The herald., 1894-02-23
MRS GARNER UNDER ARREST
Sensational Phase of a Diamond
Robbery Affair.
Walter Guy Fernal Accused of Bur.
glary in San Francisco.
A sister of Ex-Oounty Recorder Kelly
Figures In tho Matter-A Theat-
REALLY Disposed Young Man
Also In the Tolls.

A sensational arrest OF an alleged
diamond thief was made in this city
yesterday by Police Detectives Auble
and Benson. The person arrested is
Walter Guy Fernal, wanted in San Fran
cisco on charge OF stealing $4,000 worth
OF diamonds and $3.50 in cash from
Simon Jacobson of 1427 Howard street.
He is locked up in the city prison.
Locked in the same prison. end ar
rested at the same time, were Mrs. K. G.
Garner, sister of exCounty Recorder J.
A. Kelly of this city, and her son,
Henry Earl Garner. They were lock ed
up pending the result of the investigs-
ton for the stolen jewelry.
After bail was refused in the case of
Mrs. Garner and her son, it wss con-
cluded by the authorities to show her
all courtesy possible. Accordingly, she
was spared the humiliation of remaining
over night in Jail, and was allowed to go
to the lodging house kept by her mother,
where she was in charge of an officer
throughout the night.
The party were arrested at IL 80
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the Phoenix lodging house. 1873 North
Spring street, as they entered a carriage
intending to drive to the Santa Anita
ranch on a visit to Lucky Baldwin, who
is a relative OF Mrs. Garner.
They bad scarcely seated themselves
in the carriage when the detectives, who
had been following Fernal two or three
days, placed them all under arrest. The
carriage was driven hastily to the police
station, where the lady and her son and
the supposed diamond crook we're es-
corted into the private room OF the de-
tectives. Although the street was
crowded with people, but few noticed
the arrest, as it was done very quietly.
THE DIAMOND ROBBERY.
The robbery took place in San Fran
cisco last Saturday night. Two we'll
dressed burglars entered the residence
Of Mr.. Jacobson at 1927 Howard street,
and stole, so Mr.. Jacobson claims, $3.50
worth of jewelry and cash. One of the
men suspected OF the crime WAS sup
posed to have left Immediately for this
city. The other man is supposed to be
in hiding in San Francisco.
Mr.. Jacobson sells diamonds and Jew
elry on the installment plan, and ia &C
customed to keep large stock secreted
in trunk in his residence. He kept
the trunk in hall down stairs. but ex-
plains this apparent bit of carelessness
by the statement that he did so in order
that it might be more easily removed in
the event OF fire. At 3 O'Clock Saturday
morning the people next door we're
awakened by two burglars who we're
seen breaking open the trunk in back
allev. Before officers could be sum.
moned the thieves had secured all the
valuable contents and made their es-
caps.
One OF the. burglars entered by the
kitchen window and let his accom- plice
in through the front door. They
wrapped an overcoat about the trunk go
that it might be handled with less noise
and carried it through the dining room
to the kitchen and from there into the
alley. The lock of the trunk quickly
yielded to eeverals we'll directed blows
from an ak, and it was but the work OF
a moment to pick out the diamonds.
The thieves did not moiest the valuable
silverware and silks in the trunk.
The next morning the affair was re-
ported to the police, and it was learned
that policeman had seen, early on the
morning OF the burglary. two well.
dressed young men at the corner oil
Eleventh and Howard streets. They
appeared to be minding their own bust.
ness, however, and so he paid no atten-
ton TO them. IL is now believed that
these men are the ones who committed
the robbery.
1t ia thought that the thieves were
able to conduct the burglary 30 success
fully and quietly ON account of informa
ton furnished by some of the women
who patronized the Jscobsons.
CAME TO LOS ANGELES.
1t turns out that the man suspected
was an acquaintance of Mrs. Garner,
who is we'll known in this city, hei
brother, j. A. Kelly, being prominent
politically. She formerly resided in
this city. The son Henry was by hei
first husband, whose name was Earl
The young n an was known as Ear
when he resided here.
Mrs. Garner recently secured a posi-
ton in the United States mint through
influence OF prominent persons in this
city, and was employed by Superintend
emit Daggett. Her recommendations
came from two OF the highest officials in
Los Angeles.
She is a particularly handsome woman
apparently not over 50 years OF ago
Her son Henry is presumably 20 years
old. Mrs. Kelly, mother OF Mrs. Gar.
ner, conducts the Phoenix lodging house
It l28 North Spring etreet.
| Last Tuesday Mrs. Garner came to
this city to visit her relatives, having
secured a furlough from her duties al
the mint, and with her came Walter
Guy Fernal, who had been introduced
to her by the son OF wealthy San Fran.
ciscan. Her son arrived abb ut the same
time, or perhaps few days before.
Henry Earl, as the son was familiarly
known in this city is theatrically in.
clined. He is we'll known among the
theatrical people of the city. About a
year ago he and Fitzgerald Murphy, the
playwright, organized company OF
players. but soon came to grief, owing ia
lack of funds.
FERNAL's CAREER.
According to the statement of Mr..
Kelly, Mrs. Gamers brother, Henry
Earl met Fernsl in Chicago year ago
Formal was known there by the name o.
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