Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-16
oh, Yes, He Was Remembered.

4 nice young man dressed in faultless
style and showing by his bronzed face
that he had been having a glorious time
somewhere in the open air came to the
Astor House last night and asked for
room. He smiled at the clerk in 4 famil-
lar way and held out his hand like an old
acquaintance.
Forgotten me, old man?'' he said,
cheerily. s'Valdes-E. Valdcs, you
know. Had room here last January.
All. you remember.
Remember? The clerk just beamed
with REMEMBRANCE. Forgotten Valdes-
f. Valdes? The very thought made the
clerk grin all over.
"Well, well," he said, ''when dye
get back?"
"J4st returned, old man, Been to
Europe. Skipped right across the pond
when | left YOU. BY the way, left
package here. Remember? Here's the
check for it,
Remember? well, l should smile. Ha!
Hal" thought the clerk to himself, but he
did not say so. He only thought it and
smiled.
'.Guess we can find it," he said.
"How would y'like room 1903. Same one
y had before, remember?''
''Suit me 10 t. replied E. Valdes.
''Guess I'll go right up stars. I'm mplet-
ty sleepy"
"Front," called the cler k, and then to
the colored boy, who responded: "take
the gentleman up to 303. III send the
package up to you. MIR. Valdes.' -
When E. Valdes had disappeared up
the corridor, the clerk pinched himselfto
make sure he was awake. Then he
laughed. Then he called over a potter
and said:
John, run up to Police Headquarters
and tell Inspector Byrnes Mr.. E. Valdes
has come back.
John did so, and came back in about
an hour with two detec tives, who were
grinning from car to ear. The clerk
sent them up to 303. They knocked at
the door.
"Come in," came languidly from with
in.
The officers entered, and through a
cloud of fcigarette smoke saw E. Valdes>
''Got the package? Put it over there
on the Oh, beg pardon, gentlemen,
| thought well, what is it? What do
want?'
The detectives looked at him and the
young man turned pale and his bronzed
face looked ghastly.
'No fooling, young man." said the
detective. "Come along. You re want
ed for diamond robbery
Thereat E, Valdes nearly tainted, but
they revived him and took him away
prisoner. A Sun reporter called ut the
hotel just after this happened and found
the clerk still grinning. The clerk was
good humored.
''Best thing you ever heard" he said.
"Do you remember E. Valdes, the young
fellow who stole about $50, 200 worth OF
diamonds last January? You know he
came here and registered as 4. Valdes of
ST. Louis. and asked me to keep pack
age for him. He didn't go to his room
that night but took steamer to Europe.
"A X" pdy oltCl "diu VIC iCdi ihCu vi 'hC
diamond robbery, snd we found the miss
ing diamonds in the package. OF course
we returned them to their righttul owner.
and kept an eye open for E. Valdes, but
he did not come back until Tonight
The diamonds belonged to Lewisohn &
Co. diamond importers at Al Maiden
ane. The young man who carried them
of was William q. Duncan, ard he is
nephew of Congressman II. Ii. Whitelaw
of Cape Girardeau, Mo.
He was member of Talmage's church
and the Young Mems Christian Assoca-
ton in Brooklyn, and was Secretary of
the Elliott Dramatic Association of the
same city.
He is only IL years old, though he
looks few years older He was assist
ant salesman for Lewisohn & Co.. and
was often intrusted with large amounts of
diamonds.
On Jan. 22d he left the store with $780,
900 worth OF stones in his possession and
he returned the next day with a cock and
bull story about having delivered then to
Howard 81 Co., Theodore b. Starr,
Thomas Cirkpatrickg and other big dia-
mond dealers.
A few davs later he disappeared, and
the theft came to light. He had not been
heard from since N. Y. Sun.