Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-08-09


was fully set down and accurately desert
bed. you appear TO carry list Of all
your stolen property" or something
amounting to it, said Capt Harper. Ta-
ken unawares Uncles turned pale and SIAM
mered forth an incoherent answer lie
was, on the strength of the last circum-
stance, immediately taken into custody.
Harper next went to work in order to
find some of the stolen property. Al the
house aud on the person where the brace
let was first seen, he found that article, an
unique and valuable affair, fully described
in the advertisement, as a large gold
bracelet in the form Of snake. 10 go twice
round the arm, scale work, with an emer-
aid on the head, diamond eyes. rubies aud
emeralds round the neck"
On the same girl was found massive
gold bracelet, with three emeralds on the
clasp, and one dozen splendid knives forks,
and spoons Sail articles of grea, value.
One thing leading to another, Captain
Harper. next found ring and an old FASH
toned but costly fan, the sticks of which
were Of motller-of pearl iuaid with gold, as
described in the advertisement. These
were also found at notorious house in
St CHARLES street, next door to where the
first articles we're discovered. In the same
house finger ring of no inconsderable
value was found on another girl.
On these different articles being shown
10 Uncles, he acknowledged having had
them in his possession, but he would not
say how he came by them. He had made
presents of them to different lddles-that
was enough.
Harper's next visit was to house in
Perdido street, where he had SCOT wind"
of some valuable articles. In possession
of girl, named Ann Howard he found a
mourning ring, with "W. G. r. Bates" in
scribed inside; also, mourning Iocket, a
pair of earrings, breast pin, &C."
In Bourbon street he also found pair
of earrings on "girl of the town"
At a pawnbroker's in Carries street,
named Newton. a brilliant brcast-pin and
earrings, all diamonds were found. They
were valned at from $500 $4,000, but were
pledged for $50
Another pawbroker in St Ann street,
had in his possession, earrings, necklaces,
lots Of valuable knives, forks, spoons, sc.
which had been taken in security for
$3.50, and which were valued at from
1900 TO $4,000.
In addition to these, valuable breast !
pin, which Uncles himself spoke Of, had
been pledged to Messrs Blair s 60, re-
deemable in Maiden Lane, New York.
This PIN Is represented as brilliant of the
first water. Uncles received fifty dollars
On the strength oft.
Several other articles mentioned in the
advertisement are scattered about the city, |
and will probably soon be brought to light
by our infatigable police.
We saw all the jewels at the Recorders
office, yesterday, and more rare and val
liable collection has never come under our
notice
He now appears perfectly careless and
observation-disclosures that he can easily |
get bail at Washington-that others were
engaged as principals in the roboery--that
he can get clear without any extra trou-
ble-if by no other means, by dragging in
accomplces who are well known in the
District, and whose regulations, so fai, are
unsullIed
Uncles Is good-looking man. light COM
plexlon, with brown hair about five feet
ten inches high, we'll aud firmly made.
and is what may be termed half-aud- half
gentleman, little touched with the black
guards either the smartest kind of man
or the greatest fool, we are inclined to
think the latter, from the disposition he
has made Of his ill-gotten treasures.
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