New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-24
RAIDER AMAZES WHITMAN
BY MORE CONFESSIONS
Names of Several Lawyers Con-
Cerned in Wholesale Stealing
of Merchandise Revealed.
POLICE MAKE 3 ARRESTS
Merchants Retain Former Police
Inspector to Investigate
Fences" - Trucking
Concerns on Trail.

District Attorney Whitman WAS amazed
yesterday ny further confessions Of Isldor
RAIDER. the so-called Master FaGln" Of
the East Side RAIDER insisted he had told
the truth and he backed up the Mer-
chants Association estimate that 5000
90 worth % goods was stolen every year
in New York with police conniyance. lie
swore he had handled $4,000 In a single
year himself
Jake the Grabber" and big Red" as
the fences" are known 10 Assistant Dis
trlct Attorney Moskowitl. will call at the
Criminal Courts Building to-day 10 de-
scribe how they received stolen goods in
candy shop in Attorney street that
backs UP TO the rear OF tho Clinton street
police station. District Attorney Whit
man will hear another chapter from
RAIDERS confessions to-day and the Attor-
ney street fences" will have a chance TO
tell their stories to the grand Jury.
RAIDER gave 10 the District Attorney the
names OF several lawyers whom he
charges with indirect participation In the
wholesale stealing Of truckloads of valu-
able merchandise. He also furnished a
list Of jobbers. auctioneers and warehouse
men who he said, also were involved in
the matter They would plane off the
names Of the conslgnees and send the
goods To auctioneers, whore the goods
would be sold at about one-tenth their
value.
Many times goods were sent 10 Hart
ford. Buffalo. Atlantic city and other
nearby cities. East 18th street, according
to RAIDER was dotted with auction rooms
or distributing stations lie said the
thieves often used messenger boys. Gle
Nator boys and gatemon at the steamship
piers To aid them In stealing.
Raider described his own loft" across
from the Ludlow street Jail. where he
cached hundreds OF dollars worth of
booty when detectives were too hot on his
trail He related many startling Incidents
where detectives Shook him down" The
detectives always secured his release IN
court he said, and in return for those
iavors' RAIDER declared, he got pickpock-
cts TO work the East Side streetcars for
the bulls"
Secretary Robert Fuller OF the Mer-
chants Association. announced Yesterday
that former Police Inspector Stcphen
. Brien had been retained To investigate
other fences involved I'm the wholesale
truck thievlng. All the big trucking con-
Germs he said. are combining TO cmplov
detectives. The confessions Of RAIDER have
thrown a great light on the mass OF re-
quests from the railroad companies I'm the
Office OF the District Attorney 10 investi-
gate losses OF valuable merchandise.
The Mercer street detectives arrested
two men and a siXteen-year-Old boy from
Boston last night for receiving stolen
goods. According to the police the men
are members Of RAIDERS gang. The de-
tectives were told to watch n truck driver
for Max Moskowitz. of No 800 East 18th
street.
According 10 the police they learned
that Samuel Goodsten, Of No. 10 East sth
street. a manufacturer OF ladies' dresses.
had hired a truck from Moskowltz to de-
liver forty-seven dresses valued at S2i 40
10 Gratz, Baer & Gratz. No. ~ West 18th
street. Harry Bashner. sixteen years old.
Of No. 81 Orchard street. the driver OF
the truck, after helping to load II drove
the vehicle 10 Broadway, but turned
south Instead OF uptown. The detectives
followed the truck, which proceeded TO
9th street thence east to Second avenue.
to Sd street, then west TO the Bowery to
Delaney street and through to Cannon
street. where 1t stopped at No Is.
preached julius Schim, who lives OH the
second floor. and is said to be a clerk I'm
the Postotiice. The boy explained what
ms truck was loaded with and was told
to meet Max Greenfield. OF No 1856 ID
street. The detectives said they saw the
two men examine some OF the dresses and
another wagon drove up to the place
and the dresses were transferred to II.
The detectives then swooped down upon
the two men and the youth and arrested
them.
Schiff and Greenfield were taken to the
Mercer street station, charged with being
receivers Of stolen goods. Bashner was
charged with grand larceny. The detec-
tives secured three-page confession
from Bashner, the details OF which they
refused 10 give ont