The daily gazette., 1880-02-03
The Story of q Lost Ring"
TRACED THROUGH SEVEN OWNERS Tt
A WASTE PAPER STORE.

~@hA>bD inhOCdH 6ENEN wv MEMO ~
A WASTE PAPER STORE.
The New York Sun says; On Dec.
~ Mr.. Wythe took to the jewelry store
OF Theodore B. Starr, on Fifth avenue, a
gold ring in which were set large sap
phire and twelve diamonds. 1t was Or
dered reset. The great store was throng-
ed with people, and the employees of the
flrm were very busy. II is thought that
the person who received the ring from
the customer placed II on shelf with
roll Of paper on which was written the
name and order of the person leaving 1t,
and that by some accident IL fell to the
hoor. 1t is supposed that it next found
its way into the waste-paper bag, and
was sold. At all events, when Mr..
Whythe called for it, it could not be
found. IL was valued at about $500. At
about the same time that the ring was
lost Julia Sheehan, Of "a City Hall
Place, who has been for many years en-
ployed by Mr.. Stockwell, the dealer in
paper waite al % Ann street, says that
she found the ring in some paper that
bad come to the store and was being
sorted. She did not know its value, but
she put ii on her little finger and v ore it.
IL Is said that she told fellow-employee
that the ring had been presented to her.
In the same house with her lived r.
Huebner, young man who is appren-
ticed TO the firm of Balthman & STRAIT,
manufacturing jewelers. at Al Maiden
Laue. She asked Huebner to have the
ring made sufficiently large for another
finger than the one on which she was
wearing it. When Hnebner returned the
ring he asked Julia Sheehan if she knew
its value.
"It is worth at least eighty dollors,"
said he.
''lf you can get anything like that for
it, sell it," she replied.
Mr.. Barthman says that the boy Off
cred the ring, saying that it belonged to
a relative. He would not purchase it of
the boy, but said that if the owner
would come with it he might do so.
Then the boy brought his relative, and
she told Mr.. Ba thman that she had at
one time been comfortably situated, but
was now in reduced circumstances.
She said she had owned the ring fifteen
years nut was at last compelled to part
with IL. Mr.. Barthman paid her $120
for the ring. Huebner gave Julia S75
Of this money. Mr.. Bartbman detach.
ed the sapphire fIom the ring, and in
time parted v ith il and the remainder
of the ring separately. The purchaser
of one of these parts was the firm Of Nj.
Fox u Co., diamond d. alers. A part of
the ring was seen by William Moir,
jeweller, of Twenty-lhird street ard
Sixth avenue. Detectives Field and o.
Conner were employed, and they traced
the jewel through seven hands, ending
with its possession by Miss Sheenan.
Detective Field, Mr. Barthman, Mr..
5 arr, Miss Sheenan, and one or two
clerks appeared before Justice Kilbreth,
in The Tombs police court. and did not
desire To make complainst against any
one, lest mistake should occur and in
| justice result from il. Justice Klbreth
heard the facts IN the case, and then
said that Julia Shcehan's story impress
ed him as a veTacious one. He thought
her manner frank and her narrative
plausible.
"How mnch of yoar $40 do you still
have?" he a>ked
81 have $780," she replied. .-"Tt is in
my trunk at home"
"And you," the court asked of Hueb-
ner, chow much have you got of your
| SAB"
Huebner was understood to say that
he had $50, but when the money was OBJ
taiued it proved TO be but Sl3. This was
given to Mr.. BdrthEan. Miss Sheehan's
Orothcr-ln-law brought her $50 from her
room, and this she also gave to Mr..
Barthman
81 have no wish to keep what belongs
to Others" SAID she, good naturedly.
"Indeed [ never supposed that the ring
would be Claimed
"You have got about 30 per cent. of
your money back" said the court.
"But what aboIs the others?" some
one asked.
Justice Kilbreth replied that all the
persors who were parties to the various
transactions 10y which the ring and its
parts changed hands would have TO set
tile with Que another on whatever terms
they severally agree upon.