The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-12
POLICE FIND
STOLEN GEMS
Diamonds Taken From
Portland Hotel Are
Recovered.
Negro and a Woman in His
Company Are Arrested
in Omaha.

OMAHA. Dec. u.-W. H Woods and a
female companion. giving the name of
True Johnson, both of whom are colored,
were arrested by the local police to-day,
charged with having robbed Alfred T.
Lowenthal, a travelling salesman for a
New York jewelry firm, in Portland, Or,
hotel, of $4,000 worth of diamonds and
Jewelry.
The jewelry was traced by local pawn
broker, who had received a printed cir
cular describing the stolen property, to
Woods and his companion, and they
were found in the east part of the city.
When arrested there was found in their
possession $1,000 worth of diamonds and
Jewelry, and a check for $500, which had
been given by the pawnbroker in ex-
change for a diamond brooch. The wo-
man denies having any knowledge Of
where the JeWelry came from, and Woods
refuses to talk.
The robbery occurred November H.
when Lowenthal stopped at a hotel in
Portland for the night He left his sam
pie cases in his room and went to sup
broken open and the more valuable part
OF their contents carried away. There
were 223 diamond brooches, ninety-three
SCARF pins and a large number of diamond
rings among the missing articles.
Last Monday the johnson woman called
at the office of a Douglass street pawn
broker with a brooch, on which the
broker made a loan of $500, for which
amount he gave his check. The woman
gave ner ADDRESS and LETT his once. lie
then examined the brooch and found it to
be identical with the first article named
in printed circular he had received de-
scrlblng the JeWelry stolen from LoWen-
thai. He Immediately notified the police
and two detectives were detailed TO call
at the address given by the woman, but
call with more success, finding the woman
and Woods at the place, and both were
placed under arrest
The Portland police have been notified
and a man is now on his way to this city
to identify the jeWelry found in the pos
session of Woods and the Johnson
The police found on searching the house
ten diamond pins, three studs and a ten
point diamond set star of sunburst. Two
large diamonds adorned Woods cravat
when he was arrested and he had a ring
valued at $50. On several fingers of the
woman were also diamond rings of con-
siderable value. 1t was their plan to
leave for the West within the next twelve
hours. The johnson woman denied all
she had recently inherited money which
she invested in diamonds. She was ar
rested in this city last spring and con-
victed of robbing man of SIS. The police
say she was in Portland at the time of
the robbery in that city.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. n.-Detectives
who is suspected of having robbed A. f.
Lowenthal of $4,000 worth of diamonds at
the Portland Hotel November q, and it
is understood that he will be arrested this
afternoon. The police assert that he com
mltted the robbery and then turned the
booty over to Woods and several com
panlons. who went direct to Denver from
here, and who were arrested in Omaha to-
day. The delay in making the arrest of
the real culprit. the police state. was for
the purpose OF recovering the stolen dia-
monds. Lowenthal and a Pinkerton de-
tective left last night for Denver, where
II is said, others connected with the rob-
berry now are.
Q o
Calvin Hall on a charge of petty larceny.
On May 81 at 100 O'Clock the Justice Court
was called Calvin Hall was found to be
dead and the complainant was not pres
emit The record also shows that on MAY
. a warrant to search the premises of
Calvin Hall to recover certain stolen arti-
cles was issued
During the introduction of the record
much time was devoted TO argument as
70 its admissibility. Post asked that the
jury be excused from the courtroom until
the argument was concluded. Judge Har-
rington remarked that perhaps it would
I be best to devote the first two weeks to
argument and then proceed with the trial
The defense did not cross-eXamine Myers.
as his testimony related only to the au-
thenticity Of the record of his court.
E. L. Carpenter was next called to the
stand. The defense at once objected to
Carpenter being allowed to testify on the
ground that during the opening statement
by counsel for the prosecution Carpenter
was charged with having been one of the
conspirators against Hall. During the
argument the court excused the jury from
the courtroom. After the objection by the
defense was overruled the jury returned
Carpenter said that he was the con-
stable of Lookout Township and that on
the 18th day Of May he served a warrant
Of arrest on Calvin Hall. He was ac-
companied by Isom Fades and R. E.
Levanton. two of the men charged in the
indictment. and that the same warrant
commanded the arrest of Mary Wilson.
Frank and James Hall, Daniel Yantis and
Martin Wilson.
The next question asked was as to what
method was followed in making the arrest
1 by Carpenter, Fades and LeVanton It
was objected to and lengthy argument
on the admissibility Of the question fol-
| lowed. during which Judge Harrington
excused the jury until $50 clock to-mor-
row morning. The argument was not con-
/ Guided when court adjourned.