Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-08

A correspondent says. What has become
of the treasure trunk belonging TO Mr Ed.
ward W. Martin of Providence (which dis.
appeared so mysteriously with It's $4,000
worth of iewclry on the 7,th day of last
September
That is the question that has been puz.
cling the Adams Express Company officials,
the New York New Haven S Hartford
railroad managers and the whole Piukerton
detective service and the police departments
Of Providence and Boston for weeks.
This precious piece of baggage contained
iewelry enough Go have decked q multi
milliouairc's bride--oiId gold necklaces of
the most exquisite workmanship dozens
of them. 100 fact 500 such bewljerug variety
as TO satisfy even the most whimsical
feminine taste There were lorgueue chains.
too four feet boo length There was fine
pold worked into every conceivable form of
pins and brooches bracelets and rings A
hundred pounds of iewe'ry iu "a single
caskct-stoleu lud not c.aw ta the deE-
trous express robbers
The robbery. 90 i- certain. was 400 a-.ou-
ishiugIy ingenious aud successful one. The
detectives engaged on the case have evolved
"a theory of the manner 100 which 30 was
every scrap ol evidence connected with ,ha
robbery they have COME to the conclusion
that this was .hc mos, probable course of
he thieves.
While The rnus was being loaded on the
express car at Providence oueof ae thieves
iu the uniform of 400 eNpres-msu or rail-
roak employee came 900 the platform and
made himself useful boo moving baggage
10 was dark lt the time When lll the bag.
gage was put aboard the thief managed TO
secrete himself in the car Itwas sealed up
and started for Boston with him abroad
Then how was he TO get away with the
trunk2 ON board this car were two large
uuks both addressed by the thieves 60
rheir coufedcratcs 100 Boston The thief on
the car put the precious trunk containing
the iewelry into one of the large ones and
locked it iu Then he got inside the other
large trunk and locked himself iu Doubt.
lessit was weu padded and supplied with
air holes lie must have suffered consider.
ably when the baggage smashers were
handling him, but a thief will suffer any.
thing for a prize like this
When the car reached Boston the two
trunks were forwarded without creating any
suspicion 60 the addresses marked on them
There are three reasons that make the
foregoing the most plausible explanation.
First The trunk of jewelry was certainly
put in the express car at Providence. Sec.
ond. the car was sealed up SO that it could
not have been entered during the journey
Third the trunk was not visible when the
car arrived at Boston.
The Jewellers Protective Union declares
thatitwilI spend $4,000 The full value of
the trunk. DO necessary. OF even more Co
recover Do and the contents and capture aud
convict the thieves. When Mr.. E w Mar
tin of Providence made up his mind to
take trip t8 Boston on the 1sth day of last
September Doe thought he would take
special precautions about bis trunk
Instead ol having 30 checked as common
baggage Doe had {, turned over 90 the Adams
Express company to De carried a- express
matter.
The eyprcs-mau called at Mr. Martin
place of business iu the Manufacturers
building corner of Sabin and A5orn streets.
in Providence. He made out regular re-
Ceipt for the trunk on one of the express
company blanks aud asked Che value of
the trunk
Mark It, Value not given said one of
Mr. Martins clerks. and the receipt was
filled out accordingly
With trunk containing $4,000 worth of
treasure it may seem strange chat Mr.
Martin did not put high valuation ou it
10 make the express company take extra
care 1l il
Perhaps Doe Thought s. would De safer 81
its rea. value remained uusnowu.
Then too. ,her. would be "a Sigh, differ
cnce boo the express company chargea-68
cents Tor au ordinary trunk aud $40 for one
priced at $4,000.
So MI Martin treasure 900 it- rawhtda
leather covering began Dts far.yiour miles
Journey t3 Boston 200 the rough and tum.
De manner of anybody old trunk.
The only difference was that itwa- little
heavier for ils size tHaH tle ordinary trunk.
So the eNpre-s'ugu grun.ad and sw9re at 10
little more chan usual a- they tossed 30
from sidewalk to wagon and from wagon to
the Union station platform at Providence
that Saturday evening
That i- the reason also chat they -emem-
bered this particular trunk when gues-
toned about it two days later by their
superior officers.
Mr. Edward w Martin The owner of the
trunk is the senior member of the firm of
Martin Copeland N Co.. of Providence.
They are iewclry manufacturer. Mr.
Martin does most of the travelling for his
firm. He carries not simply samples as
ordinary jewelers. drummers do. but actual
stock
The red. awhide trunk that he packs
this precious merchandise in holds enough
90 stock a good sized icweiry store with
gold chains. necklaces, bracelets and rings
Millions of dollars worth of gold have
been carried about the country by Mr. Mar
tin iu ths red trunk during the past ten
years Sometimes DE checks 30 like ordi.
nary baggage but as general rule be has
il carried by the express companies.
ASH a further precauiou be has the con-
tents of the trunk insured in the Jewelers.
Protective Uuiou. So Mr. Martin felt no
auxiety 10 starting this $1,000 piece OF bag.
gage iu advance OF him tha, Saturday after.
noon lie had 1t tagged for delivery 20
b. c. Perciyal & Co. 575 Washington street.
Boston. a wholesale jewelTy house with
whom he has large dealings
The following Monday morning Mr. Mar.
tin took am early train for Boston When
he arrived at j. C. pcrcivai's Office a little