Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-22
SHE GAVE THE WATCH
An Allegheny Woman RepOsed Too
Much Trust in a Friend.
WANTED HERINITIALS ENGRAVED.
Instead of Having the Work Done Hs Raised
the Dust on it.
A SHORT STROLL ENDED AT THE JAIL

A pretty little romance of pretty little
watch, and told by pretty little maiden,
was related to a crowd of detectives at the
Allegheny Mayors Office last night. 1t was
another case of too much faith in human
nature, and the nature was weak.
Mrs. T. II. Kemp is the little girl referred
to-. She lives with her husband on Fayette
street, Allegheny, and for number of years
has wanted to be the owner of gold watch.
Her heart was SO set upon securing the
watch that her husband, to whom she has
been married five months, promised to buy
her one for a Christmas gift. He did so,
and Mrs. Kemp, who is very young, was as
proud of her watch as q child with a new
toy gun.
ADMIRED THE TIMEPIECE.
A few evenings after Christmas, Mrs.
Kemp, accompanied by a lady friend was at
the Union station. Her friend met two
gentlemen acduaintances to whom she in
troduced Mrs. Kemp. While sitting upon one
of the settees in the station their minds turned
to Christmas gifts, and Mrs. Kemp showed her
acquaintance her watch. To examine it more
closely, one of the men, whose name Is Horace
White and who resides at No. 242 Arch street,
took it off the fob. He admired the timepiece,
which must indeed be combination of rare
Jewels, and said the chased work on the watch
was the finest he had ever seen.
Mrs. Kemp said she intended to get her ini-
tials engraved on the watch. Her new friend,
Mr.. White, said he would be but too glad to
have the work done for her, and put the watch
in his pocket. She thought he had friend in
the business, and after warning him to have it
done within few days, she turned it over to
him.
Mrs Kemp waited several days, but Mr..
White did not appear with the Christmas pres
ent so she CLAIMS She saw him several days
later, and he said it was not done yet. A few
more days elapsed, and no watch appeared.
White, she says, kept putting her off from day
to day, saying that he would get it the follow
ing day, etc.
LOOKING FOR THE WATCH.
Mrs. Kemp says that her lady friend told her
that she had been informed by Mr.. Whites
gel tleman friend that White had pawned the
watch with Smithfield street broker. She
met him on the street and accused him of
pawning the timepiece. He denied it, and said
he would get it the next day. Mrs. Kemp no.
titled her husband, and the two set a trap for
Mr., White. She wrote him note asking him
to meet her at the corner of Ohio and Federal
streets last evening. He did so, and her hus-
band, who was on the other side of the street,
kept his eye on Mr.. White. Mrs Kemp wanted
White to walk down Federal street. He con-
sented, and at the Fort Wayne station they ran
into her husband and policeman. The latter
was Officer Blakely, who collared Mr. White
and placed him behind the bars, where he
passed the night.
Mr.. White claims to be advance agent of the
United States Comedy and Specially Company.
He has a number of stage names, and plays the
part of LdUyer Marks in Uncle Toms Cabin." !"
When arrested he confessed to having pawned
the watch, and turned the ticket over to Mr..
Kemp. The latter does not desire to prosecute
him, but wants his wifes watch recovered.