Evening journal., 1908-10-16
TROUBLE OVER A
FAMILY HEIRLOOM
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then that the locket was inside
Milber was surprised at finding the
ornament He first thought of selling
il and so went TO a pawnbrokers. The
first one he went to. Isaac Miller, No.
122 Market street, said the locket would
be useles sto him but 1t might be val
uable TO the owner
According 10 the testimony OF Milber
I'm court he next went to the pawn shop
of Martin and Jesse Levy at No. PIG
Market street. Milber said he was
offered fifteen cents for the locket and
sold it, The colored man then went
back to Miller's place and told Of the
matter, when Miller Is alleged to have
remarked that Milber should have kept
the locket in case there was reward
offered for II.
This set the colored man to thinking.
He testified that he went to the pawn
shop to try to get It back, and that he
went to the police reported, the matter
and that two officers went 10 the pawn
shop to try to get the locSet Accord
ing to this testimony the pawn brokers
had seen nothing of a locket
Pawn Brokers Accused.
Acting upon what the colored man
told the police, a warrant charging
Martin and Jesse Levy with violating
sections Of the Pawn Brewers Law
was made out. 1t was alleged that the
pawn brokers did not keep their books
property, and disposed Of goods before
the time stipulated in the law, which
Is six months with all articles except
wearing apparel and that according TO
the law, must be kept four months be-
fore the pawn broker can dispose of 1t.
Mlber testified that he did not re-
ceive any ticket when he made the al
legged sale Of the locket. He also testi-
fled that when he returned for IL he
was told that it had been disposed of.
and this. he testified, was about a half
hour after he had sold il.
Patrolman Dutton was called as a
witness and he said that he had gone
to the pawn shop with Patrolman Bur
chinal and examined the book but no
entry Of a loclSet received was found
Judge Cochran asked II the officers
searched the place Opon being told
they did not. the Judge said that they
should have done so.
Levy Brothers Testify.
The Levy brothers were represented
by Attorney Jones. the first witness who
was called being Martin Levy, who tes-
titled that he had been in the business
for about or years all told, and that
he had had about years experience in
this city. He denied that the colored
man had sold him a loclSet. He said
that the only time he had seen the
colored man was when he came in with
the officers. Jesse Levy was then called
and he testified in substance to the
same matters
Isaac Miller next testified and cor
roborated the story of Milber Attor-
ney Jones asked that the case be dis
missed on the grounds that it was un-
reasonable TO expect his clients capable
of violating the law for hftene cents
the price alleged to have been paid
for the locket. Judge Cochran said that
he would take the matter under adj
visement before making any decision
The owner Of the locket was located
through some cards found i'm the old
fashioned box which the colored man
had taken home with him. Mrs. Bead
enkopf said that the loclot was many
years old and had been i'm the family
for several generations. 1t has not ye
! been found