The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-11
THAT DIAMOND RING.
Jeweler in Court Charged
With Receiving Sto-
len Goods.

William A. England, the well-known
Main street jeweler, was charged with
receiving and buying stolen goods and
also with buying from a minor, which
is a violation of the city ordinance Mr..
England pleaded not guilty, and gave
bail in the total sum of $500 for his APP
psanance in court the 18th to answer
to both charges.
The case hinges en- the stealing of q
diamond ring from Mrs. Fannie e.
Maynard of Is Portland street, July 20
The accused in this case was Fred c..
Ball, 10 years of age, of Nashua. He
admitted that he stole the ring, which
Is valued at $40, and later sold it to Mr.
England for the sum of So.
The story of the theft was told in
yesterdays Spy. Young Ball was a
roomer at Mrs Maynards house at IS
Portland street. He worked at Wilkin-
sons candy store for a short time. He
left che Saturday before last, saying
that his sister had died and that he
was going to attend her funeral. On
the day Of the stealing Of the ring
young Ball was the only one with Mrs.
Maynard In the house on Portland
street. Mrs. Maynard left the house to
go into the yard to pick some flowers,
and gave instructions to Bail to keep a
watch on the front part of the house,
as she was afraid of burglars. When
she returned to the house she found
Ball in the hall. He said that he
thought that he had heard someone in
the front of the house, and went there
TO investigate. He seemed very much
excited, and Mrs. Maynard became
afraid that some Of her valuables had
been taken. She went to her room and
looked into the bureau and found that
x1.40 had been taken, but her other
property seemed to be intact.N Later
she went to investigate and foundythat
her diamond ring was missing.
She at once reported the matter to the
police and suspicion was directed to-
wards young Ball Inspector Stone was
detailed on the case, but before he
of town He was arrested Wednesday,
end when questioned acknowledged
that he stole the ring and that he sold
it to Mr.. England. He claims that the
next day he went to Englands store
and tried to redeem the ring, but that
the latter refused to sell 1t TO him.
Young Balls case was continued until
Tuesday for the juvenile session. Mrs.
Maynard went his bail for the sum Of
cow lOI IiS cPptdl NhdN N1gs oAtN
thinks that Ball has suffered enough,
and does not care to press the charges
against him.
Mr. England makes the following
statement In the natter
"a young man named Ball, with
whom I had a slight acquaintance on
account of his working in a store In the
same block, ard who claimed to be %
years of age, brought very poor dla-
mond ring Into my store and said that
he had loaned a friend SIS. He had
heard that he was about to leave town,
80 went to him and asked for his mon
ey. The friend could not pay him aud
gave him the ring in payment Of the
debt, and wanted to know II it was
worth the amount he had loaned.
told him would not give more than
that for it, and he asked me il would
take 1t for that amount, and told him
would. He told me friend had of.
fered him IS for the setting, and told
him his friend couId have Ii for that
AMI he could have the 50 over the value