The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-29
FOOLISH BOYS TRICK
Though a MilliOnaire'S Son, He
Steals Diamonds.
He SOON MAKES RESTITUTION.
The Owners Husband Wants Money
and Causes His Arrest-A Prisoner
for the Night.

Boyd Cobb, the son of . millionaire
merchant of Stockton, CAL, is in the city
Jail charged with the grand larceny OF a
diamond bracelet. although he confessed
the crime and made restitution almost i'm
mediately after committing it.
Cobb. who is not vet of age. came to Sc
attic about two weeks ago and was evil
IDENTIFY Oh a spree. His money had about
given out, but he sought the aid of DR..
Henderson, in the Sullivan block. The
doctor helped him along, but Cobb
drank heavily and was drunk a
great part of the time. Last Friday
Mrs. Elmer Mayberry. wife of the bar
tender in the Pantheon saloon. was in the
doctors flee having her teeth fixed. She
left her purse, containing diamond pin,
in the private office. While it lay there
Cobb walked in, and seeing the purse,
opened it and took out the bracelet. He
then went out and proceeded to drink
some more whisky.
When Mrs. Mayberry had gotten
through with the dentist she started home,
and on the way stopped at a butcher shop
to buy some meat. Then she noticed the
loss of the bracelet and Immediately re-
turned to the doctors Office and told
him. Her husband was called in and
on his suggestion they went to the office
OF Bolton Rogers, the detective, and re-
ported the loss. stating that they believed
the boy Cobb had taken it. Mayberr y, it
is said said that he wanted to find the
young man and recover the bracelet and
as the Young mans father was wealthy he
would pay the expenses.
Rogers arked if he wanted to have the
young man arrested, and he replied, "No. F"
that he only wanted the bracelet. May
Gerry and Rogers hunted through the
city till 5 O'Clock when they got the
description of a man who had taken
passage on the Umatilla that tailed with
that of poung Cobb. Mayberry jumped
aboard OF the boat as she drew away from
the dock and Rogers yelled to him to
search the boat and that he would wire
the chief of police at Port Townsend.
Late in the afternoon Rogers found that
the young man was in town, but could not
locate him. About 10 O'Clock he received
a dispatch from Mayberry from Port
Townsend saying that the young fellow
was not on the boat, and that he had
heard of his showing bracelet in the Col
oradO saloon. and that he had better go
there and look for him.
Rogers kept up the hunt, but did not
find the boy until s o'clock yesterday
morning. when he discovered him In q
lodging house on Front street.
Rogers told the young fellow who he
was and what he wanted. He acknowl-
edged at once to having taken the brace
let, and said he had no idea why he took
it and that he was drunk at the time. He
stated further that shortly after taking it
he realized what foolish thing he had
done and gave it into the possession Of
the proprietor of the Colorado saloon to
keep for him until morning, intending to
return it to the doctor.
He then got out of bed, came to Rogers
office, next went to the saloon, got the
bracelet and gave it to Rogers. Rogers
him to his office. After a consultation
with the boy and on the boys statement
that he desired to go home, DR.. Henderson
sent a telegram to the boys father telling
him that his son was in trouble and that
he needed money to pay the expenses and
send him home. Later in the afternoon
DIR. Henderson received funds from the
father.
Rogers, Immediately after the interview
with Henderson and the boy, went to the
Pantheon saloon and found Mayber and
told him that he had found the boy and
recovered the bracelet. Mayberry replied
that the bracelet was all he wanted, pro-
vided he should be paid $50 expenses
which he claimed to have incurred enter
tanning the officers of the Umatilla and