Evening journal., 1915-04-27
TWO YOUTHS Held.
after Wholesale
JEVELRY ROBBERY
State Gets Continuance in
Three More Cases Grow
ing Out of Looting
PRINCIPAL IN Theft
IS UNDER $4,000 Bail

Court today on charges growing out
of the robbery of the B. Kleitz and
Brother jewelry store at Sixth and
Market streets. Harvey Cahall, aged
30 years. who was arrested last week
on charges of receiving stolen goods
was the first man arraigned.
Detective King told of arresting
Cahall on Fulton street near Second
and that when he was brought TO the
city hall he dropped a wallet con-
tanning seventeen pawn tickets. Thir-
teen of these tickets were on Phil
adelphia pawn shops. The officer
stated that Cahall admitted pawning
articles of jewelry and knew they
were stolen but did not know where
they came from. He said that
man used to meet him at the Harlan
& Hollingsworth gate and give him
the iewelry to pawn. The officer said
that Cahall afterward told him that
what he had told him previously
about the matter was all untrue and
that he had gotten the jewelry from
his brother and turned over a GER
tain part of the proceeds to his
brother.
Z. r. Cochran appeared as coun-
sci for Cahall and in answer TO a
question by him it was stated that
five or six of the pawn tickets were
l made out in Cahalps name and the
others in such names as Ryan and
F, Mitchell Cahall admitted pawning
(. four watches and two rings in Phil
! adelphia and one watch and dia-
mond stick pin and a ring in this
city.
l Detective Benson said that Cahall
: had told him that all he had stated
l. to the detectives about the jewelry
n was a myth and that he did not sus-
+ pect at first that the iewelry was
stolen but knew it was crooked
i after it started to come to him In
S such large quantities.
e Bernard Kleitz, of the Kleitz firm
identified as their property eight
s watches, seven rings and a diamond
r stickpin which had been pawned by
J. Cahall and which Mr.. Kleitz said
f. were valued at close to S400.
: Adolph Markell, a pawnbroker at Nc
,f 4O7 Market street, identified a damon
l. stick pin as having been pawned at hi
o store by Cahall Isaac Miller, pawn
b broker. of No. l22 Market street, ais
n identified a ring pawned at his place b,
4. Cahall.
n Philip Shaw, employed at Levy's loai
j. Office. No. West Seventh street, iden
e titled gold watch pawned there. De
c tective King said Cahall admitted pawn
ID ing this watch and also stick pin a
IS Markets.
At this point Mr.. Cochran said ther
was no proof that the articles pawne
were stolen property. Assistant Cit
Solicitor Lynn replied that Cahall ha
admitted TO the detectives that the al
II ticles pawned were stolen property.
| Mr.. Cochran then said Cahall woul,
waive a hearing for the upper court
He was held in 5000 on each of min
= charges of receiving stolen goods.
NJ Assistant City Solicitor Lynn thei
ss- mol pressed the charge against Ca
~ hall of suspected completely in tn
nc robbery of a clothing store at No. 81
,ln West Fourth street. formerly con
IL Quoted by Abe Rothstein.
lls Seward Jones was then arraigne
nu on the charge of receiving stole
y goods valued at probably 5000. TIL
u case was continued until FRIDAY
no Jones is out under $500 bail. Jone
!, had asked for a continuance of tw
ne days, and the State requested a con
~ no tinuance until Friday. This wa
!" granted.
Eugene and Samuel Lockerma
ns' were arraigned on charges Of receiN
ing stolen goods l.. Irving Hand
their counsel, raised the point tina
they had been held without a warrar
or any written charge. He wanted Tn
ay men tried at once, but Assistant Cit
ch Solicitor Lynn said that the Stat
ng would not be ready until Friday, as
rs. would be necessary to get witnesse
d. from Philadelphia. AS Eugene ha
ry been unable to secure bail, Mr.. Hand
IS wanted his bail lowered. 1t was sta
,le ed that the amount of goods alleged
IL have been received by him was value
oil at $500 and so Judge Churchman fixe
as the bail at double that amount, $40
ar Samuel Lockerman is out under S5C
is: bail. He is alleged to have receive
IS: $40 worth of stolen goods.
IN; Robert L. Lockerman was then al
d; raigned on nine charges of larcen.
Mt, The first charge was that of III
er. larceny of thirty-three watch case
and eight movements valued
$244.SS. the property of Kleitz an
Brother. Bernard Kleitz identif6
NJ. all but one of the cases. Lockerma
NJ. who is 10 years of age, was employC
by Kleitz. Witness said LOckerma
NJ. admitted to him that the cases hs
NJ. been stolen from the Kleitz stor
one Lockerman, who was represented
Mr.. Handy, then waived a hearing c
- this charge and was held in $500 ba
n for the Court of General Sessions.
II Lockerman also waived hearing {
the other charges and was held in di
n ferent amounts of bail as follows:
- Larceny of 250 rings. value S697S
bail, $1,000
oil, Spectacle frames. value S2374, b
q SlOO
Five bracelets, value $3.50, b
5 slO0
Twenty-four cuff buttons and pi
value Si425. bail 500.
4 Nineteen lockets, value S62.69. b'
500.
Seventy-nine scarf pine, value Sl4l.
g bail 500.
Thirty-three chains, value S203.T5, b
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