The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-13
STOLE BACK HIS
COSTLY PRESENTS
REJECTED SWEETHEART TELLS
OF SHATTERED ROMANCE IN
SUIT TO RECOVER.
NOW SHE LOATHES HIM
She Says But Before She Would Have
Given Them to Him-Rich Mine
Owner Smiles at His Ac-
cuSer.

New York, Dec. 12.--"I had abso
lutte confidence in Mr.. Davis when
entrusted him with my diamond neck
lace said Mrs. Helen Duyelle, her
voice broken with sobs as she told
the story of her shattered romance in
the Jefferson Market court Il would
have given him all my jewels, every
thing | owned, for | loved him and
! trusted him.
Completely overcome by her emo.
/ tion, the pretty plaintiff was compelled
to pa sc for several minutes. The
court waited patiently while her sister,
Mrs s. M. Levy. and another young
woman friend were also forced to
press dainty lace handkerchiefs to
Iteardimmed eyes.
The defendant, Adolph J. Davis. the
wealthy mine owner whom Mrs Du-
yelle accuses of stealing her neck
lace, smiled derisiyely during this ex
hibtion of feminine weakness, and
engaged his attorney, Mr.. Hess, in ami
mated conversation.
Hearing in Private Room.
The hearing was conducted by Mag
istrate Mayo in a private room of the
ccur'.
Mrs. Duvelle had discarded her suit
of brown which made sensation in
the court at the previous hearing. and |
appeared in a symphony of green. A |
dark green cloth suit, richly EN-
broidered with gold, hat of the same I
color, completely encircled by long
plume of green, harmonized perfect
ly with the defendants natural color
scheme of rose in cheeks and brown
IN hair and eyes, Mrs. Duvelie was the
only witness examined, and her testi.
nmny Was, not completed when ad. /
ournment until next Wednesday vast
aiken.
The story told by the plaintiff was
substantially that which she told
before. She said she had been ardently
'ourted by Mr.. Davis since they met
Il September, and had received more
hal two hundred letters from him
lie knew all the details of her past,
nd the wedding had been plannei
or next Saturday at the ST. Regis.
Admits $1,000 Gift.
The witness admitted that Davis
ad given her $4,000 for her trosseau,
nd declared that she had spent sew
raj thousand dollars of it when the
lcident OF the diamond necklace
rose.
What articles had you bought for ''
our trCusseau, and what did you pay
u them?" the witness was asked. =
Well Nine Louise had not fixed ',
le prices for all of the gowns had =
-dered,' said the witnegs wr.nkling =
9r brow. in deep thought, but | re- .
ember that my baby lamb gown was =, -
cost $4,000, and that the tourist n
,wns came 10 considerably over a =
ousand and that there were several
'ening gowns. one of which was to .
st $3.50. Then you know-er-there Il,
ere great many other things, "
ocs, gloves. hats aud-and a great '.
any other thingr. you know.
The court knew, and the witness
IS not asked to go into details In
q cross-eXamination Attorney Hess
d a great deal of stress upon a
rmer suitor. a Mr.. Collins. but Mrs. pa
lvelle declared that Mr. Davis had an
own all about him before they be. sN
me engaged. ri
The defendant nervously shook his an
ad in denial of some portions of the Cl
and frequently interrupted Sc
counsel to give him advice. =
insisted on Kissing in Public"
Mrs. Duvlclle had been 30 calm and
fpossessed throughout the early ex.
ination that her sudden fit of weep Br
as she told cf the alleged theft of CHI
necklace came as a sch0ck to Ro
,ry one in the court room. Even ths
defendant seemed to sympathizs ths
P ieeting moment. Mr.
All our friends knew Of our en- Oh
and Mr.. Davis once insisted
kissing me in public = Mrs Dlsells
J. He told me Thursday that he
found Purchaser for my neck !
p and gave Il to him with the I'M nar
tanding that he was to return -.
Ter The package Of $4,000 10 me at l,, -"
clock that afternoon. -
Instead Of appearing himself his no.
'rney called me up by phone. =,
came to the phone | asked him If
would come up to the Gotham to
me. He said he would first have =.
-et the Dermiss on of his attorney.
came that evening. He told me ,'ah
lad discovered that nv divorce was way
legal. and be intended to keep the %
ilace until I had returned the ss.- iot