New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-27
STRANGE DLAM0ND STORY.
ALLEGED THEFT OF VALUABLE JEWELS
AN ARTIST PUBLISHES AN ADVERTISEMENT,
OFFERING $4,000 REWARD ZOE THEIR


building No. "a West Fourtsenth-st., had an aaver
isement published yesterday morning. declaring that
e''"VOi and questions asked.' would DO given
.or me return Of diamonds taken from his studio on
NO evening Of February %. Tho studio Is on the
'hnu noor Of the building II was a rear bedroom
wars ago when tho house was a private dwelling
se.ers' finished portraits hung on the walls and
O.'~ech the two windows stands small safe. One
VI 'ne windows opens iire.escspe balcony, from
"n''n non ladders extend up and down 10 other
D@'oohles. One floor Of the room opens into the hall
ana there are locked doors which formerly opened
'".o rear ballroom and into a front room A
pi'ao detective moved out of the front room some
Hno ago. and tho small ballroom IS the Office of
uens The janftor of the house lives ON the fourth
apd there several Offices on the second qoor
~. Oowiey Is young man Of military bearing and
r ro"," manner He was working at portrait
'esVeIday when reporters went to tho studio
running to the safe between the windows he said
enc diamonds had been stolen from It while be was
soseht nom the studio on Saturday evening The
ahOnns were worth s2s 900, he said. and belonged to
u'e "ne OF wealthy shoe manufacturer In Phla-
ucipha' He finished portrait Of her last week and
no' diamonds were painted in tho picture. Thirteen
VI tue gems were in necklace and the other eleven
"e,c set In gold breastpn Of horseshoe shape lie
INC diamonds In his possession four days. and kept
tlcm IN the safe when he was not at work on the
aeiphla on Monday The shoe manufacturer had given
.ne sens TO his wife at Christmas and she had taken
el 70 the studio without her husbands consent Mr..
CoWiey understood. Her picture was SAINT TO Phla-
delpha on Saturday
ABOUT 80 p. m. on that day, Mr.. Cowley said no
iei' MS studio to get his dinner. He placed tho
diamonds In the safe and shut the safe door, but did
not lock It. He locked the door Of the studio a, he
went out and It wss still locked when he returned,
M hour later, but as soon as he entered the room
ne noticed that the door of the safe was open. The
diamonds were gone. Nothing else missing from
the studio and the thief had left
GOA ring and watch chain IN the safe
hr' Oowey said he did not say word TO any person
IN the building about the robbery, and he had not
told the police, because he did not wish to let the
robbery be known untll he had consulted with the
owner OF the diamonds. He tclegraphed 10 her on
sunday, asking her to see him soon as possible.
she was at hia Office on Monday, and he informed
her Of The loss Of the diamonds Naturally she was
suspicious at hrst but she had known him a long
tnne and she became convinced at length that he
vas rot the thief She did not wish to let her
hnfDsnd know OF tho loss Of the gems until effort
vas made to recover them, and IL was az her sug
gtstinn that the offer OF reward was published.
chief Inspector yrnes started for Albany yesterday
afternoon TO attend Governor HIs reception, but
before he left Police Headquarters he said the police
knew nothing about the alleged robbery. He would
not cay II detectives had been directed 10 investigate
the case. Later Acting-superntendent Steers said
be did not believe any diamonds had been stolen,
I" II looks as II somebody looking for free ad
vcrtislng' be said, :" / do not think the police WI
have anything to do In the case.o
Mr.. Cowley did not clear up the mysterious rob
berry last evening, he had promised 10 do In the
afternoon The woman who ~ Is said. owned the
diamonds came here from Philadelphia yesterday
afternoon about p m. Mr.. cowley received mes
ad her IN
her at the Cosmopolitan Hotel In Chambersst soon
after she came, and no went there, but did not End
without any information, After waiting for about
an hour he called district messenger boy and sent
Hotel Rcesdonna, No ~ Union square,
After waiting reasonable time aud getting no
and went TO the Hotel Riccadonna and then TO
PelmeTs Theatre, at broadway and Thirtietb-st and
then 30 private house In the neighbe rhOOd whore he
aid he had interview with the mysterious woman.
khe refused TO give her consent 70 the publication
Of her name until after she mad seen her husband.
This morning, according 70 Mr. Coyley the entire
matter would be made public, and his story Of the
robbery would be verified by the woman. A
iurSance at sixth.sve. and Thirty hrsst, deciar-
ing that she had been robbed OF some valuable
1n4@S E Te re ~ ssa al aeH SAS to tho
Nineteenth Precinct, and the woman wss held and
fined $40 yesterday mqrnine, at jefferson Market.
she was richly dressed and would not tell who she
was.
"Providentp says: al have advertised frequently
IN The manning a paper with many want adj
vertisementsl but got replies, have Just adver-
tised IN The Tribune and obtained two replies from
the first Insertion and secured such a position as
desired from the first reply
WORKER says advertised for several days In
The - (namIng a paper with many want advertise
mehts). They charged mo go cents for each In,
sertion and did not get single reply. l mentioned
they said / never would get any answers there. j
have now advertised twice In The Tribune, nave al
ready received three answers and from one of them
have got the situation
D0zers of other advertisers are bearing Similar
testimony every dav Tho secret Is that people seek
ing employment reach the employing class through
The Tribune IN larger numbers than elsewhere.
LOVE TRIUMPHs AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
saratopa. Feb 2g-A romantic marriage was cele-
t,,a -, ,.,. rtoht Tho con tractlnQ partles were