Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-23
MANY JEWELS STOLEN
GEMS AND SERVANTS DISAPPEAR
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Charles B.. Pearson Victim Of Thief
While Attending Church
Services.

About twenty articles of jewelry worth
about $500 and two colored domestics dis
appeared from the home of Mr.. Charles B.
Pearson, 1917 Massachusetts avenue north
west, yesterday forenoon. Mr.. and Mrs
Pearson were at church at the time the
servants packed their baggage and made
hasty departure. 1t was not until a few
minuter after they returned home that
they learned of what had transpired dur
ing their absence. Then Mr.. Pearson made
an effort to call Capt. Boardman over
the telephone and was surprised to find
that the wire had been cut Being unable
to get In communication with the police
officials over the wire, Mr. Pearson hurried
to police headquarters and told of the rob-
berry that had been committed during his
absence. Detectives Helan and McNamee
were detailed upon the case and they were
soon at work trying to get trace Of the
two servants, whose names had been given
as Howard and Mary Thomas. They had
been employed in the house just one week
and had not presented any recommended
tons. Thomas had said he had worked
in Atlantic City during the past summer
and nothing was known of him. All the
detectives were able to learn of the move
ments Of the colored people yesterday was
that they had boarded New York train,
but their destination was not learned. A
piece OF baggage thought to have been
shipped by them was traced to New York.
Detective Helan followed it there and found
that 1t did not belong to them, but was
the property Of guest of fashionable
hotel in that city.
Solitaire Diamond.
The most valuable piece of jewelry taken
was solitaire diamond ring, worth s275.
There was also a three-stone ring worth
SEQ. Other articles of jewelry Of various
kinds. worth from s. to $50 each, were
among the plumber, and $15 in cash was
also stolen. When Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson
returned home from church and failed to
see anything of the servants they thought
there was probably something wrong, but
1t was not until Mrs. Pearson went to a
room on the upper floor and found 1t had
been ransacked that she thought of rob-
berry having been committed. A hasty ex-
animation of the room was made, and list
of stolen property was taken to the police.
Later 1t was found that other articles had
been stolen, and Mrs. Pearson furnished
the police a complete list this morning
During the investigation of the case it was
learned that Howard Thomas, as the COL
ored man called himself, had employed an
expressman to take his trunk to the rail-
road station for him. He told the express
man that he had suddenly concluded to
leave the city, and had to be waited upon
without delay. 1t was during this investi-
a
piece of baggage having been shipped to
New York by colored man answering the
description of Thomas. About midnight 1t
was learned that the particular trunk did
not belong to colored man. and the de-
tectives were as much in the dark as they
had been when they started the investiga-
ton.
1t is said the Thomas couple were hired
by Mrs. Pearson last Monday through an
employment agency
we has been working at the big hotels
at Atlantlc CITY,, was the mans explana-
ton of his last serving place
The man and woman are of respectable
appearance, the woman being small of
stature and rather refined. A description
OF the missing servants has been furnished
by Maj! Sylvester and Capt Boardman to
the police authorities of the large cities
The number of the baggage check has been
ascertalned from the expressman and rail-
road ofhc1als The police are inclined to be-
lieve the job was done by experts, who mas
queraded as servants in order to gain ac-
cess to the premises. This belief Is Strength
ened by the cutting of the telephone wires
ana the fact that bulky pieces of silverware
were not taken, as they would have proven
10 De membranes to the thieves