Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-08
NEWARK FENCE IN
$4,000 ROBBERY
Narragansett Pier and Newport
Burglary Mysteries May
Soon Be Solved.

On the trail of the biggest jewe
fence who ever operated in this coun.
5 try, private detectives. it was learned
today, have unearthed clues pointing
directly to this city.
It was to this fence that Reginald
/ Rhind and James Mcintyre are said
!. 10 have intended to dispose of the
$4,000 Jewels stolen from the Long
I Branch home of Harry L. Haas.
1 This fence, too, is thought to have
4 handled more than 100000 worth OF
/ Jewelry in mysterious Newport and
Il Nara gansett Pier robberies last sum-
mer
The Burns Detective Agency has
satisfied itself that both Rhind and
MyIntyre had a hand in that series
+ of thefts No trace was ever found
of where the wealth of plumber had
gone, but the Haas robbery has given
A the detectives a clue. They now hope
to run down one of the most amazing
f criminal enterprises ever conducted.
I Practically all the jewels stolen
4 from Long Branch last Wednesday
/ were recovered. but Rhind and Nc
Intyre hf made plans, 1t is alleged,
to place them with the fence for
whom search is now being made.
When the trunks of the two men
were searched q large quantity of
] other jewelry was discovered. An at
tempt is now being made to identify
these pieces.
If the Greenwich police had not
acted so quickly in making the ar
rests, the Burns men believe that they
would have trapped the fence with
the goods"
Rhind Worked as Second Man.
Rhind has worked in Newport in
the Hagner, Paul Rainey, Leonard,
Young and Vanderbilt families as Sec
ond man.
One of the largest single robberies
of last summer was at Narragansett
in the house of very wealthy Pitts
burgh steel man. The Burns agency
was asked to solve it. When the
agency reported to the mistress of
the house that 1t was an inside job,
she replied that she trusted all her
Athirty servants. The suggestion that
Il shey be questioned made her panicky.
II The declared that they would all leave
H er and she would be able to get no
III theirs If they once felt themselves
itfispected. So the Burns people had
ah.b throw up their hands and quit.
= ow they have an idea they are going
b, question one or two of those serv-
.5lts who were above suspicion.
sThis is the confession of the maid,
Marie Kruger, who robbed Mr.. Haas,
as made to him.
Marie Kruger being duly sworn
doth depose and say: was married
to James Mcintyre in New York city
on January last I took position
= with Mrs. Haas on March 2 last Since
that time he has been after me to
take the ladies' jewels, but refused.
"On Tuesday he came to West End
and continued pressing me to steal
the jewelry. He called me a coward,
said I was afraid. and on Tuesday
night | finally agreed to do it.
He gave me full instructions as
to the plan while l walked with him.
On Wednesday, July 2, he waited at
the corner and saw the family leave
at about $3.50.
HE came right to the back of the
house. where I was waiting for him
and then told him where to find the
Jewels. He went up the back stair
case, and, after taking the jewels,
came down and told me not to worry,
he would not give me away and not
to worry IL / did not hear news in
a couple Of days.
II then sat out on the porch and
waited a while. At about $40 | went
upstairs, opened a window, pulled out
the drawers and rushed down
screaming, There's a man upstairs!
Confession Is Voluntary.
IT am making this confession of
nay own will and accord and wish no
: promises Of any kind as to immun-
ity. sc.
MARIE KRUGER MCINTYRE.
Sworn to before me this 7th day
of July, 1918.
IT V. ARROWSMITH.
"Master in Chancery Of New Jersey"
Tho maid afterward amended her
written confession by adding these
words at the top of the second page:
Il went upstairs with him, showed
him where everything was"
A diamond horseshoe belonging to
Mr.. Haas was recovered from a New
York ieweler, A. S. Borg, of LAG
West Twenty third street.
Harold r. Zeamans, who is a law
yer in Mr.. Haas's office at AZ Broad
way. New York city, glanced up
about a quarter to 9 o'clock yesterday
morning to see enter the door stout
ish German-looking man, who seemed
worried. The visitor was Borg. He
had read that Mr.. Haas had been
robbed and that had made him sus-
picious about piece of jewelry that
had come into his possession on
Thursday. Then Borg reached in his
pocket and fished out channels
watch casing. From this he drew out
the missing horseshoe.
Zeamans looked at the back and did
not find the name of Cattle. Instead,
holding 1t to the light. he was able to
see that something had been erased
from the Platinum spur. 1t was beau
tifully done with emery paper, an ex-
pert said afterward.
The Burns men took the horseshoe
up to Cattle & Co. and asked them to
look for their private mark, a stamp
perceptible only with the microscope
and used by all the big jewellers. In
this case it was hidden in the plati-
mum filagree work. Mr.. Weber,
manager for Cattle & Co., put the
horseshoe under the glass and found
the firms secret mark. That identi-
fed 1t beyond all doubt
From Borg, who was getting more