The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28
CITY DETECTIVES
Do CLEVER WORK
Stolen Necklace Is Soon RecOy-
cred by Detectives Sheets
and Janney.
VALUABLE GEMS ARE THE
PROPERTY OF MRS. JUDGE
Beauty of Glitteriug Diamonds
and Shining Pearls Too Much
for Messenger.

Five thousand dollars worth Of gilt
tcrinG diamonds ard shining pearls,
which formed Il necklace belonging TO
Mrs j. Frank Judge. wife of the vice
president Of the 1ialloran.Judgc com
pSny. excited tho CupidIty of and were
stolen by Harry Lawrence, Western
Union messenger boy, who Was deliver
ing the gems TO Mrs, Judge for the
j. n. Bevson company Saturday night
at & o clock, and We're recovered thirty
minutes later by Chief of Detectives
George Sheets and Detective Janucy,
who arrested Lawrence.
Wishing tn have the necklace re
paired and cleaned. Mrs. Judge had
sent 1t TO the bcyson company early
SATURDAY,, with instructions that II was
10 be returned 80 her Saturday night.
The neck lace was cleaned and repaired,
and then q messenger hoy was sent for.
When he arrived at tho store he was
told TO deliver the necklace 70 Mrs.
Judge and 10 have tho receipt book
signed.
Returns TO Office.
After remaining AWAY for awhile,
Lawrence returned tu the Office of his
company without tho necklace, but with
his receipt book signed bv . certain
MIR. Andrews whom he said had signed
for the necklace at the residence ct
Mrs Judge. No suspicion attached To
Lawrence at The time of his return TO
the Office
Wondering ST the DELAY i'm he deliv-
cry Of rhe gems. The officials of Ley
son & Company were telcphoned The
officials of the iewelrv company SAID
that tho necklace had been delivered
and thai the boy had returned. Cou-
stcrnation Immediately reigned in the
residence of Mrs. Judge, and also in
the establishment Of Lcvson & Com
pany. Then The police were notified
and Chief of Detective Sheets and De
tcctive .Ianncy Immediately began an
investigation.
The movements OF the hov were
traced from tho time be left the jewelrv
company until he had returned to the
Office, and he was arrested and taken
10 the police station. Under cXamina
tiou. he admitted that he bad stolen
the diamonds aud pearls, and told where
he had hidden them.
Examines the Gems
Lawrence told about examining the
gems and how fascinated he had be
come by the beautiful sparkle of the
eyer-changing colors; how he had wan
dered about the streets thinking ot
their beauty, until their glitter tempted
him beyond endurance. He then told
about going to the Van Noy apart
meuts at 263 South Main street and
Of how he had gone into one Of The
vacant rooms and slipped the gems
under the mattress of the bed, and how
he had signed the name of Mr.. Andrews
In the book.
He described the location of the room
and said that the door was standing
open Upon going TO the room Chie1
Sheets and Detective Jauuey saw one
end of the necklace projecting from
under the mattress in plain view ot
any one who might pass in the hall.
Up to the present time Lawrence
has borne an excellent reputation will
his employers. who are at loss tt
understand the startling action of tho
young man He is 90 years of age, 3nC
/ has always been considered one of tn,
most reliable messengers i'll the service
| of the company,
| When asked over the telephone regard
| ing The matter, Mrs. Judge said. "Why
| the story is ridiculous" and then hung w
| the telephone.
John A. Maynes of the jewelry com
| pany, however. said that the gems wer,
| addressed to Mrs. j. Frank Judge.
A private safe may be rented in The
fire and burglar-proof vaults of The
Salt Lake Security and Trust company