Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-08
THE DIAMOND rHIEF's pLUNDEk.
stolen Property Recovered I'm p ila
oeAphta-Raltimore Women Robbed.

Detective Raj returned from New York and
Philadelphia last evening. where he has been
investigating the case Of Joseph Brown alias J.
D. Buck alias J. B. Hunt, who stole Mrs Pot
ter's diamonds. The youthful diamond thief
has not yet told his real name, although he
says that he has many relatives who hold high
positions in society in Virginia. As Published
In yesterday STAR, the prisoner gave the off,
GERS what proved to be useful information
With this information and the pawn tickets
taken from him Detective Ran went 10 New
York and Philadelphia in search Of the pris-
oner's alleged sccomplice and TO recover the
valuable jewelry stolen from the Arlington
hotel on the 5th Of November.
aroovrsr OF PROPERTY STOLEN FROM THE Ar
LINGrox.
In Philadelphia the officer recovered two Of
the diamond pins stolen from the room of Mrs.
Jessie Bartlett Davis, Of the Bostonians, and
two pins and . valuable overcoat stolen from q
New Yorker, who was stopping at the Airing
prisoner on the same evening. His accom-
plice, who is said to be an old hand in the bus
mess, was not captured.
BALTIMORE VICTIMS
This morning three young women-xAttie Z.
Pomeroy, Lauri Rudisill and Alice Taylor
came over from Baltimore with Detective Bar
ringer, Of that city, to look after some prop
erty found in the possession of the prisoner.
Al police headquarters they identified a watch
and chain aud a number Of articles Of jewelry.
valued at s75 or ESQ., as having been stolen
the property was delivered to them.
Tins morning Judge Miller made an order.
turning over TO the prisoner some Of the prop
erty which had not been identified. including
Q gold watch and chain. Fifteen minutes
aiter the order was made the watch was iden-
uned 40 being on the list Of stolen prop
erty sent here from Baltimore and the po-
lice again got Possession Of it. The police
complain that they should be given more time
by the courts to investigate the cases of
tnieves arrested with property in their possess
BROWN PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
James Brown, alias J. b. Hunt, alias J. b.
Buck, who was indicted yesterday for the lar
ceny Of Mrs. James Brown Potters diamonds,
was brought up from Jail in the van this morn
ing, and after a short consultation with his
counsel, MI. Darlington, pleaded not guilty.
Chicken Thieves at Work.
ONE CAPTURED WITH DEAD FOWLS IN HIS BAG
ANOTHER LEAVES HIS PLUMBER IN THE ROAD.
Chicken thieves have already begun their
operations, securing poultry for the holidays.
Several cases have been reported TO the police
Last night the county was visited, but the
exact number Of fowls taken is not known
This morning, shortly after daybreak. az Bill
Jones, the Guiteau avenger," was on his way to
market, he saw colored man near Glenwood
cemetery. He stopped his team to make an
investigation, when the negro dropped his
wheelbarrow and made for the woods. In the
wheelbarrow Jones found nineteen dead hens
and one rooster. The heads had been taken
on many Of the fowls. while others had broken
necks. Jones put the wheelbarrow and it's
contents in his wagon and took them 10 the
frst precinct station. Later in the morning
Mr.. Alexander McKerrichar, superinten.
dent Of Glenwood cemetery. visited police
headquarters and made complaint that his
chicken house had been robbed He said that
he discovered the robbery by seeing number
OF chicken heads about his yard when he got
up this morning. The rooster. he said. was a
game cock, and valuable. A few minutes after
Jones delivered the stolen property at the sta
ton. Special Officer Miles. Of the Center mar
ket, brought in man named William Young
whom he arrested carving a bag Of dead
chickens. Young is an old chicken thief. hav-
ing been arrested year ago by the same officer
for stealing chickens from a Mr. Walker in
Bladensburg. For that offense he was SEN
fenced to one year in the Baltimore peniten-
tiary, and was recently released. He admitted
having stolen the chickens he had in the bag
and said he got them from a house near Glen
wood cemetery. He is held for a hearing.