New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
boy CLERK CONFESSES
. MAIDEN LANE ROBBERY
Says BIaCkjacking Story Is
False, and That He Planned
Theft with Friend.
$4,000 LOOT IS RECOVERED
Boy Charged with Being Ac.
complete Falls Easily Into
Trap for Capture Set for
Him by Detectives.

The mystery or the theft Of 5000 worth
of jewelry from the Office of Louis Stern
G. Co.. OF No. Is Maiden Lane. Monday
afternoon was solved last night by the
arrest of Louis Freeman. the nineteen
year-old jewelry clerk, who was found
bound hand and foot in Stern & Co.'S
office, and August Sachs, twenty years
old, of No. 1853 East 10th street, who was
arrested at 9Sth street and Madison ave-
nue..
Freeman's arrest came about after the
clerk had been subjected TO a four-hour
examination by Deputy Commissioner
Dougherty and several detectives. The
young man finally confessed TO the police
that his fanciful story of being black
lacked and bound by thief as he sat
In the Office of Stern e. Co. was wholly
without foundation.
He named Sachs as his accomplics IN
the robbery, and said he, with Sachs, had
carefully planned the whole affair.
After Freeman's confession the polio.
went to Madison avenue and ssth street,
where Freeman told them Sachs could ba
found. Before going there, however De-
tective Cassassa sent q telegram 10
Sachs's home, telling him TO be ct the
street corner at certain hour last night.
The telegram was signed with Freeman's
name. .
The detectives had not been WAITING
more than five minutes before Sachs
showed up. Detectives Armstrong and
Savage, of the East 10th street station,
arrested him. and after being booked at
81.
taken to Police Headquarters. He would
not make any statement, but charge Of
robbery was made against him. A charge
Of grand larceny stands against Freeman.
A third arrest in the case was made
later in the night, when Harry Rosalsky,
sailor, twenty-five years old, OF No.
1871 Lexington avenue, was arrested at
his home on charge OF having received
stolen property. Rosalsky's arrest came
about as a result of the confession by
Freeman, who said the sailor had acted
as the fence" in the transaction.
Freeman himself was arrested only az
ter Deputy Commissioner Dougherty and
his detectives had satisfied themselves
that the trusted clerk of Stern &; Co.
knew more about the jewelry robbery
than he had told them. The detectives
learned that Freeman was in the habit Of
loaing at Madison avenue and 9sth street
with number Of young men of his own
age.
They hid themselves in Railways and
Freeman appeared strolling down the
street, swinging a cane. He was ar
rested and rushed TO Police Headquar-
tiers, where he was ''sweated" for h IRIS
finally breaking down. The stolen prop
erty was found in Freeman's home, &C
cording to the police.
Freeman found himself tripping IN his
story, It was said. after going over ths
details" of the robbery with Detective
Cassassa. The young man was asked
the same questions over and over, and
sometimes Cassassa changed them, but
kept on with the narrative.
When the story was finished Cassassa
began again. And he went over IL from
the middle TO the end, and from the be-
ginning to the middle, jumping from In
cident TO incident, and finally, II was
said, Freeman cried out in agony that
he was in an awful hurry TO tell ell
he knew about how the trick was
pulled"
At the outset. in making his confession,
the police say Freeman told how early
in June he had taken three gold mesh
bags and disposed OF them for ssl 3D.
Then he bought suit OF clothes for va
Freeman, according to the police, said
Sachs urged him ito make some easy
money" The police supply the informs"
ton that the prisoners went over the de-
tails of the plan OF action. even TO tho
scheme OF visiting tho store Of tho Inter
national Silver Company.
In second floor fiat at No. l6H Le1ins-
ton avenue the detectives found Harry
Rosofsky. II was late, but Rosofsky stu
wore his uniform, that Of sailor aooarV
the United States dispatch boat Dolphin
he was at home on furlough.
The detectives found part OF the loot IN
suitcase between the mattresses N
Rosofsky's bed. Hidden up a chimney OF
fireplace was half OF travelling sales
mans suitcase, and in this was found tho
remainder OF the loot.
who dreamed this dream?" Doughe1y
asked Sachs after his arrest Sachs light
ed cigarette, laid the burned out match
on top of Dougherty's desk and, after
pun or two. replied:
1T was n plant-just about an even
break. We talked II over, the kid ana ,i a,
Both had a share, and we were TO spit
Sachs said his father was in pushes,
as an optician at No. . Delaney suse'