The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
LOSES HER BAG
OF RICH GEMS
Mrs. J. H. Scott Unwittingly
Drops Her Jewels Out OF
a Pocket of Her Coat
TAKES THEM TO PARK
Misfortune Happens While
Walking From the Cliff
House Thursday Afternoon
TAKES THEM TO PARK

While walking in Golden Gate Park
. late Thursday afternoon Mrs. J. II.
Scott, the wife of the Tax Collector, lost
nearly all her valuable jewels. She
had them tied carefully in a little silk
compartment bag and the parcel
dropped out of her coat pocket. As
soon as she discovered her loss she
hurried to- the Park Police Station, but
q careful search over the path she had
traversed failed to discover the miss
ing gems. They had not turned up late
last night At present Mrs. Scott is
out about $4,000 worth OF diamonds and
pearls.
For a long time ii has been the Gus
tom Of Mrs. Scott TO ride out to the
Cliff House and to walk part OF the
way back through Golden Gate Park.
She does this on Thursday afternoons,
and this time she was accompanied by
her niece, Miss Elsa Hink, of Berkeley.
To prevent possible robbery Mrs. Scott
never leaves her jewels IN her apart
ments at s57 Sutter street. but always
carries them with her IN a silken bag.
AS the day was chilly she thrust the
bag into the outside pocket OF her long
coat There they rested in safety un-
I'll after the luncheon at the Cliff House
and the start for the park. Then the
sun grew warm and Mrs. Scott took
OF her coat and tied IL around her
waist, never thinking OF the rich par
eel OF Jewels IN her pocket This was
at o'clock and IL was not until two
hours later, when the two had reached
the aviary, that the loss was noticed.
With sickeninE heart Mrs. Scott looked
in every pocket for the gems. but they
were gone. Realizing that she could
not find them herself. she rushed for
the Park Police Station and reported
her loss TO Sergeant Owens. Two.
all ra6
over the route that Mrs. Scott had
taken. but some one had already picked
up the valuable package.
1T is not the cash value of the
diamonds that care so much about"
said Mrs. Scott yesterday afternoon.
but II is the fact that they all had
q peculiar worth to me. They were
given to me on special occasions. The
one that I miss most is my engage
nent ring. The Jewels were very fine.
and for that reason I fear that some
one will remove them from their set
tings and sell them separately. It was
pure carelessness on my part. and
really deserve to lose them. Mr.. Scott
will offer a reward Of about $500 for
their return"
The bag IN which Mrs. Scott always
carried her rings and necklaces when
she was not wearing them was one
il there were seven little compart-
ments made of silk and lined with
cl1amois. This she usually attached to
a belt on her person, but in her haste
Thursday she slipped them into her
coat pocket The individual pieces
were as follows: A diamond necklace
set in platinum with a pear-shaped
pearl pendant, value $4,000; a diamond
brooch, value $500: a marquis ring
with a diamond scroll. value $500: an
odd-shaped ring made Of diamond
SOLITAIRE encircled with emeralds. value
s40O; a double diamond ring, value
$500; a diamond ring with a pearl
bar CAdrs. Scott's engagement ring),
value $500; pearl shirt studs belonging
TO Mr.. Scott. The police OF the city
have been given a description of the
gems and they have notified the dia-
mond buyers to look out for them in
case any one should try to dispose or
the jewels.