New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-14
HER MaN.SERTANT AND TALCABLhS "o'1
MRS ADOI.PH SIMS RoBBED OF piA"o
JEWELRY VALUED AT S3.0oo-p'ftp ID WV
WHOM SHE HAD HELPED

WHOM SHE HAD HELPED
Mrs Adolph Sim.s widow. was ye9'.'' ."a -, No.
Of diamonds and jewelry valued AT s"'
man-seryant Henry Fisher, alias Hehrs '
Mrs Simis II seems. had been poa'u'''s "
EaoIo Hotel in Fulton-st. Brooklyn lot We"
..,,rirg rooms for herself and Fisher WIN "''
introduced as her servant. She SAID 'ha' so"7
Mr. Fisher was a man Of hrs'-raie repu'"'''', "" ""
whom she Fad become Interested WINE c"N's "
charitable work IN New-York fishei was " ,',. 80,
nsh utflo fellow grlish in demeanor an" '
dressed His room the top moor "h"c i''
-. Nc Si,ri- was on the secorI floor above 'ne
Office ON Monday last. her first day at the ho''i'
Mrs SIMS deposited with the hoie' nan"s''
Coffin leather icHel-box securely locked io' sa'
koepnc The next day Fisher called al 'he o'''''
and said that Mrs Sims wanted H. IL vas SUN
,,,r,e1 IN Mr. Collins custody This practlce
VAS ken, m nearly every day. Yesterday h'o'"i"N
Fisher presented himself at the hotel once win
bic usual r.ouosi for the box. which was given h'ih
n, coffin watched him as he went upstairs ana III
a few minute. saw that he came down Asa'' anu
,,on, o,f carving a bundle. Mr. CONN suspicious
usr. aroused and he sent his day clerk, VINO 'HA'1
Mrs Simls II she ha! sent Fisher 'o' "e 'e"''
box. ,,.,. j.,
you ask? ,-,.
..W.n he's got f.. all the same said the clerk
"and he. eonh from the hotel
Nrs Sims nearly tainted and then became hys-
,ericai Word Wa sent TO Captain Campbell ana
Mrs Sims with his help. made out the following
schedule 81 the boN's contents.
one gold watch. set with diamonds ana h1vn, AN an
onam.lci picture on on. of nc c'.r., '"ue ,.
diamond gn Faloe ,r 81 ~ d,smoaa earrins.
value So ono sapphire ana diamond r"s i,, sa.nr
ss.,. ON. diamond suubufsf. yalu" 81 ore dam"i j
bracelet blue stones In centre. value w. one VIM
pearl bracelet With miniature ID INC ~ ,,,,
value 81. one set % diamond eerr.nss value -
one diamond ring. with ame'hys', in ne '%cn,Is. %
value so. diamond comb valu" * GOA k'arS
holder value 81. ana s." in cash
When Fishers room ~as visited BY ne '"nir"'
on. detectives the empty je~cl-hor was found
and when his trunk wa broken open the oih'efs
h,d another surprise u ~a- packed Win fan'Y
costumes all womcn's apparel There "er" N"'h't
Hubbard wrappers of colofed cf"p" sim ""S'"'H'
corseis and ngure moulds. There were ban pro
cramme. concert programme and posters sho"
ing fha, Mortimer was professional '"m''e I'M
Gwen eve 81 10 M"r,ier hmericas
nan masr' X~a-York on January TO- 1895
Fisher OF Mortimer. is described az being ABOUT
t@rh, ,~s4hY anl smooh.facci with high cheekbone'
The police - both cities are looking 'or nm n.,
ssner mr. Hiopa simi.; o. nTookn T. syorr sysr
,.'rs she has devoted sool dea = time ard
money 90 charabe lnnr,nhtt. t t,,y IA ,' winter She
askei .rt M" If, ~ %~wYo,k whom h. cou'd recon-
nloi"' s,r, of clerk o. messenger % hep her
!, hus,lcss matters and disrens!ng charity Tns
man n seem. had met Fisher hnl ne'n lnpf,s.'hl
bi nioasant address. Mrs. S.mls ~as mnch
p'eascIl with fish.E , ,e. ~. yo-,,
. '' ~ y, porLaway % vl-' q son. ana hecam" Ill al
,he brooklyn IN, q ne Briage she wen, 10 n, rhc,
t..ofn Unte, and had Fisher 20 there. too no'
,-N,,..,' nov long she would h' kept there Tier
Hi,de s,y ihat ehc had intended 20 leave th' ho".
49,. soo,, ae she got w"l enough 10 travel fiSi'i
a.. .fka , -,n 20 1er in hi- attentions 81. .
The charities C,mmiss. ,ner .ad inHt hisn, VA.
she had known Fisher since Decemher an ll,a ina'
he hal robbed her Of petty sum once h'ioi''
ft,n"i ~. Slris's song ls a wc.l-known halter
l'Ilrch- s.