The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
LIVED IN STYLE BUT
CHECK CAME BACK
I. n. Mitchell Arrested on
Complaint of Hotel Belmont
in 500 Transaction.
4 HELD IN BOND THEFT
Police Also Take Man on
Charge of Stealing 1900
Army Wrist Watches.

Irving N. Mitchell. 81. who. the police
found. had been living in considerable
prosperity. was charged with grand
larceny In Yorkville Court yesterday on
complaint Of @. 8. Hooke. manager of
the Belmont Hotel. who said that
Mitchell had cashed a worthless check
for 500 at the hotel on August Is.
The check was drawn on the First
National Bank of Portsmouth, N. H.
with the name Of r w. Jenkins. the
cashier, appearing at the bottom as the
drawer. Mr.. Hooke said he had been
acquainted with Mitchell for some time
and understood that he came Of a
wealthy family He told Magistrate
HUH that Mitchell had been a guest
at the Belmont for several days and
offered the 500 check in part payment
Of his bill.
Mitchell was arrested in an apart
ment at II West 101st street where, the
police say, they found six other checks,
all on the Portsmouth bank. a protecto-
graph for stamping checks, and among
other personal articles a navy revolver.
His hearing was set for September 8.
George ]. Heather OF 551 Eighty
eNAN 81 WV DAOOAlJht WINS ITCSICu dIlO
taken to police headquarters on a
charge Of stealing 1000 wrist watches
worth $4,000 from the army base ware
house at Sixty-fifth street and Second
avenue. Brooklyn. The police said the
watches were lifted from a case con-
signed overseas and the case cover re-
placed. The theft took place on August
10, but no trace was found Of the goods
until yesterday when Detective Miller OF
the Elizabeth street station went to an
auction sale of jewelry at rs Bowery
where he said he found 500 watches
corresponding to the description of the
missing Government property The trail
led to an Eldridge street address. where
the police found a man who they say
furnished them with information on
which Heather was held. Heather de-
MED the charge.
Four young Italians taken to police
headquarters admitted breaking into
the offices of Warren & Co., stationers
at 129 Lafayette street, according tc
police statement. but denied having had
a hand in the theft OF $1,000 in bonds
from the firm, which the police say was
accomplished the same night the youths
broke in.
Anthony Volta, 16. of ITS MulbeI ~
street. who is credited with being the
admitted a burglary committed in a
store in Mulberry street. With him
were arrested Albert Espito. IS, of 12C
Mulberry street; his brother Patrick
10. and Frank Dinella, 16. of 81 Chrys
tie street.
Three men were arrested for the theft
of $4,000 worth of motion picture films
from the Pioneer Film Corporation. l3(
West Forty-sixth street, by detecti7e'
of the District Attorneys staff. Wher
taken In custody Morris Cohen, "a, Of
141 West 140th street had two suit
cases containing six and seven reel pic
lures. according 10 the detectives. Jo'
seph Levy, 20. of 25 West Twenty
fourth street, and Thaddeus Potter
night Waterman of the film corporation
building, are said to have made volun'
tary statements admitting completely II
the robbery.
Joseph Fay. longshoreman, was ar
rested at Tenth avenue and Forty-sec
ond street for assaultinS Hasa Oh
murna, a wealthy Japanese silk mer
chant living at 1900 Briggs avenue. The
Bronx. Ohmurna said he was heater
On Eighth avenue and robbed of 5000
Fay was held in $4,000 bail in Yves
Side Court.