The sun., 1908-01-19
BROOCHMYSTERF CLEARED Up
MRS. PURDY GAVE THE JEWEL
TO TIE MEDICAL STUDENT,

The woman who was arrested on Friday
night in Philadelphia after she had at-
tempted to explain to the police how oracs
Garnsey. a roung medical student. csreey Z
to have her 500 diamond brooch is Asg1
Matte May Purdy. wife OF c. FrsAkiin
Purdy. real estate and insursnce hrckar
who lives at Sii West Eighty seventh stree1.
this city. Letters and verses that the Philas
delphia police got from Mrs. Plrdy Ehow
that tho wenty-iVe-ysar-old student Was
infatuated with her and one OF the lsttsrk
indicates chat he was planning.to gst hefto
go away with him. sr
The husband, who is about % years old..
went to Philadelphia yesterday. He re-
fused to admit that the woman who had
given the name Of Mrs Purdy there was his
wife until he had ssen her. Then he asked
that the police court proceedings against
both her and the young man be dropped.
Both win be discharged this morning.
The diamond brooch which Mrs Purdy
gave TO the young man. as he says. to help
him through college. was a present to.hsr
from her husband. Some Of Purdyss
friends said yesterday that hs had Eirsn 4
to his wife on Christmas. Mrs. Pudy told
her husband about week ago that abe had
lost the brooch after attending a mGtinAs
performance at Hammerstein's Victnrm
Theatre. She thought she had lost IL be-
tween Hammerstein's and the Forty-seo-
ond street subway station.
The husband Immediately had an adver.
tisement- put in one Of the New York papers
Offering reward for the return Of the brooch,
aud the loss also wac reported 70 the police
by Miss Z. Plrdy' The police an 10
customary in such cases. sent out circu-
lars to all tho large pawnahops in thia and
neighboring cities. So when young Garn-r
soy presented the jewel on Thursday night
TO a PhilAdelphiA pawnbrOlssr, and aslkad
for a loan Of $3.50 the money lender. probar
bly, with,an eye TO the reward. notified the
police.
Garnsey after telling tho police that bis
wife had given him the brooch, asked per-
mission TO send telegram to her in New
York. II is supposed that he wired to Mira
Purdy. At any rate. she left hcf home iB
this city about noon ON Friday. saying that
abe was going to spend the night with her
sister in New Rochelle and later in the day
she appeared at police headquarters In
Philadelphia,
The PhiladslDhia police. cay that abe de-
clared at Arst that she was 0arnsey's
wife. but admitted later that she was Mrs
Purdy. The Philadelphia police. becoming
suspicious. telephOned 70 the New York
Central ONCE and asked to have inQuirlAs
made at the Purdy home That was on
Friday night The Mulberry street detso-
tive was told at the West EiShty-seventh
street house that there must be some mis-
take. Mrs. Purdy wasn't in IPhiIadelphia
and furthermore they had never heard Of
Grace GarnSey.
The New York Office, telephoned the
result Of it's inquiries and the Philadelphia
police immediately jumped at the con-
clusion that the woman was an impostor
who was helping Gsrnsey get away with tho
brooch.
Mr.. Purdy went to jefferson Market
court here yesterday morning under the
same impression and asked for warrants
for the arrest OF the man and the woman
Magistrate Cornell told him that his wife
ought to make the complaint. Mr.. Pllrdy
admitted that he was mystihed; that be
didn't know whether his wife was in Philn-
delphia or not He went over TO Police
Headquarters and had n talk with InspectOr
McCaHerty. who advised him TO 60 to
Philadelphia.
Pupdy's brother Oscar went with him
to Philadelphia, They arrived there a.
O'Clock. Purdy vas deeply affected when
he saw his wife. They talked toGsther for
fifteen minutes and it was said that nhe
had admitted everything 70 him. Purdy.
it is understood. Wiu bring her back 10 Als
home In this city after she Is released this
morning Mrs. Purdy. almost collapsed
after her interview with her husband
She was kept in her cell all night.
In the police court hearing before Mag
istrate Scott in Philadelphia it came out
that Mrs. Purdy, who is about 80 years
old, met Gsrnsey at North Beach. Conn.
last summer. The Purdys have summer
home near there. GaTnsoy was driving
a delivery wagon. He had previously been
boxer.
oarnsey antsred the Medico-C -Chirurgical
College in Philadelphia last fall. and APP
parently he had communicated frequently
since then with Mrs. Purtiy. Mfs. Purdy
had a number OF his farvid letters ineids
her shirtwaist when she was arrested On
Friday and she handed thsm over 70 the
police. They are undated and signed
merely 'Oraoe."
This 10 the one that interested the PhIlmA
delphia police most: .-..'... -.-'
MY DAZZLING WIS: think Il best. dear
one. for you to come over at once, aud
suggest. that you need not bring your trunk
As can get ons for you and then no one viii
know where you are. oRAcE
Another letter ran: .a., .. s,. y. .1,-
DARLIN0 MAY: Come to your liteIS bog.
II Won say so, I will 20 to New York to meet