The New York herald., 1921-12-23
CIBES HER Victims,
SEIZED FOR THEFTS
Telegrams Cause Arrest of
H0usemaid Accused of
Robbing Homes.
LOOT ON HIGH SEAS
AntOinette Bureau Was
About 10 Sail for Home
in Belgium.
BANKER BEATEN. ROBBED
Assailant of Weissman Is
Caught After Chase: Money
Recovered.
BANKER BEATEN, ROBBED

Bureau houScmaid, sent TO two of her
employer-victims on the eve of leav-
ing for parts unknown led to her ar
rest yesterday charged with the theft
of jewelry. silver and furs valued at
$4,000. She was arrested in Jersey
City, just where, the police would no,
say, and after questioning told the
police, they say that the loot is now
on the high seas on it's way to her old
home in Belgium.
Miss Bureau is about As years old
speaks French and English almost
equally well and lived for n time at
129 West Sixticth street. where she
had a room. BY means of a stolen
reference, signed for Marie Clark by
Benjamin Duveen of 81 East Eighty
second street and other employers she
secured a place November 80 in the
home of Edward III. Hyams, lawyer,
OF so Convent avenue, according to
the version related by Detectives Arm
stein, Duggan and krause, who ar
rested her. On December 3 they say,
she disappeared with $4,000 in
Jewelry, including diamond. sap
phire and ruby bar pin that was Mrs.
Hyamss most cherished possession.
Used stolen Reference.
On December Is. the detectives say,
with the same reference, she went Ia
work in the home of Mrs. Rosalind Fox
of 81 Fort Washington avenue, wife of
a furrier. on December is she again
disappeared. the police say, taking Mrs.
Fox's $1,000 ermine coat about $1,000
worth of jewelry and s.lverware.
Wednesday, the police say Mr. Hy-
ans received a telegram reading: "Ii
you want to find out what kind OF a
woman Marie Clark Is, ask Mr.. Duvean
(Signed) Marie Clark" and Mrs. Fox
received one with the same signature
which said. I'm on my way" Both
the detectives say, were sent from Jer-
sey City.
When Miss Bureau was taken to the
West 1921 street station, the detectives
assert, she admitted stealing the refer
ence from Marie Clark and admitted also
thefts from the Hyams and Fox homes
When taxed with other thefts In the
Washington Heights section, however
she denied them vigorously. nor could
the police learn more definitely where
the jewelry and furs are. She said SIM
ply they were on their way to Belgium.
Banker Beaten. Robbed.
William WeiSsman. ~. n banker. with
Offices at 227 Columbia street, Brooklyn.
was attacked and robbed last night by
three men at Westchester avenue and
Rogers place. The Bronx. while he was
on his way to his home at 94l Rogers
place. lie was blackjaclsed from behind.
T.nd when he fell n brief case containing
500 in American gold money and 5000
in foreign paper currency was wrested
from his hand
AS Weissman fell he shouted he was
being robbed and his cries attracted
Jack Cohen of s3s Kelly street. He fol-
lowed the man with the brief case, who
1an west in Rogers place. At 1880
ftreet. wnere the man turned north.
Cohen was Joined by Policeman Porter
of the Simpson street station and by n
crowd. At Intervale avenue the police
man caught the man and subdued him
after q fight. Meanwhile the crowd
gathered around. and with cries of
Lynch him! :" tried to take the man
from the policeman. Porter called for
help from the Simpson street station.
The mao said he was Tony Arditto.
80, OF 212 Seventh avenue. He had
thrown the brief case into an automo-
bile van just before he was caught, and
the money was found intact. He was
Robbers Get sI1.3Oo.
Loft and flat robbers obtained sf1.30o
IN two robberies since Saturday. The
first was in the home of Frank r
Moore. cotton converter, at 110
Morningside Drive. and the second In
the loft OF David w. Blow & Co. COM
mission merchants and auctloneers, at
$50 Broadway. In both Instances the
I<...so ort frl
escapes.
Mr. Moore who Is III business at 2s
Waverly place. left his apartment with
Mrs Moore at Z 80 y. NJ, Saturday.
He returned exactly an hour later to
find the place ransacked and his and
Mrs. Moore's iewelry. valued at $1,000,
gone. Detectives could find no finger
prints.
The rooms OF the commission mer-
chants on the first and second floors OF
the Broadway building were entered
Tuesday night The ROBBERS apparently
ascended a firescape on an adjoining
building and forced the second floor
window. An inventory up TO the present
shows that GOO mems suits. valued at
10000 were stolen.
Three men were held in $4,000 bat
each yesterday in West Side court on
charges OF completely In the holdup
Sunday night IN the Capitol Theater.
They described themselves as William
Singleton. 90. negro porter. OF i13 West
Fifty-third street; Lawrence Green. me-
gro elevator operator. Of lis West Fifty
third street. and John s. Porfiros of $50
West Fifty-thirj street. Edward Bowes.
manager OF the theatcr. acted as com
plainant The receipts OF the box office
amounting 10 about $4,000. was stolen
in tho robbery after the thieves had
bound theater employees and locked
them in closet.
Prisoners TO Aid state.
Jack wolfner. 80 OF 65 West i27th
street. and Henry Schwartz Of $50 Sche-
nectady avenue, Brooklyn who we're ar-
rested In connection with q $50 900 bond
robbery az The plant OF the Green River
Distilling Company. G32 West Thirty.
fourth street were discharged by Mags
trate Corrlgan in jefferson Market court
on recommendation OF the District At
torncy's office. Jacob Stefel. Assistan,
District Attorney. said the two men were
10 become witnesses for the State and
were TO be granted immunity for so do.
NJ.