Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-17
JEWELS IN COAL HEAP,
New York Butler Stole Diamonds
Worth 100000.

Fifty thousand dollars worth Of Jew
elry, consisting OF 10 pieces, set WIZ
over 100 diamonds, more than 400 pearls
besides amethysts and emeralds, were
stolen from Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steers
on April II and recovered May 2. MT
Steers Is president Of the Eleventh
Ward bank.
The jewelry had been kept in the
| house until May 2, when II was taken
| out and hidden In an ash cart, Mr..
| Steers was surprised by the arrest OF
| his butler, Patrick Branagan, who has
| worked for him eleven years Captain
| Delaney Of the East Thirty-iifth street
| station says Branagan confessed TO
him that he had seen the jewels and
could not resist stealing them. Joseph
walker, a truckman Of 23O East Thlrty-
ninth street, was also arrested
Branagan Is a smooth-faced man OF
medium height, who has a wife living
with another family out OF the state,
He has been a trusted man In the Steers
family, lie ran into the East Thirty
fifth street station early on the morn
ing Of April II. breathless and hatless,
and said Mrs. Steers jewelry had been
stolen Captain Delaney and Detectives
Quinlan and Meehan went around MI
steers showed them Mrs, steers room
on the second floor, rear. There were
marks on an open window Of a Jimmy
or other instrument, but Capt. Delaney
thought 1t did not look like a profess
slonal's work and believed IL an inside
job. Mr. Steers said he would not sus-
pect any one in the house, as he trust
ed all his servants implicitly, except
Branagan.
Nevertheless, Delaney determined TO
watch the butler and every move he
made day after day was Swallowed by
the two detectives He made no suspi-
clous move, however, until Tuesday
when they thought his talk with Walk
err a truckman, worth investigating
and a watch was set on Walker
A truckman drove up to the Steers
home with an ash cart. He went into
the basement and came out with an old
bandbox full of excelsior. He threw II
into the ash cart, but the detectives,
who were watching him. observed IL
was put into the corner near the seat.
The man then drove of, followed by the
detectives. The truck stopped at a
saloon on Thlrty-ninth street, near
Fifth avenue, and the driver rescued
lnt ndnuDON lIoHl uUutI lut uSiltS
which covered It. He carried II into the
saloon and the detectives went In too.
The excelsior was taken out Of the
bandboS and a small pasteboard box
about six inches long and four inches
deep was disclosed 1t was opened and |
Just then Qulnlan and Meehan pounced |
on the man and arrested him, taking |
possession Of the box. They took Walk |
er and the box TO the station and Capt. |
Delaney opened the small box. In 1t he |
found the following:
Two enameled bracelets set with 20 |
diamonds, with a string Of S27 pearls |
held together by large diamond clasp. |
A large pearl pendant, surrounded by
20 diamonds
A large pearl scarf pin set in gold.
A small pearl scarfpin.
A diamond and sapphire bar pin,
A cluster diamond ring with a large |
emerald in the. center surrounded by
thirteen diamonds.
A black enameled pansy pin with a
large diamond In the center.
A gold horseshoe pin set in dia-
monds.
An amethyst ring
Captain Delaney sent Walker to a