The Detroit times., 1908-08-10
BENNETT ADMITS
THEFT OF ANOTHER
DIAMOND
STOLE VALUABLE sPARKLER
FROM MAJ. STONE OF LANSING
CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK
RECEIVERS MRS. eowp's GEMS.

The police. Monday morning. recoy-
cred another valuable diamond alleged
TO have been stolen by BENJAMIN Ben.
nett. the night porter of the Norman.
die hotel. now in custody in connec
ton with the robbery OF $4,000 worth
or jewels from Mrs. f. A. Bowd, OF
Lansing. The victim in this instance
also lives In Lansing. He is Mai
George w. Stone. and was robbed dur
ing the week OF the state G.. A. r.
encampment, while a guest In the Nor
mandie.
The diamond, worth $3.50, formerly
vas the property OF Maj. Stones wife
and for this reason he felt the loss
keenly. The police investigated the
case at the time, but were unable &c
get any clue TO the thief Monday
morning. Chief OF Detectives Melon
nell put the robbery up to Bennett;
and the latter, the captain says, ad
mitted taking the stone. and said he
had pawned II In Levy's pawn shor
on Gratiot-ave. for $40. The gem was
found there and will be returned &c
Maj Stone.
The police will on Tuesday ask for
warrants against Bennett and Charles
Schneider, the bell boy arrested for
completely in the diamond theft
day.
I'm sorry | got mixed up In this
thing" he said, while he and Ben
nett we're waiting to be photographed.
1t is the first time I was ever ar
rested and IL will be the last, too.
you can bet on that"
Schneider freely admitted receiving
rings from Bennett. Afterwards his
conscience pricked him and he asked
Bennett TO return the rings to the
owner, but Bennett refused, he says
More Loot Found.
Among the other articles alleged to
have been stolen from guests, which
were found in Benefits home by De-
tectives Downey and Fox was gold
headed umbrella belonging to Henry
Ward, the eccentric millionaire OF
Pontiac, Mich The loot also included
a safety razor outfit stolen from
travelling man, a suit case, a valuable
snakeskin pocketbook and suit case.
All these articles are in the posses
sion OF the police and are being held
for the owners.
Bennett has been keeping company
with Miss Rose Schiminsky. Of No.
24S5 Jefrerson-ave. AS soon as she
heard OF his arrest. Saturday. She
fastened to police headquarters and
asked that she be allowed to see
him. Permission was refused and she
left the building heavy-hearted. She
returned Sunday and renewed the re.
quest, but was again turned down.
The girl was in no way responsible for
her lovers arrest
Clever detective work by Detectives
John Downey and Edward Fox. OF the
central bureau, resulted, Saturday AIT
ernoon, in the recovery OF the jewels
stolen from Mrs. Bowd in the Hotel
Normandie July 80, and the arrest OF
the thief, Benjamin Bennett, alias
Jack" Hart. who. the police say. has
made a complete confession. Bennett
was employed as night porter in the
hotel. and according TO his alleged
confession. entered Mrs. Bowd's room
with pass key. via her private bath
IOOlu, anu ItulONtu ktnio liOi uh-
der her pillow as she slept
Charles Schneider, bell boy in the
hotel. was also locked up. charged
with grand larceny, as Is Bennett. He
admits receiving three OF the gems,
which were recovered by the officers
in the basement OF the Normandie.
where Schneider had buried them.
Gems Recovered in Mails.
The gems were recovered In a mail
box at Jeffersonave. and Riopelle-
ST.. wrapped in a neat package and
addressed. IL is said, to the owner.
Previous TO BENEFITS final arrest
for he has been brought In on sus-
picion several times during the past
few days-they were concealed In
ball of yarn in his home at No. 615
Joseph Campau-ave., where Bennett
lives with his widowed mother. In
searching the house. Capt. Melon
nell and the detectives picked up
the ball OF yarn several times. never
suspecting that il contained the dia-
monds.
After her sons confession, Mrs.
Bennett, who had seen the jewels
brought TO the house by Benjamin.
says she thought the best thing To
do with them was TO send them 70
the owner and this explains their
presence in, the mail box. The par
Gel was prepared in the home OF her
daughter. and taken To the mall box
by her granddaughter. she says. The
detective learned of this and got the
consent OF the postal authorities 10
open the box.
+. A. Bowd. husband OF Mrs. Bowd,
recently offered reward or $l,VvV
for the recovery OF the gems.
In addition To the Bowd diamonds
valuable articles OF Jewelry stolen
from other guests of the hotel were
recovered Dy the police. including q
$500 diamond ring stolen from VIII
lam A. Dusty. Of Swastik. Can. VINO
Is now In the Detroit Sanitarium.
The, larceny OF bracelet from q
waitress Ia the hotel bed TO Bennetts
apprehension. A fellow empi9ye saw
him bury IL in the basement or the
building and the detectives learning
of the fact. turned their attention TO
him