The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-12
.CRINE TRUST RICH
Fences That Split Truck and
Loft Thieves Loot.
Operations of Bandits Are Revealed
Six Men Comprise the "Receiv-
ers'" Trust-Estimated S5-
100000 Stolen Annually.

New York.-Crime is syndicated in
New York. There is the pickpockets'
trust and the extortoners trust and
the arson trust but the biggest of all
is the receivers trust.
six men," said Morris b. Mosko-
witt, assistant district attorney, com
| prise the receivers trust 1t has
| been estimated by the Merchants as
/ sociation that goods to the value Of
| $4,000 600 are stolen annually from
the piers and lofts of New York city.
A great share of the stolen stuff
passes through the hands of the re-
ceivers' trust. They make more
money than any other group Of crime
| operators in New York"
That means that they make more
money than any other group Of crime
operators in the world, for New York
is admittedly the richest field. Mr..
Moskowitz did not attempt to com
part the total graft in the tenderoin
with the Illicit gains of the six little
fences, who handle the goods stolen
from store and warehouse
''But it is safe to say that by COM
parison the takings Of any other
group in the city are lean as noun
tain bacon" he said. I'VE hear a
great deal about the wire mob. BIT
the wire mob only works once in a
while-and then its members scatter
for safety
The receivers trust works all the
time. 1t is as regular in the conduct
Of its business as if licensed by the
state You can order stolen goods by
telephone or order goods stolen by
telephone"
Nor did Mr. Moskowitz try to esti-
mate their net profits. Evidently they
must share their loot literally with
some one of the privileges of doing
business. Isidor RAIDER. now under
conviction in the Tombs, was one of |
the principal independent operators
before his fall. RAIDER has been can
did about his business
Il was a fence for fifteen years al
most without interference" said he.
But l didn't make much money, al
though | had $50 thieves working for
me at one time. 1t took too much to
keep the police quiet
81 had to turn over three of my best
hauls to one copper. He split with
them fifty-fifty, and I didn't get any
thing out of them at all. And there
was a guy who didn't trust any one.
He made 'em work where he could
watch them. Any time there was
anything coming off you bet he got
MS share"
Mr.. Moskowitz thinks fully $2,000,-
700 of the goods stolen from loft and
ruck and piers pass through the
lands of the six little fences" His
Investigations have convinced him
heir business is well systematized.
They have their lawyers and their
,ondsmen, and their witnesses ready
o respond to a telephone call like
,unch of amateur firemen.
q was a little bit in doubt about
me man we had under arrest" said
1r. Moskowitz. But when his case
vas called in court | knew he was
,uilty. There was the trust lawyer,
Who always defends the trust cases,
nd the trust detective, who scares
way or buys off the states wit
Later the professionally
Weeping mother and the professional
,ife and even an innocently profes-
ional babe, appear in court. AS soon
s saw that squad l knew had my
lan."
Judge Edward Swami of the GRIM
lal court has long been an interested
'atcher of the crime syndicates here
1T is my belief" said he. that ev-
ry form Of predatory crime is some
hat compactly organized. / have re-
erred to the pickpockets' syndicate,
)r example. think the use of that
srm is justified. There are no boards
( directors, of course, and no stock
olders, But there is a workable or
anization that is in constant play"