The New York herald., 1877-10-28
LOST DIAMONDS.
4 BOARDING. HOUSE rpIsoDr-rwo INTEREST,"


ING PRISONERS AT TIE BROOKLYN JAIL.
Detective campbei OF the Brooklyn police, on Fri.
day night last arrested Miss Nellie Hayes at Leggetf
Hotel, in Chatham street, and four O'Clock yester.
day morning Mrs. william II. Hooper, at Taylor's Ho
tel Jersey City on the charge oil robbng the residence
Of MIRA William H. Delaney, No. 2l2 High street,
Brooklyn, OF about $500 worth OF iewery. Mrs.
Hooper. who rs about thirty years OF age came from
Boston with Miss Hayes, twenty years OF age about
two weeks ago. and went TO board with Mrs. Delaney.
whom she has known Tor about eight years Oa
Tuesday night last Mrs Hooper and Miss Hayes were
absent from that house. and that night the jewery
was stolen. When taken before superintendent
Of Police Campbell, in Brooklyn, Mrs Hooper said
sho was perfectly innocent OF the charge
and wanted to know why woman nance
Clara, friend OF MRS. Delaney, was no
also ARE sted, as she also the house in thu
early part of the evening the robbery occurred
MIRA Hooper also said there was family quarrel on
the evening IN question on the womans account and
several things broken In the disturbance which
took place. Mrs. Hooper and Miss Hayes were taker
from Police Headquarters TO Justice Blooms Court
where they were committed TO Raymond street Jail
await mination III default OF 81, 200 bail each.
DELASEys STORY.
reporter OF the HERALD called on Mrs Delaney
yesterday Afternoon and tnat lady stated that she had
known Mrs. Hooper about eight years; that she was
married 10 her second husband, her hrst husbands
p With her. h
Mr. Hooper resided IN Boston, and was in tnc habit oil
coming 10 Brooklyn 10 visit Mrs. Potter. His vsits,
Mrs Delaney SAID, would sometimes extend 10 period
OF two weeks, and he demauded sometimes that hls
meals Should be brought 70 his room. There
nothing said about settling accounts until Mr. Hoop
er's board bill amounted TO 500. Mrs. Delaney sald
that she then wrote 10 Mr. Hooper at Boston, asking
MN settle up. aud letter refusing COM
ply with request The other letters returned
To her unopened. About this time Mrs Hooper went
TO Boston to got married. Some two weeks ago she re-.
nF FnaI N. n1 Nal Hin
aud again took up her residence with her Whilo
there Nellie was IN the habit OF making up Mrs Do
aney's bed The jeweIry was kept in little box
der one Of The pillow shams during the
day TOR safety. On Tuesday evening Mrs Delaney
house, shortly aiterward Mrs Hooper lett for New
York TO got some money 70 pay tor her board proms-
ing 10 return early She was accompanied by Nellie
DIAMOND MIssxGs
When the time tor reliring for the night had como
they still absent, and Mrs Delaney states that
upon removing the pilowsham she discovered that tho
jewelry box gone. Mrs. Hooper and Nellie wero
absent all night aud upon Wednesday Afternoon,
tour O'CLOCK Nellie returned the house alone say ing
that Mrs Hooper would return about nne o'clock
IN the evening When Informed OF the robbery she
appeared to greatly surprised and said she hoped
Mrs Delaney did not accuse her Mrs Hooper oItha
@ @yoas @ sssn'aa Nellie, according % Mrs. Dslsnsy'.
TO get across the terry win, but redeemed
il inat day, and that Mrs Hooper ana
Nellie then redfessed aud went out, remarking that
she had an engagement at seven O'Clock At one
O'CLOCK IN the morning mrs. hooper returned nOm0
accompanied BY young man, and an hour later
Nellie came back. After breakfast Mrs Delaney
again asked Mrs an"Is Hooper s,o. Sr her board
Nellie 10 get Dll changed, but this Mrs Delaney
would consent 10. Mrs Hooper then lett in
the parlor alone and after lett the house. Nellie
kept until the arrival OF Detective Campbell and
upon his suggestion locked In rear room
tue second floor. She soon after made her escape by
climbing out otthe window into an adjoining yard and
through a neighbours. Mrs Hooper aud Nellie Iera
afterward arrested as above stated
DrtnAt ~
reporter called upon tho prisoners a. Raymond
Street jail last evening, and found them seated in the
about thirty years OF age, and was attired IN back
She spoke in easy manner, saying that she would
70 m nsr ps rs M aou
years ago. He was u tobacco broker IN Water street.
this city. About eignt years since she met Mr.. Della
ney party in Twelfth street, Now YORK, and alter
ward HoUoken, N. j., where they both had acquaint
anco. She finally became acquainted with MRS Della
the them m After living very onhapp,iy % With Mr. Potter
him IN ca. Cambridge Mass s,oosI Mr. Potter, she
standing she was married to Mr.. Hooper, they
the best OF iriends Mrs Hooper here intmated that
unhappiness between Mr. Potter and herself She ac-
knowedged that Mr.. Hooper came TO her at Mra
ns oysa nSs y''S Tor She nsa
her present husband one year ago last
August He was then worth several thou.
sand dollars, but lost considerably In business
transactions He thon went 10 as second mate ol
tho ship Majestic Mrs. Hooper says, just previous
to coming TO b ooklyn from Boston, she was quite
sick, and attended by Nellie Hayes who left her
home some three years ago, aud had supported hor-
self ever since. Upon the Recommendation OF her
phyeician Nellie Came TO Brooklyn with her Having
resided with Mrs. Delaney previously she again went
to her house.
ANOTHER WOMAN IN THE CASH.
Mrs. Hooper SAID further, that while she was stop
ping the last time with the Delaney family, Mrs. De.
laney informed her that she was very unhappy
account oil her husbands intimacy with notorious
woman named Clara; that on the evening IN question
called and shown into the parior; Mr..
Delaney camo into the front basement alter and
requested HIS wife to 90 up into tho parior. Thia
she re- used to do Tney thea qaarreed and The dis
turbance great that pictures we're smashed and
large crowd gathered about the door. Mrs. Hooper
said that she had OCCASION 10 60 TO New YORK that
evening, and not liking to leave Nellie alone tool
her along. She visited friends and remained With
them all night She was astonished to hear OF the
roooery, and was surprised that Mrs Delaney
should accuse Nellie aud herself with the crliue.
Miss Hayes who Is ratLcr prepossessing young lady
Of twenty years OF age, says that she did escape from
the house as stated by Mrs. Delaney Mrs Hooper re
marked that she Intended bringing suit against the
Deaneys Tor false Imprisonment, and would make
another statement TO the press ia day or Two. Mr..
nal n W n In