New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-13
DIAMONDS IN A PAPER BOX.
A VALUABLE DISCOVERY IN A HOTEL SAFE.
ALMOST ALL THE JEWELS ENTRUSTED TO
WILLIAM c. DUNCAN BY HIS EMPLOYERS
UNEXPECTEDLY RECOVERED.

UNEXPECTEDLY RECOVERED.
The diamonds. valued at 100000 which were
entrusted to William {. Duncan, young clerk,
by his employers, Lewisohn & Co., Of No. Al
Maiden Lane, on January 10, and were believed
to have been taken from the city by him, have
been found, and are in the safe of the property
! clerk at Police Headquarters
Duncan had been allowed to handle large guam
titles of for the purpose of showing them
| 10 uptown dealers lie came to the
firm highly recommended and on account
| of his influential relatives he was trusted
to the fullest extent. 1t understood that he
went with the firm as a gentleman apprentice,
and not as an ordinary clerk. His salary was
Sl0 week, and he was allowed more privileges
! than are usually given young man of seventeen
years.
Inspector Byrnes last evening told how the dia-
mOnds were recovered.
1.-Two or three days ago. he said. IL heard
through the proprietor of hotel in this city that
there was an insecure package containing dia-
monds in the safe at the hotel. young man
had gone to the hotel on January l6 and had
hired a room for the night, but had not slept In
il. After paving for his room he had asked per-
mission to leave in the care Of the hotel clerk n
pasteboard box, tied with a string The clerk
placed the box in the safe and gave check Tor II,
and the young man went away. as he dld hoO
sleep in his room that night and was not seen
about the hotel altcrward, the package was eA-
amincd and found to contain diamonds 10y i'-
vtation OF the proprietor, went 10 the holei anu
examined the package. ! found large humper
of diamonds some with the settings. wrapped up
i'm separate packages in the box. \ pair OF ola
stockings had been wrapped about the packages 10
fill the box and prevent the ewelry from making
4 noise when the box was handled. There also
we're memorandum books and keys, which showed
that the young man who left the boA at the ho'ei
was no other than Duncan. The writing IN the
book, was Identical with the writing oi duncan
assumed name in the hotel register. t"ld me
propri,tnr of the hotel that IN" dlamohoS "cIc
worth $50 600 and had been intrlsied To- duncan
bv his employer The young man haI planned 10
abscond with the diamonds ana haI ei' men H., az
the hotel with the intention ol c'l'llI w @oI w,
arain For some reason he had become iiIo ,''c"e
and had left the cl'N "Ith"pl mem. md had
tine levels had been reported 10 me aNu = ii i"J
caused search To- he made for Duhc'h' "'' nav
not been able to find him Nci. .. ,r;,,,s IN
~ IN TUESDAY sent Detect lvc-Scrgeant li,uS 10
ask Mr. LcNow the manager oi the hrm III M'T'um 3i
Lane to meet me at the hotel ana prlL9 VIII "Dn I
some packages OF diamonds. NiI !,,' !@NV" or tbirty
th. hotel two pouches containIn2 twenty OF t&tii'G &
.n,,kapcs ot diamonds. ! saw thai rach P'Vh:!-c
vas marked in MFR. lcNowS handWfitu :, SnGm'; ~ -
the number and character "l 'le ti,.o v,bicL
N -
Dnnr,u had left in the pastehoafd pPN ~ ~ ~
i,,ol I s,w that the writing on the parNa2'S vas
;I.,,;.i Mr. IeNow also had WIN mn, i
w ~, a't..lo .Lov-ir, what diamonds had bc'h ldh'i
I',' n,,rr,u and when the diamons were 'Mdhrn M
f,,r, no hoN and checked on tei ,,Io
,,,,d to correspond cN1ciy except 'hal "',,,,p ,,o
30 ,,,iouat of g. cara'> we're hil'Sl'l-' I '' k
i,new that Duncan had SOFA 'hoHt "''T', rho nroof
n't ~ Lo disonncared from the cltN. Inc PIpui
"f ownership was complete. bnt IL was ,L
W VI 70 Icgal Steps 10 return the leweiS 10 tI.
.,cr FaVr the hotel proprietor reocipe
,,r tho diamonds and turned tuem o'ci w ,.o
nronertv clerk at Police ilcadquhreis .Mflb
thc,. arc vct Mr. IeNow "il he anle 10 luI ~ ~
, ,,'r nf o,yner>hip and Get an order from l'I
courts upon which the rW'iS WI" "V
IN him bv the property Elcrk. 49, uo hoe
q" Va cxprct io find Duncan some 'lWr. ,'n, lar ""
ror,tivcs in Missouri ono ot his nh'FS nrlme
=, a,,,,, The Young man was well hToiEh.
M I royi,,s TO his Hi-h' he bore an '>''l'Ho
p,'n,"t.nn p' being - church mcmh"r an" AcI''' u, !.
S,ii,,da,-,r ,rbnol work We learned, however ''in'
-; L"J Lccr leading a double Iir ana III" III
i,oI nv u.I ~ yicions dissipation in the ritN Whh
lao ,,.,s ont of Sight ot his friends H,S P'"" rf
- ~ Iro, hnntv were laid c1r"iuli%. lic
Lod boon entrusted with diamonds "i colH'"e'in"Nc ~
,-alro and had sold them 10 uptown I""N. - 49, -
o,,,t,r, of tLc Nailcu Lane dealer, I" Ir'NF JN-
a. ,,tl, snrh firms III, Starr y 60. day or wv" lpI
examination by experts prev 80 =" B." S',,, So ,ho
! In''.,, .I,t,iucd fine arns worth S3ooon upon NV
representation that b" .a" o.V"rS Gr, '|' a cvnmna
,,i.bcd to leave them with the hrmS l"i ~ i
~, mini, thot is a loose way oi dong "uNl-
Ur Icxoy was happy man "hcn nc saw We
d;oo,,nd. ,o,in The hotel proprietor Is :" M"
tnrcJ oertlcm1n aud his name VIII no' pe az
uI.cd hccau,r ne requested MS not TO prlhs nun
nor tho hotel into notollctN