El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-10
FOUND THE JEWELS.
Clever piece of Detective Work By
AnEl paso officer

4 clever piece of detective work was
done yesterday by Officer Sam Dwyer,
who is on special duty.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Frank Pow
ars discovered that she had lost a pair
of costly diamond ear rings which she
priced very highly as gift from her
husband. The ear rings had disap-
peared in some unaccountable manner
and Mrs. Powers was utterly unable to
tell how they he'd been lost or throw
any light whatever on the disappear
ance that might lead to the recovery
of the gems True there were servants
about the house. but they had been
found perfectly trustworthy and were
considered above suspicion.
Finally the case was reported to the
police and Special Officer Sam Dwyer
was detailed to work on it. With the
instincts of sleuth he began at the
beginning and followed up each clue
separately II took him several days
to get his bearings. but yesterday his
work brought results and he recovered
the Jewels. They were found in the
bottom of Il colored woman's trunk
near the Palace theater on Stanton
street. The woman insisted that she
had found the ear rings on the street
in front of the Fair and was perfectly
willing to give them up to the officer
In appreciation of the services of the
officer Frank Powers presented him
with a check for $50.
The following is the story as 1t
comes from the police:
About two weeks ago young Mex
lean girl went TO the home of Chief
Frank Powers looking for work. Mrs.
Powers did not give the girl work. but
left her alone in room for moment.
A short time afterwards she missed
her diamond ear rings which had been
left in her purse.
\ diligent search was made for the
missing diamonds but with no success.
The matter was reported to the police
and a lookout for them was made but
with no success until yesterday Sam
Dwyer got on the right track and
recovered the stolen property. He
went to an adobe house on South Or
ego street where the girl had been liv-
ing with some colored people and asked
for the girl. They told him that she
was not there but was working at a
house back of the Star stables.
He went here at once and found her
and told her that he did not want TO
make any trouble for her but that for
her own good she had better give him
those diamonds that she had. She said
that they were down at the colored
woman's house and he took her with
they got ther the girl said that they
were not there but Sam called her
to one side and gave her a good lee
ture and she said they We're in the
trunk.
Just then the colored woman came in
and said she had not seen them but
the Mexican girl told her that she knew
that they were in the trunk for she had
given them TO her (the negress) and
had seen her nut them in the trunk
Then they asked Sam if he had
search warrant and he told them that
he did not. but that if they did not fork
over those diamonds in five minutes
he would take them all to Jail.
His threat had the desired effect and
they opened the trunk and gave him
the diamonds which the girl claims she
found in front of the Fair.
Sam returned them to Mr.. Powers
who in return gave Sam check for $50
for his work and said that it was the
cheapest check that he had ever writ
ten. No arrests have been made in the
matter as yet. but something Will like
" be done in the matter shortly as
Their has been too much petty thieving
going on in FL Paso lately.