The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-12
$2S,OOO IN JEWELRY
 FOUND IN GLASS JAR
NOTED THIEF ARRESTED FOR
 THEFT OF CLARK GEMS.

Hovered About Spot Where They Were
 Buried - Constantly ShadOwed for
 Weeks and Was Seen to Visit Place
 Where VaIuables Were Hidden
 Taken from Home of Daughter-in-
 law of Bishop Potter's Wife.
 New York, Jan. 11.-Buried in glass jar near West 155th street, between Eighth and Central avenue detectives of a private agency have found more than $23,000 worth of jewelry, the prop erty of Mrs. Ambrose Clark, the daugh- ter-in-law of Mrs. Potter. the wife of Bishop Henry c. Potter. The jewelry was stolen from Fernleigh, the Clark home. at Coopertown, N. r., on July last.
 Lodged in a cell at police headquar- teers to await the arrival here of Cooperstown officials with a warrant, is William Coleman. noted thief, the major portion of whose sixty years e4dfC UCSA opcllL peItdl
 Coleman was arrested in this city on July 26 last by central office detectives, and held by a magistrate at Coopers- town until November F last. The last grand jury failing to indict him he was then set at liberty.
 From the moment of Coleman's re- lease in Cooperstown he was kept con- stantly under surveillance and his movements recorded by the agency de- tectives, until yesterday when he was placed under arrest by a detective of Inspector McCluslsy's staff. Last week the shadows" reported that Coleman was acting mysteriously, going to un- frequented spots in the upper end of Harlem, apparently as though he were endeavoring to, determine whether he was being watched. Early on the morn ing of January 3 two of the watchers saw Coleman go to the north side of West 155th street. between Flights and Central avenues. to a brick wall which surrounds an iron foundry. At the base of a pillar in the wall they saw Cole man digging in the deep snow. He ap- peared anxious about something he seemed sure was buried near this spot, but did not remain long. s '-
 On several occasions after that Cole man was seen by the detectives hang ing about the same place. Three or four times he was seen to dig in the ground and then go away. On Monday night last tse detectives went to the spot and dug up a package which prov ed to be in glass fruit jar with a zinc cover, wrapped in piece of thing white rubber cloth secured with rubber bands and twine.
 Tn the jar were a. number of small parcels tied up in solid white muslin, the largest os which contained pearl and diamond collar Of fourteen stands of gems. When all the packages had been opened all the Clark jewelry was found, with the exception of gold watch, gold pencil and a small dia- mond ring.
 Among the articles found in the jar were gold lorgnette, red enameled watch, marked in the case: Florence L. Stokes, July l. ruby ring, diamonds which surrounded same, missing; gen. tleman's ring set with three diamonds, diamond bow k not with pearls and pear shaped pendant, ruby ring, dia- 1nond missing from setting on each side, and adiaomnd bracelet, about half an inch wide, composed of small dia- moflds. ss .....
 After the contents of the jar had been removed statement signed by the de- tectives showing when, where and by whom they had been removed, was placed in tho jar and the jar buried in the place from which it had been re- moved. Coleman was arrested near the spot. His case will be again presented to the grand jury.