The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-21
SAYS He ROBBED her.
Stylish Miss Mason Causes the
Arrest of James Williams.
levels Valued at $4,000 and $500
in Cash Have Vanished.
The Naluablcs Were Missed After the
Young Man Left Her House.

a wcli-drcssed. stylish-lookins blonde,
about twenty six years old. who des-
cr!bcd herself us Miss Emma Mason,
was complainant at the Norkvile Police
Court this morning against cookbook
ing young Brooklynite, named James
Williams, aged twenty three years, who
said ne lives at iS2 Ciassnn avenue. She
charged him with the theft of $500
worth OF diam nj jcwelry and $500 in
cash.
Miss Mason boards with Mrs. Meta
Martneau, a modiste. who occupies the
second fat at 30 West Forty-third
street. The accused is a clerk IN the
employ OF Alfred Dodge x Son, manu-
facturers of piano tools and instruments
, In East Thirteenth street. He was ar
raignel in court by Detective Thompson,
of the West Forty street squad,
who had him remandel to enable HIM to
discover further evidence, Neither OF
the parties was willing TO talk about
tae case.
From what the detective said to Jus
tice Mcmahon II was learned that Will
Jams called on Miss Mason Wednesday
night and stopped in the fiat over night.
After he left the house at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning she had occasion to go
to her bureau drawer and missed her
belt, in which she carried her jewels and
money.
She hurried to the West Forty seventh
street station house, where she cXcitedly
told OF her loss Among the property
stolen she mentioned "A diamond neck
lace worth Sl,SOO, Il solitaire diamond
ring worth $500, pair OF bracelets, with
solitaire, worth $780, pair of dia-
mond and sapphire earrings worth $40
and cluster diamond bracelet valued
at $500
without any hesitation she charged
her visitor with being the thief. and
asked the detective to accompany her
to his office at Dodge & Sons. Al their
first visit they did find Williams.
They found him there in the afternoon,
and he denied all knowledge of the prop
erty:, She then ordered his arrest.
Although Miss Mason was present In
not arise from her seat among the spec
tators, Seated with her We're u man..
who represented himself as her lawyer;
dpdishly dressed young man and a tall
who refused to tell who she was.
Detective Thompson explained the
story to Justice Mcmahon, and at his
request the prisoner was remanded
back to the station-house until late this
afternoon. Thompson said that Will
Jams was well connected, AL that he
had known Miss Mason when she lived
In Brooklyn. After the case was ad-
journed Miss Mason and her party hur-
riedly left the court
The following property was recovered
by Policeman Thompson, of the West
Twenty-seventh street station. this af-
ternoon:
one diamond necklace, valued at 81 800; one
pair diamond and sapphire earrings. worth s275 ;
one solitaire diamond ring $500; one scroll
diamond brooch $50; one crescent brooch set
with diamonds and sapphires $3.50: bracelet
set with two diamonds $500; one cluster bracelet,
$500; one gold ring one link chain and locket
set with diamonds, one gold snake ring set with
diamonds and rubies. one English sovereign; $40
in cash and pawn ticket representing watch
The $3.50 in cash which Miss Mason
claims to have lost has not been re-
covered