Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-28
JEWELRY ROBBERY.
Mrs. Dora Stewart the Victim
This Time.
By Prompt Action of the Police, How
ever, the Thief is Caught and Prop
erty Secured.

Another jewelry robbery was re-
ported to the police yesterday, and as
a result George Whitfield, "a negro
boy about eighteen years ofage, is in
jail, apd the evidence is such that he
will spend long term in the peni-
tertiary.
He was employed as servant by
Mrs. Dora Stewart, and yesterday
that lady missed two diamond
rings and two gold necklaces. Sus
picion pointed TO Whitfield as the
guilty party, and Chief Stafford was
notified to catch him. Mr.. Stafford
put Officer Collier on the case, who
soon had clue that led to the re-
covery of all the goods He went to
the residence of the boys father, who
lives on Main street in the rear OF
VIM. Levers grocery. Collier tod
the old man that he wanted to hire
the boy. The father replied that his
son was not at home, but that he
would return at night and could be
seen then. Collier went back about
dark, but the boy had moi
returned. The father Of the boy
told the officer that he haC
heard that his son had stolen some
iewelry from Mrs. Stewart and tina
if they would not arrest him, he (th'
father would go and get the good
and deliver them to their owner
The officer told him to go and &c
the iewelry. The old man wen
away and remained so long that MI
Collier grew tired waiting for his re
turn and began questioning some ne
gro women in the neighborhood
One OF them said she knew where tn
jewelry was and that she would tel
if they would not bring her into II
This was promised and it was nc
long before the two necklaces wer
found around the necks of Belle Fore
|
man and Lille Carneal, two note
rious street walkers. They elaine
to have purchased them from Whi
field for sum less than che dollaI
They also told the officer where h
could find one OF the rings. Accord
ingly he hunted up Face Walker, a nj
gro woman, and found the ring. Sh
had bought it from Whitfield t
twenty-five cents. 1t was Mr.
Stewards engagement ring ana W,
worth S25O.0O. While Mr.. Collie
was talking to this woman a DO
came up and told him where II
other ring was. 1t was iOun
, in possession of boy out b
yond the passenger depot, He ha
purchased it of Whitfield for fort,
five cents and 1t was worth 500.
This completed Officer Collier
:. work, as he had found every piece
iewelry. 1t is case in which Il
officer is deserving of praise, for
3 more successful piece of detecti'
= work has not been done in Clark
& Vile recently. While Mr.. Coiii
WAS hunting the jewelry Chiei Sta
! ford was searching for the thief. i
10 caught him and landed him in ia
The officers began the work at
" O'Clock and at II O'Clock they hi
. recovered the jewelry and had Il
thief in Jail. Mr.. Stafford also ioul
on Whitfield 1925, being all he HI
left of IS 80, which he took at t
r" time he got the iewelry.
ANOTHER RING.
- Since the above was put in type
has been learned that the necklaC
= mentioned were not the property
Mrs. Stewart. They are in The han
of Chief Stafford, and will be delivt
ed to the owner on application.
: has also developed later that the
~ were three rings stolen, and late il
l. night Mr.. Stafford secured the Ii
one, finding it in the possession
Thos. Gates, a negro boy who resio
on Taylor's hill.