The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-19
UNDER Mr.. pATEMAN,s BED.
The $4,000 Worth of Diamonds
Hound in the Channels Bag.
From the Neto York World

found in the Channels Bag.
From the Nelo York World
Mrs. Arthur E. Bateman Of 3 Fifth
avenue has recovered her splendid diamond
necklace, which disappeared last week, and
for the alleged stealing of which the French
nurse, Loui 9 Lachat, is now unaer COM
mitment. But the case has lost none Of its
strangeness or interest because the diamonds
we're found. In fact, the tiading adds to
the mystery. For Mrs. Batenal announced
yesterday to the police, aud tie police an
nounced to the public, that the diamonds
were found in the chamois bag with the
white satin draw string, under Mr.. Arthur
E. Bateman's bed, where he has been lying
ever since the family came home from their
sea trip.
The Batemans are unwilling to say much
about the finding, and the police are equally
reticent. The facts, as given out, are these:
After the trial in jefferson Market police
court on Saturday morning, which resulted
in the commitment of Louise Lachat for
trial under 800 bail, Mrs. Bateman re-
turned home and departed for Tuxedo with
the children. Yesterday morning she re-
ceived telegram from her mother, who
was left in charge of the house and Of Mr..
Bateman, announcing that the diamonds
were found. She came to the city on
the two went to jefferson market police
court. Mrs. Bateman explained to Clerk
MCGowan tnat early in the morning a
servant, whose name has not been disclosed,
was cleaning up Mr.. Bateman's room-the
room in which he has been lying sick and
which contains the tail, inlaid chitfonniers,
in which Mrs. Bateman put the diamonds q
week ago last evening. The servant lifted
up the curtain which hangs from the bed to
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bed, close by the outside post, was the
chamois bag with the white satin string.
The servant at once told Mr.. Bateman, who
was lying in the bed, and handed him the
chamoiS bag. He opened it and found the
S12, 100 worth of diamonds.
"Now," said Mrs. Bateman, addressing
Clerk MCGOWAN, 1.-The diamonds are found,
and that is all | wanted. l entered the
charge against Louise, the French nurse, in
sorrow and not in anger. My chief con-
Germ has been the loss of confidence in her,
and not the loss of the diamonds. I wish
to give her chance to reform. | wish to
Withdraw the Charge
"But, my dear madam" said Clerk Nc
Gowan, don't you see that if you drop the
charge in this way the girl will have a
chance to get back at you with a most
troublesome suit for damagesa She can sue
you for false imprisonment"
Mrs. Batepan hadn't thought of that.
She hcsitated. Then Justice O'Reilly took
up the matter and said he could not allow
the charge to be dropped in that way, and
that if she wished not to prosecute the girl
she must go down and ses the district attor-
ney and arrange it with him. So the matter
stands, and the chances are that the prose
cution will be dropped and the girl will go
free.
But the mystery remains, and the latest
development gives rise to the query, Did
the French nurse take the diamonds, after
comphce in the hovse9 The whole case
against Louise Lachat was this: Mrs Bate
man put the diamonds i'll the top drawer of
the caiRonnier in Mr.. Batemaa's room.
AS he was suffering from nervous prostra-
ton he slept little, aud the slightest noise
would awake him. Twice in the course Of
three days before the discovery that the
diamonds were missing, Mrs. Bateman sent
Louise Laohat to the chiffonnier. giving
her the key each time. The girl each
time returned it to her with the things
she had been sent for. Mr.. Bateman was In
bed in the room, and observed the girl at
the chiffonnier both times. As there was
but the one key to this drawer, and as Mrs.
Bateman had not allowed it to go out of her
possession except on the two occasions men
toned, the case against the French nurse
seemed very strong. The whole room was
searched, Mrs Bateman even looking under
the bed where the diamonds were aiterward
found. Then the girl was taken 60 police
headquarters, examined, and allowed to 60
back to the house to aid in the search. she
insisted that she was not guilty, and said
she was sure the diamonds must be IN the
house. She did search carefully, was
watched all the while, but found nothing,
and was put under arrest.
Inspector Byrnes thinks she must have
put the diamonds under the bed when she
was searching. This seems hardly possible,
when not only Mrs. Bate nan, her mother,
and sister were present on that Thursday
morning, but Mr.. Bateman. awake and
alert. was lying in the bed. But, if the
girl did not put the diamonds under the
bed, then it must be assumed that, if she
! took them originally, she gave them tx
some one else, who put them there. Who
| could have done this when Mr.. Bateman
suffering from insomnia and alert,
| especially upon the subject OF
thieves, was in the bed? The
GIRL Louise Lachat, is apparently not 6
| clever woman. She has stupid but good
natured face. She was fond of the youns
| Batemans, and they have been crying evel
since she was taken away to be locked up
The detectives say they found out gooC
many things that are not to her credit. Sht
cannot speak half dozen words of English
and had no friends among the servants OF
| that account.
Immediately after her visit to the polict
court Mrs. BatemHn departed again TO
Tuxedo, taxing her diamonds with her A
the house no one would talk on the subjec
Of the robbery.