Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-02
VALUED
AT $4,000 LOST
IN STREET CAR
GEMS OF GERMAN HEIRESS
MISPLACED OR STOLEN
YOUNG WOMAN RUNS AWAY AND
TRAVELS INcoeNlTo
Fortune In Precious Stones Left on
Ninth Street Car and Case
Placed In Hands Of
Detectives

A runaway love match, German
heiress, extensive travels incognito, and
the loss on a Los Angeles street car
of iewelry valued at $4,000, are said
to lie behind the effort started by a
local detective agency Of this city and
Los Angeles and Pasadena yesterday
to locate the missing gems. In further
ance of the search the agency has sent
TO similar offices all over the country
a letter which, after stating the facts
of the loss, describes the jewelry as
follows:
"A solid gold Jewel casket with gold
claws for legs, size, about 5x12 inches;
engraved with a crown and 1nlt1als
IN. w." and a German inscription
engraved underneath the crown.
Contents of casket-
zone dog collar necklace, consisting
of eight strands of pearls, ornamented
with gold anchor, set with twenty-one
diamonds; eight diamonds, set in the
stem, and thirteen on the flukes OF the
anchor; two gold bars on each side OF
necklace, holding the strands together;
each bar set with nine diamonds.
"One long necklace of 112 pearls; six
teen of the pearls were large, with two
black pearls in the center. The balance
of the pearls were smaller.
zone festoon necklace set with about
100 diamonds, at intervals of three or
four inches; are settings of star de-
sign set with large diamonds.
zone ladies' gold ring, heart shape
setting containing eighteen diamonds,
with a tear-shaped pearl pendant.
zone ladies' gold ring, set with large
Ito, cur
pearls.
zone ladies' gold ring, snake design,
diamonds for eyes, and small diamonds
set entirely around band of ring.
zone heart-shaped gold locket, Ger
man crown and date 1889, engraved on
one side; both date and crown set with
diamonds; the cross above the crown
set with pearls; initials M. " on the
reverse side. Photos of children inside
of locket.
Some JeweIry Stolen
zone double, solid-gold photo frame
oval shape about three inches long
engraved with the German crown, sci
with diamonds, and eagle set with
pearls. Frame contained two photos
This casket and contents when lost
were wrapped in manila paper and
sealed with purple sealing wax. With
this package were three BOlu Keys dIb
number of personal letters, written
in German and French, and numboi
of legal appearing documents, the
whole being wrapped in a newspaper.
The detectives refuse to give out any
information in regard to the mystery
surrounding the persons who would
travel on street cars with small for
tune in Jewels wrapped up in newspa-
per. But it is said the jewels are, some
of them, part of the estate of a Ger
man count, whose daughter ran away
with the man she loved, was married
to him, and is now travelling with him
under false names until such time as
the parental forgiveness can be OBJ
tained. 1t is also said they are now
living in Pasadena. The loss occurred
on West Ninth street car the night
of September 6, but beyond that moth
ing authentic can be learned.
The case has not been turned over
to the police of the country, as it had
been hoped to keep the whole matter
secret. So far advertisements and dill
gent search have been of no avail.