Evening star., 1901-08-14
Alleged Diamond Thief in Custody
and Jewels Recovered.
SNYDER ARRESTED IN BALTIMORE
Sadie Stewards Gems round in a
Sofa in His Room.
BROUGHT HERE FOR TRIAL

Capt. Boardman and the detectives of his
command made quick work of the diamond
robbery, committed In the Division yes
terday. The confessed thief was appre-
hended in Baltimore about midnight. His
name appeared on the records at police
headquarters as Stuart Snyder, and ae-
cording to the information furnished the
police he is thirty-one years old and is the
son of wealthy resident of Pfttsburg.
He is not regarded as a professional thief.
His arrest was brought about by the
close questioning of Sadie Stuart, who had
lived with the man as his wife Later she
lived in the house from which Hazel Saun-
ders' diamonds and cash were stolen. De-
tectives Edward Horne and Samuel L.
Browne made the arrest in Baltimore, in
company with detectives of that city Sny-
der was found in a lodging house at 5O6
West Fayette street He returned the jew
elry, but denied having stolen the $S7 in
cash.
When the first precinct police notified
Captain Boardman of the robbery yester-
day afternoon the latter enlisted the ser
vices of all the available men in the Of
fice Sadie Stewart, who says her real
name is Sadie Samuels, was taken to police
headquarters In company with the woman
who had been robbed, and closely aueS-
toned. Detectives Horne, Flather and
Browne later went to the house where the
robbery was committed and made an in
vestigation.
In the room of the woman Detective
Flather found pieces Of a partly burned let
ter, and from these pieces he discovered
what proved to be the initials of the man
who is under arrest. He also found in a
bureau drawer a letter from the maa in
which the Baltimore address was given.
An Intercepted Letter.
After the Stewart woman returned to the
house from police headquarters, where she
ho6 haar rIa III,
looked over the photographs in the rogues'
gallery to see If she could point out any
man whom she had seen about the prem
ises, she wrote a letter to her male friend,
telling him of the robbery She also ex-
planned to him how easy it would be for a
man TO change his wearing apparel and
disguise himself This letter was inter-
cepted at the post office early last hight
and turned over to Captain Boardman.
Subsequently she was arrested and taken
to police headquarters. From her the de-
tectiyeS obtained considerable information
and upon this and the reports from other
sources the arrest in Baltimore was made.
According to the statement Of the woman
she first met Stuart Snyder in Pittsburg
more than a year ago and the pair went to
New York to live. They visited Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and they reached this city
about three weeks ago and registered at
a local hotel as man and wife. When
the proprietor called upon the man for
payment of his bill the latter rendered
him draft on a Pittsburg bank for So
He requested the loan of So, saying he
wanted to buy medicine, and when given
the money he left the hotel The woman
went to the house in the Division and
the man to Baltimore The woman told
the detectives yesterday that she got up
early yesterday morning and sent the col
ored domestic to drug store to get her
some medicine. Stuart Snyder she said,
came along and talked with her, but did
NOT enter the mouse. He returned, she
said, because she sent him telegram the
day before. Sadie Stuart. or Samuels is
now held at the house of detention on sus-
picion. She was photographed this morn
ing.
Over $4,000 Worth
Hazel Saunders furnished the detectives
with complete list Of the diamond jewel
ry, as follows: Round stickpin, ruby In
center Of seven diamonds, $500; horseshoe
pin, seven stones, $75; pin, green enameled
four-leaf clover. diamond in center, sur
rounded with diamonds, S1S5; diamond sun
burst eighteen stones, $3.50; WiShbone pin
clover leaf diamond in center, green en-
ameied, $50; solitaire diamond ring, three
and three-quarrer carats, $3.50; ring, opal
in center of fifteen diamonds. S1S5; small
solitaire diamond ring, $95; ring, three dia-
monds, set oblong $50; gold hairpins set
with pearls, SIS: silver chatelaine bag
marked III. s." SIT; pair diamond ear
rings, $3.50: three gold collar buttons, S5:
pair or gold cufr buttons, S10 lot of safety
pins, 5S. The jewelry and SS7 in cash
makes a total of 50, 107.
Jewels Concealed In Sofa.
Detectives Horne and Browne arrived
home from Baltimore this afternoon, bring
ing Snyder with them. He talked freely
about his trip here yesterday and did all
he could TO exonerate the woman The de-
tectives found him occupying a basement
room at No. 5O6 West Fayette street, and
he seemed surprised when they called on
him at O'Clock this morning. He had
done nothing wrong, he declared and he
could not understand why he was wanted
His room was searched and the detectives
had about given up hope Of finding the
property when Detective Browne suggested
that sofa in the room be examined. Over
turning the sofa, he perceived small pack
age and was taking it out when Snyder
admitted that the detective had his hands
on the stolen jewelry. He made no objec-
tion to returning without a requisition The
officers took him before magistrate at the
central police station, where he was for
mally turned over to them. After reaching
here he was photographed for the gallery
and was locked up for a hearing in the
Police Court tomorrow.
CLASSIFIED BY AGES.