The sun., 1891-01-23
1vyT Her SOME DIAMONDS.
ruRETs ADvEyTURE WITH
49, %,ss HARPER, "AGED 49,

/ .,,es HARPER, LACED 49,
.,S, on Her 20 Make Her Shine
Put Thsstre-She Cot Out OF Town
N,eht, and. Though Arrested, was
over oss.a at Once-she Says she's Only ~.
.,.,r pvrnes says that Frank Ehret, son
iea, in'pes rbret. the brewer. called on him last
olueo ,d asks him to arrest young woman
aonua c,ara Harper. who had fed from New
nam'u namI,,I $4,000 worth OF his diamonds.
iolN i.,or Byrnes told Mr.. Ehret that he would
insp',' ~ .vear out warrant. Accordingly on
paw ns.v vopng Fh ct won't to Jefferson Mar
Iuo'r wv, and made an AFFIDAVIT that the
fe' ronsn had stolen tho diamonds from
Jou'sv vornp Ehret Is 20 or 29 years old. ieetout.
nim. 10, light brown moustache. and wears
nas ',.sass He wears three or four big diamond
Oetu a. orst met Clara Harper on New Years
n.hus nnko he was making calls with party OF
py ,,,ir, ste friends. No one aeems to know who
ns ss.. Worner is but young Ehret took liking
u Tbs Young woman had an intimate
Wus NI rhosc namo Is supposed TO be Estelle
,I,sna nN,Oss and wherever Clara went Estelle was
".,O n."v 90, Ehret spent an evening with Clara
'ui h.r friend. and made an appointment to
~, clara alone on q subsequent day.
me- T"a.r date OF Jan. 8 the register OF tho
UIJ potsl Broadway and Thirty-lrst street.
u.. ...i,, The entry. Mrs. @ Harper and ais
". phladephia' Tho clerk OF the hotel yes-
.,d.y described Mrs. q Harper as very
.,mmop.looKing blonde. apparently "a or 20
...,s cid, whose hair was bleached and who
.,.~d.red terriacally Her companion. he
..,d wa. plain and more sedate In appear
.,.s They received gentle hint that their
lam was wanted. so on Jan. they moved to
ma St. Cloud Ilotcl. whore they registered
:ader the same name.
wh.,her Young Ehret called on thsm during
Har stay at tho Grand Hotel could not DO
s.,ned. He told Inspector Byrnes that just
% s.sors h. parted from Clara. ON their first
rsStine he gave her $3.50 as present. After
Ist he gave her various sum s9ms 9i money.
which amounted 10 about so9o ne mes her
.,ds an engagement to take her TO the thea
aa lie wanted her t. nppes.& & at y hSr pest y; Mhen e
with NM ns sn sss. shs aways oU ys a'u
wdrS vusD iot Of diamonds such as she nad never
SD Ss5SrI sno II, ass tho and The whoie
Eiiet says that he simrlX ent The y woman Il
;Sss,rs iarss side the story has not been
beard. A. any rate Ehret did not get hts
SI4cn sswosd rings, gold bracelet with Sig soli
story to the police was that hHr When n1
Hs lsft hsr st the. ho,el and went homo with
the he 70 aSs seen uo oSST a mi Mind ~
t'sHas y a Serious lot manner. When be. reached the
sSs paid a SSaT tser b and skipped for parts
fnown. This WAS on Jan. "a:
As far Is could be learned he did not 90 any.
consulted Inspector Byrnes: He got little sat.
blac,on here. and the next day he swore out out
awsrrsnt At the court Ehret admitted that
1N tohiin" and behaved herself he would event.
niSs sSs hsd eny eaased hm deal
trouble. aasS ...,
s cfEss III
rom Rai tn. si. ' clond Hotel to The PsnnsSiSsnis
aons 10 Philadelphia Dolan. went to that cit,
women lad gone to washington. He notified
tsexraphed to the Washington police:
oS Sp'S
sIsn sT yoaT oam:a .sr SsSns SnD.l. o
ai's's :;ss:y ll!Sss's: & roe.
At noon on Wednesday he learned that both
Somen mad been arrested. end at r n.
aeldelnere took tho train fer MnShington Will D,
Syrnes asked. Where 8 the girl J" Heideb, re
wd this story:
Immediately on being arrested Clara Lad Sc
cured a lawyer. The lawyer b's,ned writ OF
Ssss e.rpus and In tho afternoon the two
Gaia s loId him that ESre, had given her the
diamonds because he was iniatua cd with her.
Ihereupon the Judge discharged the women
Seiooe #sdnssday 1 evening they were n". ..
yhsrs 70 be found; 80 he came back 70 New
so,ss 5 ssS dB1nss s%D said ,has
ISs dssclipson 'Hf'ei q Clara in Byrn.s's sels.
nan sn,1.S y Eerets description Of her Il VII b.
r. A.. ,hs clerks Of the St. Cloud and tho Grand
she sa9 soss ssy sTs talking
The bleacbed blonde was faded and tried
hThdo h her ag9 By paint and powder he was
y y M,!as made np; but she must have been at leas'
IA. ASvS v: reporter % saw Frank Ehret at his home
IN ,Iiust lssrned Of ibis thing W When / came
.ons little while ago. I've been out to differ.
9ss9SS y 9is,s 81 Il the ,sn TSo b There sa
never saw Inspector Byrnes in ali my life
Sad he csn say that ever came to see him
!,..r.Sld .ou Would do me great favor BY denying
NJ Lhrsts face was wresthsd in smile,
sanS nS os SAD thIs. and he didn't seem to care
muen W.a,M Whether tho story was denied or not.
r.,!SIH rMAsSHtENGToN. ENGToN. Jan. 22.-Clara Harper aud
oIsie msa Kellogg vera arrested at asdisreputablt
sssass souss yseefday morning, Their trunks ert
Ta ihonsend dollars worth Of jswelry wer,
S.ssnda. S%ssa. Tbs tho women reluctantly surren
Miseaa' MSsiiea' saytng that they could account for /
veine 10 their possession. Ono OF the state
Ss!nn.s SSsn.s made BY Clara Harper WINS that youn,
sIIel sIIel nad caused her arrest. They ud ali,
Hna.,, sHaa, lived together In New York ct Siaw'
sNaSIL uyaSL IWenty-eighth street and Sixth avenue
hs hs nag given hera largo amount Of jewelry
S.inaa y naa 10Y HIN, and her arrest was due to
IN Ie ,s.nl On tho part Of Ehret to recover thl
IN "GGsnY Gsn Shlch he had given her.
Juasaa. ~. y. :; Carrngton made application {,
writ IT, "f ibs habesss ecnrs corap yestTrFbaa Tber
~ sSas crowd at the City Hall In the aiternoo,
ssSat sSa mo writ was returned, Attorney Car
vH,0I vvRHk,%In read The petition OF tho women. ii
saeh they denied that the diamomds hat
~ ~ stolen, and alleged that they wer
hIoperty Of Clara Harper. Assistan
HsllGt Attorney ClAgstt read the return I,
IN" Nv Wy ~ oy Chiei Of Police Moore, in which b
n,sh se s women had been arrested on des
ki",e vM INSPECTOR Byrnes. and that Estel
hMr III aad subsequently been released on
T,SgIam from that city.
NlersJa Jat.tlhgton said that the diamonds wer
nom Th,., mayo been stolen by Clara Harpe
Fbsstt bsnt ans thS, .asf MHSpSr SppG
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