Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-02
B. Hall BARLEY Admits Having Taken
Diamond Pin.
Held FOR ACTION OF GRAND JURY
Circumstances of the Case as Re.
lated by Detectives.
ARTLEY'S EMIT

f. Hall BARLEY, young man. who until
recently was manager Of large shoe store
on F street northwest, was today held in
$1,000 bonds for the action Of the grand
jury to answer the charge of stealing n
dismond stick pin. vaIued'at 500. from Mrs.
Anna NJ. c. Allen. January % last.
The arrest was made Wednesday by De-
tectives McNamee and Helan and the prop
efty recovered. The pin had, however, been
made into ing with the diamond as set
ting, and'Bartley was wearing it when he
was taken into custody.
The case came up before Judge kimbaiI
this morning
Detective McNamee informed Judge Kim
ball that the morning of the Goth ultimo
report was made by BARLEY to some of
the pawnbrokers that Mrs. Allen of No.
945 X street northwest had lost a diamond
stick pin valued at $50. The pawnbrokers
advised Barley &c report the loss to police
headquarters and BARLEY did so. Messrs.
McNamee and Helan were detailed to in
vestigate the matter. They called at the
address given by BARLEY and found that
Mrs. Allen dt, not live there. The detec-
tives then sent a note to Barley, asking
him to call at police headquarters, that
they could talk ever the affair together.
BARLEY failed to appear and the detectives
decided that lie knew more about the dis
appearance of the pin than he was willing
to tell. and as result Of further investiga-
ton they took BARLEY INTO custody at his
rooms on X street day before yesterday.
Until noon yesterday Detective McNamee
said. BARLEY denied all knowledge of the
loss of the pin. but about 1870 o'clock he
confessed that he took the pin and had it
made into a ring.
Detective Helan corroboratcd what De-
tective McNI-nee had said.
Mrs. Aliens Testimony.
Do tI. laI
at him in a pleasant manner. and upon
taking the witness stand, she said her
name was Anna NJ. C. Allen-"Mrs. Anna
NJ C. Aller. she repeated-and that the
evening of January - she and Mr. BARLEY
went out to visit some friends When she
left her home at the Buckingham she had
the pin in her waist, and when she got
back it was gone.
The rext day she sent a note to Mr.
BARLEY asking him to go with her to the
places they had visited the evening pre-
vious ard see if the pin could not be found
They were unsuccessful, and she had not
again seen her property until shown it in
the form of a ring. the diamond in which
she identified that which had been in
the stick pin.
Mr.. Moss. who was looking out for Bart-
ley's interests during the preliminary in
yestigaton. asked Mrs. Allen how long she
had been acquainted with Barley.
II decline to answer that question" Mrs.
Allen replied.
Judge Kimhall remarked that he could
see no reason why the question might not
be answered. when P2rtley whispered to
Mr.. Moss not to insist upon Mrs. Allen
making answer.
Resuming Mrs. Alien said the pin was
taken from her waist by BARLEY. without
her knowledge. The court asked BARLEY
if he desired to say anything. but upon
advice of Mr.. Moss he declined TO make any
statement at this time. Later BARLEY re-
tanned MIR. CamDbpil Darlington his
counsel. .