Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
MISSING RING
IS CAUSE OF
RECR|M|NAT|ON
Prominent Man Ac-
cused of Theft
Carlisle G. Norwood Quickly Released
by Police After Pawnbroker
Declares He Never Saw
the Man

Charles G. Norwood, scion of promi-
nent New York family, who was in the
local public's eye few weeks ago when
delphia, was the subject of q brief po-
lice investigation yesterday, but was
release almost Immediately after his
explanation of the affair was given.
Mr.. Norwood was accused by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Berkey of having stolen from
their apartments at the Percival a
watch and pawning it for 81 in Main
street pawnshop.
Back of the police investigation yes
terday lies strange story, in which the
theft of $2S00 diamond and pearl ring
from Mrs. Norwood, who was then Miss
Goode, plays an important part. MIR.
Norwood declares it was nothing but
spite work which caused the perkeys
to accuse him of knowing anything
about the watch.
Mr. Norwood told a graphic story of
the loss to his wife last night in the fol-
lowing words:
my wife, who was then Miss Goode,
met the Berkeys in Philadelphia
through her father, who knew them in
business way. AS she was coming
to California for her health, and as the
Berkeys were also bound this way, Mr..
Goods asked them if they would not
take care of his daughter, and they as
sented.
Misses Valuable Ring
"All went we'll until my wife arrived
here. At the start of the journey she
had entrusted her handbag containing
jewels valued at $4,000 to Berkey, who
was occupying a section, while my wife
was in a state room. She also left it to
Berkey to pay the incidentals of the
journey, and settled with him after ar
riving here.
MY wife saw her ring and other
jewels in Salt Lake, and they were all
there. Arriving here she went with the
Berkeys to the Percival apartments,
where she discovered that the diamond
and pearl ring was missing. She did
not directly accuse anyone of taking
the ring.
Detectives and railroad men We're
put to work to regain the valuable
jewel, but they could not do so. Then
met Miss Goode and we were married,
after which she left the Percival and
the BerkeyS.
''That was the last we saw of them
until yesterday. At II o'clock in the
morning I was sitting in the lobby of
the Angelus hotel when Mrs. Berkey,
accompanied by detective, came into
the place, and pointing at me exclaimed
dramatically, That's the man..
ST didn't know what it was all about
until l was taken to police headquar-
ters and questioned. Then found out
that I was accused of having stolen a
watch from the Berkeys' apartments
and having pawned it for 81.
''The detectives took me to the pawn
shop, where the man who made the
loan on the watch declared emphatic |
ally that he had never seen me. OF
course I was Immediately set free, and
now will proceed to justify myself
with the world by some legal action
against the Berkeys.
"Just what this will be cannot state. |
/ have turned the matter over to my
attorney, Earl Rogers, and have given
him full instructions to proceed as he
sees fit
'I do not think the watch was ever
stolen. Imagine me taking watch and
pawning it for 81! Why, it's perfectly
ridiculous"
Mr.. Berkey Makes Statement
Mr.. Berkey's story differs from that
told by the Norwoods in many particu-
lars. 81 have nothing to say" said
Mr.. Berkey. But when informed that
he was indirectly accused of having
known something about the disappear
ance of the ring he made emphatic de-
nial.
Mrs. Norwood is telling an untruth
when she says that the bag containing
the ring was in my possession after we
left Salt Lake, and I understand that
the ring was missed somewhere be- |
tween here and there. 1 did retain GUS
tory of the bag until Salt Lake was
reached, but on arriving there turned
the bag over to Mrs. Norwood, who
was at that time Miss Goode, and that |
was the last I thought of it until 1
heard that the FiOO WAS gone
II have three witnesses to prove my |
statement. 1 am not well acquainted |
with any one of them, as they are sim
ply some people we met on the train, |
and they can tell you that on the night |
the ring was supposed to have been
stolen l retired to my berth, which was
an upper, about o'clock, and the rest
of the party stayed up until somewhere
near II. Miss Goode had the bag with
her when she retired to her .stateroom
at that hour, so the witnesses say, and
I did not have it in my hands any
where this side of Salt Lake.
witnesses will also tell you that
Miss Goode left the bag containing her
Jewels lying about the stateroom all the
time, and was extremely careless. To
even insinuate that 1 had anything to
do with the theft is outrageous
The Norwoods sprang into local prom
inence a few weeks ago when Mr.. Nor
wood obtained marriage license at
the county clerks office and asked the
clerk to withhold it from publication.
Several reporters were present at the
time and Mr.. Norwood and his bride
were given much space as result of
their romantic marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berkey are registered
at the Percival from Salt Lake, and
Mr. Berkey is a mining man. He IS
Interested in Nevada properties and is
a familiar figure in Rhyolite, Goldfield