New-York tribune., 1903-07-26
SEEKING HIS JEWELRY.
RELATTVE OF PRESIDENT.
Valentine q. Hall Says Hotel Holds
1t for Bill.

Valentine g. Hail. whose sister married
to the late Elliott Roosevelt, brother of the
President called at the West Thirtieth-st- sta
tion last evening to enlist the aid of the police to
secure some jewelry that was held. he said by
the management of the Criterion Hotel, Broad
way and Forty-frst-st., for a board bill of $50.
He is about twenty-five years old, and was well
dressed in a gray suit. He drove up TO the
station in a hanson.
Sergeant Place was at the desk when the
young man entered. He appeared to be ner-
Vous.
Il want to ask your advice to how shall
procure some jewelry that is being kept from
me by the management of the Criterion Hotel"
he said in a shaky voice. Il them board
bill of 500 and for that reason they are holding
about 5000 worth of my stuff. Mr.. Stockton
knows that a check made out in his name that
will more than cover the amount of the board
bill is on it's way here. l telephoned to my
mother this morning and she is sending the
check. My mother Is very wealthy, and this
board bill is a trihing amount. My mothers
sister married a brother of President Roosevelt.
and she is very we'll known socially I want to
wear some of the jewelry, and this is a great
annoyance to me. I have come here to ask
yea to advise me how 1 will get it,"
There must be two sides TO this story" said
Sergeant Place. IF Mr.. Stockton was so sure
Y
hold your stuff. But that is not a matter that
we can interfere with. The only thing 1
advise you to do is to go to the Jefferson Mar
ket court on Monday and get summons for
the proprietor Then, if he is holding your
jewelry without justification, you get
some satisfaction. That is all l can do for you"
The young thanked the sergeant, bowed
politely and left the station.
At the Criterion Hotel Mr.. Stockton could not
be seen. The clerk Mr.. Clark. said that they
were holding the jewelry owned by the young
man, but that it was being held at the request
of his mother He said the mother wealthy
She had communicated with the hotel pro-
prietor, and had instructed him to hold the
jewelry until this morning when she would call
and settle the board bill.
Captain O'Connor, of the Tenderloin station,
saws that the young man went to the Criterion
Hotel from the Murray Hill Hotel about week
ago He gave the clerk gun metal watch and
a signet the two articles worth perhaps $40
Captain O'Connor says, and on them borrowed
S1O from the clerk With this money he re-
turned to the Murray Hill Hotel and paid a bill
which he owed there AS to their being worth
5000. Captain O'Connor said that might be the
sentimental value of them to the owner, but
80, ;,,+i,,c,o ,al,,e was as he had stated. Hall
ie said TO have declared that the case OF the
watch is made from the meta! or the plstol
which the President, as Coonel reoosvTe T5e
ried through the Spanlsn--4HieIlcaH VIC i-+o
Young man is still at the hotel ,-.,-, c.
NJ Hall is q member of the ST. Nlcholas So
ci9tS TSe town house Of the Halls is at No; II
| West Tbirtv-seventh-st Mr.. Han llVes tneIe te
with his mother Miss Edtth oIate+ L. i1Se anu narrieS
Miss Anna Hall The family has me estate
at IivoR r Hall was seen at the hotel about
n,idnjght. and complained about his troubles 10
! The reporters.