The record-union., 1896-09-20
Who GOT THE DIAMONDS?
Was Il or Was Il Not the Man Who
Kicked Holden :?
That Was Switchman w. J. Bradley,
But He Says He Did Not See
Anything of the Tray.

who got the Wachhorst diamonds?"
seemed to be the question asked oftener
than any other on the street yesterday,
and the prevailing opinion among lay
men seemed to be that nobody knew
anything about it,
CleWS sure to lead to the recovery of
the gems and the capture of the party
or parties who finally got possession of
them were broadly limited at among the
detectives and city police force, but even
this was not enough to convince the in
terested citizen
only one thing appears certain, and
that is that Frank Holden-the name
given by the man who with a cobble
smashed in the show window Of Wach-
horst's jewelry store on ] street, be-
tween Third and Fourth, Friday even
ing and took therefrOm tray contain
ing thirty-five diamonds set in rings
has none of the stolen articles, and if
he had would scarcely have chance to
dispose of them for many long day to
come.
Holden, so far as could be ascertained,
has strictly kept his mouth shut regard
ing the robbery, and the stories which
were all day flying about that the police
knew just where to locate the missing
jewels dIe IldIu 10 trace uOWH.
There are about as many theories
among the police as there are officers,
and since the gentleman who stood talk
ing with lady near the scene of the
robbery and who administered the kick
which appeared to put Holden on his
feet again after he had been downed by
another man has voluntarily appeared
and accounted for himself and his COM
paniOn, the field seems to be narrowed
down still more.
AT an early hour yesterday morning
w. j. Bradley, a switchman in the en-
ploy of the Southern Pacific Company,
after reading the account of the rob-
berry published in the "Record-Union,"
visited Mr.. Wachhorst's store and stat
ed that he was the man who was talking
to lady in front of w. P. Coleman's
Office at the time of the robbery, and
that it was he who administered the
kick to the thief after he had passed
through his ordeal at the hands, or
feet, of William ]. Hogan, the restau-
rant man.
Mr.. Bradley stated that he and the
lady, who is a friend and neighbor of
his, watched proceedings until the thief
had been captured and the crowd began
to gather, when he and the lady walked
away.
He stated that he did not see the tray
containing the diamonds after the thief
fell, and that both the lady and himself
were too much excited to look at any
thing except the chase after the flying
robber.
So it happens that at present no one
knows just where the twenty-six miss
ing jewels are at, nor who has them.
L. Il,
property been determined, as the stones
ranged from SO to $50 in value, and
one of the latest estimates place the loss
at about $500.
Chief of Police Drew had an inter
view with Bradley after the latter had
reported at Wachhorst's store, but
nothing came Of the matter until late
last night.
Officers Pennish and Logue were put
on the case and finally concluded that
the circumstances against Bradley
were suspicious, to say the least, and
about 10 o'clock they arrested him and
the woman-whose name is Stone, and
with whom he has been consorting-
and took them to the Police Station.
There the officers had separate con-
| versations with the twain, and ended
their suspicious were not lessened by
the stories told by the suspects.
The police claim that a number Of
persons have been found who are will
| ing to swear that they saw Bradley
pick up the tray which was dropped by
| the thief, one of whom, they say, is
| woman who lives just across the street
from where the tray was dropped and
who knows Bradley we'll
1t appears, however, to be only
case of suspicion at present, though it
| is thought something may be discov-
cred which will render the recovery of
| the gems possible.
| After having had his interview with
| Bradley and the Stone woman, Officer
! Logue was closeted with Holden, the
thief who originally stole the diamonds,
| but whether the latter said anything
which might throw light upon the mat
| ter Is not known.
| Another certain thing, then, is that
W. ]. Bradley and Miss Stone are be-
| hind prison bars suspected Of having
| appropriated the diamonds dropped by
| thief Holden, but the question is "Who
| has Wachhorsts diamonds?" yet re-
mains unanswered.
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