The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-16
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TO EARTH in new \ YORK 4 /
Despard, Who Robbed Kohler's
Store Here, Captured as Result
of!Neat D elective w ork.

4 Safe and secure In the arms OF the
law. whence he made strenuous, but I'M
availing, efforts to escape, Wheaton on 3.
Despard, alias Dan Stevens, diamond 1'o'n
thief, who calmly lifted the two dial'-
E,nond rings from tray IN the je~elry
store Of y a f. Kohler, on Broad street,
several days ago and made good MS
escape from the city. was arrested h yes
sterdays In New York City, whittier the
soctopus-like hand OF the Richmond police
shadIistretched out and landed this smooth
worthy. Il a III Z III .i.3
a AS a result Of telegram announcing
his capture last night to Chief Werner,
sergeant-D Detective Wiltshire will leave
for New Y ork this morning armed with
the requisition8 Il papers with which s$ to
bring Despard back to Richmond.
The story OF The robbery and the u lt',
uuent capture are intensely interesting
and read like "a Z Dianland Dick dlms
novel. Despard. or Stevens, whichever
name he prefers, or is called by his boon
companions, entered the jewelry stole
/ Of MIR. ISohler and asked to be shown
gone fine diamond rings. tray was
brought from the front window for, IN !
spection by Mr.. Edward G. I<ohler, son
OF the proprietor of the store. Despard
and his pal looked the plate OF rings
over and upon Mr.. <ohler coming back
to wait on them. Despard stated that
he would drop Gin later to- see about
purchasing a ring. st{s8
AS is the custom with the jewelers., Mr..
Kohler took a rapid survey, Of the cons
tents OF the tray, counting them over
mentally. They Wee there-that is. the
same number as before the parties In
spected them. But still later. upon closer
and more minute Investigation, Mr.. 5Ko OH
Ter discovered that; in the place Of two
OF the very finest Of 4 the rings In tho
tray, there had Il been substituted two
cheap rings. The two rings had appa-
rently been stolen blythe man Despard. Az
4 The jeweler communicated with the
police at once, and WithFhis usual prompt
ness and dispatch Chief Werner notified
oil the pawn-brokers OF the city Of the.
theft, and soon every detective and police-
man In the corporation limits were on
the lookout for the thief and his COM.
apanion. kilograms to all the surround
ing cities from the chiefs office narrowed
the chances of escape for the two down
to a fine point. tf
Sergeant Wiltshire, 5who mad been work
ing up the case specially, learned that
q white man who tailed with Mr.. Koh-'
ler's description of Despnrd, had pawnedl
the ring, saying that he was going out
Of town and would send the money for
the ring later on Sergeant Wiltshire
knew his cue when the money came for:
the ring. and without waiting longer,
he informed Mr. Edward Kohler thai he
should go to New York, and. putting
himself in touch with the detectives there,
keep "a lookout on the express Office and
when the right person called, to have him
arrested by the detective. & III #
Mr.. Koher left for the metropolis ut
once, and fake package followed soon
after on an outgoing northern express.
This was consigned to the man Despara.l
Detectives Sullivan and Ware were de-
tailed to help Mr.. Kohler, and togetner,
the three nabbed the thief, who was
recognized at once by the jeweler. i he
Richmond police were at once notified OF
the capture, ls1fW III s,a.ait g35 ,sfsSda.