The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-23
FIRE CHIEFS HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THEFTSAT BlNES
Commissioners Johnson De.
dares Robbery Evidence
Points 10 Firemen.
TRAILS MANY LOSSES.
Fire Patrol Crews Are Directly
Accused by Some of
the Victims.


Usrsa<ts officers Of the Fire De-
parsmsnt In command will be held 40
constable for thsfts committed DURING
ths progress q fires. Fire comnissionsr
JSAasoa. following many oompiaAntA
sash Of wfish 10 ordered investigated
W ~ Dursan Of Fire Prevention. -
day recommended to the Mayor that
ons mstho1 q stopping thsfts 10 TO hoA
oommAaAlng officers 70 . striet 40
ceuseahilty.
0aeidal reports received by the Con.
massIoasr AssefS mat there are dishsn-
- fireman. who take Advantage Of me
sssstsnsnf aslsndinG fires to help them
stlvO - aftielss Of value. but the per.
csnsASs Of such men 10 very sna,i. the
reDsrts adj. Members Of tbs Fire IA.
troq Alse are accused. and II 10 pointed
out that professional thisves are most
" responsible for robOer;ss At nrea
Tho Fire Commissions Appends re-
peres Of investigations Of complaints Of
ditissns That they had been robbed dur
ing the progress Of nrcs.
Roo&Ae UNTOUCHED ~ FLAMES
WERE LOOTED.
Amony those is tho statement Of Dam
IL O'Connor OF No. Ill East One Hun
dred and Eighteenth street. who said
that during a IRE In his home lie was
'rotfbsd by fremen.'' Other tenants
also lost valuable articles by theft, he
sddsd. Mr.. O'Connor informed q hre-
men wo,o investigated that two rings.
valusd at 500. and two raxors had been
removed from his apartment. linz
ne1iatsay afser the FIRE was extin.
nslshsd. II V sad Mr.. O'Connors
hsothsr-in-iav found a member OF the
FIRE Insurancs Patrol walking through
the rooms. The IRE. Mr.. O'Connor said.
b6o not entered his apartment.
0aorss Bulmer. another tenant. missed
- - cash: Patrick sullivan. who oceu.
pLsA an apartments on the top hoor. .
SILVER watch; Can N,berj. a gold
witch: Louis KrSiseal. gold watch
anl chain. In no case. II was reported.
dto We ~ communicate 90 the apart
msnts trsn wAich the articles were
stolen.
q u further reputed that: The fact
hoA thsss rooms were forced opon BY
to members OF Hook and Ladder Com
poRiss Nos. ~ and d. for the purpose OF
vaccination. convicts them circumstan-
uaily and the responsibility 10 therefore
equally divided"
Asethsr complaint Investigated was
that OF r. c. Hammond OF No. 20i
U0hsh avenues. who declared that he
had lost q Masonic emblem, valued Mt
~, during a flre in the adjoining build
ing pcemises. No. eos Eighth avenue. On
NV. n. Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond In
ougmsd the investigator that the men,
) bers q the Department were In no way
responsible for the loss. az they had no
accession to enter tho premises occupied
~ ne Hammonds during the Gre.
PINE PArNoLMEN ONLY IN
THEIR APARTMENT.
TIE only uniformed men who passed
through their apartments. they said
we're the members Of Fire Insurance.
Patrol No. 8: and Immediately after
their leaving Mrs. Hammond discovered
tie loss and reported the fact to ths
captein of Patrol No. 8. who was still
% the adjoining promises. She identi.
NED two patYolmen. who admitted being
u her apartments. but denied any
knewisdge OF the theft. Mrs.. Ham.
mond. Il was reported. In emphatic In
her statement that the jeweiry was re-
moved by either Of these Insurance.
patroimen.
An Investigation OF the complaint o,
Mrs. David Joseph OF No. 222 Avenue T
resulted In report by the nreden wht
Investigated that he was inclined 4
h11sve some member of either Ifool
ara Ladder Company No. II or Engine
Company No. y wal responsible for tn,
theft Of n diamond bracelet. valued a
SIS: q diamond ring. valued at ts5: tw'
gold rings. valued at w. and . gol'
loc1set. valued at 800. Mrs. Joseph re
ported. Nov. Il. the loss OF tho article
on Aug. Is.
A detailed report to COMMISSIONS
Johnson, made by Washington 3. How
who had charge of the Investigation
recommends that commanding ofYicers Il
hsid to account for that's IN order I
increase their vigilance and respons
binty.