The San Francisco call., 1909-03-14
SEARCHFORPFARIS
PROVES FRUITLESS
BONNER, Charged With Theft of
Purse, Can Not Be Connected
With Necklace
Package Supposed to Contain
Gems Held Letter TO Ger
man Government

All clews that were expected to lead
to the recovery of the Crocker 5000
necklace fell through yesterday and
the police, House Detective Hershey of
the st. Francis and even the Pinker-
tons were left without a substantial
theory to work on.
Johann Bohmer, the ST. Francis
waiter who confessed to the theft of
Mrs. w. P. Fuller's purse, and has been
in jail for three days and under Sc
we're cross examination as to the pearls.
was charged with grand larceny yes-
terday by the police on the Fuller
theft. All hope of connecting him with
the necklace was given up. Max
Schneider. Bohmer's roommate was re-
leased, as nothing could be found
against him.
The theory that BONNER had secured
the pearls and sent them to Germany
by registered mail was proved false
for it was discovered that the missive
was addressed to the German govern
ment The contemplated cablegram to
Hamburg, asking that the packet be
stopped, was not sent, because Miss
Crocker decided it was not worth the
money.
ANOTHER WAITER SUSPECTED
ALL detectives at work on the case
have swung back to the theory that the
pearls were taken, by some guest who
is rich enough not to be tempted by the
$4,000 reward, and yet not willing to
give up the jewels, or else afraid to do
so. Another waiter at the st. Francis
has fallen under suspicion and his past
is being investigated. 1T is thought
that he may be responsible for the
losses in money and Jewels sustained
there by Mrs. Vincent Whitney, who
lost bracelet; Mrs. oliver Dibble,
whose geld purse disappeared; Miss
Millicent Holland. who attended a ban
quet at the st. Francis with a purse
full of money and left without both,
and, lastly, Miss Jennie Crocker herself.
BONNER TELLS OF THEFT
Bohmer told very simple and straight
forward story of the Fuller robbery
yesterday.
Il found the purse in the napkins
and tablecloth,". he said. after had
taken the linen off the table and into
the kitchen. / rolled up the cloth, with
the napkins in it and carried them.
with the purse, into the kitchen. Then
found the purse, and for a moment
lost my head and concealed it.
IHcIt was no OIG dJ the tdDle Wnen
found the purse. All had left When
the detectives came to me in a few
minutes and asked me il 1 knew any
thing of the purse l told them at once
where had placed it,
Yes. admit taking the silver finger
bowl from the st. Francis to my room.
used 1T as a shaving cup. But that
is such little thing
"FAKE- PEARLS RECEIVED
Bohmer appears to be well educated
and very bright. He says he knows
nothing of the Crocker necklace. He
roared with laughter yesterday when
shown extracts from his diary. trans
lated into English by Joseph Becsey
the court interpreter, which the police
regarded as very good evidence that
BONNER knew where the jewels We're
BONNER explained that the entries were
notes on a funny story.
Detective Hershey Of the st. Francis
was e1ated yesterday when he re-
ceived string of alleged pearls
through the mail, carefully wrapped in
cardboard box. But he soon discoy-
cred these 'jewels" to be pills, silvered
over. With the joke necklace was in
closed a note, which read:
Take one before and after each
clew."