The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-23
JOHN THE BARRIERS
WIFELOSES JEWELS
More Than $4,000 Worth
Stolen by Safe Crack
ers. She Says.
THINKS SHE KNOWS THIEF
Burglary Insurance Not Half
Value Of the Gems.
She Asserts.
THINKS SHE KNOWS THIEF

All OF Mrs. John the BARRIERS famous
Jewels. which she removed from a safe
deposit box year ago and put in n safe
in her home in the Grand View apart
ments. $50 Wadsworth avenue. because 1t
was a nuisance to be running downtown
every day for adornment for the evening 3
social engagements. were stolen on Sat-
urday night.
While she was out visiting with her
six children. and her husband. John L.
Reislef. better known as John the Barber.
was busy In his shop in West Forty fifth
street, burglars ripped the safe with a
can opener and took diamonds and other
Jewels appraised by Mrs Reisler at be-
tween $4,000 and ST.. 900 and $3.50 In
gold coins.
Mrs Reisler spent yesterday showing
detectives and other visitors the empty
safe and then soothed her nerves at a
moving picture show. She says she's sure
that a man who professed friendship for
her husband but really had a grudge
aginst him either was the robber or had
hired a burglar.
Went Away on Visit.
She told detectives that at 4 O'Clock OF,
Friday afternoon she went to tbs home of
her sister-in-law. Miss Minrie Reisier.
who was ILL., A few minutes before mid
night she returned home with her chill
dren The safe. which had stood against
the wall Of her bedroom. lay on ITS back
In the middle Of the moor, reposins on q
pile Of bedclothes pulled from her led.
Her hne carpet was white with pieces
OF cement loosened by the burglars in
prying open the safe.
Mrs Reisler called up her husband and
the police and neighbors In their bath
robes focked In to inspect and explore
the empty safe. Mrs. Reisler said that
all the Jewels. keepsakes and valuable
trinkets she possessed except the wedding
ring she was wearing were gone
In the loot were ten rings, three pins
four bracelets, "A silver mesh bag set with
diamonds and ever 80 many other pieces
Three OF the rings. she said. had three
diamonds apiece. none smaller than two
carats. There were also a dinner rims
set with seventy small brilliants, q mar.
quise ring and two pairs OF earrings
whose diamonds weighed two and a hall
oarats each. The $3.50 cash represented
gifts from her husband Of all the gold
pieces taken In at his barber shop.
Detectives Get Clue.
Mrs. Reisler gave Detective Hyams the
name Of the man whom she suspects
But she said she couldn't imagane how
this man knew she was away from home
on Saturday night. for she had told no.
body except her husband.
yes, there's burglary insurance" she
said to reporter for THE SUN, nut II Il
far less than the xalue OF the Jewels"
John the Barber's apartment In on the
ground foor Near the spot where tn,
safe stood In window overlooking
courtyard which one can enter through
an alley from the street. The window
was open when Mrs. Rsisler got homo OF
Saturday night
Mrs. Reisler really owns q lot Of dia
monds. Assistant District Attorney Groeh
and detectives saw them last year wher
they bounced on a diamond broker, Ed
ward Fetner, whom John the Barber 40
cused Of soliciting 3 bribe of $1,000 Il
square" charge that the barber hst
permitted gambling In his shop.
The barber got Feiner to 20 to tn.
BARRIERS homo and there with Mr.. 0roeh
| and Detectives pceping from behind cur
Tain the barber gave Feiusr $4,000 Il
marked bills and $500 worth Of Mrs. Rsis
isr's jewels Fsiner was then arrested.
John the 6Arbeg vas onA Of pletric
Attorney Whitman's witnesses IN the Il
veeoSAahaa q ~ 1ossnthal 0ngdee.