New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-11
M. Pepperman, %, Kin of
|. r. 7. Official. Reported
Off for South America.
SOCIAL PET SOUGHT
IN SILVER ROBBERY
Youths Uncle Says Return of
Property Ended Case-Denies
Flight from Country.

Mahwah, y. J., Jan. l0-Girls who
think he is such lovely dancer" Will
not be consolcd. He is gone from the
mid-winter hops he is lost 10 some Of
the best family circles in Bergen Couu-
~. For many Of Mahwah's Unrest.
hopes of the new leap year collapsed
with the sudden disappearance Of
young Morris l. Pepperman. who Is
wanted on a charge of burglary.
Morris stood we'll with every one up
10 New Years Eve. lie is the son q
pr VI. l.. Pcpperman. a wealthy vot-
erinarian. of 6315 hardwood Avenue.
West Philadelphia. His uncle. W
Leon Pepperman, Of West fifty-sev-
enth Street. Manhattan. is director
of the Intcrborough Rapid Transit Com
pany and private secretary TO Theodore
Shonts.
Gle was dandy youth. favorite
with the girls during the day and a
burglar at night" is tho estimate Of
young Pepperman by Justice william
Harrison Rodgers. Tile was simply n
juvenile Rallies. From what We have
gathered il seems certain that he was
responsible for nine very mysterious
burclaries that occurred here last sum
mcr.
In the warrant the twenty three
vear-old gallant is accused Of entering
the home of Councilman Frank {. pa
tor in the early evening OF December
81 and stealing silverware, Jewelry ana
other articles valued az 5000.
Strange stories are told about the
ease with which the burglary was com
mitted. Freebooter James Devine lives
next door TO the Dators. Mrs. Deyine
was sure she heard burglars ransack-
ing her neighbours home about p. m.
} Constable Truman Rodgers was sum
moned as soon as the thetts were dis-
covered. As he walked up to the house
he passed the youths.
"Hello. Truman" sang out Pepper
Happy New Year. Pep" returned
the constable. you haven't seen two
well dressed young fcllers go by III a
sleigh. have you?'
yes; they just passed US up the road
bit. You better not waste time mere
with US" Returning the greetings OF
the season, Pep and his companion
drove off.
When Pepperman reached Suftern,
where he had been boarding for sew
eral months, he showed some OF the
stolen booty 70 young man IN we
stable where the sleigh was hired Again
the police went after him and missed
him.
Then the scene shifted to New York.
Justice Rodgers says he called on W.
Leon Pepperman and told what had
happened in the career Of his nephew.
lie says the marlborough director
promised to bring his nephew TO Nah
Wsh.
Two days later. Justice Rodgers de-
clares. Mr. Pepperman came here with
part Of the valubles stolen from the
Dator house. The justice says Mr. Pep
perman admitted Morris took him TO q
fence" in Seventh Avenue, near the
PENNSYLVANIA Station. where the silver
ware and gold watch were recovered.
A pin had been broken preparatory 70
melting. 81.
But you promised 70 bring the boy,
said Justice Rodgers.
ooh. we decided to ship him 20 South
America" Nh Pepperman IS said TO
have replied. His mother IS seriously
III and we feared the news might Kill
her"
81 have never seen Justice Rodgers,
said VI. Leon Pepperman in his home, at