The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-23
JONEs.s MISSING FURNITURE
Tracing its Removal from n storchouse TO
the Auction Rooms of Two Firms.

The remarkable disappearance OF $4,000
worth Of household effects and works n art
belonging to Mr. McKcndrcc W. Jones. = y
East Forty-third street. from the storsh
Of Mr.. William II. Morgan at 12 Wash, K
ton place. while he was absent In ~
rope. was the principal topic OF conyef "a
tion among uppcr-cluss circles yesterday
Mr. ana Mrs Jones left New York for n trip TO
Europe in 1878. During their absence their
goods were placed in Mr.. Morenu's storchouso
in compartment ior which they pnid ti20
ycarly. They insured the goods for ;20.000 in
the Eagle Fire Insurance Company. and was
told that cvery care would be takcn of them.
Last yenr Mr.. and Mrs. Jones lett Paris and
travelled through Italy, Grcerc Egypt. up the
Milo and through Syria and Palestine. coming
homo this fall. They landed from the Bcthnia
on Saturday last. after an unusually stormy
passage. and drove to the house at ~ East
Forty-,hrd strcct. which they haG rented before
hand Of Col. J. Schuyler Crosby. In the after
noon Mrs. Jones went to the storchouso in
Washington place 80 gct some linen. a..
On unlocking the door Of theiI compartment.
tncy found everything gone except a few. ar,i-
,nucdat s2.5Oo three F,orentiun marhlc-top
tables worth 81 ,lul. sjf' id '2Hl .'-p" lively;
at Nnrc0ttr's. one suite ~ grrru f'f lui"'fNrn
worth s2jOO several valuable oil palniius-,
drenntsrs dSs ,'S wdrs 1,'Ss iSSpI NTH tho sod slyer
plnting torn on them and the silver hnding
stripped from their case. Two handsome ,ash-
moro shaw-. two silk dresses that cost $500 aud
$500, and two solid silver dressing cases wcrc
also missing ~ well ~ two handsome desks
containing valuable papers and valuable
several thousand dollars worth Of the goods
We're traced t. the auction rooms OF George \.
Ieayiu X Co.. by whom they had been sold for a
DR.. Kraft. who bought them OF Mr.. Seabrookc
Purdy Ito whom Mr. Morgan leased the store
house Tor sl.2op. The things wer. sold by
which was pnid sll00. brought only sllO and
Other articles IN proportion.
ro1bcry is said said to qb, bc naphew wv Of NJ August
Belmont Purdy. OF Purdy 4 Nicho!as, BY all
accounts he appears to be graccless sort
is expressed at Mr.. Morgans transfer
ring, SO Valuable charge into such
hands without adequate guarantees for its safe
Y. Pnrdy spent thc, entire amount raised hy
the sale Of the goods In dissipation in Paris and
on the Continent. and then went 10 London.
money enough TO pay his way back 10 America.
lie was formerly n private in the Seventh Regi-
ment. and was noted for the last ompany he
kept. While he leased the storchouso he liyed
u boarding house opposite. The disposal OF
Mr. J9nes's furniture was explained - being
the sale Of certain properly which had boon be-
queathei 10 MIN tPuldyl by relatives. II was
sold on tho 18th Of April lust. ana on the 22d
ioiiowlng, Purly. in detective parlance.
Tn ,stqrehouse At II woshlnGton place is q
largc brick building. with fifty fcc, front. and
four. stories high, Tn" first story is occupied
10y the offices nnl snic srooms. and the upper
stories ny compariments for. the storage Of
goods. Tho ono occupied by Mr.. Jones was on
tho second story. Last evening the wife of the
Wnior said: sure II was easy enough for
iuriy 70 get into the room. He had t. break
the seal on the door. 10 Too sure. but i'd could
do that. Then he md n whole year To- work in.
md he could sell of the goods in parcels to suit
himself"
/, IS said that Mr.. Jones has commenced pro-
cccdings against Mr.. VI organ to recover s3uOuO.
the full value OF the furniture stolen By lurdy.