New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
LOST LACE RECOVERED.
PART OF 1T TAKEN TO MRS. BARfEIl
BY WOMAN WHO CLAIMS A REWARD.

SHE HAD BOUGHT ONE PIECE FOR SO FROM
SECONDHAND STORE. WHERE 1T HAD BEEN
SOLD FOR s5-THE OTHER PIECE HAD
BEEN SOLD TO FRIEND OF CAP
TAIN oBRIEN WHOSE NAME is
WITHHELD LOOKING
FOR THE THIEF.
Acting Captain O'Brien. OF the Detective Bu-
reau, last night announced that the vaiuapie
lace belonging to Mrs Erastus Corning VI
Albany, which disappeared from the dressihah-
ing rooms of Mrs. Ellen Barrett. NO ~ East
Thirty -frst-st., had been recovered. There were
over six yards of it, and the value was saiu
to be $4,000. 1t had been sold by the Empress
Eugene to WORTH the Paris dressmaKer' anu
bought from him by Mrs. Corning.
The story that the loss Of the lace had not
been reported to the police unfounded, as
Captain OBren said last night that on Wednes-
day Mrs Barrett called upon him and told MN
that the two pieces of lace. which had been iei'
with her by Mrs Corning on January TO- hau
been stolen from small safe In the dressn'ak-
ing establishment She said the safe was j"
the paror. which was generally left open our
ing the day. Detectives Rynders and Robinson
made a search of all the pawnshops. Ihey
failed to find the lace. however.
TWO WOMEN CLAIM A REWARD.
The two detectives were In Mrs. Barretts es-
tabshment yesterday morning when two worn
entered. One Of them had . small parcei.
Miss Sammons. Mrs. Barrett's niece. quesuoheo
them as to the nature Of their errand. 1he
parcel was unroled. and 1t was found to con-
tain lace. As soon as she glanced at 1t MISS
Sammons identified It one OF the stoieh
pieces. The woman was ready to give IL up
on condition that she received $500 she ue-
clared that Mrs. Barrett had advertised re-
ward Of that amount for the recovery OF the
lace. Mrs Barrett and her niece both denieu
that any such reward had been advertised. Inc
girls in their establishment, however. had oeeh
told that they would get $50 If they could ma
it. as Mrs. Barrett supposed that 1t had only
been mslaid.
TAKEN TO HEADQUARTERS
The two women were about to go away with the
lace when the detectives who had listened TO the
conversation stopped them. and demanded that
the lace be returned. The women still demanded
n reward The detectives then telephoned 10
Police Headquarters and asked Acting captain
O'Brien what they should do. He told them %
bring the women TO Headquarters. MISS sam
mons went along At Headquarters the woman
Dunschen. and said she lived in West Twenty
second-st. Her companion said that she was
Mrs. Bradley who lived with her mother Mrs.
Tilda Mcneil, who keeps a secondhand clothing
store at No. l54 Seventh-ave.
Mrs Bradley said that aboit nine days ago
man came into her mothers store with two
pieces Of lace which he wished to sell. He
said he needed money. and had taken the lace
from an old dress belonging to his wife. The
lace did not appear valuable. she said. and all
that Mrs. Mcneil would give for II was ~ Tie
man was satisfied with this. and went away.
FINALLY SOLD FOR 50.
Later in the day Mrs Dunschen entered the
store Her attention was attracted TO the lace.
and she asked what II was worth. Mrs. Mcneil
said she would sell 1t for SC. The sale was made.
and Mrs. Dunschen went away with the two
pieces. Mrs. Bradley read yesterday about the
disappearance Of the lace from Mrs. Barretts es-
tablishment. and the large estimate that had
been placed upsn II. She thought II might be
the same lace, and 30 yesterday morning she
started out 10 see II she could recover II. She
located Mrs Dunschen. and though she does not
say SO. the police understand that she wanted 10
buy 1t back again for the same price for which
it gold. Mrs. Dunschen. however, had also
read the papers and she thought the lace was
Just valuable to her.
The women finally compromised by going 20
Mrs. Barrett's establishment 10 see II they could
IL
Dunschen only had one piece. She had left the
other piece 10 be sold in Samuel kriesers auction
rOom at No. West Twenty y-eighth-st After
hearing the story told by the women. de-
tective sent 10 Krieser's place. He said that
the piece Of lace LETT with him was sold on Janu-
ary Is 10 man who said he intended to give
il TO his wife. There were two yards and hair
in this piece and II sold at "a 10 yard
The name Of the man who bought the lace was
obtained from Krieser and he visited.
lie Is a personal friend of Acting captain
O. Brien. and when II was told to him that the
lace had been stolen. he at once hurried down 10
Police Headquarters with il and turned II over
TO Captain O'Bricn. His name was not given out
LOOKING FOR THE THIEF.
The police have not yet arrested the man who
sold the lace to Mrs. Mcneil and who Is sup
posed to have stolen IT from Mrs. Barretts place
Captain OBrien said last night however. that
the detectives had good description OF him and
thought they would be able 10 find him. Ac-
cording to Acting Captain OBren. the lace Is
not valuable as It was first reported. when 1t
was said TO be worth 81. 900 a yard. 1t IL said
that the value Of the lace Is not more than Sl6O
a yard The piece which recovered from
Mrs. Dunschen contained four yards. The police
still have possession OF the lace. Mrs. Dunschen
says that she will bring suit against Mrs. Bar
rett for the recovery Of the $500 reward which
she says offered.
A dispatch from Albany yesterday stated that
Mrs. Erastus Corning had not yet been In
formed by Mrs. Barrett OF the loss OF the lace.
The lace is not n recent purchase from Worth.
but has been the property OF Mrs. Corning since
1873 1t was left with Mrs. Barrett I'm New-York.
and Mrs. Corning had not been made aware Of
the robbery until the lace was recovered.