The evening world., 1904-08-11
YOUNG MAN ALLEGED
TO HAVE PLEDGED THEM.
SAID to Have Raised $4,000
from Broadway Jswener-
ctief Of Police Richards Is
Again In Town and Is Busy.

I9ISht w ShSA - SeSs
Of Newport In this city to-day. Rich
ards came here TO consult with the
Pinksrton Detective Agency about the
matter. although he says that ~ had
other business To bring him 70 New
York al this time.
Chief Richards discussed the toss and
recovery Of the diamonds freely to-day
and made the significant statement that
the Pinkertons had positively assursd
him that the gems were recovered In
the safe In Mrs. Goelst's houos at No.
es Fifth avenue. The Plnksrtons In
thdr public statement OF the mAttsr
said that they had found the diamonds
In 4 safe deposit vault,
Servants Are Emphstio.
The conflicting statements complicAts
the sttuation very muoh. for the SER
wants In the Goslst town house have
declared emphAdcally that at no time
hnos she left here for Newport, Early
In June. has Mrs. Goslst bean In her
house, and they laughed at the idea.
that she was there Monday night the
time when the Pinkertons say she found
her jswelry.
The impression y growing that Mn.
doelet vas robbed by a man or woman
In society who had access to her prop
erty. but who lost nerve when he or
she saw the determined stand taken by
Mrs.. ooslet In the mattsr and made
restitution. Newport society gossps
have started many stories In sxplAna-
ton OF the whole affair, and some Of
than have reached this city. One which
Il credited In some quarters II thai II
was q young mar who took the dsa-
mopds and raised $4,000 on them hers-
This story goes On to say that the dia-
monds we're found in the shop Of Q WELL
known Broadway jeweller. who 10 Ia
nous for his disposition to loan large
sums Of money on such security with
out asking any questions as to the
W mi Ownership OF the sems offered.
md other versions Of the AFFAIR
have been taken 70 the Pinksrtous for
confirmation or dsnial. but always With
the sams result. The detectives SOL
EMMY avow that there u one, and only
one. explanation Of the affair, thsk Mrs.
Goelsf left the diamonds In this city
whom she went to Newport and actually
forgot aftsrward where she had put
them. No. other spory can b got from
the Pinksrtona. and probably no other
story ever win b. told BY them.
Richards Tells Plausible Story.
Chief Richards u at the Everett HOUSE
m this city. He was seen there to-day
br On Evening World reporter. He saAd.
About this Goslst matter. let me ~
onos and for all that It was no robbery,
3ust . ease Of forgS,.fulnesa. We arr
absolutsly sure Of tEat now. whatsvei
doubts We may have had at one time
Mrs.. 0osist has gone back to Newport
WITH her diamonds. and. OF course. she
Will TAXA the FIRST public occasion which
presents itself to wear them. Their,
will b Q lot Of doubtsrs. Of course. who
can b satisfied that Mrs. Goeast has
got them back In no other way.
Nov I understand that folks ere
loGth TO believe that Mrs. GoSlet found
her Jewels In the way described. Every
shInE I have seen from the Pinkerton:
10 far Il correct, excepting the publ
cation that they were found In . safe
deposit vault. I wa not here when
they were recovered. but the Pinker.
tons told me that they were found In
the safe IN her town house, and yot
may be sure thai they would not liz
aft isn't hard to rnd folks who ar,
loath to believe hat q woman could
mislay 500, 900 worth OF diamonds. but
II must be remembered that, Mrs
ooelet IL q very, rich woman, that sht
has many valuable gems besides thos,
she lost. and that she Is extremely for
getfuf about things.
Just q Case of Forgetfuinessi
The truth Of the matter Is that sh,
took the missing jewels from her cas-
on her return from Philadelphia, place
them In the safe and left them there
She went to Newport on June 20. an,
In the confusion OF getting away LEI
a. TO a servant to bring the case sup
posed to contain her jewels TO her. Sh
had forgotten all about taking certail
Jewels out OF this case. and as she d,
not open the case until nearly a mont
later she thought she had been robbed
I'VE made a complete Investigation
and finally decided that there had bee
No robbery. We Insisted upon Mr.
Goelet coming TO New York. She woul
not come. woman-like she was sur
her memory could not play her such
trick. Eventually she cam and fount
what women often find. that she wa
all wrong. Now she has the Jewels an
the incident Is closed. | came here I
see the Pinkertons and TO attend I
some other business. I shall 20 bae
10 Newport this afternoon"
He Wrote the Statement.
George @. Dewitt, executor OF N
Goelet estate. and legal adviser OF Mr.
story OF the loss and subsequent reco,
cry N Mrs. Goelet's diamonds. as give
otu by the Pinkert0n agency. was absc
Iutely correct. Il know T." he sal,
because r. ! wrote e., i myself, .r.r.,c. vt,
NM mr. co DiwV to.d nSc after ToV WsIcS he s ws
The Evening World the following state
'Nr,. aoelet came to New Yora fror
Philadelphia after her sons w.idini
She had all Of ~, jewels In a 10
which she keeps for tat purpose. sh
FIFTH avenue. and while there opene
the box several times. She went I
Newport on June %, and several day
after arriving opened the box TO get on
a certain ring. Later she opened III
box again to get certain Jewels. an
missed the gems which were afterwar
advertised. She was very positive the
that the Jewels had been In the DO
when she opened IL to get the RIM
vAAt was what made hu % posftiv