The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-26
POLICE MAKE
GOOD CAPTURE
Steven Herbert, a Chicago But
Ter, Arrested Here.
HAD STOLEN MANY DIAMONDS.
The Property Was Valued at $4,000,
and Most Of II Was Recovered
BY Detectives.

A remarkably good haul was made by
the local detective bureau last evening.
when thousands OF dollars worth OF dia-
monds. emeralds and pearl jewelry,
stolen in Chicago last Thursday. was re-
covered.
The thief was stephen Herbert, tailor
belonging in British Columbia. He had
been employed as a butler by John w.
Kiser. a retired merchant of 1857 Michi-
gan avenue. Herbert arrived in this city
yesterday.
He was stylishly attired. had the air
little break would have secretsd the
greater part OF his plumber and flee
Providence by this morning,
stores for boxes in which to back jew
oiry TO be shipped TO another city.
One of the clerks asked him III the prop
srty was bulky and IL II had far TO go,
when 10 his astonishment Herbert dis
played diamond jewelry OF such value
that II nearly took the clerks breath.
Word was Immediately sent to detective
1iven q good description of the man.
went out with Detectives Nickerson,
Ahearn and o Mally TO find him At dusk
they landed their game and ran him over
He was searched and about his person
was found large emerald. pearl and
diamond broach pin. suspended from an
emerald and diamond catch, valued by
an expert in jewelry at 5000: an emernld
and diamond princess ring worth $500. a
l7-strsnd pearl necklace With four bands
Of diamonds and pearls, worth 5000 and
: ss-oiamond CRESCENT. eight inches long.
valued at $500.
Herbert put up the strongest kind OF
. blufr He asserted that his name was
George Patton. that he belonged In
Rfverstro&e. B. c., that HIS father was
oha nd hin
mother had given the tewelry 10 his pat
ten's) wife, who had since died He was
getting ready TO send the Jewelry home
when taken in
He resisted the third degree success
fully until Captain Cannon caught him
chewing q piece of paper
This proved to be q Recommendation
given 10 Stephen Herbert by a Chicago
man.
Following this tip. Captain Cannon
telephoned TO the New York and Boston
police headquarters OF the finding OF the
tewelry and was informed that a man
by the name OF stephen Herbert was
wanted at Chicago for the theft OF Sa0,-
900 worth OF jewelry.
The prisoner had key to a room at
the Hotel Dorrance and in his trunk
was found a pass book issued yesterday
morning by the Mechanics National
hank and a deposit book with an entry
of $3.50
There was also long white apron.
such AZ buffers wear.
Captain Cannon renewed the third de-
gree work and when Herbert was told
that blum had been discovered. he COL
lapsed and mado a full confession.
The $3.50 deposit represented the pro-
ceeds OF his sale OF a ring at N20o.
Herbert said he went TO Chicago In
tending to go into the tailoring busi-
ness. but failing TO pass an exanina-
tfon before the trade board, he let HIM
self out ss a butler to II l.. Hollis,
the proprietor OF a Cuban mining and
milling company He remained there
fve weeks and upon Mr.. Hollis recon-
mendation was engaged by Mr.. Kiser
Two weeks later he had dispute with
Mr.. Kiser and threw UP his job Mr..