The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-11
Chasing a Diamond Through SIX
States AID Capturing II!
EquaIt to Finding a Needle
in a Hey stack.

Hearing that Mai. Julian :. Carr had
recovered tie diamond %cravat-pin. which
was stolen during the Yorktown Cel-
bration. We requested a Young friend
IN Durham to ascertain and furnish u
tlc facts. lie gives I en-. IN az inter-
e,tin. form. q, follows:
On the morning Of the 18th ~ Octo-
her. ISL. a. Mr.. !. :. Carr. q Durham.
y q. wa-m the act hi stepping aboard
III. steamer II West Point. Va. tAat
M. IL ear, him To- the l~orhtowa ten
,epp.aL some light-tin-ered' gentry
tnok from h> -hirt front a handsome
solitaire diamond. Tie feat was skill
fully and remarkably well done 1t
Eeing a braciEg October morning. Mr..
Carr had drawn on his fall overcoat- and
vet. in spite of this. tile stone wa de-
fachcd unpergeiyrd from Iii, shirt front.
After the celebration at 1or town
ba1 closed. Nlr. Carr continued ms trip
10 New YORK. where lac inserted an adj
yerti~enent in the Personal Column
Of Ire nam. offering "a reward Tor the
stone. ana promising t. AK no que>-
r9u-. Ihe second dly thereafter Mr.
Carr received a confidential comInun.ca-
HON. setting forth the circumstances
under which tie stone wi- ta'.en. &c.
and -tl..a. That thc Nrit-l II nc c3nlI-
Dental communication and . pal
had since qu.Erclcd over the disposition
NJ Il. and HE writer. signing liz name a.
DO Right offered 10 -iye Tie whole
thing away without reward i NJ. art
vnrlJ promise not 10 blow on him.
stating that IN pal Lad treated INN
very badly. and that il would lie a
much glory a. he wanted TO see hls
pal made 10 give up the stone. Mr..
Carr. by personals. followed his clue
until the parties were either scared n
bought oil.
Not altogether discouraged. however,
Mr.. Carr sought the old and reliable de-
tectiye>. pinkerton X Co. and hey were
not long III tracing the stone from New
York to DAYTON. OHIO. Cleveland. and at
one time had tine party under arrest en-
cinnati. bat lie succeeded in making his
escape. Then they tracked him 10
Toledo. Chicago, and along through the
Northwest. the entire length OF the
Union Pacific Railroad. when. finally.
on the morning of September Both. Mr..
Carr received IA telegram from Mr.. Pink
erton. from Chicago. notifying him that
he had. the evening before, recovered
his diamond. and had forwarded il 70
W. y. Linden. superintendent OF Their
Philadelphia department.
The stone was taken of Mr.. Cdrr by
Il lad scarcely out OF MS teens. known a.
the ..Eald-Faccd Kid and was taken
from the "Bald-Faced KID by II
Dayton Sammie.' and il j. supposed
that it was the Kid" who wrote IN an
swcr to Mr.. Cars personal in the Her-
aii. and from whose communication he
cot lis IS information oi tie lost stone
30. Wien thieves nail out. honest men
get their dues
The Pmkertons have kept dayton
Sammic shaded" for twelve months,
and are entitled 10 much credit Tor their
faithful management Of the case.
Mr.. Carr purchased this stone from
AIe>,rs. Bailey. Banks \ Biddle. Of
PHILADELPHIA. and in order that lie should
be sure that he was not imposed upon.
he required the detectives to submit the
stone to the above-named firm for den
titication. Mr.. Bailey. OF the firm. who
had often used the stone a. a specimen
by which to purchase other diamonds.
and was thoroughly acquainted with it,
telegraphed Mr.. Carr. a few days ago.
that there could be 40 doubt q, to its
commences.