St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-17
A DANDY WITH MANY DIAMONDS,
Hoo a Man Who Is Halt Dude, Hall Cotc-
bon Mdkes "a AhoIc of HisrselG

Hoo Man Who IL Halt Dude, Hat Cosc-
boy Makes a ShOIc of Hf,rself.
John /. Lighthall and wife, registered from
Peoria, ILL.,, have been attracting consider
able attention for three days past. The
couple were conspicuous especially for the
magnificent and ponderous jewelry which
they wore and could not go into the dining
room or walk through the corridors without
being followed by gaping crowds. In APP
pearance Lighthall combines the cowboy OF
the west aud the swell young man of the east.
He is about 35 years OF age and six feet tall,
OF 1.-THE, active build. His hair which is ra-
ven black, is as straight as an Indians and
falls in a mass to his shoulders. His clothes
are Of fashionable cut aud are of rather loud
pattern. His vest, which Is of bright mate
rial, is buttoned with diamonds, there being
fifty-four good-sized stones in the set of butt
tons. His visit to Cincinnati was for the
purpose of adding some choice stones TO his
already large collection OF jewels. He prob
ably wears more diamonds than any other
man in this country or any other for that
matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lighthall welcomed report
er yesterday and seem ed nothing loathe ia
show their jewels, which were rather copspic-
uously displayed. 81 am sorry" said he,
THAT didnot know.you were coming, for
could have had more of my ''stufI' here and
made more of a show. But this scarf min 4,
worth looking at" pointing at the same time
TO a huge cluster of diamonds more than an
inch square, which almost hid gaudy neck.
tie which swsthed his throat.
''This is probably the largest pin in the
United States, - he continued. at contains
179 stones, one OF which, as you see, weigha
six carats. They are beautifully set, and the
entire workmanship is almost perfect. 1t
was originally ring, but is too cumbersome
to wear.''
''Did you order il madei'
''No. 1t was the last order of diamond
broker in st. Louis, whose name was Maus.
1t is said that he went crazy, and guess he
did, for no sane man, unless he was as &C.
centric as am, would order, much less wear
bauble of this description. 1t is said that
Maus took handful of stones into work.
shop and told the foreman to make the finest
ring possible out Of them, and this is the re-
suit"
Lighthall processes to have been fond of
jewels ever since boy, and for the past ten
years, since he has been able to crafty his
desires in this direction, has been making an
extraordinary collection of precious stones.
He wears them, he says, because he likes to
be odd. or late years he has been much
among the Indians in the west, and affects
the manners and actions of cowboy. He
has a sonbrero which cost him over 81, 800.
Clusters of diamonds and other gems decor
ate the crown and rim of the hat, aud 1t is
probably the only hat in the United States
that is kept in a safe. The same man, just
to crafty an inclination to be conspicuous,
wore a suit of clothes, the buttons of which
were made Of $40 gold pieces. The iewelry
which he wore yesterday, in addition to his
glazing scarf-pln and diamond vest buttons,
consisted Of four big rings, a massive gold
chain, and three large badges or medals,
which were pinned on his vest front. The
setting Of one ring was topaz said to be the
largest in the United States. Another was
beautiful sapphire, surrounded by four large
diamonds. The others were diamond clusters
and were only noticeable on account of their
unusual size and the worth Of the stones
Cincinnati Enquirer.