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The Music Trade Review
MAY 21, 1927
Good Detective Work
Captures Violin Thief
Rembert Wurlitzer, in Co-operation with Lyon-
Healy Official, Causes Arrest of Man Who
Stole Zimbalist's Instrument
CHICAGO, I I I . , May 14.—A man giving the name
of Herman Schivell was arrested here Thurs-
day charged with the theft of a Guadaguini
violin from Zimbalist, the well-known artist, and
when taken to police headquarters confessed,
and is now being held for action by the Los
Angeles, Cal., authorities, whence the violin was
taken last year.
Behind this news item is a highly interesting
story of the co-operation of two of our largest
houses, the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. and Lyon &
Healy, and the great credit earned by Rembert
Wurlitzer, son of Rudolph H. Wurlitzer, who
is taking charge of the old violin department
of that house in this city, and John R. Dubbs,
the old violin expert of Lyon & Healy.
It seems that Schivell came into the old vio-
lin department of the Wurlitzer Co. on Monday,
looked over their violins, talked with Rembert
Wurlitzer about them, and said he had a fine
instrument which he wajited valued, though he
hadn't it with him at the time. Tuesday he re-
turned and exhibited the instrument, which Mr.
Wurlitzer immediately recognized, because he
and Jay C. Freeman, the head of the old violin
department of the Wurlitzer Co., had purchased
it several years ago from a dealer in Berlin, Ger-
many. They brought it to this country and
later sold it to Mr. Zimbalist in New York.
Mr. Wurlitzer went at once to the phone
and tried to get in communication with the
police authorities, but was unsuccessful. Mean-
while Schivell, apparently becoming suspicious,
had left. Then Mr. Wurlitzer made a tour of
the important houses who might see the instru-
ment, and saw John R. Dubbs, of Lyon &
Healy, giving a minute description of the in-
strument, which Mr. Dubbs knew by repute, and
a description of the man who had it. Accord-
ingly Lyon & Healy were prepared for the visit
made by the Los Angeles musician to them on
Wednesday morning, and Vice-President and
General Manager C. H. De Acres, of that house,
sent for Mr. Wurlitzer and had officers ready.
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Mr. Wurlitzer again identified the instrument,
and later Schivell was arrested, taken to police
headquarters, and admitted that he had taken it
and three valuable bows, one of them a Tourte,
from Zimbalist's dressing room during the con-
cert in Los Angeles.
Mr. Zimbalist is now on a world tour, and
Lyon & Healy at once cabled him of the re-
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