Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-17
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Inspector BOurke Of Scotland Yard
; was sent for by a BOND street jeweIry
J house that had been robbed Of a dla.
mond necklace worth many thousand
dollars. II was almost certain that
Lady Renheld was the thief. ON the
! quiet ste had been known for several
years as q kleptomaniae. But for her
title they would have called It by a
more ugly name. She was the only
. customer that had looked at the neck.
lace that afternoon before IT was found
to be missing. Lady Iienfield Fad just
returned from Paris when Bourke
made an excuse to ca2. There was to
be a fair for the benefit Of the poor,
and she was to have a booth.
II so happened that just at this mo
ment Lord Renheld was I'm the hands
OF the Jews. He had gone Into a min
Ing speculation and dropped $500, 900
Let Il once be known that scion OF
nobility who Is supposed to have bar
rels of money to burn IL hard up and
don't know which way to turn, and
bis creditors come down on him like
dock Of hungry wolves.
Inspector Bourke under another name
and as one OF the officials OF the great
fair was received in the Iady's morn
ing room. lie had posted himself on
the subject TO be talked about, and he
talked intelligently and interestingly
for half an hour before bringing IN his
casual and usual remark. Lady Rem
field promptly and vigorously asserted
her Innocence. He had been through
the same programme fifty times be-
fore, ind he mildly replied that she
had three days In which TO give up the
necklace. After that time had expired
he should feel at liberty to take some
other course. Lady Renfield thereupon
defied him and showed him the door.
In leaving he spoke Of calling again.
He did call the very next morning,
though without the faintest hope Of
being admitted. To his surprise, he
seemed to be expected, and as Lady
RGnfeld came forward with extended
hand she said:
You have come again about the
necklace. but must tell you what /
told you yesterday. know nothing
whatever about It."
Inspector Bourke's line was the SEN
timental and pathetic, It was for him
to draw a picture OF one Of the great
est ladies in England arrested and
scandallzed and placed I'm the felon's
dock. He asked her 10 imaglne the
feelings OF her friends and family, the
social ruin, the degradation OF proud
family. Tears came to the eyes Of
Lady Renfeld as he talked. but she
nevertheless insisted that she did not
take the necklace.
Then the inspector took the line of
buster. II wasn't vulgar buster, but
geuteel bluster. He must go to some of
her friends, even to her husband. He
must get them to make her see her
position. The jewelry firm wanted no
publicity, but was determined to have
the necklace back or Its equivalent In
cash. Lady Renheld answered his
covert threats by words of defiance
Her husband was In the house, and
she threatened to call him in and have |
her visitor thrown out as q black |
mailer, She would welcome any sort /
Of suit and prove her innocence. The
inspector left her with the observation
that he would make a third call In
hopes to find her in a more contrite \
mood. He was again admitted. He
went over the case with her to show
her how convincing the evidence was
against her, but she only smiled con-
Then he played his
last card before proceeding to extreme
measures. He astonished her by Civ
Ing her facts about her husbands PEE
cunlary difficulties. She had received
no hint Of them. and she would not
believe until the inspector had laid In
contestihle proofs before her. Arrest
and trial had no terrors for her, but
public gossip about the family. finances
terrified her. The caller saw that he
had made an impression. and he bore
Town as heavily as possible, and at
length Lady Renheld gave way and
laid.
Il will lie to you no longer. III you
viii promise me that not breath OF
This gets out win give up the neck
ace"
The promise was instantly made, and
he woman made for her bOudoir and
'oon returned With the ornament. she
was fearful aud Inundated. and the
Inspector sought to make Il as easy
'or her as possible. She pleaded klep-
as they all do, and was as.
lured that hundreds OF great ladies'
rad the ailment and were thought
lone the worse Of. She would be wei
'omed at the store as before. and ON
'ehalf Of the firm be hoped for cali
L an early date She furnished a
hush case for the necklace and bowed
he Inspector out
There Is no other man like you IN
England" said the head OF the arm
. the plush case was put into his
lands.
Il do ms duty to the best Of my abil.
y, sir" was the reply.
Hold on here B0urke. but what Il
hist" exclaimed the jeweier mo-
aent later.
'srhe necklace from Lady Renaeld.