The evening world., 1904-06-08
Clerk and Bellboy of Hotel LIE
Marquis Captured After Sc
gies OF Robberies While Pack
Ing to Leave City.
LAST JOB FOR $1,000
CAUSED THEIR ARREST.
'aIr Planned to Get to St.
Louis and from There to San
Francisco, and Then Go
Around the World.

Henry J. Dards. night clerk. and
beorge Checker. head bellman. at the
Hotel lie Marquis, No. IL West Thirty
hrst street, were arraigned in Jeffer-
bon Market Police Court to-day.
sharsed with stealing tewelry from
quests at the hotel valued at nearly
$50, 900,
The two prisoners were held for trial
n 5000 bail each after Mrs. Halsey
CorUin- n of the owners OF the Jewels.
had made a short affidavit. She said to
an Evening World reporter as she left
The courtroom that the arrest of young
Dards had come as a great surprise 10
her. Shs hal been very favorably I'm
pressed ey the boy's manners and bear
Ing and had asked him particularly to
sec that no one but her husband was
allowed TO have the key to her room. as
she had a large quantity OF valuable
3ewelry there.
., Both men. according to the police
and detectives. were caught as they
were about to cave town.. after q
series Of the most mysterious rob-
berries, which for a time baffed every
effort at solution.
The capture Of these men and the
finding Of the stolen jewelry was
brought about by Mrs. Haisey Corwin.
GTho with her husband occupied apart
ments in the hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
win had known of the robberies at
the hotel, m while at the theatre
last night Mrs. Corwin became nervous
hbout Jewels worth 81, 900 she had left
In their rooms. She told her husband
or her fear that they would be stolen
mi the W left the theatre and hur-
ried to their hotel o find III theft
apartments had been looted of every-
thinB OF value. Their losses were re-
ported at once.
petectives Mcguire and Galligan. OIL
me West Thirtieth street police sta
Nson' VINO had been assigned b. Capt.
Oothreh TO run down the Jewel thieves,
uan peen living at the hotel as guests
leor several days. They were looked
lnpon az travelling men.
Caught with the Gems,
The detectives had learned that
fiscker had been made head OF the bell
poys TWO DAYS before Decoration Day
~ the Recommendation OF Dards. and
nat the mysterious robberies began on
Phooration Day. They learned also .thatl
paEds and CHECKER were the only EN-.
ptoyees OF the hotel who lived outside |
rhe MOTEL MANAGEMENT did not have theI
sudress or their rooms. but by shadow-I
tnE the men the detectives found thew
together at No. $50 East Thirtfethl
street.
When Mrs. corwln reported her rob-
Berry the two detectives went quickly tol
ne East Thirtieth street address. Thevl
ourst into the room occupied by Dardsl
and came upon him bending over a
cheap canvas and paper suit case. in
which. neatly packed In paper packages.
were diamond rings. gold watches. pearll
necklaces. bracelets studded with gems
sSaluable match boxes. combs, brushes.
boxes and level cases.
The man was stunned and never ut
tered a word. Bundling him into the
cab the detectives hurried pack to the
hotel and took into custody his room-
mate. Checker. He. too. refused to sayl
anything. The two men were taken toI
The West Thirtieth Street Police Sta
hon. Then the patrons IN the house
who had been robbed were notified to
,aIl and identify the valuables that had
leen found in the mems room.
Or. !. Davenport Lombard described
ibout 5000 worth; Mrs. Mather, s700;
drs. r. @. Graham. $1,000; Mrs. A. A.
Fulton, $1,000; Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey.
t1,0o,; Mrs. Beers, 81, 800. and a large
%huancity will be claimed to-day.
Mr.. William Spottswood, manager of
the Intel, said he had been notified ever
since Decoration Day that robberies of
.5ewelJ had been perpetrated day after
day. ,...r.
The rooms seem to rave been entered
by means of false keys. and 1t is re-
lgarded as likely that Dards. from his
eDosition behind the desk, was able to
iacquaint Checker with the entrance and
exit Of patrons.
Dards Made q Confession.
After Dards had been locked up for q
,hort time he made a confession which
Eas unique. He said:
II am an actor by profession, and
bame to this country a few months
ago, but couldn't get a place. 1 was
compelled finally to take this job as
hisht clerk at $40 a month.
II had never seen anything before but
stage diamonds and when I saw SO
much of the real thing on the women at
the hotel I was dazzled. 1 also decided
chat a man who worked for $40 a month
vas an idiot.
y when Checker got his job I had a
laik with him.. 1 had never met him
.efore but he was to my way of think
ing, and We framed up our get-rich-
quick plan.
1T vas easy. 1 was practically man.
ager OF the hotel at night. I had
charge OF all the keys and knew which
OF the guests were in or out. / had du-
splicates made OF the pass keys. Some
times Checker would 90 up TO clean out
= room and sometimes I would do the
Itunt. When I went UP I left CHECKER
n charge OF the desk and he would tip
me on If the owner of the room came
back Unexpectedly.
w figured to-day that we had
stolen in all about 500. 900 worth of
ptuff. apd when we got hold of the big
pile from Mrs. Corwin's rooms Tonight
Ne decided we had all that we needed
I'VE were going to fade away the first
thing in the morning. We had stolen a
good deal of ready money. We planned
TO head for the st. Louis Fair and then
make III way to San Francisco. There
We expected to be able 10 dispose OF thsl
Jewels without trouble and realize mt
least sa5.0Oo. Then We planned to make
Q trip around the world and travel ilke