The sun., 1903-05-30
JEWELS WORTH $4,000 GONE.
DRIVER OF AN EXPRESS WAGON
ARRESTED FOR THE THEFT.
Case and Contents were to Have neon
Sent by Express to the Owner. said 10
he Mrs. Charles Hcrnshein Of Chicago
One OF the Jewels . -, 100 Necklace

James McCuc, a young driver for the
Manhattan Delivery Company ~hich s
an adjunct of tho Adams Express Com
pany, was arrested yesterday ON sus-
picion" in connection with the stealing
Of a Jewel case said to have contained
jewels worth $4,000 and valuable papers.
The robbery was reported to the police
on Thursday night by Mrs. David Strauss
OF III Madison avenue who said that the
jewels belonged to her guest OF two weeks
ago, Mrs Charles Hernshein, OF the Audi
torium Hotel in Chicago.
Mrs. Strauss said yesterday that on
May 10 she got telegram from Mrs Hern-
shein, who had returned to her home In
Chicago, asking Mrs. Strauss to have Mrs
Kernshen's two trunks and jewel case
sent to Chicago. Mrs. Strauss says she
at once tclephoned to the express COM
pany's Office at 1o45 Third avenue.
II mentioned the box OF jewels, said
Mrs. Strauss, yesterday, and asked now
it would be all right to hand it to the driver
of the express wagon that would call.
"No express wagon called for the trunks
and case that day. Early the next day
called up the express company again me
same voice that had answered me told
The express wagon came around and the
driver received tho box.
Mrs. Strauss added that she didn't know
that the jewel box failed to reached its
destination, until, on Thnrsday evening.
she got a telegram from Mrs. Hernshen:
The telegram said that the trunks had
arrived all right. but that the jewel case
had not.
McCue was arrested Yesterday morning
at his home, l7o5 Lexington, avenue. by
Detective Sergeants Price and Met Caherty
and was taken to the Tombs police court.
He was remanded to Police Headquarters
for orty-eght hours at the request Of the
detectives.
The police refused to say anything abou,
the case. except that they had arrested
left his Office in time to 60 TO the races, said
that he would tell the public something
about the case to-day or Tomorrow, but
that nothing would be given out till then.
McCue's father, with whom the young
driver lives, said yesterday that his son
reputation had always been OF tho best.
"The only thing wrong about his work
discovered only the other day.. said the the
elder McCue. "A man connected with the
express company came to the house and
asked me where Jimmy was. | said he Vas
al work, but the man said Jimmy hadn't
been working for several days because hc
had been suspended. The man said. how
ever that Jimmy was wanted back at the
office. Jimmy went to work the next
morning.
The list of contents Of the jewel case. as
furnished to the police, includes pearl
necklace valued al $3.50, a ring set with
pearls and diane ntis. an opal and diamond
ring, diamond crescent a diamond set
watch, chain q small pearls, an antique
chain and two small chains, There We're
also in t he case so me papers and two CHECKS,
one for $3.50 and the OF her Tor 81 ,Ol3, DavaDle
to Mr.. Hernshein.
1t was said laH evening that an officer
Of the express company would appear os
against McCue when the case
came up for a hearing
A despatch from Chicago last night said
that Mrs Hernshein was not known at the
Auditorium Annex, nor was there any
Cha rles Eernshein in the Chicago directory.