The times., 1901-06-09

riding. Everything ! told Mr.. Board
man when ] went to Police Headquarters
that first night was true. | gave him my
right name, my right number, where
lived in New York for the last six
months told him 10 whom I had sold my
last patent here in America, and price,
N4,WJ; Cissels & Bartels, $50 Fifth Ave
nue. New York. That / had taken out a
large number of patents through Mum ~
Co. 3Gl Broadway. New York, and that /
had taken them out IN the name OF fran-
els or Lewis Mortimer, dropping on the
Monroe in almost all Of my business
transactions, as the name was TOO long
and cumbersome.
ION the witness stand at the Police
Court. however, the detectives said that
all this had been investigated and found
untrue. But long article in The Times
where ! showed all OF my contracts, pat
ents. and other papers proved that TINS
was the truth.
Mortimer Monroe alleges that his rec
onciIiation with his wife, as soon as
the news Of his arrest became known to
her, is the cause Of Mrs. Starring's at
titude Of unfriendliness. OF the latter
he says:
She knew 1 was a married man; that
I had not as yet secured a divorce; that
1 liz ed alone in Twenty ninth Street
New York City, where she has been
addressing me letters for the last six
months; that she has encouraged me
and pretended TO entertain the IDA Of
investing $4,000 in street sweeper
patent. Her letters show this to be the
case.
LAS stated in my letter to her, when
she called on me at the lock~up the
second day after my arrest. she then
said to me she had nothing 10 10 with
it; that it was all the detectives do
ings; that they wanted her to swear out
a warrant for my arrest, and she told
them she would not. She told me it
was all in their hands, so / had no way
Of knowing but what she was still on
friendly terms with me. And she would
be today, only that my dear, good wife
saw the article in the New York papers
and at once came TO my rescue
After condemning the police espion-
age to which she was subjected, the
prisoner continues:
u note the article in the Post of
June 4 stating that the detectives have
now searched four weeks in pawn
shops, fences etc, for the jewels with
out any success. No wonder they do
not make any headway, as there have
never been any jewels lost or stolen. l
said this sorne three weeks ago to a
Times reporter, and ! again say it. and
it will be proven in time.
About a ysar ago Mrs. Starring ac-
cused lady Of good standing Of push
ing some of the diamonds out Of her
jewels The lady however, wrote her
a letter stating if she again talked on
that subject and used her name in con
nection with it, she would bring
damage suit against her Mrs Starring
received this letter about three or four
months ago, and read it TO me, and
talked about it to me before at least
three persons The lady herself who
sent the letter has been located, and
may be a witness as to the value, if
nothing more, and may also tell her
story.
Mrs. Starring also got in some way
a $500 diamond ring last summer from
& young man living in Washington, and
before giving it up was threatened with
a damage suit by the young mans rep
resentauve or attorney. Then she let
loose, but would not return the ring
until ! coaxed her to do so. Then
returned the ring myself to the young
man. / was obliged 10 get in exchange
receipt for il, worded by her. which
the young man did not want TO sign. as