Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-08-02
DETECTIVES AT WEDDINGS.
Their Usefulness shown by Recent
Partisan Wedding Present Rob-

Their Usefulness shown by a Recent
Partisan Wedding Present Rob-
berry.
At a wedding on Saturday In a fAshIonabis
New York residences n Graphic ropresen tntive
saw two Of Inspector ByrneS men and two
more from the Wilkinson agency. The four
were In full dress suits, gloved, patent leath.
cred, and with button hole bouquets No one
could have dlsslngu shed them from the
crowd OF fashionable guests. They were
never together, but some one OF the four was
continually present in the room where the
presents of the bride were spread out for the
delectation aud delight OF her frienda
as this usuali" whispered the reporter to
the sharp-eyed, mild-faced man from Wilkln.
sons.
! 81 should say So" was the reply 'If som.
guard were not kept over those articles they
would be liable TO disappear very promptly.
The hast police story from Paris would show
Just how necessary this supervision H. Shall
tell IL to yOul
"The daue htcr OF tho Marquis OF vaulserre
was married Ia the hotel OF Baron dc Wen
del, her uncle, with reception which all
fashion able Paris attended. The reception
was an open one, and the hundreds present
tbronged the second salon In which the we'd
ding presents were exhibited. A high Cath
nounced the throng crowded into the first
salon to see him
"After the commotlon caused by the mr..
rival OF the prelate subsidized one of the ladies
OF the house returned to the second salon for
the purpose OF showing the presents to q
newly arrived friend. The splendid diamond
necklace, the most beautiful aud costly OF tho
exhibits, was gone. The loss was soon buzzed
through the Assemblage aud a cold silence
fell upon the guests. People looked at each
9Th hall In ant nd half a.
piclon. AL were In perplcxity and confusion,
for among those present were many whose
faces were familiar by reason OF their being
seen In many like gatherings but whose
names and position in society were little
known. In the suspense there was some talk
Of closing the doors and keeping the people
together until the advent OF the police. Some
suggested thorough search, but nothing Of
the sort was attempted. The Marquis OF
Vsulserre and Baron de Wendell, however,
stood at the hall door and scrutinized each
departing guest Nothing suspicious having
been developed, the police were sent into tho
second salon to investigate, but they discov'
cred nothing except some reason to conclude
that the necklace and its pendants were too
large 70 have been taken awsV By man I'M
less he wore greateoat while perpetratlng
the theft No man so atiired was admitted
70 the second salon therefore they concluded
that the jewel was stolen BY woman, wh,
hid Is among her volnminous skirts and pass
ed unRoticed amid the guests.
The police have made NO progress since ~
calculating the crime further than to surm!st
that IL was perpetrated BY three English
women, who were seen lettering at the doc
when the wedding party arrived from tn
church and the receipt on began. They were
sufficiently we'll attired 70 be admitted with
out challenge, and made the most Of theh
opportunities when the crowd deserted th,
second salon for q sight OF the distinguished
prelate. II the host had taken the precau
~ A A.. Al.
ployed detectives to watch the jewels tn
loss could not have occurred