The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
JEWELS AND %CHLOROFORM
ESCAPE OF 4 WOMAN THO Wis To
ne ROBBED LAST NIGHE

Had Just Olncd. All Over Diamonds. with q
NInn who Carried n Hottie Pull or Chioro-
form. when Along Camc tho Last Nvomnn
lie Had DruEEcd aud Robbeu-l lie I- Arrested
Miss Jennie Wilson. who always wears dia-
monds. left her fiat in Harlem last night as soon
as tho gas was lighted, and came downtown.
Shc met In Broadway, in the Tenderloin, q man
who was young, good looking. and handsomely
dressed.
II am a swell guy" said the young man,
land l have money to burn" "Well, then, let
us burn some," said Miss Wilson. They went
TO Mr.. Corey's Haymarkot Club. where there 10
a ladies reception every night.
Let us have n drink" suid the young man,
and they had several let us go and dine
said tho young mar by and by, and they went
over to the restaurant in the metropolitan
Hotel, at Twcnty.seventh street and Broadway,
ordered n fine meal. and proceeded to enjoy Il.
But there was trouble ahead for the young
man. While they had been in Mr.. Corey's club q
young woman who is known in the Tenderloin
las Miss Sadie Miller happened TO be seated al
the next table. She wore no diamonds, but this
was not her fault. The minute she set her
ewes or Miss Wilson's escort she gasped.
She remembered very well how just five weeks
Rgo last night she had been strolline along Four
tNN'tA 'Ni'SN WIN AiDD nav III u ltlu U
hers. and they had met this self.same chap, ac-
companied also by n friend. There were drinks
that night and a supper. and Miss Wilson's Co.
cort of last night saw Miss Miller homo on this
other occasion.
The next morning Miss Miller had a splitting
headache. missed n pair of diamond earrings,
two diamond rings, q gold watch. a brooch. and
S35 in money. She took u solemn vow that IL
she ever saw again her friend of the night be-
fore there would b. trouble.
SO last night. being very worldly wise, when
Miss Wilson and her cscort walked out Of Mr..
Coyey's. Miss Miller followed them. No sooner
had 81 Q seen them comfortably seated in tho
restaurant than she began casting about for a
policeman.
Pretty soon two hove in sight in the persons
Of Detectives Donnail and Dale of the West
Thirtieth street station. She told her tale to
them. and when the diners had finished and
stepped into the street the policemen nabbcd
them.
Miss Miller in q dozen terse sentences ex-
iemite, who very nearly had a at in the street,
but felt for her earrings first.
ho The policemen sna tRsr. took tpa all II three rec, to , the station
In his pockets were found three very small
s sSs'l'' y sfe sSFSEo;tor but .5 s6sF' th wns 2 4 s ssrSGS
the police said was chIoroform. There
note book, filled with the addresses Of young
women who could make the acquaintance of
M Ai,h M'lsRn tS Ssd M Mas > Miller 1a,t or T N his n otfene' i'd
dressed to J. S. Bouer, "a Darcy street. Newark.
n. j., the young man said he was George w.
fused to give any address, He would make no
statement. and was locked up.
The Wilson woman had several hundred dol
lars worth OF dlamonds on her person and a
large roll OF money. The name and address OF
purchased had been scratched Off the bottles.
In connection With this arrest the police re
wall %a. th hso %nrd ss Of ap FaGsols aMFPIr assc. the and Sirl w wbG
robbed OF all her iewelry.
Duvan will be arruigned in Jefferson Marke
Police Court to-day.