Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
DIAMOND Theft
is The CHARGE:
MRS. NELLIE REYNOLDS AND
DAUGHTER ARRESTED, THOUGH
THEY DENY GUILT.

Des Moines, Aug. 23-Gowa Evening
Press Mrs. Nellie Reynolds, aged 35,
an actress, is in jail here to answer
to the charge of entering several resi-
dences in the mid-afternoon and steal
ing diamonds and money. Some wom-
an boldly walked into the residence Of
A. B. Stotts and Mrs. Mamie Francis
and carried away $500 worth of jew
elry and money and two women have
identified Mrs Reynolds as the
woman.
Mrs. Reynolds and her daughter,
Marie, aged II, and very pretty, came
here from Kansas City month ago
and had beautifully furnished apart
ments in the Bachelor hotel on Sew
enth street. They we're being watch
| ed by the police and when two rob-
berries were reported they were taken
to the city jail The mother was iden-
titled as the alleged robber by two
victims, but the girl was released.
Mrs. Reynolds says she Is an actress
and that her home is in San Francisco.
Her daughter appeared in Spanish
! dances at the Star theatre here. The
police are looking for more evidence.
Once Arrested in Texas.
Mrs. Reynolds stated to Chief john
ston after her arrest that her home
is in San Francisco, and admitted that
she was arrested in Dallas, Texas, and
/ charged with doing this same "Raffes'
stunt. They failed to convict her and
she left the city at the request OF the
4 police
An actor first notified Detective Nc
Mutt of their presence in Des Moines
intimating there was something
wrong. The case was reported to Chief
Johnston, who arranged to have Dies
; Moines man of considerable known
) means make their acquaintance, witt
the idea that some game might be at
tempted to secure money from him
No such attempt was made on the
). part Of the mother of the girl, and the
officers had about concluded to drol
the case.
On Scent Again.
Then the diamond robbery was re
ported on Seventh street. Although
/ no description of the woman was sc
2 cured at the time of the Stotts rob
: berry, a few hours later the sleuths re
3 ceived a complete description Of tn
t woman who was seen coming from tn
0 Frisbee home which TALES with Mrs
/. Reynolds When arrested today sh
i was not wearing the blue princes
= dress described, but it was found hang
/. ling in her wardrobe in her room.
+. Her wardrobe Is most elaborate an
g contains hundreds Of dollars worth 6
t the most expensive gowns of lates
t Partisan models. Many2articles c
: value were found in the room an
Il everything indicated that the wome
l, were living in luxury
vi A letter, however, found upon
S dressing table, written by Mrs. Re,
l. nolds and not yet mailed, indicate
IS that she has a husband who fails
r provide. her with money.
d The women are evidently Spanisl
They are dark and the girl pronounce
= by the officers at headquarters to !
% an exceptionally beautiful your
9. woman.
" While Detective McNutt were sha
10 owing the woman and the girl abol
r. the city, Chief Johnston sent lette
,t to California, to Galveston, and Dalla
IN Texas, to Manhattan, Kansas, and
et Kansas City, where it was learn;
n they had been formerly.
Arrested Once.
A photograph Of the girl was e
closed. Yesterday Johnston receiv,
a reply from the chief Of detectiv
is at Dallas, informing him that Il
en- woman, under the name of La job
had once been indicted on the mi