The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-29

DIAMOND Thief IS
Arrested AT PERRY
Myrtle Day Stole Jewels of
Mrs. Thomas Arnold.
IN MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
Woman Will Be Brought Here
Today.
IN MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

Myrtle Day has been arrested at Perry,
O. r., and has confessed to stealing 81 800
worth of diamonds and s35 in money from
Mrs. Thomas Arnold in this city last
September. Detective Harry Sutton left
for that place several days ago. He is
expected TO return with the prisoner
today. Thomas Arnold has also gone to
Perry for the purpose of identifying the
jewels.
Myrtle Day is the wife of Mark Day,
who, when he lived in Wichita, was an
employe of the packing houses Accord
ing TO Sheriff j. l.. McGehee of Perry,
who arrested the Day woman, the couple
arrived in that city the first of October
Later Day was arrested charged with
stealing harness. He is still being held
McGehees attention was first called to
the woman, who is about % years of
age and pretty, when she was noticed
about the jail trying TO see her husband
The next time he had occasion to notice
her was when he heard that she had
pawned large diamond He immedi-
ately notified Chief OF Police Burt of
the occurrence and in return received
an answer 10 keep close watch on the
woman. McGehee did so and, in addi-
ton, searched the Day woman's home
There he found the sunburst missing with
Mrs. Arnolds jewels and valued at $500.
He also found one of the settings belong
ing to the diamond sold by her The
setting was easily identified owing to it
being of an unusual make. The inside
is finished with platinum. The usual
finish is gold
After arresting the woman, she con-
fessed to stealing the diamonds 1t will
be remembered that one OF the earrings
was found here, having been thrown
away within a block of the Arnold home
Mrs Days story of the robbery is as
follows:
Il was in the Stevens store trying on
hats when Mrs. Arnold entered | no.
ticed that her pocketbook, which she
laid down, was rather bulky and sur
missed that it contained money or valu-
ables. Quickly Diminishing the clerk who
was waiting me, / picked up the peck
etbook and left the store. ! entered an
other nearby and after looking at differ
ent articles l walked out on the street
and went. home. My husband and | re-
manned in the city until October, when
we went to Perry to live"
Just what Mrs. Day did with the re-
mainder of the jewels is not known.
telegram TO Chief Burt from Detective
Sutton, received last night, however, says
he is on the track of securing the re-
mainder of the jewels Sutton is of the
belief that none of the diamonds were
disposed of excepting the one thrown
away, until Perry was reached AS yet
no explanation about the jewel thrown
away has been forthcoming. Chief Burt
said last night that Mrs Day would ne
doubt fully explain about the robbery
upon her arrival today.
The local police force is highly eIated
at the arrest Of the thief I'VE have
worked as hard or harder on this case
than any other, said Chief Burt yes
terday. Next to the Dedrick case it
is the hardest we have been called on to
solve in a good long while OF course,
the sheriff at Perry has been of great
help to us and we have him to thank
for arresting the woman"