The record-union., 1898-03-13
LlJX0H ADMITS HIS GUILT.
ACKNO WLEDGES STEALING HIS
SISTERS JEWELRY.
re Was Held to Answer by Justice
Davis on the Charge OF
Grand Larceny.

George Luxon, the young man recent
~ arrested in San Francisco on a
charge OF stealing jewelry and da-
monds valued at S150 from his sister,
Mrs c. H Davis. who lives at lI04
Third street. in this city, had his pre-
liminary examination before Justice
Davis yesterday morning on charge
Of grand larceny. and was held TO an
swer before the Superior Court, bail
being fixed in the sum Of 81 800.
c. Il. Davis, Luxon's brother-in-law,
testified that the latter had gone To
san Francisco some time ago, and that
before his arrest Mrs. Davis had re-
ceiv@d d letter from him, written at
San Francisco and dated March Sd. III
which he said he was very sorry Tor
what he had done, and that she would
find her things at Uncle Ike's." Luxon
said IN the letter that ne had robbed
a man III this city, and had taken ner
things 10 raise enough money to square
himself and keep out of the State Pris-
on. He wanted to know whether she
intended to prosecute him. and said
that if so. he would give himself up.
tie nad been driven TO what he did.
ana The old man" had refused to help
him, and told him he would not look
on mis- face # he were dead. The let
ter was admitted in evidence.
Witness said that when the letter was
received Mrs. Davis did not know any
! thing belonging to her had been stolen.
/ but IN investigation she found a clean
sweep had been made of her jewelry.
when had been kept in trunk. After
receiving the letter the witness went to
Uncle Ike's" and found his wifes
watch hanging in the window. The
other jewelTy was also exposed for sale.
+ except the diamonds.
! Jake Zemansky. 10 whom Luxon sold
+ the ieWelry. said the latter had offered
+ the lot for sale. representing that 1t had
+ belonged TO his wife, who was dcad
/ Witness had paid $40 for the lot, and
/ had exposed the several articles foI
+ sale. The diamonds had been sold Iol
$40 u parties whose names he had fur
nish@d TO the police, telling thera that
If they could be located he would re-
turn to them their money. The watch
/ he thought was worth $40. and the
other 1eweIry. which was old-fashioned
was worth only what the gold il con-
/ tanned would bring probably so.
LuNon took the stand and. testified
that lie might have taken the jewels
long before he did. as he had access
To them, but had desisted until he was
Obliged to 90 so. He had asked his
sisters and the old man" for assist
! anee. so that he might leave the city
and begin new life, but they had de-
! cliaed TO help him out. The trunk, he
said was not locked when he took the
/ jewelry. He had represented to Zeman-
| sky that the jewe!ry had belonged 10
his wife. who was dead. though as a
matter of fact his wife was not dead
and the jewelry was his sisters. He
denied ever having robbed a man. and
said when he wrote the San Francisco
/ letter he had been drinking heavily
and vas hardly responsible for his at
| terances.
He evidently expected that the fac,
that the trunk was not locked when he
stole the articles would he in mitigation
| Of mis- act. but Justice Davis did not
think so, and held him to answer. as
| already stated.