The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-24
Notorious Necklace Turned Over TO
the Court.
COL. CLAYTON TESTIFIES
DOES NOT KNOW WHO OWNS
THE DIAMONDS.
Ballots Will Now Be Produced and
Judge Pardee VIII Count Them
Court Declares That It Will Not
Decide Who Is the Most Popular
Lady.

Justice Pardee, who presides at the
Eagle block, is In possession OF the now
notorious Saltair diamond necklace. he
has it slowed away carefully in his
safe. where it will be watched by two
constable pending its final DISPOSE
ton. 1t viii remain in his charge until
he decides whether the trinket which
has caused so much trouble and worry
belongs to Miss Leda Stromberg or 10
some one else.
Justice Pardee wants it understood
that in this case he will not find 1t
necessary to decide who is the most
popular woman IN salt Lake.
mo" said the judge, I could not
decide such a question. There is but
one Justice qualified TO decide that. He
is Morris Sommer, the Beau Brummel
of the Justice bench. / shall decide
whom the public decided is the most
popular woman. That is the distlnc-
tion. What do I know about popular
women? Am l considered connois-
seur of beauty and an authority upon
the gentle art Of breaking hearts? MOI"
Manager Clayton Testifes.
Justice Pardee had his first fling at
the case yesterday morning, when Man
ager Clayton Of the Saltair Beach com
pany came into court to testify. Mr..
IL
counts for Justice Pardee's possession
of the necklace. He should not have
appeared until Wednesday at 10 a. m.
But he is going to free his mind from
the cares of this necklace for time,
at least, by plunging into the whirlpool
of the Dewey celebration at New York.
Desiring to leave today he made an
arrangement with Attorney T. S. Luke,
manager of the Merchants Protective
association, by which he testified yes
terday morning.
Mr.. Luke said that if the jewels were
given to the custody of the court Mr..
Clayton might testify at once and pro-
coed eastward. An arrangement was
quickly made and the necklace was
brought to Justice Pardee during the
afternoon. Two or three lady friends
of the court, who were present, be-
came hysterical in admiration OF the
trinket when they saw it.
There was, however, nothing Sensa-
tional about his testimony, for Mr..
Clayton told Justice Pardee what he
has told the newspapers many times.
He said that the contest was to deter
mine by vote VINO was the most popu-
lar woman in Salt Lake, and that every
ticket bought, whether used or not on
the railroad was entitled 10 a vote. AS
he had not counted the ballots he only
knew that Miss Leda Stromberg had
more than any other woman from the
newspapers. No light was thrown upon
the identity of the young Een who
compose the Stromberg syndicate. That
interesting matter is as much a mys-
terry as ever. and moreover, there does
not seem to be much of a chance to
learn the members of the syndicate if
the case follows out the usual proceed
-ure. ms
VIII Produce Ballots.
However, when the remainder of the
case is heard on Wednesday, there may
be a chance to learn something of the
young men who were so fascinated by
Miss Stromberg that they bought
$1,000 worth of tickets for her. Agent
Mcmillan of the Salt Lake & Los An
geles Railway company and Treasurer
Derr of the Saltair Beach company
have been subpoenaed to appear and to
produce the ballots. Mr.. Mcmillan may
be requested to tell who bought the
tickets, and Mr.. Derr who voted them.
The judge will then proceed to count
the tickets to determine. who received
the largest number. There does not
seem to be much doubt that the court
will declare Miss Stromberg the win
ner Of the necklace.
But that will not cause the delivery
of the trinket to her. The court will,
if it decides in her favor. issue an exc
F. dSdiLSl the ncthtdCc anu OLQCI
its sale to satisfy the judgment of $50
against Miss Stromberg. In the other
suit which has been commenced against
her for SIS worth of dental work, At
torney i. r. Rogers appeared before
Justice McMaster yesterday and Sc
cured a continuance for five days.
Should Justice McMaster render judg-
ment against her the proceeds of the
sale must satisfy this amount, too.
Miss Stromberg can then only secure
the Jewels by bidding them in for
enough to pay the two judgments.