The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-26
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FINDING LOST JEWELS.
1t Generally Presents "a Temptation
to Dishonesty.

to Dishonesty.
From the New York Times.
The statement recently made by
found his wife's $4,000 pearl neck
lace and kept it some time before
returning it was not morally or le-
gally justified in claiming the $4,000
reward advertised recalls a case SINH
lar in some respects that happened
not very long ago. The story did not
become public through the efforts of
two crestfaIlen members of the
Brooklyn Detective Bureau, who did
not consider the outcome of the af-
fair as altogether creditable to their
professional alertness or acumen. The
story is given by a shipping clerk, to
whom il was revealed by one of the
participants.
Early one morning a truck driver
employed by a large Brooklyn manu-
facturcr was driving along Fulton
- a. when his attention was at
tracted by a handsomely dressed wonl-
an. who hurriedly left one of the
big department stores, and entering a
cab standing at the door, drove away.
Living near the curb he saw the next
instant a small red plush box with
an ornate gilt clasp. He jumped down
from his vehicle and quickly picked
up the box. When he reached a Sc
cluded spot he opened 1T and was fair
ly dazzled to find glittering assert
ment of various kinds of useful and
ornamental jewelry. His home hap
pened to be In the vicinity, and he
made fast time until he reached there.
Shortly after the neighbors were sur
prsed to observe several Of the fe-
male members of his family decked
out with some very handsome and
HsstlT trInkets. This was unusual
but no questions were asked. When
the driver reported at the factory for
the rest of the days deliveries his
haldtuaI calm was disturbed by O
noticeable furry.
After a few minutes drive the lady
arrived at her destination, a safe de-
post company, where she found to her
horror that the pearls she intended to
leave there were missing. She went
back over the line of her journey, and
inquired in the department stores, with
no results. Then, in the hope that her
memory had tricked her. she drove
home and ransacked the house from
ton to bottom. OF course, the box was
not found. Almost in Mysteries, for
the iewelry represented many thou
sands of dollars, in addition TO the fact
that IL had a sentimental value, she
telephoned to her husband to come
home Immediately. When he opened
the door she deluged him with food
Of weeping, and told the tale of her
loss. The husband INDUCED In some
incisive and discourteous remarks. but
could offer no solace beyond saying ne
would telephone 10 the Detective Blu
reau.
This he did. offering $500 reward to
the man who would return the box with
the jewelrx intact. AZ the bureau two
men were detailed on the case. and
began their investigations on Fulton
street. II did not take them very long
10 Ind some one VINO had seen a truck
man whose wagon bore the name OF a
well known Brooklyn man pick up
something from the gutter IN twenty
minutes the detectives were waiting ~
the factory for the truckman. who.
they weFs Informed would b. due %
about quarter ~ an hour The cass
had been - eaey THAI me Detectives be-
gan 20 e9mplain about the piggardil-