The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-22
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BEATS D|CTACRAPH
|NPOUCE STATION
Vibration of Elevated Train
Puts the Machine Out. of
Business.

What has been reported as a success
full operation OF dictagraph in . police
station was to-day admitted to have
been . failure. whom Meyer Mschlo-
wits. . clock manufacturer. WAS ar
raisnsd In Morrisania Police Court on
charge Of presenting = false claim to
. burglar insurance company. 1t was
was shown that when the dictagraph
failed, old.fashioned savesdropping
served a. well and Mschiowitx was held
In 5000 bail for examination on
July -.
On July 4. according TO the police.
Mechiowits reported to the 'Aiorrisania
station that In the toe of q shoe his
wife sent to q cobblcr the day before
for repairs was chamois bag contain.
ing 5000 worth OF jewelry. She had
placed the gems In the old shoe for
safe keeping and forgot them when she
sent th esiioes away. In the bag were
six diamond rings, o diamond lavalllere,
pair Of diamond earrings and ~ In
cash.
POLICE SAY HE ASKED HELP
TO "FAkE" BURGLARY.
Detective Meyer went with Mr.. and
Mrs. Mechlowitz to the cobbler. who
denied finding the jewelry. The detec-
tive then went to the house, but was
assured that the Jewelry had certainly
been In the shoe. A few days later.
according to the police. Mechlowitz re-
turned to the police station and told
Detective Buttermeysr that he feared
he would not be able to collect the $1,000
burglar insurance he held on the Jewels
! because of the unusual manner In which
they were stolen. II he could make II
appear the Jewelry had been stolen BY
burglars. he said. he could collect the
full amount OF tho policy. When De-
tective Meyer came In. Mechlowitz Is
alleged to have repeated his statement.
Meyer said he had found no trace OF
burglars, and Mechlowitx 10 alleged TO
have replied he would hx that. When
the conversation was repeated to Acting
| Capt. Wines ne informed Headquarters.
and . dictagrsph was rugged up In tbs
Aorrisan!s station. behind q thin par
tttion In the main hall. Mechlowitz was
induced to call again.
! Courtlandt d. Learned and \ II. Kcl
sey. representing the insurance CON
pany. accompanied by u stenogra pher
called ut the station house In advanc,
OF the time set for the arrival Of Mech
lowitx and tried the dictagrapb Tn,
machine worked ali right except whei
Third avenue ~" train went by tn
station. when the vibration put II out O
| commission.
THEN 0LD-FAsHloNEp caves
DROPPING WAS TRIED.
Mr.. Learned. Mr. Kelsey and tn,
stenokrapher were hidden Detectiv,
Meyer. when Mechlowitz arrived. sa
on a table In a hallway right OUTSIDE
the door. There a conversation tool
place that was overheard by the stem
osrspher and the insurance officials.
According to the records produce
Mechlowits told the detective that h
had made marks with q chisel on IN
door q his apartment indicating .tha
the door had been forced by burglar
with Q Jimmy. Mechlowltx. ths infoi
, nation against him states, prom se
Meyer pay for his aid and volunteers
to give Mrs. Meyer and tho wife q
another detective the finest gowns the
= ever wore.
!, Acting on the overheard conversation
Mr.. Learned swore out complaint b,
G feroe Magistrate Butts and whe
!, Mechlowitz kept an appointment Wit
the detectives last night, 'stenslbly
= settle up the insurance. they arreste
ham instead
a
PREsENCE OF MIND.
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