Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-22
ACCUSE TRUMP OF
LIFTING" A RING
MAN WHO LOOKED AT A TRAY OF
JEwELRY IN ARNoLp's STORE
IN TROUBLE
is Charged With Grand Larceny-pe-
: PENDANT VALVES His Preliminary
Hearing and Is Bound Over to the
Grand Jury-Story of the Case:

Diamonds came near to being
trumps last evening If the theory OF
the police concerning the mysterious
disappearance Of a diamond ring from
a tray at the Arnold Music & Jewelry
Co. store, is correct one. Frank
Trump, who resides on North Moore
street, was arrested last evening
charged with attempting to lift" the
ring and this morning waived his pre-
liminary hearing and was bound over
to the grand jury. His bond was
fixed at $500, which he has not yet
furnished.
About $3.50 O'Clock last evening
Trump and his wife entered the Ar
mold store and asked to look at some
watches. A clerk in the store waited
on them until later when Mr.. Arnold,
who had been busy with another Gus,
toner took the place of the clerk.
Trump bought watch and ring,
paying cash for the purchases.
| He then asked to look at some Ia
dies rings. After hooking at tray
Of diamond rings for some little time
the man and tie woman stepped back
from the counter ami started to leave
saying that trey only wanted to look
at the rings at his time. ,.fr. Arnold,
however, was startle's to notice that
valuable ring was missing from the
tray, He stated later last evening,
that at this MI ,nent he saw the man
put his hand into his pocket and saw
| the ring in his hand.
i Hold on a minute said Mr.. Ar
mold. There is a ring missing from
that tray. Trump grew angry at this
and expressed his surprise that Mr..
Arnold should suspicion such a good
customer of taking the ring.
4 Mr.. Arnold was obdurate, however
and when Trump still maintained his
innocence the jeweler told him that he
} would have to be searched before he
J, could leave the building. In the mean
:. time the police were summoned. While
Trump was being led back to the rear
of the building he and Mr.. Arnold
were compelled to crowd their way
through large number of customers
who occupied the aisle. 1t is claimed
that while in the midst of the crowd
Trump took his hand from his pocket
Almost Immediately afterwards {
clerk found the ring on the floor II
the midst Of the crowd Of customers
), fully fifteen feet back from the place
where the purchase was made. 1t j:
therefore the theory of the police tina
Trump while passing through tbs
crowd took the ring from his poke
: and Cropped it in order that it nigh
not be found on his person when h
> was searched.
| Is Charged With Grand Larceny.
Trump was taken by the officers
a who arrived shortly after the call 70
e police, to the station where Mr.. Al
o mold made charge Of grand larcen,
against Trump. Mrs. Trump who ha
J. accompanied the party to the station
suddenly asked Chief Harmon wha
J. the police were holding her for.
:. I'VE are not keeping you madam,
J. replied the chief. You may go If yo
wish" The woman went away blu
later returned to the station to COME
d with her husband.
q The police are inclined to attac
!. significance to the fact that Trum
:. had in his possession two chea
f. rings, which they believe he intende
= to use, substituting them in the plac
n of valuable jewelry. Mr. Trump sta
4 ed, however,s that he had just purchai
a ed these at one Of the local MOTTO
stores.
Other Police News.
P. A. Olson, charged with intoxic.
It ton, was the only occupant Of tn
n mourner's bench this morning. II
d was released