The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-21
BURGLAR WHO ROBBED /
MORGAN HOME CAUGHT
Found Using Match Case Bear.
ing Name u. Pierpont
Morgan. Jr."
FINGER PRINT HIS UNDOlNG
Thief Admits Stealing Articles
in His Room, Part From
Guthrie House.

young man with a faraway look
was arrested yesterday by three Bronx
detectives for burglary. Deputy Police
Commissioner Dougherty says the prIs.
oner has admitted that he robbed the
homes Of J. Picrpont Morgan. Jr, and
William ID. Guthrie in tho carly part of
this year.
Watches. medals and bits Of jewelrv
which were taken from the Morgan
and Guthrie homes were found either
OH the prisoner or In tho rooms which
ho occupied at 423 East 13bth street,
Also there were articles ~ iewn,ry
which were not taken from tho Morg1p
and Guthrie homes. a. well az thirty
paUntickets.
Commissioner Doughcrty said ne had
found nothing that resemhled ths
jewelled order OF 81. George and tho
Dragon. which was described in a con /,
fidontial lirt sent to tho police at ths
time that Mr.. Morgan's home. at Thirty.
seventh street and Madison avenue. was
robbed. although n was not designated
ar having been the property Of Mr.
Morgan.
The prisoner said he was John Ber,
nauer. 23 years old. and that be cans
he IL not a burglar. he says. he Ia A
baker. He Is light haired and bo,lsh
looking.
Morgan and that Of william d. Guthrie,
which is at IS Park avenue. near Thirty
sixth street. were very similar. Mr,
Morgan's house was entered after mid.
night on January 25. The home Of NJ.
a, tl,.t1 I-1L-
Mr.. Morgan and his family were at
homo at the time.
Mr.. Morgan estimated the money
value of tlc articles taken as between
Sc. 900 and $1,000. but he valued moro
the historical and sentimental nature oc
tho articles. Ono of the things taken
Was a watch which had been given IN
him Ivy his father. The police say
they got it yesterday.
When the burglar left tho Morgan,
house he left the front door open. Tns
same thing was done at the Guthrie
home. Mr.. Guthrie lost about $4,000
worth of studs, sticSplns and ring..
While he was in the Guthrie house he
fused with a cigar lighter and mado
tho mistake Of leaving it behind him
On the cigar lighter detectives found
thumb prints, and they corrcspondel
| yesterday with those taken from Ber-
nauer. Then 1t was. the police say.
| that the prisoner admitted his guilt.
The three Bronx dctcctves- Edward
! Tierney. James J. Doyle and Felix
O'Neill. who are attached to the Alex
andcr avenue station--say they noticed
Bornauer acting in n suspicious manne;
and watched him for several days. He
moved from house tn house In the
neighborhood OF 13Jth street anc
| Alexander avenue several times ano
| finally they found him In a pawnshor
dickering for q loan on a pair of Law
yer Guthrie's studs. They arrested hin
ard then they began to look over
watches and pieces OF jewclry bearing
the name or initials OF j. Picrponi
Morgan. Jr. Commissioner Dougherty
said last night that he would recon-
mend that Detective Doyle he advanced
to tho first rank and would suggest
honorable mention for the other two
detectives
| Commissioner nougherty said tha
nine articles were taken from the hornt
| of Mr.. Morgan and nine were re-
| covered. On the prisoner when the
detectives arrested him was blue
enamclled match case studded With dis
monds and engraved with the nams
y. Pierpont Morgan. Jr."
| Among the things stolen from Mr.
Guthrie and found in Bernauer's room
were two gold medals, a platinum chro
noneter, large gold medal which wa
presented by the faculty of New Yorl
University 10 Chislani pursnt on Feb
ruray "a, 1877, and pins and rings
/ Bernauer also had made a collection
Of knives, pipes, opera glasses, shavin'
brushes and silver cane top In add
ton 10 a surgeons outfit, a whiske,
flask and ivory curios. There was ais
certificate for ten shares Of stock o
the Bronx Borough Bank mado out u
Irving s. Ealcom. So many thing
were found in the room which RernaueI
had occupied for day that they flller
two satchcls, and tho police had no
itcinized them all last nicht nor flHet
their value,
Rcrnaucr. who was Hrst taken 4
Police Headquarters, was locked up II
the Mercer street station, lie will h'
arraisncd in tho Jcfferccp Market polic'
court this morning.
At tho home of Mr.. Morgan II va!
said last night that lie was in Europe
but that his representative had idenu
fed some of the recovered jewelry.