New-York tribune., 1905-08-24
GET HIGGINS0N THIEF.
POLICE SOLVE MYSTERY.
Burglar and "PaP Confess-Tutors
Name Cleared.

The mystery Of the robbery of the house Of
John ]. Higginson, No. 16 East 41st-st, on
July l. has been solved: the confessed burglar
found by the police: the disposer of the jewels
locked up: most of the plunder recovered. and
the name of Edward Park the tutor IN the Hig-
ginson family. who was arrested IN Christlanla
Norway. entirely cleared.
Ralph Warner who describes himself as
clerk. but who has long police record. is
charged with receiving the stolen jewels. and
warrant has been issued for John Kadra.
syrian aaed nineteen. who is inmate of the
Concord CMass) Reformatory, who has con-
fessed TO the crime.
Mrs Higginson received anonymous letter
three weeks ago telling her that If she wanted
the stolen Jewels she could communicate with
one who knew of their whereabouts through
reyspaper personal She informed the police
and the Pinkerton agency She put in the per-
sonals several times before she received an
answer. 1t asked her TO write to Ralph warner
care OF Station D. Sth-st. and 3d-ave.
Detectives tracked Warmers mail to an ad-
dress in Union Square. and there the letter was
called for by a boy. who took it TO a place in
7s+-sve near 14th-st. where it was received by
Warner He bears a striking resemblance TO
Mr. Park the Hfgginson tutor who was ar
rested after a pa awnbroker had identified his
photograph.
Warner. when arrested, broke down and SAID
that the burglary had been committed by ha-
dra whom he met while both were prisoners d.
Deer Island Prison. Boston Harhor' year ago
Warner was paroled soon after. He met ka-
dra here early in July, and the latter told MN
that he had robbed the Higginson mouse
and asked him to dispose of the plunder. This
Warner did ceiling some Of it outright 70
Henry Sessler of Broadway and 4lst-st' ana
Lxoents King Of No 113 West 42d-st.. dealers
in curios.
r,e+Ac+i,-es were sent to the Concord Reforma-
tory, where according to Warner Kadra han
been committed after his return TO Boston aIteI
the robbery They found Kadra there and got
his confession. Kadra said he had escapeu
from his keepers on May II and came 10 New
York He got entrance TO the Higginson mousse
,,v means of false keys early in the morning
He hid in closet. and three times Whlle he
was in there members of the family or ser
,,ar+s went to this closet and took from it arti-
cles. -
When the coast was clear he mace a rdpiu
+o,r of the rooms and got the Jewels
Eadra returned to Boston and was arrested
e. oo+,r, suspiciousIy in front Of Back Bay
,,o,,.e tIe was not identified then and was dis
obarpad hut a few days later was again ar
os+ad with burglar tools ir his possession, and
this time he was identified and sent back 70 the
rerornnatory. where he still has several years
N serve. He will be rearrested as soon as MS
term has expired. Park was arrested soon alter
the robbery. but was finally released alter lie
nts+rict Attorneys Office here determined that
thsro was not suflcient evidence on which to
ask for extradition .
It-arrer will be ararigned in Essex Market
Court TODAY He is now wanted Tor oreahllis
his parole and also for three ourgiaIles VI DoS
- o,a .Eaina Railroad stations at Concord,
Tufts College and Walpole.
The Jewels valued at 10000 which were
taken from the Higginson home on July l. be-
longed to Mr. Higgnson's daughter MISS Dor
otby Higginson The Jewels were SAFE IN their
rlace when Miss Higglnson returned from an
automobile trip to Ardsley. and an hour later
they had disappeared. All the servants seemed
to he above suspicion. Soon afterward the fam
ily became reticent and refused to say anything
more about it, There were reports that the
jewels had been found.