The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-13
Servant Announced Discovery of
Gems, Reported by Owner to
Have Been Stolen.
WERE WRAPPED IN A CLOTH.
Rings Brought to Chief Des-
mond's Office by Owner and
Will Be Left There Until
To Morrow.

Recovery. yesterday. of the greater part
of the Casner jewels, which were stolen
from a safe in the sleeping apartments OF
Mrs. Dora Casner, at No. 3l25 Laclede av-
enue. last Sunday night, and which were
found wrapped in a piece Of linen clo,n
living in the rear yard Of the Casner resi-
dence. has added another strange phase to
the most mysterious robbery that has oc-
Cured in St Louis for years
The jewels were left at the Four Courts
for safekeeping.
The negro servant was "sweated' last
night in the presence Of Mrs. Casner and
was released. Mrs. Casner will place the
jewels in a safe deposit vault tomorrow.
Harroun told Acting Chief OF Detectives
Kelly yesterday that he intended to de-
part for New York last night. He is going
East, 1t Is said, to get an agency for
line of goods in st. Louis.
Among the gems returned are the gifts
of William Medart to Mrs Casner. Three
rings are still missing. One was gift
from Herroun; another was purchased by
Mrs Casner from Herroun. Mrs. Casner
still declares determination to use every
effort to disclose the identity OF the thief.
Her offer of $1,000 reward still stands
The robbery was followed by a train Of
events equally as strange as the orig
mystery: business connections Of a life
time have been severed; a person who was
thought TO have been implicated by the
police Is said to be on the verge OF leaV-
ing town, and provision Is SAID to have
been made SO that his family would not
suffer.
The jewels that have been recovered,
valued at about $500, were found. &C.
cording to Mrs. Casner. by her negro
them lying near a water drain while on
her way TO empty a bucket of ashes.
Running to her MISTRESS room she
flung the gems. which were neatly wrapped
Mrs. Casner's bed. saying: Mrs. Casner,
I've found your diamonds"
Mrs. Casner Immediately notified police
headquarters and detective was sent to
fore the chief, but s,eadfastly chung to
the story Of the find as related to Mrs.
Casner.
FOUND WINDOW OPEN.
The robbery was committed last Sunday
night while Mrs. Casner and William Me-
dart of the Medart Patent Pulley Com
papy were attending the Columbia Thea
Upon returning home they found a
kitchen window wide open with one pane
of glass broken. The entire house was
ransacked, and upon going to room on
the second floor the discovery was made
Kept, was robbed Of its valuables.
Mrs Casner, accompanied by her es-
cort, reported the matter to the police Of
me me I Elshth District. who. after hearing
No. 3969A Shenandoah street, Mr.. Medart's
confidential secretary.
Sross-auestioning by the police had de-
OF theater tickets to Mrs. Casner's serv-
anus upon the day of the robbery, and
the departure Of the servants left the Cas-
ner premises unguarded
Inc safe was locked when Mrs, Casuer
ielt 1or the theater, and she and Herroun
we're the only persons that knew the COM
onation. The combination was written
on piece of paper and concealed in the
network of chandelier and Mrs, Cas-
ner asserts that Herroun was the only
one beside herself that knew the combina-
ton was there. The slip was taken away.
Nv When Herroun appeared before the .po--
lice he admitted all that Mrs Casner had
told the police. He said that he had given
tickets to the servants, and that he had
bought the safe for Mrs. Casner at her
request, as he was in the habit of doing
many little things to obige her - as She
was a friend of his employer.
WAS CONFIDENTIAL MAN,
Herroun. as Medart's confidential man,
moved in the same society with his en-
ployer and Mrs. Casner, and had often
arranged
Tor tables for parties and little receptions
at the various downtown cafes.
He gave the names of persons he met
during the hours between which the rob
berry is supposed to have been committed,
and the result was that the police re,
leased him.
Mrs. Casner has no theory as to the
identity of the thief
A few days after the robbery the an
nouncement was made that Herroun had
left. the employ Of the Medart Patent
Pulley Company. with which he had been
identified since childhood.
In speaking of this phase Of the case.
"A little business difference was the rea
son for severing the business relations,
George feels awfully bad about It, I know.
for several days ago. when he met my
nurse, Miss Cast. he said: Miss Cast
I'm ruined. / wish I could get something
to do-just enough to support my mother
and niece.
I'VE told Mr.. Medart about it, and the
next day he came to US and raid. Well.
girls, you've fixed It. I've arranged that
Georges mother shall not suffer by his
leaving my employ; I'm going to give her
$50 month for the service she gives me
instead Of 80. as It has been in the past"