New-York tribune., 1921-02-24
SchwilI Case
Is Postponed;
Hint New Facts
Prosecutor Refuses to Ask
Dismissal of Charge at
Hearing on Passing
of Stolen Money Orders
Millionaire's Story Cause
Tells of Wire Saying That
Robbers Have Confessed;
Letter Awaited To-day

Evidence given in Tombs court yes
terday by julius Schwill, millionaire
malt manufacturer Of Chicago, may
materially assist the police in clearing
up the $4,000 express money order
theft, which was committed here on
October 9, when the Offices of the In
ternational General Electric Company
at 100 Broadway, were robbed.
Mr.. Schwill, who was arrested last
Friday night under the name Of
Crank Miller" after it is asserted he
attempted to pay $3.50 dinner check
at the Ritz Carlton with part of the
stolen money orders, took the witness
| stand in his own behalf when ar
raigned before Magistrate Edgar v.
Frothingham on a charge of attempting
mitted to the court that he had given
false name to the police when ar
| rested and also admitted that he had
given them a fictitious address.
Schwlll, IN response to questions
asked by Assistant District Attorney
Peter Sabbatino, said that the money
orders had been given to him in Chi
cago by a man named Casper Stauh.
He said that Staub had given him $3.50
worth OF the money orders in return
for collection of stamps. He de-
c!ared he had no knowledge of the
money orders having been stolen.
Mr.. Schwill told the court that tele-
grams from Chicago received yester-
day asserted Staub had made a con-
fession, in which he implicated a man
named Melville Reed.
Assistant District Attorney Sabba-
tino, reviewing the case to the court
when the hearing opened. implied that
he would make a motion to have
Schwill dismissed. providing Schwill
took the witness stand and made the
same statements that had been previ-
orsly made in the District Attorneys
office. During the examination form er
Judge Moses Il. Grossman who ap-
peared as counsel for Schwill, made
nc comment
| The defendant was then questioned
at length about his visit to New York.
He said that he and Mrs. Schwill ar
rived here eleven days ago and had
| booked passage to Europe In the
meanwhile, he said, they had remained
at the home of Mrs. Schwill's mother,
MRS. Jessie Scholkopp, / East Seven
| Ni'tH .CtiEel. MT. ScnW1H ADMITTED q
also having passed one of the alleged
stolen money orders at the Biltm ore.
he said all of the money orders which
he had cashed had been made good by
certified check.
Charles Fisher, representative Of
the American Express Company. upon
whom the stolen money orders were
| drawn, told the court that the express
company. was willing to drop prosecu-
ton against Schwill upon the strength
OF the telegram from Chicago SAYING
that Staub had confessed and had not
implicated Schwill.
AT the conclusion of the hearing Mr..
Grossman requested Sabbatino to make
motion that the defendant be dis
charged. When Sahbatino appeared re-
luctant to do so the court lnterposed
by. saying:
~ should say that it is perfectly
clear that the property was taken with
the knowledge that it was not properly
IN the hands of the person to whom it
was issued. | should think that this
transaction consummated in this state
would warrant holding this man on a