Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
valuabIes Stolen Four Months
Ago Come to Light
JOE GREEN S LUCKY
FIND IN A BARREL
Ohio Lady While on Visit Here Last
March Had Hand Bag Stolen From
Cab Containing Seven Valuable Fin
ger Rings and Sum of Money
Found BY coored Drayman.
From The World of Monday:

From The World of Monday:
Joe Green, the colored driver OF
Heller and Stewards livery dray made
a lucky find this morning and, with a
fat reward in his pocket, he was a
happy man today.
About nine O'Clock this morning as
Green emptied an old barrel filed
with lime and water that had been
standing at the stable for some time.
what should tumble out but a hand
some alligator leather handbag. Green
opened the bag and found within
a number of articles that evi
IDENTITY belonged to some lady. Among
them were two articles that excited
his curiosity. One of them was a
pocket book but there was no money
in it. The other object of interest
was a small chamiois skin bag. When
he pulled the draw string, low and
behold He found that it contained
seven fine finger rings.
Remembering the loss or theft OF
this very sort of property last spring
that gave him some trouble at the
time, Green at once telephoned to Mr..
James M. Rotbwell that he had found
the hand bag and rings that had been
lost by his mother in law, Mrs. Bright,
wife of Col. E. Bright, OF Columbus,
o., while she was on visit to Mar
tinsburg. Mr.. Rothwell and his father
Mr.. c. p Rothwell, were soon on the
scene and joyfully recognized the lost
valuables.
the 18th Of last March while Mrs.
Bright was on visit to her daughter,
Mrs. James M. Rothwell. she lett her
hand bag containing seven valuable
finger rings valued at $3.50, and a
purse with $25 or $50 in money in a
cab while she and her daughter were
shopping and making some calls that
afternoon Shortly after they dis
missed the cab at the square Mrs.
Bright discovered that she left her
bag in the cab and telephoned to
Heller and Stewards livery stable,
making inquiry about it, A boy by
the name of Frank Keyser, who spent
a good deal of time around the stable,
answered the phone call. After max
ing a search he informed Mrs. Bright
that 1t wasn't in the cab. Over an
hour after this Mrs. Bright suddenly
remembered that the bag contained
her finger rings besides the money
and other little articles OF no partic
ular value. Then she became uneasy
A thorough search about the livery
premises was instituted but the bag
could not be found.
Believing that some one about the
livery stable was responsible for the
theft of her valuables Mrs. Bright had
the following employees of Heller and
Stewart arrested Roland Myers.
driver of the cab; Joseph Green and
John Smith, colored, and John Dooues.
Keyser, the youth before mentioned
was also arrested at the same time.
At the subsequent hearing the magis
trate dismissed the case for want of
SUFFICIENT evidence. The matter dropn
ed and Mrs. Bright returned to Colum
bus, lamenting her loss. Shortly al
ter this Mr.. James NJ Rothwell offered
a reward OF $50 for the return of the
jewelry and no questions asked. But
this failed to bring them back.
This morning Mr.. Rothwell paid Joe
Green the $50 reward in front of the
Evening World Office and Joe went
away happy, none the less so on ac
count OF the finding o. the bag being
a mere accident. 1t is likely that the
hand bag after the money had been
removed, was hidden In the old bar
rel soon after the theft.
The seven stolen rings are all gold.
One is set with three large amethysts,
&wo are diamond solitaires, one has
an opal and seven diamonds. another
has a diamond and emerald, another
is a diamond cluster while the other
one is turquoise.
Naturally Mrs. Rothwell is greatly
rejoiced over the recovery of her
mothers valuables but who took
than will nrahahIv navar no known