Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-07
GIRL CONFESSES
AIDING IN $4,000
JEWEL ROBBERY.
Mrs. Haas's Maid Admits She
Told Thieves Where
Gems We're.
CURIOSITY OF A WOMAN
LEADS TO ARREST OF TWO
One of Accused, by Jiu-Jitsu,
HurIs Five Policemen
Like Corks.

When Mary Kruger confessed to-
day that she had aided in the $4,000
Jewel robbery in the Long Branch
home of Harry L. Hass, all that re-
manned for the police and private de-
tectives to do was to find, in this city,
a missing diamond sunburst.
That piece alone of all the mag
inefficient collection of gems was not
recovered, when James Mcintyre and
Robert Rhind were arrested for the
robbery by the police of Greenwich,
Conn.
The two men were trapped through
the curiosity of a woman patient in
the sanitarium of DR.. J. E. Bowman,
where they were employed.
Mcintyre, in his confession, impli-
Gated Mary Kruger, a maid in the
summer household of Mr. and Mrs.
Haas. She was arrested by Cap
tain Walling, of the Long Branch de-
tective bureau.
\ Grilled for hours, she did not adj
NIT by word or sign that she had
taken a part in the robbery. She re-
peated over and over her original
story-that she had gone upstairs
shortly before o'clock Wednesday
night and had seen man coming
from the bedroom of Mrs, Haas
When, at length, Captain Walling
Impressed upon her that Mcintyre
had thrown the entire blame of the
robbery on her and had made
statement saying that she had
al - ~
to him, she broke down.
TITS Lie," She Cries.
ITS a lie," she cried, bitterly.
HE was in the house. l only showed
him where they were.''
Mr.. and Mrs. Haas went to Green
witch today in order to formally iden-
tify the recovered jewelry.
The only link in the chain of evil
dence to be completed was the find
Ing of the missing sunburst. Accord
ing to Mcintyre and Rhind 1t was
sold in Newark They had in their
possession a check for s146, made out
by a man they said lived in this
city. That was what Mcintyre re-
ceived for the sunburst.
Rhind, who formerly conducted
jiu-jitsu training school at 431 East
126th street, New York, has been en-
ployed for month by DR.. Bowman.
Three days ago a tall, well-dressed
young man drove up in a cab to the
home of Eugene G. Scott on Stanwich
road, where Rhind boarded. He was
told that he could find Rhind at the
sanitarium.
There on the grounds the two men
MnTnfUra aSxnd hic friend IL
was safe to talk.
ooh, yes" said Rhind eagerly.
'There's no one around here Have
you got the STUFF"
Gives Description of Stolen Articles.
Every bit of it except a sunburst
sold in Newark" was McIntyres re-
ply. Then he plunged into a detailed
description of the pearls and dia-
monds.
The men were so absorbed that they
had not noticed the approach of
woman patient on the other side of
the business near which they were
standing. She overheard enough of
their conversation to arouse her sus,
picions. Returning to the sanitarium,
she told DR.. Bowman of the incident
and he called up the Greenwich police.
a trap was set for the two men.
Or. Bowman suggested to Rhind that
his friend Mcintyre could have a po-
sition as nurse if he would care to
take it. Mcintyre eagerly accepted
this offer. little knowing that 1t would
lead to his downfall
When the detectives became con-
WINGED that the two did. indeed, know
something about the Haas robbery
they decided to risk arresting them
without waiting for further evidence
Mcintyre Engaged to Girl.
When he knew that the police had
found the jewels, Mcintyre is said to
have confessed in full. He said he
had first met Rhind while they were
employed as buffers in Newport
homes. There they also met Miss
Kruger, to whom Mcintyre was en-
gagged. She had obtained employment
in the Haas household and told him
that Mrs. Haas and the latter's
mother-in-law left their wealth of
jewels lying about the Long Branch
cottage.
I'VE were told that it would be |
easy to get to the gems" he contin-
ued, according to the police. Last |
Wednesday Rhind and / went to Long
Branch. In the evening Haas and
his family went out, and the maid |
who had the run OF the upper part |
of the house, gave me the prearranged |
signal. This was handkerchief |
pinned to a screen on an upstairs
window. She handed the jewelry out
to me.
"Rhind had been in this country |
longer than /, and he said he could
sell the stuff With the proceeds the
girl and | were to be married and, |
with Rhind, we would go back to
Edinburgh, Scotland, and buy a hotel
and live in ease"
Says He Gave Rhind Pins.
In his story Mcintyre said that he
had given two diamond pins to Rhind
to sell.
When the police went to search |
Rhind he gave them an interesting
example of jiu-jitsu. He was hurl-
ing five policemen around like corks
when the chief, who is a wrestler
himself, managed to grip the agile |
athlete and throw him with throat |
mold.
Rhind denied that he had anything |
TO do with the robbery. He retained |
Judge Connolly, of Port Chester.
N. T.. as counsel and promised to
fight extradition
AUTO HURTS HIM LITTLE
Arthur Ecker. % years old. of PA |
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