The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-22
PRETTY PRISONER
UNDER ARREST
Mrs. Jessie Lynn Charged With
Grand Larceny.
Is Alleged to Have Taken Diamond
Breach and Money at Mrs.
Rocks.
THE CASE NOT YET TRIED

Mrs. Jessie Lynn, an attractive
young woman, is under arrest here
charged with having stolen s75 dia-
mond broach and $3.50 in cash from
Mrs. wilmoth Rock, who has board
ing house at Fifth and Clark streets,
and si0 in cash from the trunk OF Mr..
b. ]. Adler, q boarder mt Mrs. Rocks
house.
The suspect came 10 the boarding
house Thursday a week ago with, her
husband. who said he Travelled for a
big New York house. Nothing was
learned about them except when the
woman once remarked she had been
playing the races at Memphis Just be-
fore she came here. Her husband left
the city Thursday night and she re-
NAMED until yesterday when she said
she was going TO Wartrace, Tenn, to
meet her husband who had written he
was i'll. Mrs. Rock missed the dia-
mond broaoh and money Monday,
and Thursday the $40 was missed
from Mr.. Adler's trunk. She suspect
I'd the woman but did not do anything
until she saw the suspect preparing
to leave and then notified the police of
the theft and the arrest followed.
Mrs. Rook stated this morning that
the Lynn woman was seen go into
her desk, where the $3.50 was stolen,
and her pocketbook where the money
was kept was heard to click as il be.
ing closed. The breach was taken
from Mrs. Rocks room but no one
saw her there. Mrs. Rock is holding
the woman's belongings and will have
them searched this afternoon by the
police.
The case was docketed this morning
in police court. but not tried. The
woman is being held, pending an in
vestigation and will probably be given
a hearing tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Lynn. the prisoner, was seen
as the city hall this morning and de-
MED tasipg the broach or money and
stated she had been thoroughly
searched by Mrs. Rock aud her trunk
and belongings had been thoroughly
searched by Chief Collins and Mrs.
Rock, and nothing was found.
She stated that her home was about
Ave miles out OF Louisville and the
reason she was leaving town was to go
10 her husband who was seriously i'll.
Originally she intended to remain here
until June IA when she would join
her husband in St. Louis after he had
worked his territory. He sells polish
for use ON fire department apparatus.
Attorney j. Wheeler Campbell was
secured by Mrs. Lynn and an attempt
is being made to have Mrs. Rock dis
miss the prosecution. Mrs. Lynn did
not desire any publicity but now that
the matter has come TO such n serious
point, stated she would like to make a
l statement and place herself in the
right light She says the desk Mrs.
Rock keeps in the hall is for the use
of the boarders and is used by them.
Further that she had been in the desk
but once and this was to get II book
and that other boarders had been
using 1t more than she had. She says
she never once saw the broaUh ana did
not know whether Mrs. Rock had a
priva te room or not.
Mrs. Rock refused to let the prose
cution drop IA this afternoon Mrs.
Lynn was placed under guard, Officer
Farrow being selected to guard her,
and will be tried tomorrow. Her case
is puzzling the police while some do
not believe her guilty, there is con
siderable circumstantial evidence
against her.