The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-28
MADE PRESENTS TO GIRLS.
viaeent C. Linden Accused or Stealing . c
o. ID. Package OF Jewelry.

Vincent c. Linden. formerly baggaeeman
for the New Jersey Central Railroad and agent
for the United States Express Company AT
Westfeld. N. j.. was arrested in West street
late Friday afternoon. accused Of having
stolen box Of jewelry from the United States
Express Company last fall
Linden comes from an old New Jersey fam
ily. His father died six years ago. His mother.
Mrs. Mary Linden. still lives in the family
homestead at Graceland. near Westleld. Lin
denis brother. Mr.. William Linden. Is con-
tractor. and has done much work for the Cen
trail Railroad He himself is "a years old.
On the first Of last April he went to work for
f. r. Pennington. then United States Express
agent at Westfeld. with view to learning the
business and then coming to New York and
working In the general offices OF the company.
He had Just returned from six years stay in
South Carolina. whore he had been managing
phosphate company. He worked with Pen
nineton faithfully until June J. when pack;
cred to Giiby 4 Pearson. jewellers in West
NED. The package was valued Ct $500
to reest saying i
whs ss heX Srde5sd linden then took i
s 2s'n SonR Whsa tSe s%nHs
Wensel BY Pennington there was no record Of
q the Rssk.ess, Until
ceiyed asking what had become Of It; Ho
claimed or returned package records. but
csp e hc On Ss dsn Tssps as the
While working In Westileld Linden boarded
at the Country IAN a hote! Kept by Frederick ed
two Mattresses Maggie Cunningham and Mary
Mooney They IRE pretty girls: and Linden.
IN thu srs
ball at the Country Inn. Linden was there. as
About 10 o'clock sh'i in the evening Linden ap-
her gold brooch and a pair q diamond ear.
him. The. girl an unsuspectnG country maid.
believed him and, took the jcwelry, He next
10 r thu
story. She took the gifts, and said nothing.
-, The next morning Linden vent Ven; to prYpre-
sonic watch charm. Combs said he must know
by It IHssr 'ss he |2s"a i in d 5nsPs
Ssn ne To IT. m s esye naea
Ho told Msnsel he found The cha charm on the
street. After leaving ,Wensel he came to. New
a aorE ana spent the night. returnin. to West
Tho day before Linden disappeared from
Westtleld. the express company notified former
Agent Pennington that he would have to make
ton placed the matter in the hands of Detec-
tive Marsh who finally learned that tn" jewelry
given away and sold by Linden answered the
description Of some Of the jewcry in tho lost
package. He further learned that during Lin
den's stay In Westhrld Ticket Agent Dennison
had missed q number Of tickets. The dotec-
tves traced the tickets to Linden. who. 1t Is
said. had sold some and used the others.
From Westfield Linden came to New York
and went to- work for the New York and New
Jersey Gaslight Company at ll5 Broadway.
He stayed there on ~ few weeks. He next
appeared as a cook III q West street chop
house. Detective Marsh tried to arrest him
there. but he got away.
Pennington then went before the Grand
Jury at Elizabeth and obtained an indictment
against Linden A warrant was issued. and
Detective Navello Of this city arrested Linden
and took him to Police Headquarters. He was
held yesterday awaiting reIuisition papers.
=, At the Offices Of the Unitei States Express
den had been c,onnsctei with the company
only as an assistant agent. The com pany
looked to Mr. Pennington FOR the value of tho
jewelry. When asked whether unclaimed &.
0. ID. packages were permitted to lie for two
months unnotced by the company. /. was
stated that the present case showed there was
q flaw in what had hitherto been regarded as
q u0rfect system OF service.