The New York herald., 1921-12-04
BOOKKEEPER IN BANK
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL
Harry Brenner and Jacob
Fleischman to BE Ex-
amined Tomorrow.
SOUGHT FORTUNE IN RUM
$4,000 Theft Is Charged
Two Men Arrested In Brook
lyn Cafe Holdup.

Harry Brenner formerly bookkeeper
In the Broadway Central Bank. Broad
way and Ninety-seventh street, who was
arrested in connection with the theft OF
$4,000 from the bank by manipulation
of accounts in the hope of making a
fortune by bootlegging investments, was
arraigned yesterday Ii West Side Court
with Jacob FTeischman of 500 West
1i6th street. They were charged with
larceny. and held in $4,000 bail each
for examination tomorrow.
Detectives Love and Fitzpatrick. who
had been working on the case since
November 81. when Brenner. it was al
legged. left the bank at lunch time and
Of the theft arrested Brenner and
Fleischman Friday night at First avenue
and Eighty-seventh street.
The detectives said they obtained
statement from Brenner that he was led
into the scheme by Fleischman, who APP
preached him last August with plan
for acquiring liquor and disposing Of 1t
at high rates. Fleischman had a small
account at the bank. and It was decided
in order to obtain large sums of money
Brenner. by system of bookkeeping.
could keep F1eischman's account up to
the proper margin. and charge the with
Made $500 I'm one Deal.
This scheme worked satisfactorily. the
detectives said, until Brenner discovered
the extent TO which funds had been bor-
rowed. and fled. There were some profits
in the bootlegging. however. the detec-
tives reported. They said Bremen ad-
mitted having received $500 from
Fleischman as the result of one sale.
Frank Williams. president Of the bank.
issued statement yesterday stating that
Brenner as is the custom in banks. was
put on different ledger. and that when
this was done he disappeared The bank
is protected against such losses, Mr.
Williams said.
Three burglars ATTEMPTED to rob the
fur store of Alexander Tern, So West
Forty fifth street, yesterday morning
but were frightened by burglar alarm
which they set Off when they jimmied
side door. They were seen escaping In
tnxicab but had too long a lead to be
overtaken.
Two men arrested on charges of hav-
ing taken part in the holdup Wednesday
night of John Maleski. cafe proprietor
of 720 Fourth avenue. Brooklyn, and
the robbery Of $1,000 from him, were
held without bail on arraignment in
Fifth avenue court yesterday. They
were Joseph Zaidzinski, 332 Prospect
avenue, and Frank Nowick. 141 Twenty
third street Although the holdup men
wore masks Maleski was said to have
identified the men following their arrest.
Investigation of the robbery of jew
elry and other articles valued at $l0,-
900 from the home Of Mrs. Mary Ra-
borg. a widow, 1887 Lexington avenue.
led to the arraignment Of Alice Stewart
and Robert E. Leigh, negroes. 233 East
Seventy third street, on suspicion of
grand larceny. In Harlem court and the
arraignment of William Hewlett, negro.
231 West Thirty-ninth street. charged
with criminaily receiving stolen goods.
The robbery is alleged to have oc-
Cured last summer while the Stewart
woman was employed in the house as a
maid Leigh and the Stewart woman
were held In $4,000 bail and Hewlett
In S2,500 bail. Detectives said they OBJ
tanned a confession from the Stewart
woman that she and Leigh executed the
robbery and that they intended. II nec-
essary, to gag and lightly chloroform
Mrs. Raborg, but Mrs. Raborg happened
20 be out at the time set for the theft.
The Stewart woman ard Leigh were ar
rested in Hartford. Conn.
August Dafgard OF S13 Broadway.
BrOoklyn, picked UP Dy tnree detectives
Of the Gates Avenue station last night
because they thought he seemed to shy
at the approach OF policemen, was said
to have made statements about thirty
robberies when taken to the station. |
In Dafgard's home, the detectives said
they found three women's suits. thirty
four pawn tickets. ten pairs Of silk |
gloves. ten pairs OF shoes. three diamond
stick pins. four lavallleres and two gold |
wrist watches.
Dafgard does house painting and on
November 10 was hired to paint the
outside OF the home OF Mrs. Margaret |
Schultz, at Al jefferson avenue. Mrs. |
Schultz went out In the afternoon. Daf- |
gard and three of her gowns, a mink |
coat, three waists and mink stole were |
when she returned. Entrance |
had been gained through a window.