met the Einsteins' butler Robert
Becker. some six months ago in German
cafa. One Tuesday night. he said. Becker
came to his room with a g,inny sack over
his shoulder. He emptied the sack on
the table and asked GrauvoGel il he could
Use some jewelry
Grauvogel was dazzled. he said, by the
wealth on his table and finally picked out
the articles which he now brought back
10 the. proper owner Ee said that he
had paid $50 for them. The value of
the jewelry returned is about 1000.
As he laid the remaining articles on the
table Detectives Gloster. Van Twistsrn.
Bruckman and Mcintosh from the East
Fifty-first street station entered They
arrested Grauvogel as receiver of stolen
goods and took him to Police Headquarters.
The articles recovered are as follows:
One embossed silver jewel box, one silver
carving knife. one pair Of silver scissors
and sheath for them. one silver magnify
ing glass with an embossed case. one
gold match safe. one gold watch. three
enamelled gold Russian spoons. two gold
cigar cutters. two gold stickpins. three
gold pencils. one small gold watch set
in a miniature banjo. two round gold
boxes. one lorgnette of gold set with a
small watch inlaid and set with brill
iants valued at $500. two gold charms.
one gold chain. three pairs Of gold cufY
buttons. one tie clasp and six studs.
The catseye pin. the most valuable
bit OF jewelry stolen. Grauvogel told the
police. had been dumped on his table
along with the rest Of the plunder Becker,
he said. wanted $50 for it. but it was SO
fine that the German painter jeweller
was afraid il might have been stolen and
refused to touch il. II is worth 81 900.
He told the police that he bought the
jewelry in perfect good faith. Becker
had told him, he said that he had a good
position now. was making $40 a week
and could AFFORD to indulge his taste for
jewelry. Grauvogel added that when
he saw by the papers that Mr.. Einstein
had been robbed he began to worry and
that finally his conscience troubled him
so much that he thought he would lust
go around there and see II by any chance
he had bought their jewelry.
The police say that he limited at a
reward for his services in finding the
stolen property and that it is at least a
coincidence that the property returned
was all marked plainly with Mr.. Enstein q
initials.