Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-27

Cspsaia IsIiy's Msshed o. P'seur-
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Jewsiry Recovered "A Rteh Grass
widows flunder.


About the time John Sanders and
Charles Angelo were arrested In Ban
Francisco for the robbery Of Msnning's
jswslry store, the officers in Virginia
looked up . young man named James
Kelly on the suppOsitiou that he was also
concerned In the robbery. The sus-
piciops Of the officers are proven to have
been we'll founded. When Arst arrested
Kelly vshemsntly asserted his Innocence,
and only when be wal shown an 40.
count OF the arrest Of his c~onfederates
below and the recovery Of $500 worth
Of the jswslry did be begin to wavsr In
bis protsstations Of injured innocence.
rALLY's MRLLowINo INFLUENCE.
Kelly 10 an opium smoker. and hs be.
came almost frantic because Of not hav.
ipe the power to indulge this passion.
and time and again has begged the ola.
GERS for some Of the drug. Taking com.
passion on his sutfsrinss. and fearing for
the result on the mans health II entire
" deprived Of opium. Tally. Captain Of
the POLICE. yesterday gave bin . liberal
amount Of the drug and added to It sew
erai horns OF whisky. This treatment
Tor the vbisky) mellowed Kelly some.
what, and he confessed to have stolen .
number OF articles from . rich grass
widow In San Jose. and furnished Tally
With q list Of them and the places where
be had pawned the plundsr In Virginia
City.
While bs was furnishing the list OF
Ban Jose plumber Manning entered the
Jail and Kelly was turned over to him.
wHY HE "oAvEp."
It appears Mr.. Manning had obtained
sufficient intelligence from Angelo and
Sanders In San Francisco to have . lever
on Kelly. which the latter soon disoov'
cred, and raw 1t was NO use to deny bis
completely In the robbery Of the jswelry
store. 90 hs "caved." Accompanied b.
Mr.. Manning and Officer Plunkstt Kelly
went out on the road running to the
Union shaft, and In an ~embankment Of
dirt dug out four large fruit cans hll-d
with watches, chains. rings, pins and
other articles OF the total value OF $1,000.
The pans we're not all In o spot,
thouob not far apart. Some Of them
had little more than halt Or inoh Of dirt
over them. A heavy shower would
probably have washed out and exposed
to view the whole Of the q II seems
that Kelly was lodging out In that part
of the town, and be planted his plumber
In the embodiment because II happened
10 be In the nsighborhood OF his lods.
ings.
PROPERTY OF TEE RICH WIDOW.
Meantime Captain Tally went to
Coins pawn shop. and there obtained
q brsastpin and earrings set with
pearls. another breastpin worth $4o.two
valuable cuff pins. . heavy gold ring.
gold pen aud pencil. and various small
articles Of gold.
At Blocks pawn shop he obtained q
lady's gold watch worth $50. That
Kelly had pswn,d this watch With Mr..
Block was known before. and Chief
Bradley had advertised for an owner.
In making bis confession Kelly told who
this watch belonged to. He says the
watch and all the other articles were
taken from Q rich grass widow In San
Jose, With whom he lived on terms OF
great intimacy for a time.
He pawpsd the articles at COINS In
the names OF Frank Warren and Louisa
Warren, obtaining ON the lot but $40.
On the watch pawn.d with Mr.. Block
he obtained $45. He says be gave away
q set OF cuff buttons In Carson TO q young
man Whose name he furnishes; also,
that he lost ono OF q pair OF sleeve but.
tons, when ha threw the other away.
He also pawned q gold pen With pearl
holder at q saloon in Virginia. 1t was
recovered.
MANSMo's LOSS.
As Mr.. Manning's total loss was about
$500 In jewslry. there 10 sui soout
$1,000 worth to be accounted for. Kelly
says there was nobody but himself, San
ders aud Angelo concerned 10 the bur.
Rlary. This being the case. II would
seem that Angelo and Sanders must
have disposed Of $1,000 worth some.
where, as bat $500 worth was found In
their possession when they were arrested
in San Francisco.
James Kelly Ia said to belong to q 70.
spectacle family in Ban Jose, but 10
himself Q bad character. Hs has sl.
ready served . term In San Quentin for
burglary. he arrived here on the Sd
instant, and II 10 thought that be spotted
the store and then lent for Sanders and
Angelo to assist him In the job.
Chief Bradley went to San Francisco
evening before last with q rsquisition
for Sanders and Angelo, and will land
them here 10 the morning.