The sun., 1912-07-07
MACALUSO'S VALET HAS
GEMS WHEN ARRESTED
Police Find That Cabaret DAN
GERS Story of Lost Jewels
Is Not Fiction.
BOTH ARE NOW IN CELLS
Prisoner Says Man Wanted in
Fischer.Hansen Case
Owed Him Money.
BOTH ARE NOW IN CELLS

Christie Jancof. the combination valet
and artist from Bulgaria who shaved
his masters chin and was painting the
portrait OF his employers wife. was ar
rested yesterday. His pockets were bulg-
ing With the jewels he admits having
taken from the apartments Of h is en-
ployer. Prof. Andre Reiga. self-con-
fessed inventor Of the apache dance.
who IL also Antony Maoaluso.
Jancof II locked up In the West Forty
seventh street police station awaiting
examination in the West Side court this
morning Prof. Rega. better known to
those who followed tho Carl Fischer
Hansen bribery proceedings as Anton y
Ma acaluso. is in the Tombs bemoaning the
fact that he ever sought the aid OF the
police in recovering his wife's haubles
1t was this unlucky step on his part that
revealed to the police tho whereabouts OF
Macaluso. wanted on a charge Of bri-
berry
The police werc inclined to discount
Macalusos story that his wife's jewels
and the valet disappeared at tho same
time. hut Capt. Gloster was assigned
to take Detective Cooney and run down
tho valet They were at Thirty fifth
street and Sixth avenue yesterday after
noon when a short. bright eyed. 1.-THE
man answering tho description given
them went hustling by. He seemed to
b beaded for nearby pawnshop. Capt.
0loster stopped him:
The little man admitted that jewels
he had in his pockets belonged to mono
a. Prof. Rieea. JanooF. however. said he
never intended to steal those jewels
His actions had been misinterpreted b.
cause Of the dissimilarty between the
criminal code OF Bulgaria and that OF the
United States. He merely had taken the
jewels a. security for money that his
tom in his own country. There. he said
. man oan oon6soate his debtors jewels
But II the money realized from the sale
brinGa more than the amount OF the debt
he creditor Is IN duty bound to return
the surplus.
Several years ago before Jenooh hac
added the trade Of vaIet to his list o
accomplishment he journeyed to Genos
to study some Of the 'old masters. Ther,
he became acquainted with Macaluso.
Janoof painted several pictures q
Maoaluso's wife. known among dancers
a. Nine. De Liiias. But Mscaluso, un.
appreciative OF the grim, truth that paint
paying SIPS which Jsnco6 says iva,
due him
When JancotY came to this countr,
he was unable to support himself b;
p p,intine; 80 he applied at an employment
agency Tor 9 job ss valet. he wes sent te
s8s West Fifty-fifth street. where he cam,
face to face with Macaluso. For severa
months JancoK served as valet and a
odd moments painted more protrsits O,
Nine Do LiliAs Then he overheard tn,
couple discussing plans for departure
Thinking it hight time for action JancofI
took the jewels and left without handing
in his resignation.
Two platinum bracelets. one sas viii
rubies and ono with two sApphires. dia
monds and pearls. . pearl ring. thre,
pearl necklaoe two Of single strand
and one Of three strings. were found OF
Janoo6 by tho detectives All were iden
titled by Nine Do Lilias, who In her 10,
gestioulAted wildly and pranoed abou
| the detective bureau with the grace thA
has made her Q favorite 10 cabaret shows
Then Q frown darkened her feature 3
She Vas positive that two Of the mos
valuable pearls had been rsplsoed by
inferior ones. just TO prove It che place;
them on the end Of her tongue and va
convinced.