New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
JEWELRY IN MURDER CASE.
ALL OVER THE C0UNTRY-ASAN
AND WOMAN EXAMINED,
BUT NOT HELD.

Giovanni Romano and his wife Marie. were taken
10 Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon ana
examined by Captain TITUS with regard TO the muir
der OF Meyer Weisbard whose body was found in
a trunk on Pier No IL East River on Wednesday.
The Romanos were allowed to after Captain
Titus had talked with them about half an hour.
Captain Titus said that they had not been under
arrest but had merely been examined They might
possibly be arrested later. He explained that they
had come TO this city from Connecticut on Monday
and had satisfactorily explained that they had had
nothing do with Weisbard on Tuesday
Captain Titus last night gave out the following
list of jewery which in the possession OF
Meyer Wesbard the time of his disappearance:
one gold hunting case watch; size No. IS; Eagle
Watch Company; ten carat -. -
e six women5 o gSd 8atcb fuSng& Hd &
One zero size wonans geld h bunting ant case watch
Two mems gold lockets, one chased square and
Fifteen women's gold rings, different colored
-Four gypsy gold rings two containing three red
stones and two containing one red stone.
one woman's silver watch.
Three mems gold chains, double centre links; two
cf twenty-five pennyweights each and one three ana
one-half pennyweghts. ,.,, ,u,aid NTH trr-
Two gold neck chains; heart attached ..o.sors
Three nickel open faced mems standard watches,
plain, TWO with locomotives raised on pach IN
copper. - 49,, sron earnings
Six gold snake rings, eight or ten carats. -Four
marriage rings, eight ten carats.
Three initial rings, one lettered A: 80,
Three gold rings, plate on top for initial
Captain Titus said he had obtained the list or
3ewelry from Alexander Wristbands employer, and
that the list had been sent to everybody in this
city who buys jeWelry In quantities and 10 the
police in every city in the country.
On Wednesday night Wristbands stepdaughter'
who did not know what had happened, stopped at
Police Headquarters on her way home from work
and asked for him, as she had been told to do by
her family. When told OF the finding of the body
she was at first much excited. but recovered alter
a time and had a talk with the detectives.
The police are working the theory that Nels-
hard was murdered for his money and jewelry, of
which they have a full list. They have also list
of his customers.
Captain Titus, after a careful examination OF the
condition Of trunk has formed the opinion that
a. lay for long time against a kalsomined wall in
some room He does place much faith in the
stories Of men who say they have seen trucks with
trunks on them corresponding 10 the truck said to
have been seen on the pier Tuesday night because
no one has yet been able to describe that truck
in such way aid in finding II.
The entire police force of the city has been in
struoted TO watch for clews the unravelling Of
the mystery
A man giving his name George Williams OF
No 81 Bushwick-ave, Brooklyn, remanded 10
Police Headquarters by Magistrate Mayo in the
Centre-st. court yesterday at the request OF Cen
tral Office detectives. The detectives and Williams
refused make statement concerning the
arrest. It is known that he is suspected of
being connected with the murder.