The Washington times., 1912-11-19
THREE DEAD, -FOUR
INJURED, IN BATTLE
OVER JEWEL THEFTS
Man Implicated by Girls
Confession Shoots Officers,
Self, and Wife.

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the visible evidences today Of one Of
the most desperate battles between Of
ficers and fugitives that ever took place
In this vicinity.
The conflict took place In a stuffy
corridor and bedroom Of the Raines
Law Hotel, known as the Elsemere, at
SS4 Cortland avenue, the Bronx. and
dates back to the robbing Of scores of
homes OF Jewels and money by dishonest
servants-always women-during the
last three months. One OF the dead,
the man, who is alleged. in fact. to
have fired all Of the bullets that reach
cd their marks, is said by the police
to have been the directing head Of the
robberies. He is dead, by his own hand.
the police say. and beside him IL the
body OF woman, supposed to be his
wife.
This dead man is Therirdo Rayzcsky.
forty-eight, formerly subchef at the
Hotels Netherlands and Astor, better
known as Joseph Vogei. The woman
who was with him In the room where
the shooting started Is known only as
Lottie. and is said to be his wife.
Detective John Allen died In the hos
pital shortly after 10 O'Clock as the re-
suit OF his wounds. His body was taxi
en- to the morguc. where an autopsy
"!!l be held.
Girl Confessed Crimes.
The fatally wounded are:
Martin S. Fay, thirty-cIght. city de-
tcctivc. shot twice In the abdomen.
Louis Mondscheim. thirty-eight. pro-
prictor Of the Hotel Elscmerc.
The wounded who are expected to re-
cover are Loulg Gerard. thirty-five.
private detective. and William Butler
waiter at the hotel.
The property at the Bronx detective
bureau includes two steamer trunks. n
vallsc, a dress suit case. a handbag. and
Il steamer bag.
Yesterday Sophie Beckendorf. eight
cen. a servant girl, was indicted by the
grand jury for stealing jewelry worth
N,OD from DR.. Augustus ROsenbloom
OF 2l4 West Nincty-scCond street. Other
indictments totallng 5000 worth more
from four other families were returned
Shortly aftcrward the girl made "A COM
pletc confession In the Tombs OF her
crimes. and alleged that she had oper-
ated under the direction OF RaZyesky,
or NOgcl. az he was best known to her
The private detectives employed by the
surety company and Detective Fay got
on Vogcl's track. lie was followed
the Pennsylvania station in a taxicab.
then To house on Eighth avenue, the
location OF which the police are guard
ing. At this address he got the baggage
now at tho bureau and went to the
Hotel Elsmcrc. where he and the
woman. who had Joined him. got a
room.
Opens Fire On Officers.
The detectives. with the proprietor
of tho hotel, went to the room and
knocked. when the door was opened
Fay told the men he was under ar
rest and directed tn. pair to dress at
Cnce. The man reached as though
for his shirt. but instead pulled an
automatic pistol from under the pill
low and swung It in scmi-circle
level with his waist, shooting as fast
as the automatic would work.
The pCliCe drew their pistols and
returned the fire. but claimed today
their shots went wild. The woman,
they said. tried to get out of the
window. but was dropped by bullet
fro IN her husbands gun. Then, the
detectives say, the rlan turned the
pistol on himself.
After tho dead had been taken to
the morguc and the wounded to the
hospital. the police searched the
room. Thy found another automatic
pistol under the mattress and three
clips OF bullets ALREADY to he inserted.
In addition they found part of Il let
ter lying on the floor addressed to
a "Dear Mr.. kimball" 1t was couch
ed in lnCoherent terms.