The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-11
SONGLESS SOPRANOS RUBY.
NiGTSTRATE ROOF SAD OVER
GfFTED LADY SCILPTOR.
Miss Basien's Ring Doesn't Hold dc Bower
but sleuths Grab Him on Assorted
charges Court Misses High & Trial
Trip-6eOrge Raines, slips In and Out.

Charges Court MISSES High Tria
!. Trip-GeOrge Ralnes, SLIPS In and out
Hunter De Bower. or Bowie, as the po
lice call him was discharged Yesterday by
Ma gistrate Pool in jefferson Market police
court from arrest under the complaint OF
larceny made 10y Miss Clara Bastien. his
hopeful pupil in grand opera. He was
Immediately rearrested on other larceny
charges and taken to the Detective Bureau.
The case had been put of after a
hearing on tuesday to give George
Raines. brother Of the inventor Of the
famous Sunday sandwich a chance to
come to New York Mr.. Ranes came
and Ind u private talk with Magistrate
Pool, but he did not appear in court, and
there was no indication that he had any
| thing TO do with De Bower
When the case was called in the morning,
/ Mas istrate Pool sent the prisoner, who
was under s. 900 bail, out to hunt for a ring
which Miss Rasten sad he had In the
afternoon Miss Basten wanted to wait
until this morning so that Dan o'Reily
| could be present as her lawyer. Magis-
trate Pool called up Deputy Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Krotel who happened to be
in court
Let the District Attorney take charge
Of your case said the Magistrate. He
is better than "A hundred lawyers
Miss Bastien looked doubtful, but her
opinion was not asked. Mr.. Krotel took
the helm, and under his questioning she
told this story
Il am sculptures met this man in
the post office. He said he was a detective,
and offered me s25 week to work for him
| didn't ike that idea. he said he was
grand opera tenor and would get me
position at 81 500 performance"
Were you tenor too?' queried the
Magistrate at this point.
40, "a soprano
can you sing high C?'
The modest prima donna-soulp tress would .
not say Then the Magistrate asked her
again a. TO her hopes.
What. $500, That's most as much .
as Patti said he.
The prisoners lawyer was growing FESTIVE .
and dragged in the ring, which happened !,
to b, the oaly specific matter in the com
plant. Miss Bastien told how she tad
pa ned five rings and a watch for so and
turned over the money to De Bower Then
she hid the pawn ticfets on closet shelf
She said she missed them on Dee. 5. After
ward she declared. De Bowler gave her
back some tickets. The prisoner produced
a ruby and diamond ring. Miss Basten
said the ruby looked like hers hen an
echo of the -operu theme got tangled
with the ring motif
In clothes and diamonds | gave him
800, she ohanted in recitation,
Prep ring for PATHS place. asked the
Magistrate.
The lady nodded.
Couldn't you give us a little exhibition
isked Magistrate Pool.
The lawyers interviewed
Were you not going 10 pay him for musical
Instruction. asked the prisoners coun- +
eel
80 replied Miss Basten, -he said if
would accommodate him with money he
couldn't charge ~" cent for lessons
What make Of piano did you practse
M" inquired the curious Magistrate.
lie started long technical discussion
Ii 10 the merits Of various Instruments
nd showed his knowledge Of geography
" naming the location Of certain piano
,aproOms
The prisoner didn't have no studio: i
Il came 10 my apartments, volunteered i
he 81 500 a night musician G
Again the monotonOus counsel for the n
efenc, rang IN the ring 4
do You know whether or not this is your {
nRy- he asked. q
i am not sure. was the best answer i
IlSS BdStlen cnul1 give. Ii
The Deputy District Attorney threw up d
is hands at this Magistrate Pool ex- n
rrssed a long regret dt was after 'clock
lat 70 gifted sculpture. as he called ST
ie lady should have been treated so badly q,
1t he feared he could not do anything
II her. ii
Il discharge the prisoner. he concluded. At
nd we will take care Of the ring for YOU :
'urnng to Miss Bastienl Please see
You can't find out whether ii Is your ring
not.
De Bowler walked out trumphantIy.
his foot touched the sidewalk Detect
o Sergeant GarFan laid his hand on the
ans arm and said
d want you, now
De Bowler was speechle less Gargan told
g reporters that there were so many
arges against his prisoner he really
uldn't remember them He said that n
rmer land'ady Of De Bowler in Irving
ice had lost stlO0. She told the police
AZ her lodgcr had made a book on tho
re~ Gaining 10 have John " Gates a.
patron There j. another complaint 81
loss Of $500 and one OF 81 500 At
-mer hearing of the case John L. Keck
722 Union street. BROOKLYN n retired
pker. told Magistrate Pool that De Bowler
4 -wiuded his niece out Of 500. 900 after
4 marrying her. At Police H,adduar-
X last night il was said that the arrest
X made on kccks complaint
ara BaHtien who first caused De Bowers
est on Thursday Of last week. lives at
Sixth avenue. The prisoner who is
years old and married. lived at 1902 West
rticth street