Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-16
Charged With Stealing a Beauti-
full Diamond Ring,
SLElGHToF HAND PERFORMER
Given Away Ivy HIS Wife Whom He Would
Not Tell Where He Had obi aine d the
Ring. Says lilo Bought It from
BOY. Statement to the Chief.

| The beautiful diamond ring, which
| was the cause OF his troubles, is in the
hands of the authorities and will be
| returned 20 its owner when its use as
| evidences is over.
| AZ woman is the centred figure in the
story and that woman happens to be
| the wife OF the Professor I, seeming
| ~ straightforward lt;le woman, who
| rs now anxious to ser lack to New
| York where she came from.
| 1T has been customary during the
summer months for tho ma Engagement OF
the Newport News Military Academy
as we'll as other institutions Of n Hike
| nature, to let out rooms to lolgers
who desired temporary accommodation.
! Whie Col Il. W. Huffman. this pr'in-
cipal of the Academy. was away last
| week, among these who applied for a
| room are Prof Lcvina and his wife.
! The two stated that they desired to re-
| main a couple Of weeks Until they could
make other arrangements. They were
| taken as dodgers and nothing more was
| thought Of them until Col Huffman
returned and making some INQUIRIES
! srbout the new dodgers, discovered that
! Prof. Lcvina was engaged at thu:
! Warwick theatre. The two had been
| very quiet during their stay at the
| Academy, and apparently were 1hea
.. II
could have gone their way III peace ana
| have PASSED into oblivion so far as Col.
| Huffman was concerned, but for the
| woman in the case
This woman was Mrs. Levina as has
| been stated. Friday she came to Col.
HUFFMAN and asked him if he had miss
ed q diamond ring. She said that she
| mad seen her husband With one He
mad refused to tell her where he had
/ obta7nedit. She suspected that he had
not come by honestly.
| Col. Huffman had not missed tha
ring, nor had Mrs. Huffman, but IN
! immediate search revealed thr fact
| that Mrs. Huffmun's beautiful rl,S,yer
Diamond ring. valued at 500 had dis
appeared from its case on the dresser
| top.
! ~ warrant was obtained for Lcvina
and he was arrested. Being charged
| with the theft he admitted that he had
the ring in his possession but said THAT
ne h;tti bought IT from a boy who was
! UNKNOWN to him. He said that the boy
e''''e Gown stairs with the ring. lie !
asked the boy. according to his safe
nae!i where he came from, and th4.
boy said That he was a stranger IN tho
mouse. l-cvina, still according to his
own statement, then Offered him SIS for
lhc ting, and the boy accepted it.
rms IS the substance OF the state
ihtnt aWkWardly made to the CHIEF OF
police yesterday afternoon by Levina II
WHO had been arrested by Officer Raw
ned a short time before
winnie l>cvln:l was making the state
i,1eht, ms trunk was being brought to
''.c policc station, where it was OPEN h
cd by himself. He unlocked iihe tr,nl-
look little green ba:: from fix, tra,y
and shook out the ring which no nra.
scented to Col. Huffman with his 80, i5s
pliments -
Later IN the afternoon the pristrne,,s
"ile visited him at the station house \
and the two had another conferences ii
with the Chief, at which Levin, CON-
1esscd that he had taken the rins, fro,,,,
.hc room. lie said he was hard IN ana /
f'fld intended pawninS the ring to ,.,isa4
money 70 go to New York on. Wrhen II
~ reached = ew York, he said, lie was
gong to send the money back r. rsol a#
Huffman. - 80 80
me case will come up before .J,,st;ca
i'roWn Monday morning. In 4tc r,,tss :, s
Inc 1he prisoner is in the loclxup TIas&
t''.u INC nerve to ask Col Huffman, a SE
~ on his bond so he could secure r,;, 25
"ul '-oi. HUFFMAN respectfully declined #
r,, WHtcn this list Of property for sale ~
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street. Washington Block. - +
Jnc h,lse and lot in Merrin,ac ~, 49,
car hnf ierms easy. sSn0 4
lhIec houses and lots on Twrnt 90
n,s f'ah street. The three renting for s37.5OsS
One house and lot on Tbit svo u
street between Washington ana xUasl3 ri
avenues. renting for $50 per month AZ ono III
enc mouse and lot on Twenty-secnn,7 va
ses5o ior'y-elsht rooms. renting $11o