New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30
GOULD JEWELS RECOVERED
ALLEGED THIEF FROM LONDON FOUND
AT CONEY ISLAND.
THE ARTICLES STOLEN AT THE HOTEL
CARLTON IDENTIFIED-THE PRIS-
oNER NOT KNOWN HERE


A large quantity Of rich jewels. valued at
about $1,000. which were recently stolen from
the apartments Of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gould in
the Carlton Hotel. London. have been recovered
by the Detective Bureau In this city. and the
man who is supposed to have taken them from
the rooms Of the Goulds in London is locked up
in Police Headquarters. The prisoner describes
himself Charles W. Blair. twenty-eight years
old born in Australia unmarried, and a valet
by occupation. Beyond these few points in mis-
history. the prisoner refused to speak Of himself
His home during the short time he has been in
this country has been at No. 400 West Forty
f1rst-st
Blair was arrested on Wednesday morning by
Detectives Cronin Hennessy and Butler, OF Cap
tain McCIuskys staff. The prisoner first at
tracted the attention of the detectives at Coney
Island the night before. where he had been to
witness the Sharkey- Ruhlin fight. They heard
the man. who seemed to them to be a stranger
to the country, try to dispose Of some jewelry in
return for things he had purchased The detec-
tives followed him to his room. which he reached
at an early hour in the morning, and watched
the house until he left the place in the middle or
the forenoon and made his way 10 a saloon In
the Bowery. In the opinion of the detectives he
had gone to the Bowery by appointment to meet
a possible accomplice. After waiting in the
saloon for several hours Blair emerged alone
and the detectives took him into custody and led
him to Police Headquarters.
ARTICLES IN A CHAMOIS BAG.
At the Central Office the prisoner. after having
given his formal pedigree. was searched, and
chamois bag done UP in plain manila paper was
found upon him. 1t held glittering array Of
gems, which included a diamond and ruby pend
ant with two bars OF diamonds and rubies. a
gold locket with the monogram IS. c. c."
large scarfpin with diamonds and rubies, fob
chain with diamond monogram. "E. c.; nine
diamond buttons with the monogram "A G."
pair of pearl sleeve links. cats eye and pearl
scarfpin. half a dozen stickpns. including golf
sticks. a canoe with diamond in it, two pearl
pins, brooch with basket Of diamonds and
pearls and emeraIds; ring with four sapphires,
a long lorgnette chain. with diamonds pearls
and amethysts: baby's gold ring with three
tiny stones missing. and large number Of other
pieces OF jewelry OF smaller value.
Several Of the more expensive articles bore
the mark OF Tiffany & Co.. and a member of
that firm easily Identified the articles as being
the property of Mrs Edwin Gould Charles
Shrady. brother of Mrs. Gould was informed of
the arrest and Of the recovery of what seemed
to be his sisters lost jewelry. and he called at
Police Headquarters yesterday and identified
many Of the pieces, notably that OF the babyS
ring, with the three diamonds missing. which,
Mr. Shrady said, the child had lost by picking
them out with his teeth.
PROBABLY AN ENGLISH THIEF.
The prisoner was taken TO the Jefferson Mar
ket police court yesterday. where he was re-
manded until to-day. He positively denies
that he stole the jewels. but says that they were
given him by a woman whom he met at
Coney Island. who asked him TO dispose OF them
for him. He was seen with one Of the women
frequenters of Coney Island the night before
he was arrested. but the police do not believe
that she had any previous acquaintance with
him.
The thief entered the Goulds' apartments in
the afternoon, after having unlocked the door
with wire He probably did not find the booty
he expected to get. for the more valuable OF the
family gems were locked up in London safe
deposit vault The collection consisted chiefly
OF the Goulds' minor pieces OF Jewelry and keep
sakes. The loss at once reported to Scot
land Yard after its discovery and the London
police informed the police here.
Captain McClusky says that he believes that
Blair is a member OF gang OF English thieves.
and that he has no criminal record in this coun
try. The Goulds are somewhere the Con-
tinent