The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-15
MISSING GEMS RECOVERED
Diamonds Stolen Here Found in
Baltimore by Local Detectives.
Arrest of the Alleged Thief. Reputcd
to he the Son of Il Pittsburg Mill
iounire-IIis Companion Detained
A TnnsIc UnravcIcd by the Police.

The theft of 80 900 worth of diamond
jewclry last Tuesday morning from the
house kept by Kate Anderson on G street
northwest was cleared up yesterday by
two arrests and the recovery of the jewels
in a furnished room house in Baltimore.
The only missing property not secured
was So in money taken at the same tim
The prisoners were brought to this city
and locked up.
The arrests were made by Detectives
Horne and Browne of this city. assisted
by Detective James Dick, OF Baltimore,
at sos West Fayette Street. in the latter
city. The man in custody is Stuart Sny
der. alias Ward Stewart, who is reputed
to be the son of Pittsburg millionaire
by the name of Ward n. Seymour. With
him was ar. ested a woman, known as
Sadie Stuart, bat who says her real name
is Sadie Samuel. She is held on susp. cion
of completely in the robbery. and will be
so charged when the informations are
mace out She, too, is said to be of a
good Pittsburg family, and gave her age
as twenty-four years. She was yesterday
photographed and measured for the
roEues gallery.
Captain Boardman. though handicapped
by the thiefs two hour start. when in
headquarters Tuesday afternoon, set
every available man to work to clear up
the mystery. The southwest section, in
which direction the thief was said TO have
DISC ppeared, was searched without result
Detectives were sent to New York Phil
adelphia, and Baltimore to search those
cities.
1t was learned from a servant in the
house adjoining the one where the rob
berry occurred, that Sadie Stuart sat on
the front steps of the Anderson house
shortly after IL o'clock Tuesday morning
and communicated with man. answerina,
the description of the thief, who appeared
to be trying to avoid observation behind
a tree 1t was also learned that shortly
afterward the only servant then in the
ANDERSON house was sent to the drug
store by the Stuart woman on some pre-
text, and it is believed that at this time
she admitted the man into the house. 1t
also transpired that on the previous day
she sent telegram to Snyder telling him
TO come to Washington.
Acting upon this clue. Miss Stuart was
asked to accompany Detective Sergeant
Browne to Police Headquarters while De-
tectiVes Horne and Flather remained at
the house and searched her room. De-
tectlEe Rather found piece of envelope
~ d jar bearing the name and address of
Snyder in Baltimore
Detectives Horne and Browne imme-
diately set out for the Monumental CITY.
arriving there at l1:20 o'clock at night
They searched out Detective Dick and
went shortly after midnight to the West
ern district, where the Baltimore sleuth
instituted enquiries and finally located a
man who answered TO Snyders descrip-
tlon at 900 West Fayette Street a fur
nished room house.
AT first Snyder denied his identity, but
the room was thoroughly searched until
the gems were discovered hidden beneath
the. springs of the lounge. In addition to
the articles reported stolen. there was
found a pair of diamond earrings valued
at s2oo, which have since been identified
by the Saunders woman, from whom the
other jewels were stolen.
Snyder, alias Stewart, was taken to the
Central police station, where he was
locked up for the night He appeared to
be greatly disconcerted at his capture and
because the officers had found the Sc
GREETED diamonds. Yesterday morning he
was taken before a magistrate and then
turned over to Detective Sergeants Horne
and Browne, who brought him to Wash
1ngtu.- --terday afternoon. On arrival
here about l:3u clock he was taken T.
Police Headquarters. measured, and pho
tographed. He said he would take all OF
the blame himself and is trying to shield
his companion.
Snyder is said to have reached Wash
ington from Philadelphia in company with
the woman about two weeks ago and TO
have put up at the Hotel Johnson When
his bill was presented about four days
later he gave a check for SIS on Pitts
burg bank and received an advance of So
pending the collection Of the check The
couple Immediately thereafter left the
place and while the woman became an
inmate of the Street house, the man
went to Baltimore and secured the room
on West Fayette Street. The check proved
worthless and a warrant has been issued
for Snyder on charge of passing worth
less checks
While at the Hotel Johnson he repre-
scented that he was the promoter of the
Hotel Supply Company and tried to in
terest his host in the enterprise Its al
legged purpose was to secure an agency
that would enable the hotels, through CO.
operation, to secure their supplies at low
er prices.
The woman says that she was recent
ly arrested in New York on the complaint
of Snyder on a charge of larceny but
that the case was afterward dismissed
Snyder has redeemed a pair of earrings
that she had pawned and afterward h.
pawned them. She found 500 in his
clothing and taking it, again secured pos
session of her Jewelry and her arrest re-
suited.