New-York tribune., 1906-07-21
ARRESTS IN JEWEL CASE.
WOnnap and BOokmGIer Charged
sritb Robbing Mrs. COrzCin.

Two arrests we're made yesterday IN the Mrs.
Halsey COrwin Jewel robbery case-0Irs Elizabeth
MaeBettie. OF No. 25S West 18th street. who slept
with Mrs COrwin on the night Of the theft and
ALFRED NJ. King. bookmaIlaF, who lives az the
Hotel Cadillac. 49d street and Broadway They
were arraigned before Magistrate Mayo. in the
TOmbs police court. on affidavit sworn 10 BY
Detective Sergeant O'Connor. charging them with
grand larceny, and held in $500 bail for further
examination this morning.
Mrs Halsey Corwin planned 70 go to Europe this
su2aEssr. and friend. Mrs MOuldS. gave her
farewell supper at her home. tie GlenmOre apart
ment house. SSsk street and Seventh avenue. last
Saturday Mrs CoEWin dressed IL 2G=s- AaCBetties
rooms. and accompanied her TO the supper. It lasted
until early Sunday morning. and. according 70 Mrs
Corwin's admission. much wine was drunk
by the thirty or more guests After the supper
Mrs. CorWln, Mrs. MOulds. Mrs. NacBetc-e and
two men walked to Sixth avenue They started %
go 10 a well known restaurant. but found il closed
Mrs. AIacBettie and AIRS. Corwin then went home
From this point the stories told by the two women
differ. Mrs. CoEwin says she woke up 70 md Ma
acBetss still sleeping. aud looking on the ualtis-
piece for her Jewels. which she had placed there
before going to bed. found them naissing. and'
after telling Mrs GLacBettie OF loss. left the
house to insgzIn the police Mrs COrwin says sha
lost a $1,000 diamond heart on another occasion
when Mrs MacBettie spent the night with aeT'
but never thought Of connecting her friend wiz
her loss.
Sars. MacBettie tells a different story. She says
that she was awakened by the telephone bell IN 8
call 20 her from Maurice Mengis. horssIaan ar4
real estate operator. OF Sheepshead Bay, who is
Mrs CoFWin's father. Servants informed neE' $40
added TO Magistrate 1IayO yesterday. thar &4zs-
COrVgin had then been away from the house 19s
more than two hours.
Kings connection with the was due 90
visit he paid to Mrs NIaGBettie last Friday Ga
that day Mrs Corwin telephoned TO Mrs Mas
Bette that she would visit her the afternoa1
70 dress Cor the supper in the evening. She Saps
her Jewels and evening dress to the nat later Ihs
Jewels arrived, according TO Inspector Mclaughlin
during Kings visit. and he inspected them ana
helped Mrs. MoCBettiS put them away. on tao
morning the jewels were stolen King Is said oy =
hotel fully dressed at $40 q. m. He denies tniss
Eiag was vehement in his assertions OF MS Mac
Bettiss innocence in court yesterday. and sl@-
gested that arthur James well known EnSi71ss
criminal, might know something OF the case IN
spectOg Mclaughlin, however, says that JAMES =
not IN this country at present
King IS said TO be the husband OF May Bonner .
thief and confidence woman who has served uEls
In all parts or the country. King himself was G-
one time the manager or Joseph Cans. the NesE9
Maurice Mengis, Mrs. Corvius father. saia last
night that MS daughter was not living Ge IS
house. and that he did not know her addrsss. l-e
added that she was not In any way responsible EcS
Mrs. &acBeetie's arrest and that the police Ezt
worked out the theory they now held hg oAsrz-
Milton G Gray. OF No. Madison avenue. who
was mentioned yesterday as one Of the guests az
Ies , supper SVEN oy Mrs. Moulds, called Up -
parties ~ the case. and had attended % saca