Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-08
WANTED HERJEWELS
a STIRRING SCENE IN rAwNpRo-
KrR srERx's YESTERDAY.
MRS. FORD DEMANDED HER DIAMONDS
u.- u,.,ana Had Pnwned Them
some Months AGO, and the hoi"er
u.su..J 10 Give Them Up--TaIsing
Of Dispositions Resumed

,,so taking OF dispositions in the Ford
a,vorce suit was resumed yesterday. ana
.oroe quite spicy testimony was devei-
ooed but nothing in connection with the
case transplrcd that was half as breezy
and exciting as what took place In the
Mace of business OF Mr.. S. Stern, the
wclI-known pawnbroker. on Main street
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
sreets early yesterday morning. 1t was
about II o'clock when Mrs. Loretta
small-Ford, accompanied by her coun-
sci. Mr.. Frank Il. Anderson, entered Mr.
Stems establishment. and the Attorney
promptly made known the object OF
their welt
MIR. Anderson asked for Mr. Stern, ana
upon being assured that the gentleman
10 whom the inquiry had been addressed
was he, the lawyer asked to see some
5eweIry and other vaiuabies that hsd
been pawned, Il Is alleged some months
ago by Stewart Ford, to the value OF
about s175.
The tpawnLroker Immediately surmised
the identity OF his visitors. lie had
been expecting some one 10 call ana re-
deem IN. hypothecated property some
days ago Detective Aleck. Tomlinson
called on MIN and asked IL he had lot
of iewelry and other articles OF value
that Mr.. Ford had pawned before sepa-
rating from his wife. The pawnDroKe,
told the officer at that time that ne hau
the goods, and would be glad 10 surreh-
der them to the owner when he shouid De
ready 10 redeem them. From the con-
UNDER
stood the detective 20 say that Mrs.
SmalI-Ford claimed the articles as hers
and intended to pay the money due on
them and recover them. He heard no
more from Sergeant Tomlinson, ana
when the couple applied for the valua-
bles he concluded that they had come
with the pawn tickets to take the goods
out OF pawn.
He therefore. produced some OF the
pieces. Mr.. Anderson then announced
that the property belonged TO MIS-
SraIl-Ford, and had been pawned Dy
her husband without her consent lie
demanded that the valuables be DENY
cred 10 the lady. Mr. Stern refused,
faying that they would not be sWren-
cered until the pawn tickets and the
amount due on the pawned property |
should be forthcoming.
WOULDN'T GIVE THEM UP.
Mr.. Anderson then demanded the pro-
perty again as counsel for Mrs. Ford
Il don't care who you are retorted
the pawnbroker, snatcbing some of the
pleces out of Mrs Small-Fords grasp.
lyon can't have these things until
YOU have paid for them and shown the
tickets"
A spirited argument, in which all par
ticipated ensued
"Tn give you twenty-four hours TO
return that property to Mrs. Ford said
the lawyer holly.
"Give me ninety days" said the pawn
broker with equal warmth, you'll have
the same chance of getting it either
way.
After making repeated demands for
the restoration OF the goods Mr.. Ander-
son and Mrs. Smali-Ford left the place
chagrined.
The incident In the pawnshop attract
cd the attention Of a number of people
and occasioned quite stir in the neigh
borhood. Mr.. Stern when seen yester-
day. declined to talk about the affair for
Sergeant Tomlinson stated
TO the reporter that he learned some
lime ago that the valuables had been
pawned with Mr. Stern. and he Informed
Mrs. Small-Ford OF the fact. Mr.. Ford
still retains the pawn-tickets In his pos
session.
II is understood that Mr.. Anderson
will carry the matter into the courts
II once.