New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-30
WY DID SIZE GIVE UP her JEWELSf
STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF MRS. J. A. SCOTT
WITH A NETWORK CAB.DRIVER

STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF MRS. J. A. SCOTT
WITH A NETWORK CAB-DRIvER
One OF the strangest which have yet come
under the notice Of the Detective Department Is
that Of Mrs. J. a. scott and Chauncey Pike. Mrs.
Scott. a we9lthy woman. vergng middle age Is
and has for some time been an inmate Of DIR. Catcss
sanitaiium, at Lakewood. Y. j. Pike is n hackman,
employed by the Westcott Express Company. For two
days he has been prisoner at Police Headquarters.
charged by Mrs. Scott with the robbery Of jewelry
valued at 5000 and pocketboOk containing $50.
Mrs. scott is unable 10 give clear or coherent
account Of Just how the 1ewelry and money passed
from her keeping into that OF Pike. she has no
than dim Impression that she had gwen her
property TO the prisoner FOR eafekceping
on the morning Of last Tuesday Mrs. scott. who
had been staying tho Getty House. Ionkers, came
10 Ncw-IorlI on her Journey to Lakewood Leaving
the train she went to the Grand Union Hotel out
side the hotel Pike with his cab. About hour
later Mrs. Scott came out OF the hotel and, entering
Fixes cab was driven the DesbroSscs street ferry
10 catch the afternoon train for Lakewood. But
somehow the hack reached the ferry just a minute
after the train boat had left the slip Why Mrs Scott.
a woman Of refinement and deicacy, with ample
at her command, assented 10 Pixies suggestion
that she should 60 his home. No. 40 West Twenty
ninthst., Instead Of returning to the hotel is yet
unknown. That she accompanied him TO this place,
where he lived with his wife and children, Is certain.
Pike asked her hand her jewels and money TO him
and she did The Aacinan had far impressed
her that the following day She accepted MS pro
posal 10 accompany her to Lakewood. Together they
went to the Desbr0sscs street ferry and together
they travelled about twenty five miles ont OF New
York. The train stopped at little wayslde station
Pike made an excuse TO leave the train for moment.
lie stepped to the platform with her property in his
pocket The train moved of and Mrs. ScOtt finished
the Journey alone.
Then for the first time It dawncd upon her that She
had been robbed. Acting the advice OF DR.. Gates
she buried back NewYork and laid the before
Inspector Mclaughlin. IL took but few hours 10
find Pike and arrest him. and Thursday he was
remanded by Justice White. But The detectives had
sill TO find Mrs SCOTS lost tewcry Pike admitted
tlat he had received the property, and the detec-
lives. dsregardng MS story that he had been robbed
by an unknown girl, watched his home Late on
saturday afternoon Mrs. Pike. apparently tired OF
the police surveillance admitted that the iewelry had
been left IN the by her husband and gave IL up
The jewelry includes handsome gold watch ana
chain, sapphire. ruby ana diamond fls, a par Vi
diamond earrings bracelet set III diam1nds din'
mond necklace and three gold and jcwclld hdirplns
Justice RYAN at the TOmbs Police Court yesterday
rcmanGeI Pike for further examination.
Mrs. Iike, when asked by inspector Mclaughlin 70
account for her pos son OF Mrs. Scots pf perty had
said that unknown glrl had II the parcel DO, o.,
last night She Id a different story, and said that
Mrs scott had travelled from lOnlcrs TO New York
with a man w,ll.known In this city. Pike had taken
Mrs Scott and her companion to the ferry put MIS-,
scott was unable 10 take care Of herself ana AT me
request Of the Pike took her 10 his homf on, On
the next day "Dck> Brady took Mrs. SCOT ana PIKE
IN the ferry. Before boarding the train Mrs scott
handed her Jewel bOX 10 like. That nlght i"r nus
band went cut. in compiny with a man ,mPi11Nna III
%iblo's Theatre and in some way was robbed Nv IL
WOMAN After Iilos arrest the man who had been
his cJmpan on t-Irnd the jewels