The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-09
WILSON VALET CONVICTED.
SUDDEN STOLE FAMILY JEWEBRY
Valued AT $4,000.
PLEADED That He Eaa Taken the Property 70
Secure Himself for Money Promised Hin ~
llta EMPLOYER for DoinR UeteotiVo UTorh.

PLEADED That He Esad Takes the Property 70
Secure Himself for Money erenisea Hin ~
Hts Employer for DoisE 0eteotive work.
Tho trial Of Albert ". sugden, the valet who
was charged with stealing $1,000 worth OF 5ew-
slry from the house OF Richard T. Wilson OF OIL
Fifth avenue, was brought to q close YESTERDAY
afternoon, and after two hours elaboration the
sury returned a verdict Of guilty.
Sugden testified in his own defence in the
morning that Mr.. Wilson got him to do deteo-
tive work for the purpose Of learning, II possi-
bic, tho author Of certain anonymous letters
sent to Mr.. Wilson at the time OF his daughters
marriage to Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. He was
to get samples Of the hand writing Of certain
persons. For doing this detective work. Sug-
don said. Mr.. Wilson promised TO give him
$1,000, but did not give him the money, 80 he
took MIR. Wilson's property to mako Mr.. Will
pom come TO time, He had been advised By his
lawyer to secure himself.
Richard T. Wilson was CALLED In robuttal by
the prosecution. He testified:
never promised to give sugden p, 0o for
doing detective work for me. L don't owe him
any money and never did owe him any. I
hover knew ho said owed him any until | was
Rive work. Two Or three times he came to mo
peTedN he wanted to 20 into that susiness-thst
10 wanted to open a detective agency. He told
PIE once that he had a brother who was a do.
~ Ia StASb AS JUAN nv ehNN Z"
Of newspapH reporters here and DISCUSSED
various matters. lie would stop me In tho hall
70 tell me these things. On one occasion bio TO
ferred to the anonymous letters. He TOLD me
ho thought he could find out all about them.
There wero lies being told and he know l wanted
to find out something. / wanted to find out
II this man was giving out news concerning my
Family. l suspected he was engaged In giving
out reports about my family affairs. Now and
fhen I listened to his detective stories. Once
he got q letter which he said was In the hand
writing OF a newspaper reporter. There was
no signature. He also got a letter which he
said was In the hand writing Of the superinten-
dent OF the knickerbocker Club. But l novor
promised or offered, to pay him $1,000 for
kctting those letters"
Lawyer Robert Noah testified that Susden
had been one of his clients.
81 never advised him. though, that he ought
TO. get any property to secure himself for an
alleged sum he claimed from Mr.. Wilson.
That Is q lie. | soon found that something was
wrong with him. There was Q man named
William Williams, known as Diamond Bill,
whom I had released from the Kings County
Penitentiary. Williamg came to my ofloo
after being released. The Same day Sugden
happened in. We struck up an acquaintance
with Williams. and l heard him ask Williams
various questions as to how to get rid of stolen
property. l at once became suspicious OF him,
and went down to De Laucey Nicolls ofdce and
told Mr.. Nicou my suspicious. Mr.. Nicon was
MIR. Wilson's counsel and l thought 1t my duty
TO tell him.