New-York tribune., 1909-11-19
JEWELS RIDE AWAY
GO ALL OYER TOWN.
DnUer Forgets Chicago Mans
Trunk zcith s32, 900 IN 1T.

An innocent chauffeur. a careless negro
porter. two jealous Central once detec-
tives and a distracted jeweller figured IN
the most remarkable case of now you see
il. now you don't" that ever came 10 the
attention of the police last night. A jewel
trunk. containing $4,000 worth OF precious
stones. the property Of Frank MiIhening.
a Chicago jeweller. disappeared from in
front Of the Herald Square Hotel in a
taxicab.
At o'clock Milhening directed one of
the hotel porters 10 get him a taxieab.
When the machine arrived. in charge OF
John Dunphy. Of No. 11O East 12Oth street.
Whitening ordered the porter 10 take the
trunk containing the jewelry to the street.
put il on the seat of the taxicab beside
the chauffeur and watch il until he got
into the taxicab.
The porter took the trunk 10 the taxicab
as bidden. but. instead OF watching over il,
told the chauffeur that the owner would
soon be out and asked the driver to watch
the trunk Almost half an hour later Mil
hening, carrying his gripsack. stepped TO
the curb and looked for the porter and the
/ taxicsb. He found neither.
Satisfied that the taxicab was not in
sight. Whitening dashed into the hotel YELL
ing for the porter. The scared darky ap-
peared from corner and AIilhening de-
manded TO know what had become of the
trunk The porter ran 20 the street with
MiiheninS az his heels. and finally acknOwl-
edged that he had not stood guard as
directed
Mtlhening conquered his wrath sufficient
~ TO call up Police Headquarters on the
telephone. Lieutenant Mannon dispatched
Detectives Griffith and Haley 20 the hotel.
where they got the story from MiIhenius
and a good description Of the chauffeur
and tsxicsb from the negro porter
While the detectives peered in corners
and ran around the block looking tor the
taxicsb, Whitening raved At the negro por-
ter He called up several friends in town
asking them 10 look for the taxicab bear
ing his trunk He then returned 20 the
negro and told him that $4,000 worth Of
Jewels. which he tould have 20 pay for or
go 10 jail. were in the trunk
The detectives became convinced that the
chauffeur had stolen the trunk With the
jewels. and had about decided 20 telephone
his description to Headquarters. when they
we're startled by veil from NIilhening
whom they saw running with great speed
NopdT1 a tdHlCdp tOifllnE toward the motel
from Seventh avenue. The detectives
waited at the curb and followed the chauf-
feur. who jumped from his car and rushed
into the hotel. He went straight 10 the
desk and demanded an interview with the
negro porter and the owner of the trunk
from whom he wished to collect some
money.
The chauffeur told the detectives that a
few minutes after the negro porter left him
man and two women left the hotel and
stepped into his cab. He received orders
from the man to drive to the BOwery and
Houston streets. He did so. and the party
left the tsxicab To go into "A cafe. They
remained an hour In the place and then
the chauffeur received orders TO drive 70
NO 4o2 Broadway. then to 135th street and
Willis avenue. where the two women left
the man. and finally 10 Prospect avenue
and 1Ssth street, at which corner the man
got out, and after paying Dunphy 81 due
him. started to walk away.
Ihe chauffeur then suddenly remembered
the trunk and called after his late fare.
The man denied all knowledge Of the trunk
and suggested thar it belonged TO some one
at the hotel Dunphv started back for the
hotel in "A hurry and entered the hosiery.
determined TO ferret out the man who had
tried 10 do him only u be grabbed by
two detectives for trying TO do some one
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