The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-18
THE ORANGE DIAMOND.
Another Revelation Made in the
Famous Case at New York.
THE TROUBLE BREEDING STONE
Should Be Seized by the Custom
omccrs.--.It IS a White Elephant
Mr.. Scale Confirms the story Printed
Yesterday.

4eStSEuoy'
NEW York, June 17,-Anothor revela-
ton in the Orange diamond case was
made last night which may compel the
police to give up the big stone to u
greater power-namely, to the United
States government. The gentleman who
impaired this news was Mr.. Carroll him
self, the plaintiff in the case. Mr.. Car
roll made this briei but comprehensive
statement:
~ have come to tell the whole truth
about the matter. It is plain to me that
/ have fallen among swindlers, and
rather than SEQ them get the stone am
willing to lose my interest in it.
1.-THE fact is, MIR. Bruce and his wife
did not arrive ut a Canadian port when
they came from England. They brought
the stone here for the purpose OF selling
it and smuggling 1t in. They took It to
Tifany's and elsewhere, but couldn't
dispose OF it. The stone is all right in
color and cutting, but the truth is 1t Is
o white elephant.
Now, see here" said Mr.. Carroll ex-
citcdly, producing number of letters
from his pocket which were written to
him by Mr.. Beall, now counsel for Mr..
Scale. "Those letters were written to
me BY Mr.. Beali when he was trying to
act me to buy the stone from the
Bruces You will notice they begin
Dear joe
PAID THEIR EXPENSES TO MONTREAL.
"Well, sir, / hesltated about buying
the stone when l found out TINT it had
been smuggled in, as 1t was then too
late to pay the duty on it. Yet there
had to be some way by which we could
prove that duty had been paid some
where. It was decided to 60 to Mon
treal, and / paid the expenses Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce on that trip. When we
had taken the diamond out of the coun.
try we proceeded to pay duty on it and
bring it back again in the regular way.
That is how we accounted for its pres
ence in New York.
HNow, however, since 1t Is evident
that these people are trying to swindle
me / want the truth to come. The Gus
tom House authorities still have q right
to seize the stone, as it has not paid
duty at this port"
Whetber.the payment OF the duty to
the Custom House officers on the Cana
dian sborder palliaties the offence OF
smuggling the diamond into this port
isa question for Collector Erhardt to
answer.
CONFIRMED THE STORY.
Mr.. Charles Scale sat on table in
Justice Hogan's private room in the
Tombs Police Court yesterday morning
looking as cool as anybody could look,
considering the weather, and made this
reply to the many questions put to him
as to tho truth of the exclusive story
published about himself yesterday
eyes, the story is true in every par
ticular except that am not engaged to,
Miss Salisbury. l will not deny that
she was ut the dinner mentioned.
$50 far as the matter OF divorce is
concerned tits fact that my wife did
get divorce from mein London, where,
/ believe, such proceedings can be
brought to a successful issue on the
ground of incompatibility There was
no divorce obtained in this country at
the time. A year later / obtained n d.
vorce here on statutory grounds and
atterward ! got another divorce in Eng
land, simply for the purpose OF protect
ing myself absolutely. :.
II suppose the next thing I know"
added Mr.. Scale, jokingly, "some one
Will accuse me of stealing or pawning
the diamonds of Sadie Martlnot or Paul
inc Hal" :
MR. cARRoLL's TESTIMONY.
The mornings testimony did not
amount to much Mr.. Carroll testified