The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-16
MRS. FAHRENHOLz'SJEWEL
AN ARREST WITHOUT THE SMALLEST
JUsIIFTCATI0N.

Nine. Centtllon ORA led from Her Hume
In spite OF = High Reputation. ON a
Baseiess Suspicion I hat She May Have
Taken What Dad Nat Belopg to Her.
| The arrest of Mrs Jennie Centillon at
her neat little house on Wilkes street, on
the Heights, on aScharge of having stolen
. lady's gold watch, a pair Of diamond ear
rings, and some smaller articles Of jewelry
from, Mrs. Amelia Fahrenholz, Of No. 552
Jersey avenue, seems, from ell the TAT
TIER reporters have been athletic learn, to
have been without decent excuse or JUST.
Acation. Mrs. sCentillon is a member of
DR.. Putnam's church, on Duncan avenue,
and bears a. high character among the best
people in the Bergen section. Her dangh-
ters are equally we'll known, and stand
equally high in the estimation of those who
know them. The TArTLER learned from
the police that Mrs. Centillon went, on
May 4th, to the house Of Mrs, Fahrenholz,
who is a dressinakcr, to be measured for a
sacque. After she had gone, the articles
were missed. Detective Clos was put on
the caszte He learned from Richard
Broas th,st, after a visit paid to Slis house
by Mrs. Centillon, some articles had been
missed. TAen Mrs. Fahrenholz concluded
that Mrs. Centillon had taken her jewelry,
and on information and belief made a
charge against her. When Clos, by whose
advice probably the complaint was made,
went to the house,. Mrs. Centillon was un-
able to comprehend his mission. She sent
at once for Mr.. Romaine, brother of Isaac
Romaine, who lives next door, and The adj
She was taken before Justice Davis, where
Isaac Romano became surety for her ap-
pearance for examination tomorrow morn
ing. The police found no trace, Of the
goods on her premises, except a little black
chain, which Mrs. Fahrenholzd told the
police she is ''almost positive is hers
Mrs. Centiilon,y through one of her
daughters, SAID to the TATrLER last even
ing that this chain was sent to her by Mrs.
Hoguet. who is teacher at Mrs. Weeks
school on Madison avenue, New York.
When Mr. Centillon died the Madame was
DESTROYS of selling her wardrobe of light
colored apparel to don mourning goods,
and Mrs. Hoguet purchased the wardrobe
of her. Among the articles she gave Mrs.
Centillon in exchange for her light dresses
was the black chain. which she specially
purchased for her. 'sleF
Mrs Fahrenholz said last evening that
Mrs. Centillon was alone in the room in
which the jawelry lay on Tuesday, May 4,
while change was being made in her sack; ;
that it was not till two days afterwards that
the articles were missed; and that then the
box containing the jewelry was found
broken open. She insists that NO one else
was alone in the room except Mrs. Centil-
Ion, ,sssBut," she declared, 81 cannot say
that she took the things. Lhaxe had her
arrested only on suspicion.lel % aiss
MIR. Broasy when seen by reporter of
the TATTLER last evening, said that Nine,
Centillon had been visiting his wife as
French instructress for year, and that he
had never intimated that he had any sus-
picion against her. He said he had missed
some bric-a-brac from his cabinet, but that
he had never said to the police or intinated
that Mme. Centillon. had taken them. nor
has he any suspicion that she did take
tenn. h9ipa sssit - is- ~ 1iss
large number of the best known ladies
of the Heights, to whom Nine. Oentillon is
well known, drove up to her house in their
carriages yesterday afternoon to express
their sympathy for her and their confidence
in her. , s aa