Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-27
DETECTIVES AT WEDDINGS.
Their UsefuIness show by a Recent
Partisan Wedding Present Rob-

Their UsefuIn ess sh o wn by n Recent
Partisan Wedding Present Rob-
berry.
At q wedding on Saturday In q fashionable
New York residence u Graphic represcn tativs
saw two OF Inspector Byrnes' men and two
more from the Wilkinson agency. The four
we're In full dress suits, gloved, patent. leath.
cred, aud with button hole bouquets No one
could have dlstingu shed them from the
crowd OF fashionable guests They were
never together, but SONS one OF the four was
continually present in the room where the
presents OF the bride were spread out for the
deleetation aud delight OF her friendA
as this usual" whispered the reporter 10
the sharp-eyed. mild-faced man from Wllkin-
sons.
AZ should saw So" was the reply. 'If some
guard were not kept over those articles they
would be liable TO disappear very promptly.
The last police story from Paris would show
Just how necessary this supervision Is Shall
tell II TO youi
"The daugh OF the Marquis OF vaulserrc
was married Ia the hotel OF Baron de Wen
del, her uncle, with reception which all
fashionable Paris attended. The reception
was an open one, and the hundreds present
thronged 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 ar.
rival OF the prelaie subsidized one OF the ladies
OF the house returned 10 the second salon for
the purpose of showing the presents TO q
newly arrived friend. The ,plendid diamond
necklace, the most beautiful aud costly OF the
exhibits, was gone. The loss was soon buzzed
through the assemblsge aud a cold silence
fell upon the guests. People looked at each
other half In amaZement and half In sus'
picion. All were In perplexity and confusion,
for among those present were many whose
faces were familiar by reason OF their bein 6
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
Vaulserre and Baron do Wendell however,
stood at the hall door and scrutlnzed each
departing guest Nothing suspicious having
been developed, thu police were sent into the
second salon TO Investigate, but they discou
cred nothing except some reason TO conclud,
that the necklace and its pendants were too
large 10 have been taken away by man un
less he wore greatcoat while perpetrating
the theft No man so attired was admitted
10 the second salon, therefore they concluded
that the Jewel was stolen by a woman, WI,
hid IL among her yoluminous skirts and pas 5
ed unn0ticed amid the guests
The police have made no progress since IL
calculating the crime further than TO surm 81
that IL was perpetrated by three Englisl
women, who were seen lettering at the doc
when the wedding party arrived from III
church and the reception began. They were
sufficiently we'll attired TO b. admitted with
out challenge and made the most of thei
opportunities when the crowd deserted I'll
second salon for a sight OF the distinguish
prslate. II the host had taken the precau
ton that American gentlemen take aud EN-
ployed detectives to watch the jewels th
loss could not have occurred