Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-08-20


ported disappearance and mysterious
recovery of jewelry valued at 100000.
and belonging to Mrs. Ogden Goelet
has given the newspapers and the
members of select society welcome
material for gossip. The circum-
stances surrounding the affair. il cor
Srectly reported. are peculiar enough to
conjectures and the gossips did not
have to strain their imagination to
make their stories interesting. The
authentic facts in the case are rather
meager. A short time ago 1t was re-
ported that jewelry valued at 100000
had mysteriously disappeared from one
Of the most artistocratic mansions at
Newport. The Pinkerton's were en-
gagged to investigate the matter and
they sent out a description Of the miss
ing jewelry. It was stated at the time
that the treasure disappeared In some
mysterious manner on the twentieth
Or twenty-iirst Of June. A few days
After the description Of the suppos-
edly stolen Jewels had been sent out
and the newspapers had discussed the
fActs OF the case. AZ given out and
tlasir own theories at great length. the
statement was given out that Mrs.
0oslst had recovered her jewelry. or.
rather. had never been robbed. It was
seated that. on coming back to her
town residsnce In New York she dis
covered that the jewelry was safe and
lmdisturbsd In the safe. The inference
Wa. that Mrs. 0oelet had completely
forgotten that she had left her jewelry
~ home. when she started for Newport
n attend the wedding Of her son to
Miss Wheian.
How the rumor originated, will prob-
able never be found out. but Il was
Wpenly discussed by the newspapers at
the time. that the jewels had been
stolen by some "aafFies." moving in the
most exclusive set Of New York So
ciety and. for that reason. enjoying
opportunities. which common, ordinary
thieves could only envy. The most
mysterious hints were made AZ to the
personality Of the thief, according to
one story prominent society woman
afiicted with kleptomania, according to
another story "swelr' club man. on
the most intimate terms with the lead
ere Of the Four Hundred. So persist
snt were these rumors and 20 much
mystery was shrouding the obtainable
1Acta. that when the announcement
va made. that the Jewels had not been
MT 1t all but had all the time peace
\snnA ASn - 4,
New York. nobody was inclined to be-
lleve Il.
1nme Of the papers printed alleged
lnterviews with prominent society peo.
-ple. In which the latter openly ex.
rressed their disbelief. Since then 9
Aew theory has been sprung on an IN.
suspecting ana patiently suffering pub
lic. soms clever Sherlock Holmes hai
aaads the discovery, that the disap'
b1ArAnce OF the gems was directly con
nectsd with certain fluctuations Of IL
cock market. which sent metropolitan
way UP and made things decidedly nm
comfortable tor the beara No direc
accusation II made. but Il n strongl!
insinuAted that the valuable gems wer
uDod by someone Al collateral securit,
In . stock transaction. which require.
= large amount Of money or its eQuiva
lent. Anybody 10 entitled to draw hi
Or her own differences.
II the organization. known In polio
and newspaper circles az The Blac
Hand II not a mere tissue Of fancy
produced by an Imagination strongl
affected by powerful drugs or an over
dose of Conan Doyle. its members un
doubtedly deserve the severest punish
ment which the law infiicts upon II
violators. There Is scarcely any Grim,
from the mildest case of blackmail I
the most atrociors Individual or plurs
murder. that has not been attribute
to that organization. During the las
few months the Black Hand has be
come particularly bold and sewers
cases OF kidnapping and blackmailini
several dynamite explosions and oths
crimes were laid to the door OF this
gang of criminals. :. - i.
The building trades strike which. /
ths present time, involves over fort