The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-09
Freeman and Sachs Make a
Clean Breast of
"RObbery."
ALL THE LOOT RECOVERED
Bluejacket Locked Up. Though
Sachs Insists That lie
Is Innocent.

clerk in the office Of Louis stern & Co. |
lb.Ie Maiden Lane. cleared up the mys-
terv Of the theft OF s92 In cash and
g. 500 worth Of jewelry from the office
on Monday afternoon by confessing last
night that he committed the crime with
the assistance OF August Sachs. a book
keeper 10 years old living at 163 East
10Th street. Freeman, who was found
bound and gagged. admitted. according
to Commissioner Doherty. that his story
that he had been tied up and black
lacked by the robber was just q fake.
Sachs was arrested late last night at
inety-eghth street and Madison ave-
nue. and was taken to Police Head.
quarters on charge Of robbery. Free
man was locked up for larceny.
stuck 70 Ills story At First.
Commissioner Dougherty had long
youth repeated in detail his original ver-
sion Of the robbery. He insisted that
the robber struck him back Of the ear
with blackjack and when he regained
his senses ne found a gag In his mouth
and a cord tied around his arms and
legs.
Dougherty didn't like the appearance
Of numerous knots In the cord. He ex-
amned with a microscope bump on the
youths head and then turned Freeman
over TO Detectives Cassassa and Nc.
Kenna for a heart to heart talk. 1t was
then. Dougherty said. that the boy con-
fessed and implicated Sachs.
Then Tells All About II.
Freeman said that in June last. just
before he went on his vacation, he sold
three mesh bags belonging to his con-
Germ for 3s1.35 and appropriated the
proceeds. This was his first dishonest
act. ne said. He asserted that he was
we'll acquainted with Sachs and was
further Influenced to do wrong by
Sachss suggestion that ne should stand
for a fake holdup.
Freeman declared that Sachs went
10 the International Silver Company's
once at 8 Maiden lane and asked. for
mesh bags. He got ! Gid dtfS eting MIN
10 60 to the Office Of Jewellers other than
Louis Stern & Co. He tore OF the name
and went 70 the ONCE Of the Stern COM
pany instead. where the stage for the
robbery was set and the melodrama
PLAYED
Sachs Wake Into Trap.
James Tobin. an employee of the
International Silver Company told the
detectives that he was positive ne could
IDENTIFY the big fellow who got the card
II he could get his eyes on him.
Az soon as the detectives heard about
Sachs from Freeman Tobin received
his chance. Cassassa sent a telegram
10 Sachs purporting to come from Free
mar and asking for a meeting last night
~ Ninety-eighth street and Madison
avenue. Tobin was taken by Detec-
lives Armstrong and Savage and In
spector Faurot to the corner. In the
meantime Cassassa and Mckenna took
freeman to the same neighborhood for
Q look around
Sachs put in an appearance at the ap-
pointed hour and TObin pointed him out
with an excited wiggle Of his forefinRer
ss the big youth was craning his neck
looking for Freeman. Sachs was taken
N the East 10ith street station and was
sent later to headquarters with Free
man
Sachs also made a clean breast later
IN the night of his part in the robbery.
which, h. said, was a purely business
Proposition, as he and Freeman were in
need Of money and had agreed to split
N" proceeds on 30 per cent. basis.
He said that they planned the rob-
berry on Monday morning. He fixed up
the cords in Central Park, bought the
Nandkerchefs used as gags. visited the
International Silver Company's Office
and then went TO the Sterns office. He
explained in detail how he bound his
friend Freeman up.
II gave him a thump on his head
with my knuckles." he said Just to
make it appear natural. but I didn't hit
HIM very hard"
Then he helped himself to watches
bracelets. waistcoat chains. neck chains
and other things and carried them
away with him in the cover of a
J"welry sample box.
sachs tool; tn" stun TO tn" home OF
Harry Rosfsky, n sailor In the navy,
al l6il Lexington avenue. and asked
him to take care OF II until called for
The detectives found most Of the
various articles in suit case hidden
IN kosfSkys folding bed. The cover
w IN" sample box with the rest OF the
JtVolrv was tucked In a chimney hue
~" pIneJacket insisted tnut ne wal
innocent, He said that he merely KEEP
tn things to oblige Sachs" whom hs
mas known for several years.
member OF the frm told the polic'
tna' the total value OF the stolen article!
Was si,06s Not a piece was MISSING
after the detectives had finished theil
scar h Of Rosfsky's rooms. Everything
was taken to Commissioner Dougherty'i
Office
Both Freeman and Sachs declared
mat Sachs didn't get any money. Free
man said he made It appear that So
was carried away by the "robber" he
Cause that was the amount he owed tn
hrm for the mesh bags he had sold, AM
Il" wanted to square the account"
IN" police say that they recovered al
'h' DOT that was taken In the bogu
r"hh"rv
Sachs is powerfully built sixfoOte
ana ~ an extremely husky youth.
'mmissiOner DOugherty was much
H"dSod over the success Of his men II
setting at the bottom of the supposed
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