Evening star., 1898-10-20
Diamonds and Jewelry Stolen From a
Local Hotel.
POLICE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING
Value of Property Estimated at
Several Thousand Dollars.
LIST OF THE ARTICLES

News of a hotel robbery as daring as any
ever perpetrated in this city and as great
IN the value of diamonds ana iewelry stolen
leaked out this afternoon after being kept
strict secret by the police for more thin
a week.
The theft is understood To have occurred
at the Arlington Hotel on saturday. Octo-
Der : and the victim of the thiers def
work is believed to lie ex-Coy. Rufus T.
Bullock of Atlanta, Ca, who arrived AT thu
h"stelry October and. with his Wife, was
assigned TO the apartments known as No
2to. AT the hotel this afternoon in the alb
sence Of the proprietor. Mr.. T f. RoessIe.
no Information could be obtained the clerk.
all maintaining strict silence when intern
gated by Star reporter.
The work was very clever. and the no
lice are of the opinion that some profes
sional hotel sneak thief is the guilty per-
son No official report OF the robbery has
neen made on the books at police head
quarters. but the matter was reported pri-
Nateiy and a list Of the stolen articles given
the police. This list has been printed and
distributed throughout the larger cities of
me country To serve to identify any OF the
property in case it should Toe offered for
sale or an endeavor be made to pawn any
part OF Ii. The list shows the extent of the
ROBBERY to have been very large. the value
of the stolen diamonds and articles of lew
elry amounting. ii is estimated TO several
thousand dollars.
List of the ynIuabIes
The following is the circular issued by
the police department:
Stolen from a room in hotel in this city
on october 5. is.bS, the following described
personal property:
one old-fashion enameled H c STEM
winder watch; ''Courvoicer 251So. Jobn
Chovier, Geneva. 1s164.' one diamond leaf
or spray pin, in purple velvet case; one
diamond sunburst or brooch with pendants
IN blue case lined with white satin bougbf
IN Chicago: one pair old style solitaire dia-
mond earrings. long pendant: one large
cluster diamond ring. old stvle setting. one
crown set rlng with large straw-colored
diamond IN center, surrounded by white
diamonds tone missingb, set by Tiffany: one
large emerald surrounded with diamonds
from lltany, marked inside M l. B.
X. B B, with date; one solitaire diamond
ring, black enamel, side of ring much worn.
one opal ring set with diamonds; one
amethyst ring, marked inside Rufus
- Marie one Mexican opal stick
mn pnrv or rr,iifsr sGaTt pin; pear shaped and
Mexican opal stick pin. set with dia-
mondS, by Tiffany: one large double lsHg-
hsh violet gold ena meled brooch or ace
pm, with diamond in center. marked "R.
B. B.-M. f. b. with date. I'm crimson
velvet case; ne large open lace pin set
with diamond and surrounded with pearls,
marked "R. b. B.-M L. b." with date IN
n.
beetle, topaz, amethyst and ruby. mark ID
"R. b. B-M. L. b." I'm brown morocco
case, with date; one heart-shaped pendant
of moonston"s set in gold with pearls
shank of pendant set with pearls uAe
moonstone is loose in settinE). In sqdare
blue silk case; one black enamel cross set
with diamonds. also one small black cross
In box with rings were an enamcled but
tertly and d lace pin dragon fly with en-
eralds in the wings).
Particulars Hard 70 Obtain
Particulars of the theft could not be OBJ
tanned this afternoon of the police officials.
They are very reticent over the affair and
would give out no Information for publica-
ton.
The fact that the theft was commit ID
at the Arlington was not denied there, but
The employees would not say whether cx-
Governor Bullock was or was not the vic
tim. From the markings on several of the
stolen articles of jewelry, and the fact that
Mr.. and Mrs. Bullock Were the only parties
at the hotel At the time whose initials cor
respond with the markings. il is believed
that they were the losers by the robbery.
The police are working on the case, and
have been ever since the commission of the
theft, but so Ear have secured no trace of
the missing crook who successfully got