Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-08
Who Owns the Jewelry?
SEIZURE OF ALLEGED THIEvKs AND rHEr]
PLUMBER.

SEIZURE OF ALLEGED THIRvKs AND THEIR
PLUMBER.
This morning, between Z and O'Clock,
two colored men went into the store of Mr..
James Guild, Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween 10th and 18th streets, and inquired of
Mr.. g. II he bought jewelry. He replied that
he cid sometimes, when one of them, who
carrie small hand valise, exhibited three
pairs of ladies' gold bracelets, As plain heavy
gold rings, q gold hunting. case watch, and
tome smaller articles. Mr.. Guild asked how
much they wanted for the whole, and thew
said 800. Mr.. Or id toll. them that his clerk
was out, and would not be in until O'Clock;
that II they would call in then he would
would give them their pri, e. They LEFT, and
MIR. Guild At once repaired to the 10th pre-
cine station and Informed Lieut.. Skippon,
who,
DISCUSSING HIMSELF
in citizens clothing and stationing some OF
bis officers at convenient points, went into
Ing q clerical position behind the desk with
q pencil behind his ear, waited for the men
to leturn. 1t was not long before they en-
and at once entered into conversation witt,
Mr. Guild and his clerk about the jswelry.
The other one did not 60 in, seeming To be
distrustful that there was danger, aud
worried himself towards the door. Starting
70 60 out he was ,ollared by Officer Jones'
Lieut.. SkippOn in the meantime learning
from the man that be got this jewelry from
Park and worked bis down here on the train
last night by railros1; that there was
A REWARD OF $500
cs s eae rnthino LeI ppon Iepiied that he
IL all appeared To be solid gold except the
bracelets, which he thought were bogus. He
was proceeding TO enter into the details of
rather inopportunely and put him under ar
rest, which cut bis story suddenly short
They were both taken TO the station-house
A further examination of the rings showed
that they are all dne 18-karat gold. One OF
them IL engraved on the inside, "George to
be Of silver Win cold ss On
marked of. NJ" The rings and bracelets
weigh 1s2 penpyweiehta. and are worth be-
gold hum ting case, made by Robert Roskelf,
Liverpool, and is numbered 64642.
WHAT THE ACCUSED MEN SAY.
They gave their names as William Brooks
and Augustus York. The latter claims that
he belongs In this city and that he first came
across Brooks last night, when he informed
him that be had this jewelry and wanted to
Thomas; that he told him he thought he
knew where he could sell 1t, and this morn
Ing took him to Mr.. Guilds place. But In
THIS ne was mistaken In his man, as Mr..
The men were committed to jail to await
q hearing.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
PlowmaD: The Grahamite and Trinidad
Asphalt Pavement Company, by VIM. W.
Aver1ll, president, q temporary brick build
use OF contractors. north side of street, be-
tween 18th and 18th; "a 900. Edward A. ELS
worth, brick stable north side OF Corcoran
Wade. two-story brick chapel and school
TO be called Notre Dame. south side OF K St !,
between North Capitol and LIST streets north
east; e, 200. VIM. ]. Warren, q conservatory
in rear OF dwelling south side OF Massachu-
sets avenue. between 18th and 18th streets;
$3.50. 8. A. Whett, brick dwelling north
side OF p street, between 4th and 5th north
west; 81 ,oco: Mrs. z. A. Riley, seven two.
story brick dwellings west side OF Az street,
between N and southwest; $1,000. Edw'd
J; shoemaker, frame shop south side of
Georgetown; $3.50.
RANCE COMPANY OF the District is, we learn,
doing q large and rapidly increasing busi-
ness, which is not surprising, in view OF the
advantages II offers. 1t Is regularly char
tered by Congress, II emphatfcally home
1nstitution-being under the management of
some OF our best business men-grants In
surance At the lowest practicable rates, and
The ofilce of the company Is 1t 1909 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, opposite the Treasury.
Comfort FOR THE FErr-Oue of the
pleasures or life IN an easy. neat-ntting boot
or shoa J. ]. Georges, 1t 2l1s Pennsyivania
avenue. near the Waahinston Circle, makes
nicely. he works around bunions ana corns
In such an artistic manner that they Give no
pam on Ionoie and soon disappear. Give
MIN call and DO convinced. Sign Of the
mammoth boot.
SwINfoN's GEOGRAPHY AGArN-M,.
1dfoT:-When, ana how was the city OF VII
minetop, state Of Delaware, moved to the
Delaware river? I suppose II was moved In
the night time. BULL HAD.
CENTENNIAL SUITS for Boys at VIM.
Walls, 92i Pennsylvania avenue; the lar zest
stock In The ctty.-Adrt.
]. N. KEATING advertises beef at very low
rates In another column.
~"A postage stamp neatly framedD was
the prize awarded to the worst shot at late
target practice Of the Alabama state artll-
lery.
- baltimore has over fifty oyster and
mutt packing establishments, and several
HUNDRED thousand dollars are invested In the