New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30
RECOVER STOLEN JEWELRY
EinSteinS Get Back Half of Their
Missing VaIuabIeS.
MAN HAD THEM IN VALISE
Young German Calls at gid
Street House and Is Held
Until Detectives Come.

Police Headquarters received te!e-
phone message last night about o'clock
from the home Of William Einstein. No.
l2l East ed street. saying that the family
with the assistance Of their new butter
had cornered a dapper looking young man
In the lower hail who had In his posses
sion a valise containing about half OF the
5000 worth OF jewelry stolen from the
Einstein home last Tuesday afternoon
Lieutenant GlOuster and Sergeant Van
Twistern. Of the Detective Bureau, ana
Detectives Brakeman and Mcintosh u
the East 5lst street station. hurried ~
Einstein's by order Of Police Inspector
Russell. They found the family and 10
mestics armed with improvised weapons
standing guard around little German
who was sobbing as If his heart w1uIu
break. He said he was John GrauVosel'
tbirty-eisht years old. a house painter III
the summertime and a diamond merchaH'
when the snow few. The address he Ha''
was No III First avenue
To The detectives Grauvogel Said 'H '.
ievelrv had been soll to him for >l'o ny
Robert Becker. the butler who disapped4'''
from the Einstein house some TINE as
Grauvceel was taken TO Headquarters anu
locked up. charged with criminaAy rt0e'
Ing stolen goods.
Mr. Einstein told Van Twistern tHa'
Crauvoeel rang his doorbeil about o ''o' ~
and on being ushered into the pailor s"'u
he had information regarding the "heie
ahouts of the valuables taken iIom '.'e
Finsteins the day before. GrauNo-el' JIG
said limited that lie wanted a s'ulauIe sum
Of money for the return OF the JeWeiil' anu
Einstein told the detective he was prom
ised a satisfactory sum.
Accordingly Grauvogel opened his valse
and. Einstein alleges, displayed numerous
nioces NJ the missing valuables. Then ne
talked RAPIDLY and grew confidential LIN
stein said He told Einstein he got ''e
iewelry from one Becker, whom ne hl'c"
very well As his story pIosressea "IdN-
voeel admitted. according 10 Eins'eih' 'n"'
he knew the stuff was stolen when Becker
sold it to him.
Becker. Grauvogel said entered his room
Tuesday afternoon. and, fiinsing DOWN
big "gunny sack" on the table asNeu
Gra,,yogeI If he wanted 10 buy any JUNK
Then turning the sack upside down '"e
gold and silver jewel boxes, SCISSORS
match safes. lorgnetto etc, rolled out anu
GrauvogeTs eyes nearly popped out Of his
head Il didn't know there was that much
iewelry in the world" Grauvosel declared
brokenly % express his surprise AZ the
sight.
The German said he made a dicher Win
Becker right away and that Becker said'
ooh. he guessed $50 would I'LL the BILL
The missing cats eye stick pin, said Grau-
vogel was reposing in Becker's necktle.
Becker he went on. wanted 10 make him a
present of the stick pin. bat he declined H.
After that Becker left his room. remark
inc as he went out that when any one
heard from him again he would De IN chI-
CagO
After Einstein had given Grauvosel some
money he asked 10 be excused. and. gong
10 the telephone, called up Headquarters
The famf kept the visitor Interested for
a while. but Grauvogel finally said he must
be going When he attempted 20 leave by
the front door the family barred the way