The New York herald., 1922-12-24
KID GLOVE BURGLAR
LIST STILL GROWS
BelfOrd Points Out Homes of
Many More Wealthy Folk
He Victimized.
SAYS HE GOT ONLY 81, 900
Asserts PawnbrOkers Received
Lions Share From Thefts
Totaling 100000.

Matinee Belford. 23-year-old kid
glove burglar now being held without
bail since he stated that he had plum
dered fashionable midtown apartments
odd afternoons the last six months TO
the extent Of 100000. was taken back
over his trail yesterday by detectives.
Various new victims were discovered.
Detective Lieutenant Patrick Curley
of the West Tooth street station sent
with the prisoner a party headed by
Acting Detective Sergeant Edward Fitz-
gerald and William Courtney. Belford's
original captors. to the home OF Lou
Tellegen. at 18 East Fifty-seventh
street The actor had reported the loss
of jewelry and saxophone valued at
$1,000. Belford yesterday 'remem-
bered' it and pointed out the place.
Peggy Joyce-Hopkins. famous beauty
and divorcee, occupies the Tellegen
apartment under lease. the party learned
from the building superintendent. Miss
Joyce-Hopkins was out. Mr.. Tellegen
had moved elsewhere. according to the
superintendent.
Reveals New Victims.
Belfoid's self-confessed 100 burglaries
cover SO wide field that the police
have had tc explore 1t section at q
time. Yesterday they combed the zone
between Fifth and Lexington avenues
from East Forty-sixth to East Fifty
ninth streets. Driving up one street and
down the next Belford willingly pointed
out house after house he had rifled. and
among the new victims revealed were:
Lieutenant Commander George Ry-
ker, 21 East Forty-seventh street, medi
cal officer United States Navy, sta
toned at Brooklyn Navy Yard; S. H.
MacSherry, same address. Of Hamilton
Iselin & Co.. brokers. 10 East Forty
seventh street; Viola Shaw, rs West Fiji
tieth street. author ana playwright; AL
vim Buchanan. 81 West Fiftieth street;
Mrs. NJ. G. Worthington, 12S East Fifty
first street.
Investigation brought out that Lieut.
Commander Ryker on December z lost
two pair Of gold cuff links and a gold
watch his mother had given him or
graduation at Annapolis in 1905. Mr.
MacSherry, who resided directly beneath
on the third floor, at the same time had
been despoiled Of fifty dollars cash and
a wrist watch, also mothers gift
which he had worn throughout the war
as a member Of the A. e. +. The watch
was recovered, having been worn by
Beford at the time Of his arrest.
Miss Shaw had reported the theft
December IL of three diamond rings, o
scarfpin and a jade necklace; Mr.
Buchanan, diamond scarfpin, a silver
flask. a gold bar pin and a leather wal
let on November z, and Mrs. Worthing.
ton. rare jewelry of old gold about a
month ago.
Always Wears Gloves.
Complaint made by Belford that tlis
gloves had been mislaid on his being
taken after arrest from the West 10Oth
street station to Police Headquarters
led to inquiry. On their being restored
he admitted he always worked In kid
gloves. not to avoid f1ngerprints SO much
as for appearance. He has insisted or
going gloved on both his tours.
The Jimmy Belford said he used
throughout was found yesterday in q
orass plot at the southwest corner OF
West End avenue and West Ninety
first street. He had directed Detectives
Fitzgerald and Courtney to look for /,
there. He said he had thown IL away
the night of his capture when the two
detectives ran him down on his dashine
out of the home of Mrs. Sadie Bennett
2O3 West Ninety-second street-his first
attempt at might job"
Belford has estimated the total OF
his loot at 100000, but said yesterday
he realized not more than $1,000 from
the pawnbrokers through whom he d,s.
posed of 1t. This money, he said. was
spent in cabarets. He claims to be
penniless. Because of his disposition to
make a clean breast and aid investiga-
ton the two detectives have been pay.
ing for his cigarettes and incidenta Is
during his confinement In the West
Side Prison.
Benjamin Bernstein, second hand mar
at 4u3 West F'ifty-ninth street. was held
In 5000 bail for hearing January on
the charge of receiving stolen goods by
Magistrate Hating In West Side Court
yesterday. Charles A. Cone, real
estate man. police said. identified In
Bornstein's possession property sup.
posedly stolen by Belford October q.
Further Investigation of Belford's
case will be resumed Tuesday. The
pawnbrokers angle will be proved, and
visits probably made to homes of other
victims. including that of Nita Maldi,