The morning call., 1894-06-26
DIAMONDS AS PAY.
How Mrs. Miller Lost Her
Brillian8.
A Man Who Played a Double Role
and Won Favor on Both Sides
Has Disappeared.

Mrs. George Miller, wife of a stock
broker, accompanied by her attorney,
called at police headquarters yesterday
afternoon with the object of procuring a
warrant for the arrest of II. R. Knapp, a
private detective.
AS both police courts were closed for
the day the warrant was not obtained, but
Mrs. Miler's attorney expressed the inten-
tion Of seeing TO il that it was issued This
morning.
Mrs. Miller lives in East Oakland, and it
appears that for some reason or other her
husband decided TO have her shadowed
He employed Knapp for that purpose and
it would seem that Knapp gave him the
double cross"
At all events he went to Mrs. Miller and
confided TO her the fact that her husband
had her under surveillance and that he
was the Sleuth on her track She could
not believe that her husband would do
such a thing, but when Knapp mentioned
certain places where she had called, giving
the date and hour, she was convinced that
he was net deceiving her.
Knapp then made a proposition to her
that if she would make it worth his while
he would shadow Mr.. Miller and drop his
surveillance of her. Mrs. Miller told him
she had no ready money at her disposal,
but she would give him her diamonds to
hold as security till she was in a position
to pay him for his services. This he
agreed to, and she gave him diamond
ring worth S265. pair of diamond ear
rings and solitaire.
Knapp was now the appointed agent of
both husband and wife and for a time
things went on smoothly for him, but a
few days ago husband and wife met and
''tbe cat slipped out of the bag" Mr..
Miller, on learning that his wife had given
her diamonds TO Knapp. went to Judge
Joachimsen'S court on Saturday to swear
out warrant for Knapp'S arrest for OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses, but the
court had adjourned, and now his wife is
after him for grand larceny or obtaining
goods by false preteDses.
George Miller, the husband. was seen al
his apartments on Third street last even
ing, and after some persuasion was in
duced to give his version of the affair.
He professed entire ignorance as to the
proposed arrest of Knapp and was some
what surprised at his wife's action in max
ing public the affair in winch they had
both been trapped.
He said that his relations with Mrs.
Miller were quite friendly. although they
had separated by mutual agreement some
months ago.
residence in Oakland" he continued. Il
often called to see her, and on one occa-
sioE found that she kept lOdger OF whom
l knew nothing. This fact aroused sus-
plciOn in my mind and last month | called
upon my attorneys in view of having the
affair looked into. They engaged Knapp
TO do the work and | gave him the neces-
sary instructions with which to 60 ahead.
"Of course 1 placed full confidence in
the man. and he gave me sufficient evil
dence, although had some doubt as TO his
veracity.
in the meantime my wife and / often
met, and when asked why she refrained
from wearing her diamonds she always
had some excuse. Last Saturday, how
ever, she confessed the facts regarding
their disappearance, and told how Knapp
had been playing his double role.
II became somewhat enraged at the
time ana took steps to have him arrested,
but upon second thought decided 10 let the
matter drop rather than have it become
public"
Mr.. Miller further stated that the full
value of the jewelry which Knapp ad
tax eE was at least $500.