The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-16
MISSING
..I)EWELR(Y !
LOCATED ID
]! Rim gs' and q. Bracelet
i.S ioftMrs. Doolittle
!. !. I Found !, :,. J, !. d !. To-Day

tsssStt.ss II TOOK q little more than three
months time to demonstrate that ].
* sg$!A VA. Landis bloodhounds we're right
they traced the culprlt that pur-
Y ;lolned Mrs. gR. F. Doollttle's rings on
n the night of December I to the home
1: .ot3aIr and Mrs. J. v. Martin. The
were found In the Martin home
,this morning when It was searched by
Chief Shoemaker, Constables c. W.
IS Hawkins Iand John s. Walker and
Ralph Doolittle. y.
On the night Of December 7, while
1.-THE Doollttle family was away from
Il home, someone Nentered the home and
sHtook from Mrs. Doolittle's room one
III filled ring with an Imitation turquols
and white2stone set, value one dollar:
W one SOLID signet ring, value one dol.
fIar!and fifty cents; one solid gold ring
with opals and chip diamonds. value
NJ 1890; one ring. solitaire brilliant
ssyalue $500: one gold filled bracelet,
$500. ii.i
Ladls; hounds were put on the trail
iThe dogs went to the Martin home
n n and would not go farther. The place
~ was searched, but nothing was found
S;iat that time. There was nothing for
" ther done at that time. but a close
a: tab was kept upon the suspected Of
AZ fender. The Martins vacated that
Y{shouse and went to house owned by
9s;sT. B.. Clayton. Later they moved to
sAthes old mill on Jackson street. Here
sss the second search was made. q.
ss ;Ss$ Last Wednesday Mrs. Martin Dor.
81 rowed a dress from Kate Dumlre to
~ go to Clarksburg. The dress was a
HI good one and Mrs. Martin pledged a
n solitaire brilliant that she would re.
turn the dress. The ring pawned by
Mrs. Martin was the solitaire brilliant
~ taken from the Doollttle home. Mrs.
Martin has been in Clarksburg ufncc
j iWedn nesday. This transaction gave the
VI officers something to work on.
Yesterday 1t was learned from lady
4 In the First ward that the other ar
ticles would be in the Martin home at
i; the mill property on Jackson street
@ today. a.
It was upon this statement that R
i! Doolittle} this morning went before
~ IN Justice q. S. Amos and had a search
Il warrant sworn out to search the prop
s erty. Before the search was made
IA, Chief Shoemaker was told that up until
night the goods except the ring
III that had been pledged, were hidden In
m a stone house about one and one-half
81 miles from the city. Last night It Is
Martin went to the house and got
Il the goods and placed them in the
}$ home. Martin denied this story this
1norning at Justice Amos office.
" s3.5s Chief Shoemaker found Martin in
& front Of the courthouse. He took him
TO- his Office and questioned him. Mar.
" tin confessed that he knew where the
goods were. The officers. with Martin.
tl-went to the room where everything
was searched. After everything had
III been turned over and carefully search
siS ed, except a bed tick. Martin said It
Y must be in there. Chief Shoemaker
had given the tick a cursory eyamina.
n tlon,, but did not find anything. A
more dlligent search was made and
the rings and bracelet tumbled out.
Martin was taken before Justice e.
Il 81 Amos. He said that Mrs. Martin
isEtold him that she had the rings and
81 the bracelet. He had known for three
~ ~ weeks that she had them but made
4 no effort to get them back to the own.
" er. On advice Of Prosecuting Attor.
w Y; ney Morris, Martin was held for the
grand jury,
n Constables J. Lee Parker went to
to see ifMrs. Martin. who is believed
II Mrs. Martin. who Is believed to be
to be the offender, can be found.
Mr. and Mrs. James Stephen, who
~ were 8caiInd hora III, fna ;II,oe, ,,I