The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-04-09
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1t will lie remembered that Mrs.
| Fitch, nee Miss Sherman, daughter OF
General Sherman, was presented with
a diamond necklace, by the khediYe
of Egypt, estimated in value at
S25O. 600. Lieut.. Fitch and his wife
recently visited st. Louis, and she
took the necklace along, in "a green
leather satchel, to show her relations
and friends. On their return TO WASH
iupton, March 3lst, a well dressed,
gcutlemanly appearing man took and
occupied an adjoining seat to that in
which Lieut.. Fitch and his wife sat.
He made himself agreeable, and ut
Harrisburg, Pa, was Joined by n
handsome young woman, who also
had n green satchel. She shared the
gentleman's seat. The Pitches were
very careful OF their green satchel. and
one or the other held it the entire trip.
After arriving in Washington, Mrs.
Fitch set her precious satchel down on
the seat, Just n moment, to arrange her
shawl on her shoulders, and then
picking it up started out of the cars to
their hotel. Here she opened it, in
tending TO send the necklace to the
safe in the hotel, when 10! it was gone,
and the satchcl was found filled with
old papers. Then there was n scene!
screams, tears, Mysteries and a high
fever followed! Lieut.. Fitch vas
calm, however, remembered the agree
able man and the beautiful young
woman in the next seat on the train,
hied uwuy to police headquarters, told
the story of the loss of the necklace,
and related his missgivings to the
chief. The detectives were set at work,
the hotels and boarding houses were
secured, telegraph offices looked into,
and finally a guest at the st. James
Hotel, who had arrived from the west
that day, found, who answered the
description of the woman. She was
at once placed under surveillance and
one of the force detailed 20 watch her.
Later in the day another detective
sighted n man hurrying along the
street, who bore some resemblance to
an agreeable gentleman, and he was
halted, and taken to police b~cndquar-
tiers. The woman next was arrested,
and the interesting pair were identi-
fed by Lieut.. Fitch. y small trunk
in her room was also arrested " and
opened, and in the bottom OF it was
found the necklace. Then the pair
confessed the theft and told how it
was done. The agreeable gentleman
was n " professional so vas the beau
tiful lady. In st. Louis he learned
that Lieut.. Fitch and wife were about
to return to Washington on the train
the follSwing day. An idea occurred
to him to go to Washington too, and
see il any chance presented to make a
haul. He noticed how carefully the
green satchel was guarded, and con-
Guided it contained the coveted neck
lace. lie ~tclcgraphcd ahead to the
beautiful young woman at Harrisburg
to get a green leather satchel and
board the train for Washington. She
did so, but found no opportunity to
exchange it for Mrs. Fitch's green
leather satchel until after arriving in
Washington. At the moment that
that lady was adjusting her shawl the
opportunity, so long watched for,
presented itself, and she de%xterously
exchanged her satchel, filled with old
papers, for the IL containing the
Khedive's present. Mrs. Fitch re-
covered rapidly, after being informed
by her husband. that her necklace was
recovered.
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