The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-16
DUDE BURGLARS
|. TRAPPED ONEvE
OF s5OO,oOO Job
Two Foppish Young Men Are
Caught in Room With
Complete Kit Of Tools.
BAlTED THE WATCHMAN.
Offered Him Bride TO Let
Them Work in Building
Unmolested.
BAlTED THE WATCHMAN.

Jacob Rothman and Michael snaider-
man. the dappcr young men who tried
| to bride a Waterman to let them enter
the store Of stern Bros. & Co. at No.
1870 West F'ifty-second street and steal
| $1,000 worth OF diamonds, were ar
raigned In West Side Police Court to-
day. As they actually jimmied their
way into the stern loft one night last
week after tho watchman--w working
with dctectlves--had admitted them by
the street door, a charge Of burglary
was preferred. this being based on the
forciblc entry.
| Magistrate Simms held Thorn In
81. 900 bail each after they had
pleaded not guilty and been granted
an adjournment until tomorrow
| afternoon. Sneiderman was held In
| $1,000 bail on an additional charge
Of having burglars tools In his pos
session at his home. No. 70 Fast
One Hundred and Seventh street and
a similar charge will be preferred
against Rothman In q Bronx Police
Court because Of tools found in his
home at No. si5 Intcrvale avenue.
Central ONCE and private detec-
tives are working with u view to
connecting Rothman and Sneider-
man with several recent daring rob-
berries. The young men have con-
fexsed that II they had been able to
get through the network OF burglar
alarm wires around the stern safe
| they would have taken their loot TO
Europe with the idea Of reforming
and living for several years In com.
fort and luxury.
The first move made toward q rob-
berry At Storms. which is on the elev-
cnth floor At the Fifty.second street
address. was to offer a bribc to the
night Waterman.
I'VE will hand you . couple OF
thousand II you look tho other way
one night this week." the Waterman
II said to have been told by the two
engaging young men.
DETECTIVES HEARD THE PLAN
MADE WITH WATchMAN.
"Coms back tomorrow and will
give you an answer. or come to my
house." the Waterman said. He then
communicated with the P,nkerton
Detective Agency. which IL charged
with protecting the jeselry concern
from robbers.
Shortly after . o'clock Wednesday
afternoon the two men called ON the
Waterman at his homo In Harlem.
A Fullerton detective was hidden
under . couch In the room whom tho
visitors paid the Waterman $50 to
bind the bargain.
I'VE will rattle the street door
three times after midnight" the men
told the Waterman.
With the detectives at their heels
the two men went to tho building in
West Fifty-second street shortly after
midnight Thursday. They opened the
downstairs door after they had given
the signal agreed upon with the
Waterman. Then they went to tho
eleventh floor. whore they jimmlsd q
door leading into the Stern loft. A
half hour later the men came down.
stairs and FASTENED to the furnished
room In Seventh avenue which they
had engaged Wednesday.
The detectives now Possessed evil
donce OF an attempted burglary. and
Inspector Faurot ordered the arrest
Of the pair early yesterday morning.
4 squad Of detectives were first sent
to the house In East One Hundred
and Seventh street. where speidsr-
man had = room. There they found.
besides the tools used for breaking
open safes. Illuminating caps. electric
batteries. wires attached to fuses, q
revolver. gloves. u blackjack. an au-
tomato pistol and jimmies.
Detective O'Gorman and several
other members OF the special squad
went to tho lntsrvale avenue house.
Rothman and Sneiderman were found
asleep. They were arrested before
they could reach under the bed. where
new valise was stored.
In tho bag the detectives found two
small and two large sticks OF dy.
Mantle.
Don't let the women know you
got U.S." was the FIRST statement made
by the two men. Rothman explained
he was engaged to n respectable girl
and she would die OF grief IL she
learned he was "a burglar.
And my wife sailed for Europe OH
Feb. s. She will never get over this"
his partner said.
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