New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-16

offer 70 Detective German. Later ne
told n member Of the Stern Brothers
firm. and the Pinkertons were notihed.
That evening it was arranged that
R6thman and his partner could enter
the building. Pinkerton men and Cen
.ral Office detectives lay in wait
The pair. by a signal arranged with
the Waterman. were admitted and
went softly upstairs. The detectives
were disappointed that they carried no
grips. with false keys they opened the
door leading to the Stern establish
ment and reconnoitred.
Rothman yesterday told Inspector
Faurot that he went there the first
time merely to get diagram Of the
place. and in the fashion OF plumber
10 return later with his tools.
The cracksmen were not molested on
their departure from the place, as 1t
was seen they had made no attempt
vet TO get at the 100000 worth OF
precious stones in the safe.
on Saturday they hired room
store and brought down some Of their
tools from their nicely furnished apart
ment in The Bronx. They worked
leisureIy believing everything arranged
for the safe blowing \ week before
sneiderman saw his young wife off on
a steamer to Europe. Rothman had a
fancee. but the burglars were keeping
bachelor arrangements pending the big
haul.
Yesterday morning. while the Sab
bath bells were ringing in The Bronx
six detectives entered No. 9l5 Inter
vale avenue and stopped before the
cracksmen's apartment, on the second
floor. They concluded the thing had
gone far enough.
They had waited outside all night
and were tired, dirty and unshaven.
With a rush they drove against the
door. carrying away the lock Roth
man and Sneiderman, enjoying late
sleep. awoke TO see revolvers in their
faces. They climbed out Of bed, shed
their silk pajamas and consented TO
dress for an interview with Inspector
Faurot Neither took the arrest hard
They looked on stoically while detec-
uves pulled from a closet two suit
cases filled with burglars tools.
Careful" warned Rothman, there's
dynamite there" And that was all he
said until he confessed later at Head
quarters
Three diamond rings, each contain
ing three fine stones. were found in
Rothman's pocket. and a handbook
showing deposits Of $500. There were
pawntickets for watches and Jewelry
in Sneidermans clothing, and several
stickpins and rings.
Wrapped around a Jimmy in the
collection was a Boston Globe Of
February ., containing an account Of
the robbery of the Williams Jewelry
Company store there Of 5000 the day
before. Several clippings about this
robbery were also found.
Inspector Faurot would not say
whether the pair had confessed TO this
robbery, but announced that several
safe jobs through New England were
attributed 10 them, and investigation
would be made.
They are the highest type Of cracks
men ever seen in Headquarters" said
Inspector Faurot. Il never saw skilled
burglars take arrest so calmly. Their
capture is one Of the finest pieces Of
detective work in years. Both have
confessed and will be charged with
the burglary Of Stern Brothers &
Co.'S store"
"Rothman has an alias. Phil Weiss,
and his Rogues' Gallery number is
24523. Sneiderman IS otherwise known
as Mike Sneider' They worked on
their safe cracking jobs gloved. so as
to leave no finger prints"
At Headquarters Rothman said to
the detectives, IF a girl comes here
looking for me, don't tell her I'm ar
rested"
Sneiderman's wife Is expected TO re-
turn from Europe and join Rothman's
hancee in a fight 10 keep the cracks
men out Of Jail.
In the suitcase taken from their
Bronx apartment were found four
sticks OF dynamite, six drills, one
brace. seventeen fuse caps, a Colt au-
tomato. loaded. a screw Jimmy of
the latest type. a pocket fash lamp. a
coil Of wire. two batteries. a spade
Jimmy and two pairs Of gloves. In
another bag were found two sectional
jimmy, a wrench, a blackjack, a
billy. a fash lamp, screw compass, a
pair Of handouts. a dry battery, a steel
bar. seven pairs Of gloves and a bunch
Of keys.
a long, fat box contained a sectional
jimmy, a cold chisel, a hacksaw. five
eight-inch blades, a bulldog .44-calbre
revolver loaded; thirteen drills. a small
jimmy. twenty eight decorating caps.
a blackjack and two steel spikes.
a black Gladstone bag found In the
room they hired near tho proposed
scene Of the robbery held a three-piece
sectional jimmy a screw section jim
my. seven steel drills. a blackjack, a
revolver a brace two files. a battery,
fifty electric fuses with wire attached
and fifty decorating caps for use with