The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-07
Greenwich Police Arrest Two
Men and One Of Them
COnfesses.
HOUSEMAID Is HELD TOO
Burglar Says She Passed Out
Jewels at the Long
Branch House.


$500 stolen from the home Of Harry
l.. Haas OF Long Branch. N. j.. last
Wednesday night was recovered. A
diamond sunburst was missing.
The two men denied for four hours
that they were concerned in the rob-
berry. When the jewelry was found one
OF the men confessed. duplicating the
other and also a woman member of
Haas's household. who ne said COM
mitted the actual theft and passed the
jewelry out OF a window to him.
Marie Kruger. houscmaid employed
by Haas, who was named by Mcintyre,
was arrested last night at Long Branch.
At first she denied that she knew Nc
Intyre. but later confessed that she was
an acComplice
She said that she was married to
James Mcintyre here on January 20
last and that the robbery was planned
on Tuesday night at meeting at the
Hans cottage She said she let Mcintyre
in the back way and gave him the Jew
slry.
The butler at the Haas house. a Greek
named Tsak. told the police that Marie
Kruger had u caller at s =. n. on the
night Of the robbery.
He said that she had been getting
kilograms OF late. the last one on the
day of the robbery. reading:
Your cousin leaving for New York
'ELIzABETH."
All the other servants in the house
submitted to having their finger prints
taken, but Miss Kruger refused. saying
that she had handled the Jewel case
after the robbery.
Extradition warrants will be issued
this morning for the two men.
Haas Didnv Suspect Maid.
a 1890 THE SuN called up Haas. He
had not heard Of the recovery. He ex-
pressed himself 40 delighted. He said
that the suspected woman was work.
ing In his house at the time and that
no attempt had been made by the po-
lice to question her. He said. how
ever. that since the burglary the pO-
lice OF Long Branch have kept all his
servants--he has six-under surveil
lance.
The men who We're arrested are r.
Rhind, former nurse in DIR. j. T..
Bowman's sanitarium at Greenwich.
and James Mcintyre. who has refer
ences showing that he has served as a
household servant In the homes OF
prominent people. including some who
have summer homes at Newport.
The men were arrested by Deputy
sheriff Finnegan, Constable Bryson
and Chief OF Police Rich in board.
ing house kept by Eugene Scott
I. The arrest was due to a converse ton
between Rhind and Mcintyre overheard
by some of the women Of the Scott fam
lily. The men discussed selling large
supplies Of diamonds, and the women
told Scott. He told Or. bowman. and
this afternoon the police broke into
Rhind's room. in which were Rhind and
Mcintyre. and arrested them. They also
took charge Of a sstchei which was in
the ROOM
Rhind Keeps silence.
Rhind refused to say anything about
the case to the police. He wouldn't
deny that he had robbed MIR. Haas's
home, hut wouldn't admit il. He said
that he wouldn't have anything to say
to the police. Judge or prosecutor until
he had a chance to confer with an
attorney.
The police sweated Mcintyre for sew
eral hours, and at length decided to take
"A chance and break into his satchel
He protested vigorously. but the lock
Vas broken. Wrapped in silk handker-
chief We're jewels that dazzled the eyes
Of those who beheld them.
At this Mcintyre broke down some
what. and 1t wasn't long before the
police had his confession. Mcintyre
said that he and Rhind had planned the
burglary for a long time. One OF them
had "a sweetheart who would help them
do the trick. 40 they managed so that
she got a job In the employ OF Haas.
Last Wednesday. said Mcintyre, he
and Rhind went to Long Branch In
the evening Haas and his family went
out. and the maid. who had the run Of
the upper part OF the house, got all
the jewelry OF Eaas's wife and mother
and passed It out the window to McIn-
tyre.
When Mcintyre finished his story he
was confronted by Rhind. Mcintyre had
said that Rhind had two diamond horse
shoes OF the loot. and that one OF them
had been sold for 1856.
Rhimd Puts Up Fight.
Rhind IL said to have one time been
we'll known as wrestler and teacher Of
jiu- jitsu. When the police went to
search him II took Ave OF them because
Of the struggle he put up
In his pocket was found one Of the
missing diamond horseshoes. In another
pocket was check for $156.
This Ia what was recovered Two
pearl necklaces. which Haas values
at $4,000; two diamond horseshoe pins
diamond and garnet ring, a platinum
ring set with emeralds and diamonds,
"a gold ring with two pearls, a platinum
dinner ring with a garnet surrounded
by diamonds, IA gold dinner ring with
pearl and ten diamonds. four cameo
rings over 200 years old and highly
treasured, gold bracelet set with
garnets. a platinum bracelet set with
Rarnets. a platinum bracelet set with
diamonds. a diamond stickpin. heart
shaped diamond pendant. a shirtwaist
set. a gold clasp pin with seven dia-
monds, golf cum links net with garnets
emeralds and diamonds; a gold watch
chain. q gold charm. gold bracelet.
diamond studded vanity box and a
guld wedding ring engraved IL H. to
H. X. Oct. II. "a"