New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-25
CROOKS PASS DEAD LINE.
$4,000 in Diamonds Stolen
from Maiden Lane importer.
INSIDE JOB" POLICE SAY
Safe Blown by Experts, Others
Think-Jeweller Says All His
People Are Above Suspicion.

out Of n building in which everybody
"a thoroughly trustworthy" and which Is
below the police dead line" in the heart
~ the diamond district, supposedly enjoy
ing special protection from the police.
"vsggmen" took more than $4,000 worth
NJ diamonds some time. between o'clock
wednesday afternoon and o'clock Friday
morning.
The safe in the Office Of Emanuel S. Rose.
= diamond dealer on the seventh floor of
No a Maiden Lane. was drilled and blown
open with nitroglycerine in a manner that
showed the hooters were experts in their
line The Office had evidently been entered
with a key, as there were no scratches on
the door.
There are keys in the possession of clean
ers in the building. This led the police TO
say that II looked like IAN inside job"
But this Is what the police always say
when they are especially puzzled. And. be-
sides, the superintendent of the building
said yesterday that all OF the cleaners,
scrubwomen and helpers in his employ were
thoroughly trustworthy. and could not be
suspected Of lending assistance TO such I'M
trustworthy persons as safe crackers.
Mr. Rose also said that all the people
that being q necessary attribute Of dia-
mond dealers and people working for them,
so that no suspicion could attach to any
one of his people.
A peculiar sense of humor was respon-
siole for the only thing remotely resent
bling a clew that the police had 70 work on.
Pinned TO the door Of Mr.. Roses office
was note in Yiddish Various translators
rendered the note in different ways, but
the gist of it was said to be: Don't CONS
because 1t is robbed and the cops are by
the Job already"
They cleaned me out of everything"
said Mr. Rose. taking even postage
stamps and a purse full of pennies. They
took lot OF comparatively cheap coral
jewelry. The biggest single piece Of value
was $500 diamond horseshoe"
There is a good deal of mystery how
the thieves were able TO get into the build
ing. mount to the seventh story and blow
the safe without attracting attention.
There was a Waterman in the building
"one Of tho trustworthy ones'-but he
heard nothing Then they had to come
down the stairway again with their loot
and get out into the street. The street
door was supposed 10 be locked.
This condition of affairs was discovered
by cleaner who went TO sweep the Of
fee Friday morning. He reported it to
the superintendent Of the building. who in
turned called the police. When Mr.. Rose
arrived at his office a few minutes later
he found no diamonds, but several police
men. It is supposed that the thieves took
advantage Of the quiet holiday to do their
work.
The jewellers in the district we're greatly
upset to think that the crime wave had
rolled into their street The dead line, they
say. has no longer any terrors for the crook
Each jeweller was taking special pains on
his own account to protect his goods. As
to the pollce-they only look bafied and
say they are working like thunder" on
the case and expect to solve st.