New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE MISFORTUNE OF AN ACTRESS.

THE MISFORTUNE OF AN ACTRESS.
MISS KATHERINE ROGERS LOSES DIAMONDS WORTH
TWO THOUSAND DoLLARs-A SUSPICION THAT
SHE HAS BEEN ROBBED.
Miss Katherine Rogers, the well-known actress,
who has recently been supporting Boucicault as
Fanny Pocers in "Arrah Ma Pogue" at the Grand
Opera House, called yesterday morning on Police
Superintendent Walng, and said that she sus-
pected she had been robbed. She then detailed to
him the circumstances attending the disappearance
of set of solitaire diamond earrings valued at
$4,000. The Superintendent at the close of the
conversation said he thought the facts Indicated a
robbery, aud detailed Officer Rogers TO make a
thorough investigation of them.
In the afternoon Miss Rogers found at her
apartments on Eleventh-st. considerably worried
over her loss and wcaried 10y nnumberable searches
in most unlikely places for the missing jewels. She
said that the last time she was certain of having
worn them was on Wednesday, when with Miss
Ellie Wilton she went 10 Mora's and had some photo
graphs taken. This statement was attested by the
fresh proofs of the portraits lying OH her table, rep
resented in which the diamonds could be seem
They were a handsome pair, attached to the ear
with hooks, and set after the English style. On
Wednesday evening, after returning from Nora s.
Miss Rogers had been at Wallacks Theatre. but
mother she nor her escort could say whether she
had worn her diamonds that occasion. she
first missed them on Thursday morning. ana lmme-
diately instituted thorough search OF her apart
ments, being confident that she had not lost 'nen
on the street. After looking over, under, ana INTO
every article of furniture IN the rooms several
times she finally concluded 10 INFORM the ponce VI
her loss The only person who had access to Miss
Rogers rooms in the absence OF herself and MISS
Wilton was the formers maid. and Miss Rogers
WAS lOathe tO suspect her OF taking tlc leWels lie
maid had been recommended 10 her by Miss Rose
COghlan whose maid she had been for some time
previously, and who had found her honest although
srAr.u tn. lf hATTX n
luduced Miss Rogers to think her diamonds had
been stolen was the fact that Miss Wilton last week
had missed pair of gold and torquose earnings
and this week pair of onyx ana pearl eaI-iluPS
which she had Worn when going t. the Grand opera
House, where she was appearing with boucieauIt Us
Yesterday afternoon Officer Rogers visited Miss
Rogerss apartments and made cursOry eXamna-
ton of the rooms. running his hands along the top
of the back Of the hcaThs and over tbe doOr-Tames
In hopes that the missing iewclrv might possibly
have been hidden there. He then had a talk with
Miss Rogers maid who appeared ana proiessed TO
be innocent of any knowledge of the missing prop
ertv She confessed 10 having private latch key.
afact unknown to her mistress, and also that she
had been visited within two DAYS by woman
friend who for some time had been ont of employ
ment. The officer thought the maid might not be
as innocent as she pTOtessed. and questioned MISS
Rogers as to the possibility of some one coming INTO
tine rooms IN the night time by me ana OF the lacu-
KEY and taking the earrings while she was asleep.
This both Miss Rogers and Miss Wilton thought I'M
possible. and the more Improbable IRON the Iact
that there were $500 or 500 desk in an adj
Joining room, and much valuable JeWeTy lying
about which certainly would have been more tempt
ing to such thief That jewelry was untouched
After learning from Miss Rogers nearly as pOssl-
bic the last time she remembered seeing the dIa-
monds. the officer went IN search or the msld
friend, whose address had been gwen MN. ana from
whom he hoped TO obtain some admission or lni0r-
nation which might aid IN his further search 10
1av he will mako a thorough and systematic exam
uation of Miss RogersS rOems with little eXpecta-
hon, however. of finding the lost diamonds, for IN
bis opinion such things DO not disappear without
friend are suppressed at Miss ROCers's request. as
shoud the suspicion of their guilt prove unfounded
The publication Of their names would lnJure them.
CONVICTS ACCUSING THEIR KEEPER.
EVIDENCE To PROVE THAT PATRICK TRAYNoR DID
NOT CAUSE sNYDEB's DEATH.
Further evidence was taken by Justice Kilbreth.
at the Yorkville Court yesterday, in the of Pat
rick TraynOr charged with causing the death of
Christy Snyder, fellow-convict at BlackwelPs
Island. Warden Fox was present as on the day be-
fore, also Keeper Michael Adams, who Traynor as
.erts is responsible for Snyder's DEATH The evil
lence of four of the six convcts who were produced
as witnesses at this time corrobOrated the state
ment of Traynor and the evidence of OBrien taken
tbe day before. This to the effect that Keeper
Adams struck Snyder twice as he was leaving the
dock with his shovel, and then kicked him as ne
was stooping to pick up his hat, which had been
Knocked off BY Adams's second blow; that after
being kicked Snyder put his hand TO the injured
place and moved off slowly, crying a. ne Went; VI
the other two witnesses, one was Nlillam flyln,
the boy with whom Taynor was scuti1lng before
his ight/wIth Snyder began
=. FlynE testified that he saw no difficulty between
KeepeH Adams and SNYDER the dock after the
bo21landed. The other one, Henry Mcdonald, SAID
that he saw Keeper Adams strike SNYDER, but dld
11Ot see him kick him. William kyan teStlned tIt5
he saw Keeper Adams strike and kick Snyder. and
that a short time after he saw Snyder alone, ana
SNYDER showed hm the injury which had been IN
1icted and called his attention to the iact t t9at
blood was flowing freely from the wound. warden
Fox asked two three Of the witnesses II they mad
not said before leaving the Island that they would
swear TO anything that would crlnnate Keeper
Adams They all denied having done so, ana IN re-
PLY to Counsellor Nesbtt and tne Justice. Sald they
had never been punished by Keeper Adams, had no
bad Seen
Counsellor Nesbitt stated to the Court that he had
learned that DR.. Est2hrOOk, Of the Charity Hospital
on Blackwclfs Island, had received statement
from SNYDER, when he believed himself 10 be dying.
as to the person who inflicted the INJURY upon hln
Ii was important to have this statement III evil
dence and ipnce he asked for all Adjournment untlI
inquiry could be made regarding the truth OF the
report. and Dr. Estabrook summoned To- TESTIFY II
necessary The prisoner expressed desire 10 select
other witnesses from among the COnYlct~ VINO saw
the fight and the Justice gave him permission TO
visit the Island with an officer ior that PuIPHsc;
The case was then adjourned until 10 CLOCK To-
day. Patrick fcOIc. an eX-kccpcr OF the 1cilten-
tiary, Just as the case was. beng adjourned, rose
among the spectators and announced himself as a
witness for the people The Justice called him to
tLe stand and asked him what he knew about the
case. He SAID IN unmstakably drunken tones that
he knew Keeper Adams was u coward" The eX-
ieeper was bercupOn removed from the court at
the direction OF the Justice and on the sidewalk
held forth to the hystanders the indignity which
had been put upon "a witness for the people by
firing hm out of court IN that way"
CONDITION OF THE E'LONGSHOREMEN.
The 'longshorcmen's society held Oh Wednesday
an excited meeting ard agreed to accept 30 cents
an hour for work day and night alike. 1t was un-
derstood that the steamship lines compact had
agreed to pay them this amount. Tie steamship
agents stated Yesterday that they did not propose to