Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-02
STATE PAPERS LOST
Diplomatic Messenger Offers
$500 Reward.
HIS PORTFOLIO IS MISSING
Gene C. Trevla Refuses to Say What
Nation He Represents.
MAY HAVE LEFT CASE ON CAR
Was on His Way to Some Embassy,
Where His Mission Was to Have
Ended With Delivery.
Gene C. Trevla Refuses to Say What
Nation He Represents.
MAY HAVE LEFT CASE ON CAR

Gene g. Trevla OF Liverpool. England
is in distess over the loss of his portfo!it
containing valuable diplomatic correspon.
dence. lie offers a reward Of 500 iol
its return.
Just what the correspondence Is or what
country he represents diplomatic mes
senger he refuses to divulge The papers
were to have been delivered to a foreign
ambassador living short distance from
Dupont Circle. Mr.. Trevla states later
they were to be turned over to the State
Department for delivery to President
Roosevelt
Mr.. Trevla appealed to the police tor
assistance in addition to offering the re-
ward. He also made inquiries of the OFF,
cials of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company to ascertain If the port
folio had been found on any Connecticut
avenue car and turned in by conductor
Trevla Maintains Secrecy.
The utmost secrecy is maintained by
Mr.. Trevla concerning the nature Of the
correspondence. He did report. however
that the portfolio contained English, Ger
man and French papers.
He told a Star reporter today the papers
were brought here by him to be given a
foreign ambassador to be turned over to
the President. He said he had been given
explicit instructions to say nothing about
the contents. Asked what government he
represented. Mr.. Trevla said he was not
at liberty to tell.
My Instructions he said were to
deliver the correspondence. and not to
divulge anything about the nature of the
contents of the papers,
Mr.. Trevla reached the Union station
Sunday from New York and boarded a
street car at Delaware avenue and C
street to go direct to the house Of the
ambassador. to whom he was directed to
from New York he had bought several
Sunday newspapers to read. He took the
newspapers with him when he left the
Union station to board street car.
Was Reading the News.
Because OF the warm weather the dip
iomadc messenger took a forward seat In
the car to enjoy the breeze. He spent
most Of his time between the Union sta
tion and Dupont circle reading the news.
His portfolio containing the valuable
papers was made Of red leather and
marked with the initials "C.S." suit
case and his newspapers were the only
articles he had to carry while on the
street car.
the foreign representative. At 9th and F
streets she left the car. having to pass
in front Of Mr.. Trevla In order to get out.
The latter then moved toward the end Of
the seat. being careful to notice that his
suit case and portfolio were still where he
had placed them.
No more attention was. paid to his eff
fects until he was ready TO leave the car.
He had been so deeply interested In his
newspaper that when he left the car he
neglected to make certain he had all his
belongings.
When l got of the car" he said today.
Il thought I had everything belonging to
me I soon discovered my portfolio was
not in my hand with my papers
Mr.. Trevla has no idea what has become
Of the folio. Some person may have
taken it, he considers possible. or he may
have left il on the car seat while hurry
ing out of the vehicle.
Not Found on Cars.
When the car had had time to reach
the barn the employees Of the company
were consulted They were unable to re-
lieve Mr. Trevlas anxieties None of
them has heard of the finding of the lost
portfolio
Advertisements containing the offer of a
reward OF $500 for the return Of the port
folio and contents were Inserted in local
papers, Yesterday afternoon the police
were appealed TO for assistance
Inspector Boardman received the re-
quest made by Mr.. Trevla and took q
description of the missing port folio. but
was not told of the character of the cor.
respondence 4 description of the missing
portfolio was sent to the several police
stations. the police in all the precincts
being instructed to do their best to find il
Detective Mullen was detailed today tc
make an effort to solve the mystery sur
rounding the loss. 1t was suggested today
that Mr.. Trevla may have been robbed by
some person who realized the value o
no inix xh4,,
merely left in the car and picked up b,
some person.