Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-08
DIAMONDS
Lured Young Herman
KOnrad to Robbery
OF IIARsCH BROS, JEWELLERS, IN
KANSAS CITY.
TRAVELLED In MEXICO.
CAME TO FORT WORTH LAST AUG
UsT AND REGISTERED UNDER
AN ASSUMED NAME.
Makes No Denial of the CharEe-son
of u Prominent Family in Wis
consin-Taken Back.
TRAVELLED In MEXICO.

Four thousand dollars worth of dla-
monds is a pretty good haul for 49,
year-old amateur to make at one time.
A young man who has been known
in Fort Worth for several months as
Il. A. Miller was arrested here yester-
day morning by City Detective Tom
Talbot on the charge of robbing the
firm of Harsch Bros. jewellers. is East
Eleventh street, Kansas City. Mo-. of
diamonds and mounted jewelry to the
value of $1,000
The young man came to Fort Worth
on the Sd of last August and regis
tered at Hotel Richelieu as e. A.
Miller. Milwaukee. Wis. He seemed to
be of a sociable disposition. and was
quickly recognized about the hotel "as
one of the boys" He did not appear
to be over flush with money, but
dressed well and paid his bills up to a
few weeks ago. He occupied n room
over A. r. Bonds drug store, 1910
Main street. Information had been
received here some time back that
the Kansas City jewelry house of
Harsch Bros. had been robbed and de-
scription and photographs sent here to
police headquarters. Detective Talbot
proceeded to work the game up and
was so successful that he bagged his
man without the slightest difficulty.
Mr.. c. II. Blake. who is associated
with the firm Of Harsch Bros, arrived
here day or two ago in quest OF the
man who vast wanted. Talbot met Mr..
c, N. Johnson, formerly on the Fort
nrn la ats a
taking out photograph, asked John
son II he knew whose picture 1t was.
johnson replied that he at once recog-
nized 1t as very excellent likeness of
young man who had registered at
the Rlchelleu under the name of r. A
Miller. The officers at once proceeded
to Miller's room, over Bonds drug
store, and found the young man in
bed, calmly sleeping. When told that
he was wanted. he evlnced no surprise,
but carelessly remarked. well, l sup
pose the cats up" and getting up, he
dressed and followed the officers He
was not locked up. but was left in
charge of Mr., Blake. the Kansas City
man, who had come for him.
1t transpired that the name Miller
was assumed. and that the young
mans real name Is Herman NJ Kon-
rad, He had also used the name of
Il. G.. Boone since arriving here Kon-
rad had been employed by Harsch
Bros. in Kansas City for about nine
months before the LIST OF last June. At
that time the house suspended its bus
mess and the stock was turned over
to the Metropolitan National bank of
Kansas City to satisfy claims amount
ing to $1,000. The bank people placed
the stock in charge OF young Konrad.
The young man was disposed to lead a
rather gay life. and the temptations
around him were great. having the
custody of several thousand dollars
worth OF gllttering diamonds. conse-
quently. on the 18th of June Konrad
disappeared from Kansas City. and
Harsch Bros. found that their stock
had materially diminished In value.
Kolrad went 10 Mexico and Travelled
about for a month or so. when he
struck Fort Worth. He had apparently
come to the end of his money. for
he ran out OF means to pay his board
bill a short time ago. While here he
sold gold watch, two pistols and a
diamond ring. The young man is
known 10 belong to an excellent and
highly respectable family In the North,
his father being a prominent furniture
denler in Oshkosh. Wis He seems a
young man OF good address and well
educated An eXtenuating circum-
stance may be bis youth and the very
great temptations to which he was
exposed. He attempted no denial of
the robbery. and took his arrest very
coolly. MIR. i3irck took him 70 Kan
sas City last night on the Rock Island.