The San Francisco call., 1909-04-11
Text of the Mysterious Letter
Received From Panama by
Chief of Police
Great Activity Shown BY All
Concerned in Tracing Miss
CrOcker's Necklace
Lengthy Telegram Will Be Sent
to Canal Zone Authorities De-
scribing Missing Gems
Question of Time That Has
Elapsed Since Theft Puz-
zles the Sleuths

twant to write you just that
there is up here in the canal
zone man by the name OF Keene.
He is washing in the Panama railroad
laundry as a foreman. I have seen in
his hand about 1S pearls and a package
which resembles very much a regis
tered package. He says to everybody
that>he has sent for them to California,
where they are being fshed for him.
He says that they are worth $4,000.
but that ne would sell them for S., 0O0
IL he could get buyer for them Now,
dear chief of police, I have read an
article in The San Francisco Cali about
some pearls being lost. Perhaps he
got some of them The largest 1 seen
was about this size (here circle was
drawn, and the smallest I saw about
this size (another circle again repre-
sented the size). They all look whitish
in color and shine in the light very
pretty. Now whether or not this Is my
mistake. don't know. I think If you
send a man and ask him to buy some
OF them you could easily see IL there
are some OF those what were lost. In
the meantime. remain yours very re-
spectfully,
JOSIAH JOHN ADAMsON.
Care OF Panama Laundry. CristobaL
Canal zone"
History of This Letter
Written and postmarked at Colon.
March 20.
Started for New York on steamship
Alliance March 21.
Arrived at New York March 27.
Received by Chief of Police Cook
March 81.
TeIegrams to Panama and Cristobal..
conferences between Pinkerton chiefs
and police detectives. hurried orders
from Henry T. Scott and Miss Crocker
and a general excitement among all
concerned in the loss or recovery OF
Miss Jennie Crocker's $4,000 pearl
necklace have followed the discovery.
as published exclusively IN The Call
yesterday morning. that a letter from
Panama giving Information concerning
valuable pearls being offered for sale
there by a recent arrival at the canal
zone town had been received by Chief
OF Police Cook and had been under
local investigation by his detectives
None interested in the search had been
notified of the receipt of the letter. and
the news that an epistle of startling
nature had been in the possession Of
the authorities for so long threw those
more closely interested In the search
into a furore of excitement.
hurried visit to the postal authori-'i
ties by one man. an equally hurried
visit to various steamship lines by an
other, and a close perusal of the letter
in the case by all who could get within
reading distance OF IT brought out the
Foundation facts for renewed hope that
the pearls were about to be found-the
fact that a package containing the
pearls, or a man carrying them. could
get to Colon from San Francisco in
10 days; that the letter actually came
from Colon in 10 days. and that thus
a wide margin Of time was allowed for
the pearls to be offered for sale. and
discovered by the writer Of the remark
able letter. The pearls were lost Feb
ruary 2s. and but 20 days would be
taken up in sending them to Panama
and receiving the news of their where
abouts here
Detectives Renew Zeal
Comforted and encouraged by this
certainty, the detectives started to
work with a vigor they have not dis
played since the hours Immediately fol-
lowing the loss at the memorable Mardi
Gras ball last February.
Henry T. Scott an executor Of the
Crocker estate. who from the first has
assumed charge of the search for the
lost gems, and who has received all
the reports of progress being made in
the search, teIephoned from his home
at Burlingame TO House DETECTIVES
Hirschey at the St. Francis TO read him.
over the wire. the text OF the letter.
Miss Crocker communicated with Scott
and urged action. Pinkerton chiefs
rushed to police headquarters for a
copy of the letter and then to the St
Francis hotel to consult with Hirsehey.
Will Telegraph TO Panama
A long telegram to the authorities at
Panama will be sent today. giving them
description Of the pearls. and author-