The sun., 1891-06-17
IT'S A SMUGGLED DIAMOND.
ANOTHER COMPLICATIoy,i IN THE
STORY OF THE TELLo Nv JEWEL


| Justice Hogan Decides thsy ,Jev.,,er s..,,
Did Not Try TO Steal 9, and Coup,.sr-
sne Csrroh sna Law yer Besn Ad.it
At the conclusion OF the examination on tbe
complaint OF Joseph W. CT .rroll arsinst Charles
Scale. charged with the theft OF a gem known
as the OinnGe diamon J, at ths Tombs Police
Court yesterday. Justic b Hogan decided that
tho defendant had no I been guilty OF larceny
and dismissed the CO, nplaint.
The story OF the Iamond. whose value has
been variously est mated at from $4,000 to
100000. has been old. Mr.. Scales wife went
to London with MI Edward Bruce and married
Bruce there. nfte' ward applying for divorce
from Scale. Brr co bought the diamond for her
in England. They brought It to this country.
where Carro' purchased ar Interest in 1t and
gave IL TO 81 ,Ae to sell Oh commission. He
preferred ne charge ri larceny. he testified.
because Be ale had refused to surrender tho
| stone.
The co'r It room was crowded yesterday at
tho resuv iption Of tho examination. Mayor
Carroll I Rochester. the complainants father.
and his youngest son Ray. the much wanted
witnee E. whom the subpBnn server had such .
dihic' alt time in finding were present, The
nrst witness called was Roy Carroll.
oung Carroll swaegered to the witness stand
ar d took the oath In careless manner. He ac-
nowledged that his brothers personal clerk
f't,. f. Newman. lent him the diamond. and he
pawned It at simpsons for $4,000.
What did you do with tho money ?" asked
Lawyer McKelvey.
"oh. I lost 1t gambling" replied the young
man. Carroll insisted that his brother knew
nothing about tho pawninR OF the stone.
When Carroll lsft the stand. to the surprise
Of everybody. Lawyer McKelvcv called Lawyer
Beall. counsel for Scale. to the witness chair.
Bsall introduced Carroll TO the Bruces and in
duced Carroll to pul chase an interest In the
diamond. Under Lawyer McKelvey's oues-
tioning Dsall admitted that the diamond had
sns ousa sS"pFS S ts:
inaluandary. The diamond was So we'll known
hss ooE siF" L 10 Gsn.
went with them, aud at the Windsor Hotel In
e' IN Brs;s re s. .p Ss, Il.
SIass s; ii sstsins Carroll 10 buy an interest In
Then Ie diamond was passed through the
Custom n, House on the SannHt!an bo,dsr and
sea %as GsS % M
~ 'Ss =: :S::, a:$
esss. Mr Carroll then E ssksa for sss she sss,eas
q the diamond bnt the Justice refused te lot
H!aerf to Pope9y ceE Ha1ro
pending the outcome o, a civil action.
6conpor ' thought he had Rad sRsr1s 1s s .hs
g .bs 80 in he seb ss hs
Whas be MSlS WITH The
leans advice. he consented to take charge Of
r Carr IL. who has had enough OF the, un-
s Sss biaS 10 10 10 te sn
about the matter. + is plain to me me that
Interest g. IT; The feet ol ,he matter Is that
dian port when they cane here from Eneland.
They came str light from the other side and
smuEeled The diamond J. In; M Their object in
and ,1ied a. sell Il the s ssons New York; T
Wsen he 70 smns
the 1Sss sss; .Sl me .ia .1fs BSsss
to f pay their hotel biii: He iniuenced me 90
that drew a check for $3.50 payable to Ed-
diamond. He told me that the, diamond must
Ssr s W.y PAID ali the sHpenses 81 thai srip
0os si!sesoa s q eSlss.ar 81 Efharas Chief VIII
been said that the diamond was Originally
s%sSHis6 Has shsn 0 TAKEN sSIoss sDS on rs ' re-
entrance to the he United @ States had I'D, been % % ap-
The question is whether the appraised value
nlsh A
that the diamond VIII be seized on the tecnra.
that even though duty Of 8; ;5Go go was paid on
its reappearance "a the United states the Gov