New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-22
GENTLEMAN BURGLAR
TURNS UP MORE LOOT
Burt CurtiSS Takes Police to
Safety Deposit Vault and
Reveals $4,000 Worth.
DECLARES HE BOUGHT STUFF
Stored it Piece by Piece, Bank
Officials Say, Answering Story
of Purchase from Crook
Called Boston Red. "

Burt Curtiss, whose apartments at No.
eH3 West ll1th street gave up the $4,000
display Of furs gold, silver and jewels
which attracted scores Of anxious persons
10 the West 10th street station Sunday
afternoon in the hope Of identifying stolen
yaluables. gave the police another surpris,
party yesterday Against the advice of his
counsel he took the detectives to a safe
deposit vault at the Harlem branch Of the
Colonial Trust Company, at ll6th street
and Seventh avenue. and dumped out be-
fore their eyes another $4,000 worth.
N even the richness of the loot taken
fou the gentleman burglars apart
m,nty, following his arrest late Sunday
night had prepared the police for what
they found Yesterday even though they
knew that Curtiss had more loot in de-
post box somewhere in the city. Neither
were they prepared for the prisoners In
sisteuce that he give up the information
regarding the hidden valuables. This came
after q question put to him by Magistrate
lIreschi. following his appearance in the
Harlem Court, and the moment that Cur
'tiss showed his willingness TO help the de
tcctiyes the latter made for the bank.
Curtiss. who had been committed to the
care of the Commissioner OF Correction
for transfer to the TOmbs, was handcuifcd
10 Head Keeper Julius Bremmel, and with
Captain Tunney on one side and Lieuten-
ant Brown on the other the party arrived
at the bank The safe deposit box was
,eoon opened The contents, which were
carefully wrapped up in three packages
iwere dumped out on table in the vaults
and listed as follows:
Forty-six pieces Of beaten gold, probably
disfigured settings for precious stones.
Twenty-six pieces of beaten gold when
had previously been washed with ACID 10
remove all identification marks.
Gold brooch crescent set with tWentN-ohc
graduated white diamonds, the largest one
and one-quarter CaTats.
Gold ring set with a large emerald sur
Rounded by six white diamonds.
Chain slide set with seventeen "hite dla'
,mCnds ,
Lavalliere set with six large white dia-
sronds Of one and One-Quarter cdrats eacu,
eleven medium white diamonds, and forty
small diamonds. all I'm platinum setting.
Chain for avalliere set with eleven ldrBo
white diamonds go ,,.. iii,
diamonds. ia, GO
Bar pin Of platinum and gold set with hf-
teen white diamonds .,.,,
Necklace Of gold ana platinum SET WIN
sixteen rough pearls
cold stickpin set with diamonds
Gold ring set with three diamonds OF ono
aud once quarter carats each.
Gold and platinum chain set with Whl'e
diamonds
Gold cigarette case.
Gold match box.
cold mounted amber cigar holder
cold and pearl shirt buttons an" Gu"
Inks .i.t civ
Vni'c diamonds
The box had been rented under the name
or Alfred Jossrt" After the listing OF the
.rieuts Curtise told the detectives that Nc
aad bought the stun from crook pl
the name Of Boston Red and had para
81. .or a. Tn. testimony OF the bank
,acialq. however showed that CWtiss had
hired The hos on April Il, and had been
storing the loot piece 10y piece sine" then
Clrt',s was taken back 20 tho Harlem
prison auG locked nv The loot WIS taken
f. Police headquarters for safekeeplns.
Usually such drds are put in the safe III
the precinct station house. but TINS pro
cedure was varied last night ON account OF
the value Of the property. The police are
inclined TO believe that some Of the articles
stolen from the home of J. =. Morgan IT.
may be found i'm the Curtiss collection.