New-York tribune., 1901-12-31
MAY FIND THE JEWELS.
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN'S MIDNIGHT CALL
AT HEADQUARTERS.
TITUS HAS DETECTIVE WATCHING ROOM IN
PHILADELPHIA HOTEI-WAITER
LOOKING FOR HIS WIFE

Appearances at Police Headquarters last night
indicated that the detectives are hot on the
trail of Robert Kern. the valet. who fed on
Sunday with jewels worth S67 COO belonging
to Mr. and Mrs Paul G.. Thebaud If they have
not discovered where he is in hiding woman
whose name and identity the detectives re-
fused to divuge made statement to the de-
4 tectives at headquarters late at night. At
about the same time Captain Titus, over a long
distance telephone told of his detectives
in Philadelphia to keep a close watch on GER
tain hotel in that city.
This detective is one of a number Captain Titus
had sent to several large cities. Captain Titus
instructed him not to leave the hotel to keep
close watch on the register and note closely
every one who went into the house. He also
told the detective to watch closely a certain
room in the hotel Captain Titus was uncom-
municative when asked about this.
About the same time Detective Sergeant Cary
slipped into the dack door of Headquarters.
With him was tall and slender black haired
woman, apparently young, who wore picture
hat and Oxford gray automobile coat About
twenty feet behind Cary and the woman walked
Central Office Detective Flay. He carried two
( heavy grips. One a brand new dress suit
case of ordinary size. 1t was suspiciously
and appeared to be bulging full of something
! The other was an ordinary hand bag of large
size. also new and also seemingly packed full
No one would talk about this mysterious
woman and the bags. They would not say that
she was locked up, nor would they deny it. They
would not give any name, nor would they say
if the bags had been opened.
The detectives and Captain Titus were asked
If the woman was Mrs. Poillon. the wife of the
waiter, who the police seem to think eloped
with Kern. but there was no answer to these
questions.
1t was reported last night at Headquarters
! hat Nf~ Hl,al,. h0I off
$4,000 for the capture of the missing valet
and the restoration of some of the jewelry
/ This could not be verified at Headquarters
The report emanated from White Plains.
At midnight il learned that the mysteri-
GUS woman was debating a lengthy statement
! to Detective Sergeant Flay. No one would talk
concerning her.
HUNTING FOR THE VALET.
The police were engaged in a vigorous search
yesterday for Kern. Captain Titus had about
all the detective sergeants at his command run
ming here and there in quest Of informa-
ton about Kern and trying TO trace mis-
I movements from the time he drove away from
the house OF Mr.. and Mrs Howard WiHets at
White Plains, where the Thebauds were guests
In the belief that Kern might have left this city
| on Sunday evening. messages were sent to the
police of many other cities, urging them TO
watch for the arrival Of the valet and arrest
him.
Captain Titus was told yesterday that Kern
probably had eoped with Mrs. Marie Poon.
the wife of a French waiter. Ernst Poillon Is
employed in downtown restaurant. and he ana
, his wife lived in a furnished room In West
Fourth-st. Kern occasionally visited them lie
seemed to be fond of the Frenchwoman. who
was youns and good looking. The woman dls-
appeared on Saturday Her husband could not
account for her disappearance until he read
newspaper report yesterday of the flight OF
KEN. Then he went to Police Headquarters
and told Captain Titus that he thought his wife
had run off with Kern. Captain Titus said ne
thought that might be the case.
Caitain Titus yesterday obtained a list OF
the stolen Jewels, the most important of which
were the following
one large peai shaped diamond for pendant. twenty
carats; value $1,000.
large pear shaped pearl pendant size for
grains. value $4,000.
one diamond heart three carat pink diamond In
centre surround smaller diamonds: value $oOoo'
one diamond buttc~fiy; value. 900.
one diamond swallow: value. $loo9 ,us ,,earls.
hundred and rlty scarf pins, diamonds ana PeaS'
Que 6iac feur de- lis, diamonds value. $500
one marquise dIamons ing WIN fear large diamonds
one marqnse q lears diamonds value g 500
81 ta6es 'o1S" ''''''' 'e'''' S''1 ',''
monogram ''P @. t. on back.
PARENT AND son IN ROGUEs' GALLERY.
recommended TO Mr.. Thebaud by the latter's
butler. but by Kern's parents, who had
been caretakers for summer home that Mr..
Thebaud was building at White Plains. The old
couple were recommended 20 Mr.. Thebaud by
the Mother Superior of the Jeanne dare Home.
in West Twenty -fOurth-st. They said yesterday
that they cculd not account for the behavior OF
their son, who had been brought up and well
educated in Germany They said they never
had heard of the Pollion woman, and did not
know that their son had any bad habits, except
cigarette smoking
Captain Titus said last night that the Kerns,
father and son, had criminal records. and that
the pictures of both were in the Rogues' Gal
lery According to the records, the missing
Valet's picture is No. 1926 in the gallery, and
he Is described as Edward ]. Kerns. alias Emil
Brown. He arrested in September. lS.6
for passing bogus checks and was sent 70 the
penitentiary for year. AT the time of his ar
rest he was twenty-five years old. and lived at
No. 420 East EiGhty-eighth-st.
No. 2.611 in the gallery is the picture Of Ed
ward Kerns arrested on September IS 1922
then ffty-fv@ years old and living at No. S9o
Broadway, Brooklyn. He charged with
swindling, but was discharged.
That troubles do not come singly Mr.. The
baud learned yesterday when his unfinished
summer home In White Plains burned to
the ground. The house was completed only as
far the first story. 1t was TO be called All
MamarOneck-ave The fire said To have
been caused by the careless handling of lime
which was allowed to get wet close to the house
The sudden Stacking of the lime in the barrels
started the flames. The loss by the fire. ii was
said would fall on the contractor, but Mr.. The
baud's misfortune will be the delay in rebuilding
the house.
CASHED FORGED CHECK BEFORE FLIGHT
Mr.. Thebaud saw Captain Titus yesterday
morning and gave details about Kern. the miss