The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-01
HIS JOKE NOT APPRECIATED.
rRorBLE AHEiD FOR THE YOUNG NAN
uyO PlVNED JONEHS VIOLIN.
a D.t.etsye Saw the Trsusnction and Ouick.
IL Recovered the Violin when Jones's
los. was Made Knowu-The Joker's
An,,xmou. III PLANTATION Not Accepted.

-. xv., Made Knowu-The Joker's
ano,xmou. III PLANTATION Not Accepted.
,roa,ly dressed. Intelligent looking young
w., walked into simpsons pawnshop at 81
porl row last Tuesday afternoon a few min
,,as .t,rr O'Clock carrying u violin case in
III hand. He opened it carefully before the
nounhroker pulled OF Handsome plush
.oycr from the violin. and then unwrapDed n
largo white silk handkerchief in which 1t was
further protected. The violin when finally
discjosed was unusually largo and OF a deep.
,;cb chocolate color. The young man handled
it carefully.
M, father raised the devil Of time when
,,, ibis in before" said the young man with a
iar,b hut he got it out for mo. He'll be
"a as bla2,sl 4 he finds out I've hooked It
-, Iou,y want Sl5 on II, and I'll be back
for in n couple OF days
Dc,ertiye Sergeant Delehanty of the De Kalb
,v,,,.. station, Brooklyn. happened to be in
o., sh,n Mt the time and there was something
oh,u, tho appca,ance OF the violin and the
oc,ions OF tn. young man that attracted his
s,.ention. The detective took careful note Of
bis app,arr,nce. and as soon rs the young man
M n' rn,srbroIer 10 let him look at the violin.
n was m arkri On the inside:
antoine strslIvete. Cremone lI1<.
There had been no report Of q stolen violin
In krpD
rro ~, be inscrl ton ~ his note book. along
with fhs name and address the young man
lad lad giv,m b Jones. 545 Lafayette avenue
Pehnnc Jones is the 22.year- old son OF Z.
Perry Zones. the Superintendent the Inquiry
iiyes WITH his parents at 545 Lafayette avenue
BROOKLYN. and IS an amateur violilist of con.
c ii nns stnd osaS Sndes Karl
las already played in a ,number Of concerts
About eight years ago. when he began to show
bridge. gave him an old and valuable violin.
boston; Litale: the , yto3 p when it vas
old French make. mod elled on the Stradivarius
pattern. BE praised its tone. and called at
wS is snS S Che sSG
tion on the inside. It was made in 17l4. Hazel
brink tay"d on It several a times 1S and told his
Shortly after O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon.
tson 0fn 9 boy brosSs shs
telegram to Mrs Jones at her home:
s'"' Brrnusa oosmopoli,an Hotel New York.
Tho violin had never been out Of the house
before, except in Bethune's hands. and Mrs.
Jones hesitated some minutes before she de-
BARKING house at is Vail street and he 8
s bad Gpr at hss 5 s
his musical friends. and Mrs. Jones came to
the conclusion that he had been asked to play
the violin. telling him to return again with the
receipt,
Jones was seized with alarm immediatsly y. .
Who dld yG 2 give the violin to-what sort
The boy said It was a tall. slim young man
Bebbg you anS all rss did
ne bad said when he saw the messenger boy
would never have received the MESSENGER aSer as
the boy describes.
and. learning what had happened. immedi-
tSs cty 70 sopsui. With 1nspsetor ao
police: and ID. he went to the Brooklyn Head
Next morning Deteetiye Delehanty read in
THE The SUN the news Of the stolen violin. and
ana delay he to
@ h t. Wfsn q h. n.y.
general alarm had been sent out:
Ey In: FL s s:
Word aa tha ses se
actvsy Re heass
% the pawnbrokers and identified the violin.
Mrs. Jones paid the SIS due on It and the
in Brooklyn. When Mrs. Jones arrived homo
again she found letter to her son addressed
In q handwriting which she, recognized i'm
the receipt for the violin. When the detective
called few minutes later he persuaded her to
open 1t without delay. It read:
BrrHuSx: Don't let the violin woryyou a. 1t was
Just a joke played on you.
:, There was no signature to the letter. From
the description OF the young man as given by
Tie detective: and from the circumstances OF
SUSPICION that the Joker" was a young man
with whom they are well acquainted. At first
they requested that tho case be dropped. but
the man II he should be arrested. Detective
Deehanty said Yesterday that he would delay
had been completed SO as to preclude ali pos
sible doubt. The young man suspected has
good social position. and Is OF good family