The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-03
MRS. DELANEY'S DIAMONDS.
now 4 FASHIONABLE UOWiN cor INTO
IROUBLE IBOUT THEM
An Extraordinary Scene in Justice Uioom's
Court - Mrs. VIM ~. Hooper Held on
thnrge of rhen- NcIIIe MnNes's Story.

IN Extraordinary Scene IN Justice Hi""m's
.""r Mr., W." ~. n".per ue.a on
Charge OF Theft Nellie Hayes story.
NJ w. n Ill.,. ,,,i h ,.,t1 >rti..
hiS' WIZ H. i'"oP'i "'.' "'i ii','' N'''u
,.c.,,r1,, ,,r ov,,,fu,,for on ,ho ob,r,,, 80
,'s'.i"''. W. oN",'' MAUI, W, WI Wv VI
Stealing siVO worm oil diamonds from Mrs.
william Delaney. the wife IT BROOKLYN poll
t.inn li,,in., nj 90 HIGH e,rcot Nra Uoornr H.
w ,"'' u ',,N ~ 81 ',
lauy oil unusual beauty She was tue centre oi
the gaze Of all spectators in the police court
room--a nlnrc ,hnt shn sonp,ed to a,nrnoch with
P'' '"' gu, ~ W" WIN
shuddor. She WAS dressed IN soft cashmere
dress which fitted her form like glove. She
wore no valuable iev,lrv oxccn, n lone yold
neck chaln. frcsh mousc-colored gloves were
stretched over her hands and wrists. aud
f,sbio,oi,t, ht.,L Ian, ,dor,od ,ctb a tt,,u
plume covered her forehead. In her excite
ment she attracted attention by pottine the floor
wa" "'' NV rl'i', "-"Vv'v" "o'''' ~ law 10
lnrge. but Is lighted NJ Win luStrous bark eyes
full Of expression. She seemed clf-possesscd.
o1 ,,iL,, ,,r,, mn, d, ,h ,,,,, ,o,,.,..,, ,,,i
""u "'N." WI H'"V W '"' '"""H '""''i WIZ
undertook her defence.
Through her counsel Mrs Uo0ncr waived
,a,,,,n,t,, no., ,.,s h,,t o.. ,ho Gu, t,.,.
.N"i"'n".'on an" WIS "''' ~, Wv "i"'" ""lS'
ton. Her lover in Boston. on learning Of tho
,ro,,,lr. b, ,,,s ia ,,ic,,r',h,1 =, Ia,r,crs H.,
u"""' S"' was M N''Sitll"'" !" "NF'lS III
this city 20 defend her. and Albert J.. Abbott APP
peared for her. The same Boston friend sent
pandH III II 'l'vb ir ,y l ~, ,,'
t"stifrine To- FER ro9d r"rutstian. Mr. Delaney
testified that Mrs, Hooper and Li4 wife had been
hmd ndt sssn NJ Mr. ilSoper for tw5 years nn
n n hr ors = si, KUHN, nj, a. ~
when his wife yvo- nhout To- retire 4hn npfs.oi
her 1inut"ud rIns' hrr diamond earrings. and
two heavy gold rings, which She kort uni.r The
t,,rn M ..ni from M, hn,is n, tir ,'t,,e and lid
moi r0iurn until "Wednesday rvoninr A. The
breakfast tuhlr ON Thursday morning hc suoko
Honrnr II she kn. wanythiul. nhoutthcm. She
said that she dld NOT and a-krd him # he
thought SHE had taken them. II, sud that hc
wont To- hcr roam collected her things i'm n
sat.hoi and lnf, fi,, ln,,-e' az 81
UntniI Nrilir Uuvn- la stay in the house and
insured nor that if She was Innocent h. " luii
project her. H. obtained a wlrrani for the mr.
,vi,h Dnta ,ive Cnmi h~n H." In word Tor lila
wit'' t. toep all Of H. doors looked So that NE
door and put tho kcys in her pocket. Miss
Il.te- remained i'm hrr room In Tho second
story, md seemed To- hc intent in writing u lot
ter. While Mrs. Delaney was in another part Of
jumping down g. the yard Of the next house.
shr S,s ' rr..t.J tn. neSt Jnt'ama Mr.' UHn,af
was arrested ,nriv on SDtur,lnv morning i'm
IGyl@r's Hotel In Jersey civ. Both drrli'a1 All
Uava- Wis taken 10 flntnll. a. -t.ltinn She .-,u-
i'-.,i fint ST. hri ,e,n thn ro.l rin,. In Mr.
H.oprrs p.~i,i.
tti.a iit .t - Mrs I 4"' r on, t
i.I.. ,.'t,r.d li. fi-'.. ,in't .,r r. u, Tx 4 ,
ma,.i- f'r-l~ H.. XIII h,r'si5 t.r m, in N"
Iin Unv,.. ta-tli.I fhai $40 WIS 10 ,a,rs
oil, and int her homo wa- in Montreal. sie
when shr mot Mrs H.or.r who wa h..r,l.n..
tI.r| Shn unre.d i.r IN rnu,fh n ion. iiin...
nnj ,,l'.n Mr. I',,'r nm. - ~, Z. IL '
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