The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-14
RARE GEMS STOLEN
Aged Collector Makes Costly
Chance Acquaintance.
LURED BY CHARMS OF MAIDEN
georgia lawyer and Mason of High
Degree Reports Loss OF stick Pins
Valued AT Sf2,OCO to New York Po-
IIce-Incident of TenderIOin visit
Two Arrests Have Been Made.


New York, July 13.-Julius T. Brown, a
/ practicing lawyer of Atlanta. Ca. who
. has been attending the Knights TempIars
convention at Saratoga, reported to the
police of the Tenderloin station tonight
/ that he had been robbed of $1,000 worth
of stick pins and $3.50 in money by a girl
whom he met on Broadway this after
noon.
Mr.. Brown, who is sixty years old, said
that be struck up an acquaintance with
the girl and she Invited him around TO
her apartments at 152 West Thirty-sev-
enth street. He visited there little
while and then went down TO Simpsons
pawnshop, on the Bowery
He always made it a point to drop in
at Simpsons when he was in New York.
because he was often able TO find some
unusual specimens Of stick pins there To
collect stick pins is his hobby. He has
collection Of them which bss cost him
many thousands Of dollars 1t was part
Of that collection which was stolen He
had brought twenty-five along with him
to show his friends at the convention.
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These pins were in a leather wallet.
which Mr.. Brown had fastened TO his
inside waistcoat pocket He did not see
any pins at Simpsons that struck his
fancy, but he did buy camera. He left
the pawnshop at O'clock in the after
noon. not realizing that he had been
robbed. He stopped in at a Photographic
supply store on Broadway, and when he
felt for his wallet 10 pay for some pur-
chases il was gone. He had paid for the
camera with some loose change. This
wallet contained the $50. 1t did not occur
TO Mr. Brown then that he had been
robbed. He did not even think of feeling
for the wallet which contained the stick
pins, but when he got over TO the Gilsev
House and had confided his money loss
to the clerk. that Individual suggested
that It would be wise for Mr. Brown to
take an inventory Of his other belong
ings- Then he discovered the loss of
$1,000 In stickpins.
Reports Loss to Police.
The clerk suggested that the best thing
to do was to go directly TO the Tender
loin station. Mr. Brown told the police
that one pin, cats eye. was valued by
him at S7,CO0 There was one set with
emeralds and diamonds which wasNwortb
$3.50. One set with a ruby and diamonds.
two containing pearls and diamonds. one
with pearl spider setting, and one
mosquito pin. Mr. Brown said he
would not have parted with the pins for
q good deal more than $1,000
MIR. Brown is son of the late Gov.
Joseph z. Brown, of Georgia. He was at
one time an assistant United States at
tOrney. he was for many years presi-
dent Of the Georgia Mining. Manufactur-
ing and Investment Company. He is now
master of chancery In the United
States Circuit Court
Two Women Held.
As soon as he reported the case to Cant
Weigand, Of the Tenderloin station. De-
tectives White and Bamlnan were sent
out on the case They went direct to the
house at 152 West Thirty-seventh street
and arrested Lottie Brown. a negress.
who said she lives at S3S West Thirty
eighth street.
Also in the Thirty-seventh street house
the police found frankie Goodwin.
white girl When sear.hed, s172 in cash
was found on her. rhe bills were of
practically the same denomination that
Mr.. Brown said his roll of $50 was made
up OF. No trace Of the stiokpins was
found on the prisoners or in the house.
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