The sun., 1899-02-12
STORY OF A LOST EMERALD.
m WAS STOLEN FROM MRS MEDLEY,
AND C1HILL rs ACCUSED.

He Went TO Her Flat to Escort Hcr to
Dinner, and, In n Mirror, She Saw Him
Enter Her Room-She Says He Pnwned
the Gem Later-This Was Last May
Trial Has Been Many Times Postponed.
The story OF jewel robbery Ia to be told in
the CourtSof General Sessions when George
Cahill. indicted for grand larceny in the flrst
degree. is brought to trial. A large emerald
plays part in It, The emerald was set be-
tween two diane onds In bracelet valued. at
$1,000. and was the property of.Mrs. Marie
Medley. who is now living at the Waldorf-As-
toria. The bracelet was one of the articles OF
jeWelry which Mrs Medley alleges were stolen
by Cahill Mrs. Medley Is n widow. Cahill.
whose arrest she caused. is described as man
about town" After the Grand Jury had In
dlcted him for stealing Mrs Medley's jewels,
the case was put on the'calendar In the Court
Of General Sessions great many times for
trial. but the trial was always postponed. The
last time 1t was put on the calendar was on
Thursday, when Cahill's counsel. Howard P.
Okie Of 220 Broadway. applied to Recorder
Goff to have n commission appointed to take
testimony In Philadelphia. LAWYER Okie sub
mitted an afldavit made BY bis client II which
Cahill swore that It was absolutely necessary
for his defence to secure the testimony OF three
witnesses who are.now In Philadelphia. The
names Of the witnesses as set forth In the AZ
1davit were John Davis. Laurence McCor-
mick and Jane Doe" 1t is said that Jene
Dos is a woman well knownifi Washington 90
ciety.
Recorder Gof denied the application. de-
claring that he had reasons for not appointing
the commission, When the Recorder was
asked what these reasons were he declined to
state them.
Mrs. Medley caused Cahlll's arrest on a war
rant issued by MAGISTRATE Simms. sitting In
tho Jefferson Market Police Court There
she made an affldavlt gazing that she was "a
years old and was then living at the IMPERIAL
Hotel. The affldavit went on to say that
George Cahill had taken and carried away in
tho nighttime on the 9th OF May. 1903. a
gold bracelet set with two diamonds and an
emerald and valued at $1,000. together with a
diamond horseshoe bracelet worth $400.
at T East esss n srsss
Mrs, Medleys affidavit went on to say that the
$500 on the bracelet containing the emerald
Jefrsr1on Market Police Court. C tf There re- he he
waived examination and permitted the case TO
ssd him the In e5apS }SFy 5 ss sbduF snRs Ps
middle Of October. The affidavit made by
Mrs; Medley In the police court or one similar
Gahiii'sin DIG etment followed How the alleged
robbery had occurred was not told in the
aded GT not II su Ths 5S Bond Rns
continued In force and from time to time the
'fis hq .ssR sSsR Il. tho
called at the Waldorf Astoria. One Of her ac-
Mrs; Medley, became acquainted with :Cahin
throuEh mutual friends who were to dine etthe
house to escort her to the hotel. where she was
to dine. Mrs; Medley says that while Cabill
was was waiting In the hall Of her apartment.
e. into another room. she says that as she
whore she had left her jewel casket. rho
ss II oon had ESy e aS a' GOs
Tsst Of he night. She did rot see him take
whateyer. Then aftsr:sho had gone 10 tie din,
his action IN going into the. room.
q. HoTeyer. she did not miss her Jewels until
ese ~ Wbn oss das Then friend
satio9 sslatioo99 With yith her about her b.acslets; The
that the bracelet was upstairs in her Jewel
Pox Then she went up to look for it and
peote cah She th ali her
were honest. Tor they were old servants who
had been n her family for and
have taken the jewelry was Cahlll. the mas
who had been sent to escort her to her friends
at the, Savoy Hotel Later on .Cahill was
berry. According to her story. he admitted
having obtained a loan Of $500 on the bracelet
containing the emerald and the diamonds.
She says that he offered to get back the prop
srty for her. but did not keep his agreement:
that a few days ago. Just after she came out Of
the Waldorf Astoria, where she Is now stop
ping. Cahill met her on Fifth avenue She
says that he stopped her and offered to give
her security In the shape of quantity Of ma
chinery as a guarantee that he would make
good his promise TO return the jewelry to her"
From another source information was OBJ.
taiped to the effect that Cahill held small
ndt1 cia Gee nd IN thas sn Gty ana thsf
housessimply as q messenger. who was to de-
liver q MESSAGE and afterward escort her to
the Hotel Savoy. where she was to dine with
her friends Iaarsnns yzal iI, scca al li.a