The record-union., 1894-02-17
MRS. c. 4. MILLER'S LOST JEWELRY.
A Peddler Arrested on Suspicion of
the Theft.
ne Had a Partner, But the Stuff Was
Not Found-Said to Have Told
Conflicting Stories.

On Wednesday a well-dressed, good
looking man of about 26 years of age
called at the residence OF G. 81. Miller,
1oIS & street, and was met at the door by
Mrs. Miller. He represented himself as
mechanic who had lost his place in the
railroad shops some months ago, and told
pitiful story of having sick wife and
infant who were in need of the neces-
saries of life.
In order to provide for them he said he
had been forced to peddle ladies' trinkets,
such as souvenir articles, needles, pins,
ETC., and exhibited a small quantity OF
such goods.
Mrs. Miller's sympathies were aroused
and she told the visitor to wait while she
went for some money. After going to
the rear part of the house to consult her
father on the subject she returned and
purchased some pins of the peddler.
Two or three hours afterward Mrs.
Miller concluded to go down town, and
went to her bedroom, in the front OF the
house, to get some articles which she
kept in a tin box there, only to find the
box and its contents gone. 1t contained
y gold lace-pin, with the initials IN. q. I"
the end, a gold pencil with pearl handle,
two gold rings, bracelet and two silk
handkerchiefs.
She at once suspected the peddler with
the sad face and plaintive story of having
stolen the box, and gave a description of
him to the police. Officers Higgins and
Douglas went on a search for the peddler,
and yesterday they got on his trail, when
they learned that he had partner.
The officers called at several houses
where the peddlers had been, and learned
that the one who had called at Mrs. Mill
ler's had told different stories. To some
people he said he had a family in San
Francisco, and to others that his family
resided here, but In each instance he
spoke of having been thrown out Of en-
ployment by the hard times.
Not being able to run across the ped
dlerS, the officers visited several hotels
and finally found that they were stopping
at the State House. They waited there
last evening until the pair put in an ap-
pearance. and arrested them.
Later in the evening Mrs. Miller was
sent for, and she identified one of the
men as the person from whom she pur-
chased the pins. She also identified the
goods found IN his possession as the same
he exhibited when at her house.
The prisoner gave his name as w. B.
Tilghman. Besides the goods which he
was Se1nng ne had considerable money
on his person. The police say he also
had letters from clergymen and church
members in San Francisco commencing
him to the generosity OF the public as a
good man and member of the Young
Mems Christian Association. Whether
or not these are genuine, remains to be
seen.
The officers last night searched the
room of the peddlers, but found none of
the articles taken from Mrs. Miller's
house, The latter says it was practically
impossible for anyone to have entered the
house between the time the peddler
called there and when she missed the
articles.
Tilghman's companion is a younger
man. On the way to the Police Station the
latter asked the officers if there was any
charge against them more serious than
peddling without license.