The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-04
MORE OF THE LOST JEWELS.
Remnants of the Finck Burg
larry Are Unearthed.
MRS. HAoAN's RING is FOUND.
Pins. Iockets. Bracelets. Charms.
That Were Hidden Near ST Marks
Church, and Chickens Scattered
Tbem-Two of the Burglars Fail to
Find the Place. but George
Wright Is More Successful.

Scattered around on the ground in
space Of ten feet square. two and half
blocks northeast from the new ST. Marks
church the last remnant OF the Jewelry
stolen from W. II. Fincks jewelsy store BY
Harry Munroe Fred Buchan and j. c.
Webster. was found yesterday morning by
George Wright. The jeweiry was part or
that left 10 be repaired and consisted OF
a miscellaneous lot OF articles. the owners
OF which in many eases, have not yet been
determined. The most surprising md or
the lot was the missing pearl ring. owned
by Mrs c. H Hagan. and which had been
given up as gone forever.
When the jewelry was shown TO Munroe
he was thunderstruck to see Mrs. Hagan's
pearl and said that he would have bet his
life that he sent it 20 Chicago Buchan
was greatly pleased at the find. as he fear
ed chief Reed thought he had removed IL
from the original hiding place as told 10
the police. previous 10 the arrests. Some
of the articles found together with owners
are as follows:
Pearl ring-Mrs. g. II. Hagan. OF Seat
tie The ring was specially valuable, be-
ing a family heirloom.
Amethyst ring-A daughter OF John {.
Hopkins OF Nashon island.
Watch charm-Carl Speer. firm of john
son & Speer. Of Seattle.
Diamond ring-George r. Tew, formerly
of Seattle. now Of klondke-
Among the remaining articles were two
gold nuggets of good size, gold key pin,
diamond locket. silver bracelet. gold pin
marked Nellie charm with inscription
"A. TO j. =" and a diamond cluster ring.
There is a history connected with the
Tew ring Last spring Mr.. Finck sent
Tew 10 the Klondike and before Tew left
he wrapped his ring up in a piece of paper
and tucked II away in the safe. Somh
time after the robbery Mr. Finck received
the following letter from Tew. written az
the lakes: / see by the Post-Intelligen-
Ger that your store was burglarized and
the safe looted. I suppose my diamond
ring went with the other goods"
1t Will be recalled that after the burg
lars were arrested they told of a small
package of jewelry being hidden some
where near St Marks church. Munroe
and Buchan tried TO find the place. but
missed f. Mr. Finck while at meet
ing of the Queen City Lodge X of r.
asked the other members 10 help him
search the ground in the vicinity of the
alleged plant" Yesterday morning a
number Of men joined him and they com
menced a systematic exploration. They
were searching in a vacant lot where
there were stumps and bushes Only a
few minutes had elapsed before George
Wright yelled out Well boys I've found
Il" The others thought he was Joking
hut the iewelry now in Mr.. Finck's pos
session tells the story.
L appears that when Munroe and Buch-
an were coming back from secreting the
greater part OF the plumber. Buchan hap
pened to put his hand in his pocket and
find an envelope. What have [ got here7'
he said. The envelope was opened and a
miscellaneous lot OF pins. rings and lockets
were discovered In order to dispose OF
it quickly. the first out of the way place
was chosen. The explanation Of how II
was scattered over such large place is
found in the fact that the hens roam
AZ large In tho lot and scratch 10 their
hearts content