El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-03
He STOLE $45.OOO
Worth of Jewels From Mex,
leo City Store, and Fled,
But Had to Sur,
render.

The cleve-est piece of detective work
and the most important arerst that has
been made in this part of the country
for long time was accomplished by
hief Ponce OF the Juarez police force
late yesterday afternoon
a smooth Spanish burglar was taken
by the chief who had si5 900 worth ot
diam onds and other fine jeweIry on
his person. and he is now in Jail in
Juaroz awaiting transfer to the Ci1y
of Mexico.
He gives his name as Maurio Dew
zar ard says he is an italian. he
speaks both Spanish and Italian fluent
tly but Mayor Onate says he is un-
doubtedly a Spaniard. He pleaded
guilty to the charge and hauled out
one package of jewelry after another
most of which were diamonds.
Last Friday night some one entered
one of the largest jewelry stores in
the City of Mexico and took away all
the diamonds and fine jewelry he could
get hold of. The detectives at the
capital were notified Saturday and the
entire city was searcehd from one end
to the other. kilograms went to every
city in the republic and officers were
sent out on all the trains leaving the
city. Nothing could be heard of the
burglar and not even the slightest ev-
idence that would identify the man or
men could be found.
| Yesterday morning hnynr Onafe re-
ceived a telegram from the police de-
partment at Mexico City to look out
for the man but could not give the
slightest description of him. The
mayor sent Chief Ponce out on the
south bound passenger train yesterday
with instruction to examine every man
on the train At Samalayuca where
caught the incoming train. In the
drawing room he saw a man that. to
his notion, looked suspicious. He
asked the conductor what he knew of
him and was told that he was a veal
thy ranchman who was going to his
ranch the first station this side of
Samalayuca-
This did not satisfy the chief and
| he went over to have a talk with the
man He told him that he was drum
ming for a hotel and wanted the
stranger to stop with him. He said
he had another place to stop and could
not go with him. The chief explained
that there was only one hotel in the
city and he would have to stop there.
Here the stranger began to act pc
culiarly and said no. he was going to
stop at the next station and go out to
his ranch. The chief then told him
that he wanted him and began to
search him.
Coming into Juarez Devizar offered
Chief Ponce everything he had, includ-
ing all the jewelry he had. if he would
only allow him TO jump from the run
ming train and escape. He explained
that the chief would not suffer. for it
would appear that he had escaped from
him. He would risk the chances of
being killed in the effort but that did
not mater as he would be sent to the
penitentiary for life anyway and one
chance was better than none. The
chief of course refused and brought
him in safely.
AT the Jail Devizar undressed and
showed his winnings to the mayor
He had a diamond necklace containing
A large stones fthe finest quality
which he said belonged to mis- sweet
heart in the City of Mexico He had
often taken her to the theater and the
last time he went with her he stole the
necklace The other things he said he
got from a jewelry store there but
would not tell what store they came
from.
Among the other things were one
bracelet with five diamonds. one
Spanish gold bracelet. eleven diamond
rings marked 500 each. There we're
over five hundred pieces OF jewelry all
OF the finest metal and mostly set with
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