The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
CREWE AND HIS DIAMONDS.
THIS TIME HB rs Az ARTIST AND ~
CHARGED WITH LARCENK.

CHARGED WITH LARCENT.
Ju.,,e. arrdy Rememb,r.a Hin .s Lora
Sinclair Crewe-Two victims Ten How
Easy u was Him 60 Borrow Money.
William Sinclair Crewe began by describing
himself as an artist with a studiost % West
Forty-second street. Then Police Justice
Grady. before whom he was charged with
grand larceny at the Yorkville Police Court
| yesterday, remembered him as lord Sinclair
Crewe. who was charged at the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court four years ago with defraudina
his landlady out Of q board bill. When this rem
iniscence was repeated to Crewe. he sald At
nrst that II was not true. and that he was
South Carolinlan. and later that he was an
Engllshman. that he had wealthy relatives liv-
ing In London. and that he owned town
house at a Kings Bridge road and country
seat on the Thames Further details than
those about himself Crewe declined to supply.
The complainant in the case, DIR. Lloyd
Stevens OF Garden City. and his hwyor. Eide
ward Swami OF al broadway. have been accu-
mulating evidence against Crewe. however.
On March IL. DR.. Steyens testified. Crewe.
who was living with him. told him that he was
IN great trouble over money matters. The
Doctors sympathies were aroused. and he
gave the young man n check for 500. Crewe
| further told him that he had $1,000 worth OF
diamonds pledged with the Globe Loan Com
pany OF /, 272 Broadway. and offered them ss
security for the loan. On April Crewe told
him that unless he paid 500. so interest on the
| Jewels he would lose them. DIR. Stevens went
| to the Office OF the loan company and met one
| II. Il. Schneider. who said he was the
| manager. Schneider didn't say whether or
not Crewe had any diamonds pledged.
| but took the check the Doctor offered. saying
at the same time that 1t would Just about liaui-
date the companys claim. After this. DIR.
Stevens made up his mind that hc ought to
| have some acknowledgment from Crewe OK
| the money lent, and he went to ex-Judge In
| gersoll. who drew up a bill OF sale. which in-
| cluded all OF Crewe's equity in the $1,000
worth Of diamonds his house furnishings.
and his brlc-a-brac. This was signed By
| Crewe tho next day, After this the witness
kaid, no repeatedly lent Crewe money. Then
he was informed that Crewe had no diamonds
and he caused his arrest.
Two other witnesses testified that Schneider
who posed as the manager OF the loan COM
pany. had no connection with It
Then Enoch Harris tho ianitor Of the Broads
way National Bank. took the stand and
| charged Grove with swindllng him out OF
$1,000. Harris had saved the money out Of his
| lent him the money on the alleged security OF
several thousand dollars worth Of diaIond::
| Mr.. Wallace Burke OF Saratoga. Crewe showed
Harris a letter, signed by Burke. in which the
writer referred to the diamonds. Later. feel
| ing debit about, the security. Harris went 70
Saratoga to look up Burke. He didn't find
and sought out Crewe. The latter reassured
him BY showing him letter in which Burke
| said he had gone to Tuxedo Park for q few
hnd Burke. Then CreYe told him that Burke
had gone to Boston, Harris went to Bostoni
but got no trace Of Burke; When he returned
An OF the Burke letters were written By
Crewe himself" put in Lawyer Swami at this
The prosecution wanted to bring up other
| figured. but Justice Grady sustained the OBJ
Swami then testified that last winter. in sup
| Elementary proceedings before Judge New
burger, Crewe swore that he had not dollars
airy, and it was during the following April that
equity In So. 600 worth OF diamonds
defence he said that he did not sign the bill OF
sale put in evidence ~ Dr. stevens: He went
met Burke in Scotland. Burke was a gentle
| man OF leisure. and when they met in this city
again they struck up quite iriendship-
| wick and the Victoria. Finally he borrowed
money from Bur Ike. He paid this indebtsd-
ness with money borrowed from Harris the
Burke. and when Burke disappeared be him-
| self accompanied Harris in search Of him.
In s to Cswe s snd mat d hs
monds. When asked whore his aunt lived.
Crewe replied: .
that her name be not brought into this case
Crewe was finally held In 81 300 bail for trial:
Four years ago. 1t Ia said. Crewe. as LORD
the daughter Of a wealthy lawyer. The en-
gagement was broken by the fathSr, who dis
covered that Crewe was not a noblemap at Al.
dies and others, but always managed to 2es
out again all right