The morning call., 1894-02-23
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Mrs. Garner and Harry Earl Are
Arrested.
WERE CAUGHT IN LOS ANGELES.
The Woman Confided Too Much in
the Chicago Crook-Clever
Police Investigations.

The two men suspected Of committing
the robbery of $4,000 worth of diamonds
and about $1,000 in cash at the house of
Simon jacobson, a dealer in diamonds,
1927 Howard street, last Saturday morn
ing, which was published exclusively in
Tuesdays CALL. were arrested in Los An
gees yesterday on warrant telegraphed
from Chief Crowley. Captain Lees was
notified of the arrest yesterday afternoon,
and promptly replied to send them on at
once. They left last evening
The two men are Walter Guy Furnald,
alias }. w. Allen, alias J. W. Spence. aud
Harry Garner. alias Harry Earl. But
there is also woman in the case, and she
was also arrested. She is Mrs. Garner,
said to be the mother of Harry Garner.
She is a sister OF Julius a. Kelly, ex-
County Recorder and well-known politi-
clan of Los Angeles. He was one of the
founders of the Union League Republican
Club, and through his influence she Sc
cured sn appointment in the adjusters'
department of the United States Mint in
this city, and was on a three weeks vaca-
ton. She is second cousin of Lucky
Baldwin, and was preparing TO drive to
her son when they were placed under
arrest.
Captain Lees said last night that the
stolen diamonds have not yet been recov-
cred. He believes that Furnaid, who he
says is as sharp asa steel trap, had stopped
of at some station en- route to Los An
geles and planted them, but he does not
despair Of locating them.
los lin Of
said: II did not know anything about the
robbery till Tuesday. when l saw it in THE
CALL. l put Seymour and Ed Gibson and
Tom Gibson on the case. They called at
Mr.. Jacob bo use and learned that two
young men. j. w. Spence and Harry Earl,
had been frequent visitors at the house of
late, having been introduced by friend of
the family. Earl was a particular favorite
with the ladies of the family. more es-
pecially Of one of the daughters. The
family had not the Sigh test suspicion that
the two young men had any connection
with the robbery, but the detectives
thought differently.
They got a good description of the two
young men. aud when they described
Spence to me l knew at once that he was
none other than Furnald. Immediately
set the wires working, as we found they
had left the city and gone south, and the
result yon know.
81 have nothing to say against Mrs.
Garner. She is arrested simply because
:; she happened to be with the two men, who,
l feel certain, committed the robbery
Furnald first came to the notice of the
police here a lew days before Christmas.
A letter had been received by the different
city banks from Albert Brode Stone, an
attorney-at-lawi in Chicago, warning them
=. to be on their guard against Furnald, as
he had come to this city with a deliberate
scheme in his mind TO swindle the banks.
Mr.. Some in his letter said that if the
: bankers cared to know what the scheme
was he would be glad to inform them on
hearing from them. Instead of communi.
eating with Mr.. Stone, the bankers handed
his letters to Captain Lees.
Detectives Seymour and Byram were
detailed Oh the case, and they located
Furnald at the LaDgham Hotel, where he
was registered under the name of J. w
Allen. He and Mrs. Garner aud her son
were living there, and Furnald introduced
Mrs. Garner to Seymour as a niece oil
Lucky" Baldwin. The detectives found
in bis room SAMPLES of different bond:
which he had procured from the Schmidt
Label and Lithographic Company, Main
street, which they shrewdly suspected
were connected with his scheme fol
swlndling the local banks. They TOOK
possession of these sample bonds and tGob
Furnald to police headquarters. where be
was put through his facings BY Captain
Lees. The captain told him he had pene
trated his scheme and he need not attempt
to carry it into execution.
Furnald put on an air OF injured limo
cenee, and said that Stone was simply try.
ing TO knock" him. He declared upor
his honor that he was an honest man, ard
had not the remotest intention of swind.
ling any bank. The captain, after again
warning him, let him go with the signif Fl
cant remark: I'VE will keep track of YOU ,
That duty devolved upon Detective Sey
mour, and the fact that one of Furnald's
frequent visitors at the Langham was the
well-known gambler Billy Hart made hin
keep an extra sharp watch on his move
ments, bat he found nothing to warrant
his interference.
Seymour ascertained that FurDald, prior
to being taken before Captain Lees, ha(
done some trifling business with one of thu
banks, and given out that he had Offices il
the Chamber OF Commerce building il
Chicago, where be was we'll known. Tn,
banker knew that Mr.. Stone had an offic,
in the same building, and wrote to him in
curing about Furnald merely as matte
of business. 1t was in answer to this lei
ter of inquiry that Mr.. Stone wrote tn,
warning letters to all the banks here put
ting them on their guard.
Other facts were learned about Fur
maids past career. His father is one o
the most prominent men of Manchester
n. d., in which city he was connected will
the Assessors Office. This, together witt
the fact that he was young man of edu
cation and social polish, good converse
tioDalist and possessed of faultless man
ners. gave him the entrea 10 some of fh,