The New York herald., 1921-10-05
VANITY BARES
$4,000 GEM THEFT
Persisted in Using Diamond
Cigarette Holder Stolen
From Dillingham;.
2 PALS ALSO ARRESTED
Show Detectives Where They
Buried Loot From Theatri-
cal Mans Home.
2 PALS ALSO ARRESTED

The vanity Of Joseph Huthaff, IL. Of
31s East Sixtieth street, who insisted
on retaining cigarette holder crusted
with diamonds because 1t made him
look like man OF the world landed
the hoy in the rooms of the Children's
Society last night, a prisoner accused
OF participating in the theft OF s20.o0O
worth of jewelry from the home OF
Charles B. Dillingham;. the theatrical
producer. In 1853 East Sixty-third
street. last Sunday afternoon. Half an
hour after detectives had found the
Huthaff boy they also arrested Domi-
nick Lopez, IA. of 1104 First avenue.
and Joseph Venevese, II, of 1105 First
avenue. The venevese boy was locked
up in the East Sixty-seventh street
station. but Lopez went to the Chill
dren's Society with Huthaff.
The police said last night that both the
Lopez and the Huthaff boys had con-
fcsscd and had told them how they COM
mitted the robbery and where they had
buried the proceeds. This. they said.
was under the dock at the foot OF East
Sixtieth street, and after they had dug
for half an hour the detectives found
Mr. Dillingham's missing jcwelry. ex-
cepting the cigarette holder and a few
ether articles. tied up IN a paper bag
and buried several feet under the dock.
The articles stolen were reported to the
police by Mr.. Dillingham; as two dia-
mond earrings. two diamond bracelets.
an onyx lavalliere, the cigarette holder.
a gold mesh bag, beaded bag, a gold
clock and n ring set with diamond and
an emerald
The police say that Huthaff and
Lopez told them they and Venevese were
in Central Park last Sunday afternoon.
when they decided to find a good looking
house and rob 1t. Accordingly they went
the park and turned into East
Sixty-third street. Mr.. Dillinghom re-.
Gently purchased the property at 151,
next door to his home. and is remodelling
II into a garage. venevese remained or
the sidewalk as lookout while Lopez
and Huthaff clambered to the roof Of
the garage and from there they made
their way through an open window into
the Dillingham; home. While Venevese
remained outside. prepared TO whistle In
case anything happened. the two boys
went into the Dillingham; library and
opened a safe which they told the police
stood against the wall.
From this safe they took the jewelry
and the clock which Mr.. Dillingham; on
Monday reported to the police as having
beer stolen. All the membs srs OF the
Dillingham; family we're out of town
over Sunday. and there was no one IN
tho house. The boys told the police they
thought they could get at least mill
ion for each Of them through the sale
of the articles found In the safe. and
million was enough to satisfy them.
venevesc met them on the sidewalk.
the two boys said. and they went that
night to ths dock at Sixtieth street
and buried the loot. with the exception |
OF one article for each. Young Huthaff
took the cigarette holder and detectives
went looking for him when they heard !
strsge tales of n small boy lettering on !
street corners ana smoking cigarettes |
out Of an expensive looking holder that |
glittered with diamonds and Of which |
he was very proud. They came upon !
the boy last night putting away at a
cheap cigarette which dapgled from the |
noder. He was surrounded by a crowd |
OF envious boys.