The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-21
LS'BOOTY FOUND
JeweIry Stolen From Livingston
Tomb Recovered In Albany.
UNEXPECTED RESULT OF Rail-

mlvs Of Which Nelshhsrs Had Com
planned Proves to De a Robbers Rem
dsrvous-Fioboss Taken Into custod
ksadsd Down With spslle
Albany, n. r., May al.-A larg
Quantity OF magnificent Iswelry, III
aouhtedIy that taken from the coil
81 Lady Mary" Livingston in the re
csnt mysterious raid upon the Living
ston family tomb, o. tAs Livingston
estate below Hudson, and valued a
sheusands Of dollars, has been fomt
~ the police in q raid upon a "growle
sang" IL ; low Awe % South Lanslnl
etrwos.
Thomas King ard stheRs arrested
uiassed by the police ne ''hOboes," wht
refuse to give any placs Of residence
lad the jewelry upoa their persons ans
esncealed about the house.
Some Of the jewelry u modern, bu
@est Of 1t is very old and marked with
tAe Livingston and De Psyater mono
gsmm or with the names OF women Of
~ Livingston family. The arrest
were made on complaints Of neighbors
" the Lansing strest house. the gang
having been noisy and drunken.
Officers Ford and Rude were sent
6own to bring them In, with no idea
That any charge more serious than va.
grancy could be made against the men
IL was when King was searched that
the mine Of wealth appeared. None
Of the Others had any OF ii, but in
Mtng's pockets were found a miscel
lanaous collection OF silverware ami
jewelry, beyond question belonging &c
the old Livingston and De Peystet
families.
King claims that ne found the booty
lying beside the railroad track near
Reading, Pa.
Having found the stun on King, thu
police sent detail down 10 search Tia.
house infinitely
Booty Hidden IN Stove.
An amazing collection Of valuables
was found extending even to the bach
yard where on the ground were scat
tered the fragments Of very beauufm
and valuable mosaic necklace. COLE
cuff buttons bearing the initial a.
gold studs, bits Of chain, parts OF
brooches, empty settings which had
contained precious stones and Other
bits Of jewery.
In the oven Of a stove wrapped in d
handkerchief, the bulk of the booty
was found. 1t included bracelets
lockets, rings. earrings, brooches, EN-
bossed silver toilet articles, hand mir
rors, carved coral ornaments, together
with considerable amount Of other
1ewelry evidently modern, and the
fruit OF other robberies.
There are two very heavy gold
bracelets with fine canoes, several
breastpins containing braided hair
one of them surrounded by large and
very valuable pearls; a very heavy gold
ring, mounted with three large black
pearls: i pair Of gold fAigree earrings
in the form Of large punches Of grapes
with leaves; q handsome amber neck
lace, pair Of large carved tortoise
shell earrings. the design being an ar
rev across a large ring
One Of Tie loekets bears in addition
to the re Peystef monogram the fol
lowing inscription. Helen Livingston,
wife o. Frederick pc Peyster, esq.
died on tie night Of 25th September
1901, in the asth year Of her age
Granddaughter Of Robert Gilbert Lily
ingstona
The modern articles found with tile
Livingston iewelry include silver sou
venir spoons OF Catsdn, breastpin Of
diamonds Ia the heart Of enamel VIC
let's, rings and sundry articles Of minor
value.