The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-03-12
SAYS HE is GUILTY
A Young Man Robbed His
Dancing Partner.
HE IS A YALE GRADUATE,
Webster B, Hall, of Brooklyn, Passed al
Phillip D. Armour

fnulp D. armour
while Guest at 81 Hotel He Stole a
Alta Reception in Princeton, Although
He was Not Invited, Despoiled Young
Lady of Her Jewels, and Then Pawned
Them
BROOKLYN, N. Y, March 12.--Webster
B. Hall, a young graduate Of Yale Uni
versity, has been arrested on charge
theft at the Hotel st. George, in this
city. The story of the young prisoner s
crime and the circumstances that led TO
his detection and arrest are most inter
esting
About month ago Hall, who is a
handsome, stalwart young fellow, about
% years of age, engaged suit of rooms
for his mother and himself at the St.
George. He appeared to have no en-
ploymenU but dressed very well and
seemed to have plenty of money. To his
fellow guests in the hotel he described
himself as q journalist, and said that he
expected to get an appointment on the
editorial staff of a New York paper
About three weeks ago valuable scarf
pin, fashioned in the form of fly, set
with diamonds, was stolen from the
room of w. V. Kissam, ir., directly OPP
posite the apartments Of Mr. Hall The
police were notified but at the time no
suspicion attached to young Hall, who
was foremost in condoling with Mr..
Kissam on his loss.
On Feb, q the young man turned mp
at Princeton, n j., where he attended a
reception given by one of the most prom
iuent citizens of the town. which was
largely attended by undergraduates of
the university, among whom Hall had
many acquaintanCes. Among the young
ladies present was Miss McElvaine, who
had met Hall in Brooklyn, and with
whom lie danced frequently during the
evening. After the entertainment Miss
Mchlvaine found that she had lost "A
number Of valuable ornaments, consist
ing of a blue euamled locket, a gold
watch, diamond lace pin and a chate
laine chain with ball pendant Some
oil these articles had been left in the
cloak room, while others had either been
lost in dancing or stolen from her
person
81 The discovery was the cause of the ut
most CONSERVATION among the guests,
whose house the entertainment was
Given. 1t was remembered that Hall
had danced repeatedly with Miss Nell
yaipe. and no one thought of suspecting
him until the discovery was made that
his name'was not on'the last of invited
guests. Then an inquiry was set on foot
and it was learned that young man
answering to Halls description had put
mn that night at the principal hotel in
Princeton. where he had passed himself
a. pbiIiD d. Armour. the son of the
Chicago millionaire, who was invited to
tine reception. but was unable to attend
Probably the discovery would never have
baen made had not the hotel proprietor
been struck by the remarkable fact that
the wealthy "Mr. Armour had left
without settling his bill Hall had, of
course, passed at the reception under his
own name, and steps were at once taken
To secure his arrest.
Jobn NJ. Knox, a New York LAWYER.
living AT 1O4 Willow street, this CITY,
who was guest at the reception, called
at the Hotel ST. George and discovered
that Hall was still living there
Even then proof sufficient to warrant
the arrest Of the susnpct was Lacking.
ard in. an nrobabilitv he miros, have es
canad had he mt for some inexplica bile
rs5son h;mseIf furnished the proof of
lid gIht On "Wednesday. the day after
Vr Rnov,s visit Of inouiry. young Hall
vent to +be office of the hotel and handed
to the clerk a blue enamel locket which
ne said he had picked up in the parlor,
remarking; sIts a good thing that this
wasn't found by some dishonest person
who would have kent it.n
Mr. Knox was at once sent for and
identified the locket as the property of
Miss McElvaine, and in response to a
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