The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-30
TIE RING IN THE CREVTCR
A Jeweiier Accuses n Customer OF Then and
IL Sued for False A rrest

u sued Tor False Arrest.
Mrs. Annie McGarrett, the young wife OF
James w. McGarrett gateman at the Forty
second street station OF the Metropolitan Ele-
waited Railway. has sued Vitalis thinner jew
ellcr, OF 37i Third avenue for false arrest and
Imprisonment for having had her locked up
on charge OF purloining ring from his store
left part OF my dinner cooking on the
stove" said Mrs. McGarrctt quiet tidy
woman. surrounded by a bevy OF healthy chill
dren. in her neat homo yesterday. when |
went out. on the morning Of the 18th inst.
to get some articles that l needed. Mr..
thinner insisted upon showing me several
cases OF rings. though told him, after ho had
put tho case OF seal rings on the counter, that
he need not trouble himself to get any moro.
did not like any OF tho rings that saw In the
first case. and thought that l ought not to
spend any more time. Mr.. thinner was car
ryinR on n conversation with a gentleman about
pair Of eyeglasses while he was setting out
tho ring cases on the counter. l waited for
moment to get an opportunity to tell Mr.. Him
mer that did not want to buy any OF the rings,
hut then. seeing that the conversation did not
Nag. l Interrupted IL, and spoke to Mr.. III M
meT, ~, linen nv wHikeT out 81 tho store
boy ran up to mo and said that Mr.. thinner
wanted to see me. | thought that he might
want 10 oncr the rings for less than he had
asked Mt fret, as Germans often do. and | went
back to the store. Mr. Himmer accused me, in
violent manner. OF stealing one OF his rings
/ protested my Innocence. aud told him who |
WIS. He said that he didn't care about my APP
parent responsibility; He hal been robbed OF a
~ was ever seen. He sent her TO Sing Sing for
4, He did not make any money by doing
up and down the store stormine,
with his hands in his hair. When his
Eo5Tk%}S nnr C"% ro back and rcR9rcd that
Can |. 20 home nowT No. Mr.. Thinner
said. | want my ring. and will have you mr.
station | was searched by woman. Sho
stripped me, and even took down my hair, She
did not. Of course. find the ring. Then l was
before. and to the last day 81 my life shall rc-
member the agony that felt. | thought Of my
little children left alone ut home, and WIS al
most mad ] wos allowed To- send messenger
for my husband at about - o'clock.
! nrcr who arrested me said tauntingly: You
hld ne ring tut. not quite well enough !
by me- sir' Justice Kasmre told mo that /
| could 20 home. For days after that | was not
myself But as soon IA | could caused IN .
| suit against Mr. Himmer to be begun. did
| this because want TO stand before all men IA
clear Of what he has charged me with as do
Mr.. Himmer said yesterday: Mrs McGarrctt
| took the rings from their sockets In the velvet
| lining OF the cases. and throw them conlusedly
| together. Then. when turned aside to talk
with an old customer. she slipped out Of the
store. Whom | set about replacing the rings in
| their sockets, saw that this seal ring !" point
ing TO mans ONYX ring. engraved with a Ma
| sonic rulel " was miss nR. Then | called out 10
my boy. Williel Wilhel Run. after that lady,
and bring her back. When she came back |
asked her. politely. to return the ring. She
| said she didn't have II. Then said that had
lost 5000 worth OF lewely since, !cInme here,
| Mrs. McGarrett continued. that the ring is in
the store. She was sitting on a stool outside OF
| tho counter.
After Mrs McGarrett. the officer. my father
in-law and had quilted the store. Mr.. I.o.iler.
| my watch repltFpr. said 10 boy. Willie
that woman said she'd bet the ring was in the
| store. I'm going to search for it, In n crevice
| oi the moulding Of the front Of the counter.
| found the ring. He did not touch II until | got
| back from the police station. Then he showed
| u to me and the officer who arrested Mrs. Nc
| Garrett. In tho Fifty seventh Street Court.
| Justice kasmire said. after he had heard my
charge. Did you. or any one else, see this lad y
take the ring from tho case. and put II where il
| WAS foundr said no. and then he continued
| Ill discharge this lady. then.'"