Telegram-herald., 1886-07-31
DIAMOND ROBBERY.
Morton l.. Parkers s Decatur
Friends 70 the Rescue.
BalI TIE DECATUR PAPERS SAY.


Was PIERCE MISTAKE.
sil 1e remembered tAa- Tea daFs
a-8 AalI.l =. Parker merchant lasioE
l4as r1.4 Decatur lIl.. as arrested on
laa charge .l stealing diamo4d pin. the
property oi +, Is Pierce. Mrs Parker bis
= .l-. 4eeall ga-l led uy 4. j. bl-zinghAm
ID u.e4.4r. are u tie cay. and were seen
1885 ll-lt a.. -e--ts lote.. 1y a reporter.
Hrs Parser s4.t ~lt IS incredible lhAl my
husband coull have stolen iue PIN Tie
al-rrla4l tal.9r il good Circumstance lu
Decatur and 1. worth several Thousand
alDal-. y .el. l1me suorl ume aso tor
Il- purpose oI uui.ls suou business loea-
l.u. Ar bG Rapids De- lad a good offer
.a.te llli -l loCtle f4err oul noe llAlnB Tie
ssrra4udlaE ealltIy le came on tu t-is
..r. SIS husband is nos iu the haoil %
s1l.olls although be- slmrtime7 played
-.,la game al cards ior money sllh other
He.allr business men,.
j. a. Bakiugnam gave the following
rhr1rg ~ tlr s4pposel robbery, which be
aas -.eaael from tle BARRIERS ln Laloue
-lap t.i Others Slo are Intimate Win
rlr ra-e h Pierce entered the barber
shul r.f aud ar once removed bis coai,
hanging 10 ap al tue end oi the shop.
While uuolit0ulus h.- collar and removing
uIsUr. Parker came iu, aud, there Was
an1rlrr barber aailins. took on his coat
and hung DO close alongside Oi Pierce
Nu. IT, removing las collar aud Tie Pierce
walked to a nere the coats We're hanging
al8 a4r bis ue iu the inside pocket OF Par
arrs coat. la tAr meantime both got shaved,
aud a. understand Pierce is very particular
ABOUT being shaved Parker was through
lrsr aad dressing left the store. When
Z Pierce came 90 look tor has Tie 10 was gone.
-asu.li1u ar once fell on Parker and ne
t4s arrested &c viii De remem 0ered that
Z the aet kite aHd pia were found on the in
side pocket of iarsers coat, tie same
pocket that Pierce would have used IN
ni- own coat pocket Had Parker have
been thief be surely would not have
I carried the pin and neckue round with
I hiu. knowing thar Pierce was bound TO
miss them a. soon as he was shaved. /
/ have rwo Decatur papers here with
I something 0i interest in them. The DUy
I nrzif SAYS Intelligence reached Decatur
/ Yesterday that N J.. Parker. wel-KnOwn
/ here a. merchant tailor, doing business on
,Ortn 81 ater-sr had been arrested al Grand
. Rapids. Michigan, ON charge OF grand
I larceny. The particu 81 thlag which be Is
I alleged % have stolen Is diamond rng.
] a
I stolen Be- az q barber shop. He vas arrested
/ 0y The proprietor, whose name Is Ia Lone,
aud tae ring was found on his person.
! these particulars were obtained from }.
[ Barton A barber AZ Norman s. who on yes
,erlat received a letter from La Lone telling
him of tne matter. Mrs. Parker was tele-
sra3led last evening by her husband
t0 come at once 20 Grand Rapids l
A Buckingham received a similar
a
cite on the midnight Chicago express.
Mr Paker's friends here are confident thai
be is nor guilty A. charged He departed
tr Chicag and the north about two weeks
ago. and Nas well supplied With money for
/ Tue mp The finding Of The ring on hi,
/ uersou IS, they say. no evidence that be Is
/ guilty. for when he left here be wore
diamond pin. which cslld also be worn a.
/ = rug The pin was valued at between
$50 and $500. and bad been 10 his posses
/ -l1u far -evrr. wears tie need nOt hav,
committed the supposed theft for the pur
fr,e 90 raising money, for bis stock of good:
here IS all paid for and he has, or bad only
l r. few DAYS ago. a aCousIderaDies sum of rloney
in bank. Ou these facts hIs friends base
fheir belief bat he is uof guilty charged
I Further particulars concerning the mattel
Wiu prpnaoly n~ ascertained today.
The Duty RlisU also has the following
I lt wlIl or a piece Of news % Decatur people
/ f1 hear that M L Parker. the fashiOnabi,
fail1r. IS under arrest Al Grand Repids
H.cb. charged with stealing. The news O
fnis effect vas first received yesterday after
1 noon hy a barber. who bad a letter from
/ fnend ln le town above stated. He wrOt,
I chat a Decatur man named Parker haC
T been arrested for larceny. and said he vas
. cuuer Those who beard the news from
t1is source SET it aside as untrue. beiievinl
ihaf similarity of names OF something o.
I taat character hai .ed to the report LAter
I iu the afternoon the news was confirmed
/ oq a reIp-rsm from Mr Parker himself lie
I merely SAID be- was under arrest for stealing
/ nlt vas innocent and asked bis wife @
( come at once and bring an attorney. Fur
fber thau This he asked 10 have a number O
I rf.Eeus endorse a telegram testifying 10 toe
good character hc has borne iu Decatur
This Na- readily signed by a number O
prominent citizens ana vas sent last even
Ing ro Grand Rapids Mrs. Parker left al
i1ociocx last night accompanied ov Mr.
/ A Buckingham Naturally Mr. Parker.
/ friends dislike to have this matter made
I public nut 70 Was generally talked Of last
/ Venlns and ae a matter Of news it is ne
/ eessary fo publish it. Mr Parker left bere
a wees or more ago for Chicago and IA.
neeu absent ever SINCE From tne informa-
f non obtained last night it IS impossible tc
state tha cause tnaf lei % the arrest or al
/ rae facts connected With t. Parker IA.
F nFed .a Decatur for several years and as isi
4 is Te snow uis honesty lls never been
+ llesf0ne1 Those Who know him bes'
s believe nothing of the charge against
4 aim lntI ir g Prov h7 rhe most convinc
iaz evidence Judgment should be sus-
T pended hV aiI unt be has bad an 0ppor
fgnlfF ef clearing himself which he vii
I aransnIF 9ave mo- trouble in doing, ] fee
convinced faat when the examination IS
cnuHnged Parker character Eill be- cleared
f f-am AT suspicion.