New-York tribune., 1912-04-06
IN TOLLS FOR BIG ROBBER
Two Arrests Uncover News OF a
$4,000 Diamond Case. +.
THEFT A YEAR AND HALF OLD
Broadway Automobile Agency, I.
Is Said, Was Started with Pro.
ceeds of Job in John Street.

is SalQ, was started WIN frO-
ceeds of Job in John Street.
The arrest Of two men yesterday mads
public for the rrst time the story Of n
robbery committed year and q half ago
in which the jewelry firm Of Louis Stern a
| Co., at No. IS John street, lost 5000 worth
Of uncut diamonds. The proceeds OF ths
| robbery went TO set one ~ the prisoners uo
| in tho automobile business, according 10 the
| police, while the other, an employe ~ the
| iewelry firm at the time. got a Job az
| chauffeur for his part IN the performance.
The first prisoner. captured early yester-
day morning, was Tsidore Helman. said -
live at No West Hath street He under.
went a gruelling examination all yesterday
| afternoon in the office OF Deputy Commits.
sionor Dougherty, but up 10 the time tha,
the Commissioner left Police Headquarters.
| a little after o'clock, the police had fsilei
to obtain from him an acknowledgment
that he was implicated in any way IN the
| robbery
The second prisoner, who described HIM
self as Israel Feldmsn. OF No. l5s Delaney .
mobile business al No l5i7 Broadway. II.
wes taken into custody late last night ty
Detectives Allen. Rosenfcld and Nore
who. afr trailing him for about ten days
hoped OF the running board Of his car a.
| It left barber shop AZ No. liz Suffolk
street last night. and ordered the chauffeur
TO drive to the Clinton street police station
The police hoped. through the ou,zinz
Cf Hallmsn I'm the afternoon. 70 discover rhs
wherea bouts OF some Of the stolen properly
Their disappointment AT his reticence Vas
followed In the evening by a more pleasing
sensation, when they learned from Field.
man after his arrest that he was suing =
bathing company at Coney Island 10 Te.
cover $4,000 WORTH ~ the loose stones
which he alleged diss ppesred uhlla he VAs
IN swimming there last summer.
According 10 his story, the police ssy.
he deposited the diamonds. together with
sl65 IN cash and gold watch, with the
clerk at the bathing pavilion run by Econo.
poulos Brothers. also proTrie'ors Of 2 mo-.
ing picture show and several confectionery
stores on the island and never saw them
again
Employees Searched in Vain,
The robberv occurred on Eo-smbsr =.
1910 after tho diamonds had been taken
from the safe in the store of stern. Drei
blstt & Co, as # vas then called, 70 he
shown 70 q customer from Elizabeth, = J
They were IN two leather wallets and
numbered about two thousand The Junior
member Of the firm, Dreblatt. was urdar
the impression that he replaced the val.
lets himself bur they were nowhere ~
Re found when the safa was again
opened All the employees were immedlataly
searched. but M sign of the missing gems
came to light.
Heilmdn. At that time an apprentice d.s-
mond setter ia tho firm. submitted 70 the
search with his fellow employees and later
was subjected 70 surveillance by the Pink.
ertons called I'm upon the case George
Dougherty. who 4 Deputy Police Comuls
soner examined Hellman IN his or1ce a.
Police Headquarters yesterday. w5s one of
tho detectives who worked on the mvsteY-
a year and q half ago. The case vas re-
vived ~ various times during tho last
ee ht cen months but II wac not untU
shortly after tho Sixth avenue ta1icsb rob
berry that q promising clew was picked m
This lod IN time 70 joseph M1ossSv. ~
No. 3SS Third avenue, and through him th'
police obtained enough evidence 70 warrant
the arrest Of TIelhnau
Commissioner DoUshcrty was ro'icor'
about the case YESTERDAY saying that 'here
we're too many trails still to hc pun down
for him 10 make ali the detav puNrr.
It was learned, however. that tho police
know pretty we'll how tho Grim" was com
mitted and who received some Of the stolen
property one lot it was said, valued III
50. 200. was sold to a man whose nsmo th"r
have None Of 1t had teen recovered uP
to last night. though.
Hid Months in a Stove.
The story picked up at headqusrter7 's.-
terday stated that Helman, after G"t'irs
the two wallets into his possession. handed
them over Immediately to Feidmsr
who was waiting I'm tho hall next thc jew
elry shop. From there they were I7k'n
10 tho homo OF Fedman's moiror N
BROOKLYN where thoy lay so"r't.d ''i
several months I'm a stove. IittlH h' ''h'
they were taken out and som" oi if'm
were set and disposed Of TO safe purchasers
or through pawnshops. Tie proceeds s'''
feed to buy two automobiles and start '.'
agency I'm which MilosskN. who p0'-'Fs'"
car Of his own, joined. lehman '.
leaving the employ Of the S'oru c"m2an,.
was set TO work running one "i i'' car
Maid for with the diamonds which no "
accused Of stealing.
When arragnod Yesterday morning ~
the Tombs court IIelman pleaded
guilty and was about TO be held n E-'.V,
lail. when Detective Lieuteuant> cray 0.'.
Savage. who made the arrest. asked M""'
trate Appleton to remand him to 'l'4.
quarters OF the ground that he Was 'H
noint of confessng The magistrate oE''''
and Hellman will be taken into co''' 's'
this morning.