The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-10
HOME ROBBED OF
$4,000 IN JEWELS
Mrs. Pauline Boettger Victim
of Theft While Away on
Motor Trip.
BURGLARS USE ELEVATOR
Half a Ton of Loot Is Taken.
From Building Near Police
Headquarters.
BURGLARS USE ELEVATOR

Jewelry worth $50. 900 has disappearv9
from the home Of Mrs. Pauline BoettgeS
widow of the silk merchant, at 2501
street and Fort Independence ave1A
Riverdale The fact became public
night after the detectives of the END4U
branch bureau, in charge OF Capt. I49BJ
Duane, had consulted District AttoNL
Francis Martin. A few dayp ago N
Boettger hurried home from a MOI I
trip down South and verified the char
that a Jewel case in which she had lei
several. diamond rings and other gema]
had been forced open. "a
Upon discovering the loss Mrs. BoetHl
ger talked with her household employs
and one of the maids, It is said, tole ~
she had found the Jewel case empty -
had informed Robert Boettger, son
Mrs. Boettger, who lives in Yonkers.
at first concluded that his mother -
placed the jewelry In safe depA
vault, but later sent her mess ~
When the theft was discovered the -
lice were called in. Their investigatre
developed the fact that Mrs. Boettes1bi
had not only locked the gems in -
case, which is described "as an old fast
toned strong box" but also that the kee,
to the box had disappeared following
the robbery. The case showed several
marks where jimmy might have been
| used to pry the cover loose. whoever
took the jewelry, the police say, first
tried to force the lock.
District Attorney Martin refused to
verify the report that the police had
gathered some evidence that the robbery
was an inside Job and were timid about
taking any direct action. Mr.. Martin
said the affair was very perpledng
and little progress had been made"
Burglars Work Near Police.
How burglars invaded the factory rooms
of firms within two blocks of Police head
quarters, operated the elevators and
carted off about half a ton of loot was
among several OF the secret crimes
which leaked out yesterday, despite the
censorship maintained at the Detective
Bureau. The burglars visited the loft
building at So Crosby street between IL
o'clock Monday night and early Tuesday
morning and entered by forcing a base
ment window on the Lafayette street
side of the building. After breaking in
| the door Of the Yale Knitting Mills, they
carried eight heavy bales containing
women's bathing suits to the elevator.
The loot, valued at $500. was taken
| to the main hallway of the building
The burglars then ran the elevator to
| the third floor. where they took from
| Palestine & Shalaban, clothing manu-
facturers, three bales containing about
$50 pairs OF boys pants valued at
$4,000. These were taken down to the
] main floor. A truck was then brought
I'D and the goods were carted away.
| Burglars got away with $4,000 worth
Of furs and skins from Leo w. Green
| burgs place at 210 West Twenty-sixth
| street a few evenings ago.
Two men and woman were held In
| $4,000 bail yesterday to await the &C
ton of the Grand Jury by Magistrate
Sweetser in the Jefferson Market Court
on the complaint OF Herbert Boyd. a
clerk who lives at the Essex Hotel,
| Barclay and West streets. Policeman
Jack Kearns arrested the\ trio early
Sunday morning after he had found
| Boyd bleeding from a wound in the head
| at Twenty-third street and Eighth ave-
nue.. Boyd said he had been attacked
and robbed of s12. The woman and
two men were caught running away
from the scene. The prisoners are
Josephine Mullins and James w. Feeley.
| who said they came from Hoboken. and
John German of 271 East Seventy-eighth
| street
Girl Screams, Man Grabbed.
Third avenue was riding to work yes
terday morning In the Lexington avenue
subway an attempt was made to steal
her wrist watch. She screamed and
passengers grabbed Philip Victorson of
1915 Southern Boulevard. The Bronx.
Detective Charles Hooker told Magis-
trate Curran In Yorkville court that
Victorson had the wrist watch in his
possession. He was held in $1,000 bail
for the Grand Jury.
John Balogh. a miner. was brought
from Wheeling, w. Va. yesterday and
] arraigned in Yorkville court on a short
affidavit charging him with suspicion OF
homicide in connection with the murder
OF John Marocsay. Pole, who was
found dead last January in his home at
402 East Seventy eighth street. Detec-
tive Allan told the Magistrate that the
miner had boarded with the slain man
and disappeared after his death. Balogh
was held for further hearing next
Monday.
| Joe Peppe. former soldier who LOST
his left arm in the Argonne forest was
; held by Magistrate Levine in the Har-
lem court yesterday on charge of VIC
lating the Sullivan law. Peppe owns d
! poolroom at 315 East 115th street He
was arrested because Policeman Thomp-
son found a loaded revolver in a olga
box in the store. Peppe, who admitted {
past record showing he served a term II
the penitentiary for having narcotics II
! his possession, and another term In SIM
Sing for highway robbery, denied he wa
the owner of the gun. After the Magis
trate refused to reduce his bail, whicl
was fixed at $4,000, Peppe said: Don't
you consider the fact that although
have a criminal record I sought L
SQUARE nv mast bv enlisting in the ser
vice of the country and sacrificing my
self?" In reply the Magistrate said: 90.
consider no such facts. 1t is a sham
that our soldiera had to fight beside aucl