The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-24
NEW ORLEANS JEwELRY ROBBERY
The Mystery Still Unraveled-KIein
Tells Another Story-Manners Iden-
tity Still in Doubt.

New York. January 16.-Captain Titus
of the detective bureau. sal today that
he was sure the man arrested yester-
day in Louisiana was Edward Kerns.
the former valet of Paul G. Thebaud.
Kerns stole about $4,000 worth of Jew
elry from h Thebauds two weeks ago.
Late this afternoon Captain Titus re-
ceIved the following telegram from
Sheriff Marrero. of New Orleans:
Man answers all description. Denies
identity. Sage if identified will return
without requisition. 1 him safe to an
~tiCIpate."
Mr.. Thebaud. accompanied by detec-
tive sergeant John F. Kelley. left for
New Orleans tonight.
New Orleans. January 16.-T. E. Man
ncTs. who says he is a Chicago jeweler
in business with his father, but wnom
Klein and West. the two men under
arrest under charge OF stealing Man.
neis' cases of jewelrv from a hotel in
this city, declare is Edward Kerns, an
alleged New York jewelry thief. is still
in Jail at Gretna. tanners is indig-
nant at his Incarceration n stOutlv
denies that he is the fugitive. He de-
clares Klein and West accused him
simply to put him to iIouble. Manners
has t~elegraphed to Chicago for friends
20 come here and identify him
Affidavits were made today against
Klein and West for robDing Manners OF
$500 worth of jewelrv
Klein made a long statement in his
cell to the effect that Manners planned
fht. theft with him ard West with tho
understanding that he would sue the
hotel company. "Phony'' jewelry, he
said. had been placed in the trunk and
it was planned to bring suit for the
loss of genuine jewels.
John A. Evans of this city today ider-
titled Klein as a man who had passed
a had check on him.
Klein and West were measured by the
Bertillon system and had their photo
graphs taken. The police do not expect
10 determine whether Manners is or is
not kerns until Kerns' picture and his
measurements reach here from New
York. The police express the opinion
that Manners is not Kerns.
new Orleans, La, January Is. -
Although Manners still denies that he
is Kerns, the belief is growing stronger
hat he is the right man. A piece OF
cO~rroborative evidence is in his posses
sion of a toilet set marked m. E. T."
which is supposed to belong to MIR. The
baud's brother, though Manners says
it is his own initials reversed. He has
engaged counsel, but no legal steps
have yet been taken in his behalf.
Klein stated that when he and Rog-
ers called on tanner at the hotel he
did not deny his identity as Kerns n
they were frank enough to call his at
tention to their knowledge of an 5000
regard. He then told them there was
over $4,000 worth of jewelry in the
trunk and instructed them how to get
away with it. He said he would col
lect damages from the hotel and meet
them in Atlanta for q further division
of the spells. When they broke open
the trunk it only contained n few hun
dred dollars worth of stuff and the
police pursuit prevented the Atlanta
trip. They became convinced that
Manners la simply fooled them in or
der to escape and so gave him away.
Sheriff Marrero. who is holding Man
ners, says the description fits even to
the scars.