The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-03
BOOTY FROM GUESTS
SOLD IN MANY CITIES
Lads Make Speciality of OBJ
tanning Work in Hostelries
and Then Plundering the
Rooms - Confession Ex-
pected to Place Many in
Cell-Sheriff Hunts Mys-
terious Woman in the Case
lBy Federal wirelessD

Los ANGELES, Jan. 2.-Police Com
missioner Waldo. head of the New York
police department., in a telegram re-
ceived by the Los Angeles police today.
asks for the close detention of C. III.
Rosenthal. stating that he will send for
Rosenthai, and characterizing him as
one of the cleverest criminals in the
country.
Sheriff Hammel this afternoon took
hand in the Rosenthal diamond rob
berry case when he asked the city police
| officials for the description of a mys
terious woman in the case. The sher-
ifs Office is looking for a woman who
is said to have been seen with jewelry
similar to some of that stolen in New
York.
A plot by thieves, who make a spe-
eialty of gaining employment as bell
boys to rob guests and create ma
tionwide distribution system of the
loot. is believed to have been uncov-
cred by the New York and Los Angeles
police.
PLAN ENyELoPs ENTIRE U. S.
The plan is so thorough that it
makes necessary a constant exchange
of information eoacarning. stolen ar
ticles between every police department
in the country, which is not attempted
on account of the great cost The plot
was exposed by the arrest Of Rosenthal,
who is wanted in New York on a charge
of completely in the robbery of the
apartments OF Mrs. Simeon B. Chitten-
den at the Hotel Warrington, in which
jewelry worth $4,000 was stolen.
Rosenthal is said to have confessed to
completely with several other bellboys
in the robbery of the guests Of the
Hotel Lorraine in New York two years
ago, when more than $4,000 worth of
jewelry and diamonds were obtained.
He is also said to have served a term
in the Elmira penitentiary for another
robbery.
Arrest of bell boys in possession of
the Chittenden loot and other bur-
glaries will follow all over the United
States, it is believed.
LOOT FOUND ON R0sENTHAL
Some of the Chittenden jewelry, in
Guiding a pair of cuff buttons marked
&C" and a gold stick pin representing
a sheaf of wheat were found in Rosen-
that's possession.
The robbery in Hotel Lorraine was
one Of the biggest crimes of its kind
in the history of the country. Eight
bell boys are said to have operated in
the crime while a score of others In
many cities were implicated Rosen-
thai then was arrested in Chicago. In
the meantime two of the boys con-
fessed and gave information which led
to the return OF nearly all the loot.
Prosecutions were dropped.
Bertillon Records Tally
Especial Dispatch to The CalD
NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Search of the
records at police headquarters today
developed, according to Deputy Com
missioner Dougherty, that the Bertillon
measurements of the man arrested In
Los Angeles, charged with a $35,000
jewel robbery at the Warrington apart
ment here and the man believed to
have stolen 100000 worth of Jewels
from Mrs Helen Dwells Jenkins three
years ago, are Identical
The Warrington apartment robbery
November came to light today
through the arrest of c. H. Rosenthal,
or c. II. Rogers. in Los Angeles. The
jewels were stolen from Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Chittenden. Dougherty said the
measurements had been wired here and
that Captain Faurot found them identi-
cal with those of Charles Rosenthal. or
Rosen, whose number is 1915 in the
gallery. The Rosenthal in the gallery.
the commissioner said, had been sent
to Elmira for burglary and was ar
rested January 5, 1912, for a robbery
in Bellaire hotel, where the apartments
of A. r. Royce and Mrs. James Rich
man were looted of $4,000 in jewels.
Mrs. Jenkins was robbed at Hotel
Lorraine in December, 1909. Dougherty
said a circular had been sent out by
the police for the apprehension of the
Warringto theft. He characterized
the Rosenthal whose picture is in the
gallery. as being "veritable magf-
cian." but said he may have aided In
robbing the Chittenden apartment
SENATOR JEFF DAVIS DEAD
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Jan. 3.-United
states senator JEFF Davis OF Arkan-