The sun., 1891-01-23
POCKETS FULL OF DIAMONDS.

POCKETS FULL OF DIAMONDS.
YOUNG n. C DUNCAN OF TALNfAGEs
CONGREGATION A FUGITIVE.
$4,000 Worth OF Lewisohn a. Co.'s Gems
Supposed to Hnve Gone with Him to
Mexico-Ho Is II and Earned $40 "a Week
William G. Duncan. nephew OF the wife Of
Congressman -elect II. II. whitelaw Of Cape
Girardeau. No., member OF Talmage's Church
and OF the Young Mems Christian Association
in Brooklyn and Secretary Of the Elliot Dra-
matic Association OF tho same city, Is missing
with 100000 worth Of diamonds. the property
OF Lewisohn 4 Co.. diamond importers OF Al
Maiden lane. Ho Is only II years old. As an
| assistant salesman no was intrusted With as
many thousand dollars worth OF diamonds as
he cared to carry about with him to sell. His
salary was $40 woek. He was not asked to
furnish any security for the stones he carried
around with him.
1t Is customary for diamond importers to send
their salosmen out with the very choicest things
they have In stock. Tho salesmen take the
goods to reputable dealers and offer them for
sale. II the dealer hasn't time to look at them
at once the salesman Leaves them for future
, inspection without even taking receipt for
them. and he goes back and reports to his en-
ployer whore the stones are.
Young Duncan seldom carried more than
$4,000 or $1,000 worth Of stonos with him OF
one time but on last Thursday afternoon he
took larger amount. because. ho said. he
thought he had customer In Howard Il Co. OF
| 264 Fifth avonue. One OF the company had
been in the store the day before and had looked
duncan had sSac.iy $50 $50 90 O worth oi G stones
| the afternoon with $4,000 worth. Ho said he
had left s.. .O0l worth with Howard 4 c.. 5000
nue.; $4,000 worth with Camerden 4 LISTER at
KID Madd I.sat oSa.E xbs5sl Ss Ss
! wanted any Of the diamonds or not. starr aud
rpsS5 wSd on ry
was satisfactory to, Mr, Theodore LeTow, who
recklessness that charcoal dealers would
usual tias, .s and Sns sSS mSrs ds
Sas he ad Tsss WIN
firm for examination. On Saturday morning
seabons Sa not as Ss he or q h sa bess ss
,or that his superior, 81 Salesman Meyer v would snt,
&c 70 mo
Defore solnv out Duncan said he ,elt certain
hat camcren "SuF ( Fos!er Woala buy pars oi
the stones they had. He didn't know but what hat
II onss Wh anS
Wss the last ssos seen n & 9, him sa%s Abo1s
cident might have befallen him. aud he sent
Salesman Mayer to look for him.
b.san stSsa 20 III Va
there and said thnt be had not seen DUNCAN
GsmeSden 4 Fosters place and heard the same
they hadn't adm tn heard ef Duncan. Dun IAN MAYER Tor
atelephone to tell Mr.. Lexow what he had found
s"s Ss ana e
1t was nearly6 O'clock. and Mr.; Le1oy was
Soss Ps sH .ps aos Told A sm first Wien Rs 0S Ss ssW
hurled to Police assdaua5ters ana rep0rtsa @
a no d ss shsy assf A0S0
worked isr Is HioSf Snss SIS; Az Ma Made. d..
Born Born in IissOps snS I!v.d shsse aRiil Ss vs. va S
~ o tnd Hs anG M
brought him to New York and gave him place
orRs f oGa ss
had charge q the SAFE and which At
his qH Uncle I In Brooklyn. Wien his uncle went
to Europe last fall q year. ago the boy, had
snnIes tIuss se Fl tho business and he Ills
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Iexow said that be.
ei could Wish Since bis disappss5snce how;
ever. Mr.. Lexow had learned that Duncan had
H. T. hnS met paid
ssa he H. MS wess
". MI. Lexow, wanted 10 nay him . good sala.
ne tod es IN
lyn on Friday afternoon that he was going to
Mexico on Saturday. and invited the associate
."l'Il have plenty Of money tor both" he said,
The associate declined because he did not
want to leave his home. He did not wonder at
the statement that Dupcan would hays p PLENTY hi
week and, as he snent very y little od the boy
Of Mr. shsasS si 40 hsasSsk street BTG0s:
papes WIZ i soa M MRS. sn
T%Sa fxe hmss As s"a Lad
is hs 81 o ss he esa sas IT, II
S % s tPs #hsSs had ass RS
paefsses sfss sien ion ns
yes. the S,eH Xcaaesy ssEG y y
whore Tslmaee breaches. As had 4 4 sE3t p't,I! IL
rented for him. The Elliot Dramatic Associa-
tion, Of which, Duncan was secretary. is an or;
o ana ssn
Duncan looks 10 years old. He is feet II
inches IN height and very, slender, His face ie
thick lips, and not q suspicion Of benrd. -,
He did not pawn nny OF the diamonds; The
success. He may have sold enough to take
him to Central America. The stones vary 10
size from six carats down to chips. Theirtot0
wholesale value Is 100000
,Mr. Lexow,,s firm IL not member Of the Jsw, y.
would tako tho contract OF hunting down the
young rascal free 9f charge to tho loser. Mr
than the value Of the stolen property In catch
ing Duncan aud having him punished.
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Crushed to Death Between the Rollers
Just after quantity OF iron had been rur
through set OF rollers at the Boonton IN. j.