Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-22
BELIEVE MEN
ARE NOTORIOUS
AUTO THIEVES
Motor Vehicle Inspectors Arrest
Suspects for Providence,
r. l., Offense.

For the alleged theft of an automo-
bile from Providence last Monday,
two men thought to be members of an
organized band of motor thieves, were
arrested in this city by State motor
vehicle inspectors and the local po-
lice last night, and are being held at
police headquarters for the Provi-
dence authorities. The men. both of
Providence, are Nathan Fishman,
twenty-five years old, of $50 Clifford
street and Herman Esser. twenty
four years old, of 10 Moore street,
that city.
The police received telegram from
the Providence authorities that the
men are wanted for the theft of the
automobile i'm that city on May H.
and requesting that they be held to
await extradition The men were ar
raigned before Judge Grice in the
First Precinct Court today and re-
nlanded to await warrants and com
plants from Providence.
F'ishman and Esser, with two other
men, brought the machine, a 1915
model Ford car. into the garage of
Joseph j. Gottsman, jr., at 255 Ber-
gen street, Thursday afternoon, and
stored it there. Gottsman becam
suspicious when the men removed the
Rhode Island license tag. He notified
State Commissioner of Motor We
hicles William Dill.
Motor Inspectors Nab Men.
Inspectors Shedd and Friend went
to the garage yesterday to await the
return of the four men for the auto
mobile. The two inspectors donned
overalls TO quiet any suspicion the
men might have when they returned.
F'ishman and Esser went to the gar
age early last night and kept a
lookout in front of the place for
some time before entering, according
to the police When they left the
garage they were placed under arrest
by the two inspectors and by Lieu
tenant keogh, Sergeant Sebold and
Detective Rottenberg, of police head
quarters.
State Commissioner Dill believes
that the men are members of gang
of automobile thieves, who have been
operating in New Jersey and other
States for several months, and who
have stolen a number of automobiles.
His department Is attempting to con-
meet the men with automobile robber-
les i'm this State, and il is possible
that they will not be extradited TO
Rhode Island 10 answer to the charge
against them there. A search is be-
ing made for the two companions Of
Esser and Fishmsn
Both men deny any connection with
the theft. Esser says that he was en-
gagged by two men to drive the ma
chine from Providence to Newark.
He had never met the men before. he
says, and knows nothing of the theft
of the car. Fishman says that he
joined the party in New York city
and did not know that the machine
was stolen.
Inspector Breaks Ankle.
State Inspector Harry M. Shedd
fractured his left ankle in q fall from
trolley car few hours after max
ing the arrest last night and had to
be taken to his home in Elizabeth.
He stepped on a main line trolley
car and the car started suddenly,
throwing him to the ground.
No charge has yet been lodged
against the men at police headquar-
ters. The telegram from the Prov
idence authorities merely asked that
they be held 1t does not name the
owner of the stolen automobile. Com
plants and warrants for the two
men will be sent to the local police
from Providence. When the papers
are. received Fishman and Esser will
be arraigned before Judge Grice as
fugitives from justice.