The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-06
STOLEN JEwELRY FOUND
a BNGFUB or TT was L0sr nj
MRS ADAMS LAST AUGUsE


Recovered Throush = Conv.rsation over
heard nv Detsctives-It- vnius E-ttu,ated
At s5,OOO-Two Men and Boy Arrested.
Two men who are accused Of stealing bag
filled with jewelry from Mrs. Adams OF 2Dj
Madison avenue. and boy who IL rccused OF
robbing the alleged thieves. spent last night
In the Fast Eighty eighth street police sta
tlon and will be arralRned in tho Harlem
Court to day. The police have recovered ffty-
six articles Of jewelry aud pawn tickets for
two diamond pins. They value the jewelry at
$1,000. Mrs. Adams values It at more than
its Int -inslc value because many OF the arti-
cles are heirlooms and most Of them belonged
to her dead husband
When Mra Adams returned from Long
Branch last August she brought the jewery
with her in handbag. Her house had been
locked up all summer Upon reaching II. sho
laid the handbag down on the stoop while she
unlocked the front door. and she forgot to TAX 9
II into the house with her. Ten minutes later
she remembered about IL and went out upon
the stoop. The bag had disappeared. few
days later she received n note which
informed her that the satchel had been
found by two poor mon who had large
families to support and needed money.
IL she would advertise agreeing to
give the finders a reward her jewels would be
later. but got no reply from the writer. The
next time she heard Of her jewelry was whom
Detectives FARLEY and Drummer called upon
her yesterday. This Is the story they tell:
On Monday they overheard a conversation
between two Germans In q saloon at Ninety
third street and Second avenue one OF the
men. a painter named Albert Woletz OF 30
Fast Nnety-third street, was telling the other
Of tho luck two brother painters had had.
They were working down on Madison
avenue last summer" lie said when one OF
them saw bag on q stoop across tho way.
lie climbed Off the scafIold and got the bag. It
was full OF iewelry. There must have been
$1,000 worth OF it. He divided tho stuff with
his partner. but that fellows wife thought it
wasn't honest to keep IT., and he was fool
enough to give II back. He's sorry now. but
his partner won't give 1t up."
IA soon as the zen separated the detectives
questioned Wolek. and learned that the pnint-
er who Ind changed his mini vas Ngctor led
Isr Of 10 West street They
until he came home from work. At first he
denied all knowledge OF the iewelry. He was
story. and said that Paul Ludwig OF l25 Fast
1l0th street had the jewelry. The detectives
went to Ludwig's house. taking Fielder with
them.
:, Ludwig put on bold face and denied every;
thing I ne saw aS fa ssrv , nSn % ts
mattresses on the bed lie had packed 1t care
fully away In a cigar box. each article being
wrapped in cotton. There were also two pawn
tickets, and Ludwig said there should he two
more. but that he had been robbed OF his
pocketbook. which contained these tickets
together with gold ring and $40.
There were two bank books and sevcra
checks in the bag when he found
It. he said. These he and Fielder burned. lie
suspected that Philip Mckenna aged 10 years.
OF 233 Willis avenue. stole his pocketbook.
Detectives Farley and Drummer locked the
men up and spent Il fair share OF Tuesday
searching for McKenna. They caught him
last night and added him to the list Of prison
ers. The detectives say the boy sold the tick
etc. but that they will recover tho pins.
According to the detectives. the prisoners
admitted writing the letter to Mrs. Adams In
which reward was asked for the return of the
iewelry. They said they looked for the adj
vertisement the next day. and. not seeing II.
they did not think to search the papers any
more.
The detectives say that Mrs Adams 10 nverse
to prosecuting the prisoners. she agreed to
go to the Harlem Police Court to-day. but the
detectives doubt II she will make n complaint
unless she finds Ii impossible to recover her
jeWolry in any other WAY,