The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-06-13
So Told by F. M. Clark,
Part Owner of Dia-
mOndS When he Of
fered to Make a Trade
TOOK CHANCE On GRAND JURY
RELENTING = THE TRIP To
HIDING PLACE OF GEAlS--MORE
RECOVERED THAN MISSED.

The recovery of the Clark & Lind
skog diamonds by Sheriff Butler and
his deputies, assisted by Mike Har-
rington. yesterday morning concludes
the first chapter in what ranks as
Nevada's foremost sensational di-
amond robbery.
For a week the officers had
thought at different times that the
next few hours would bring about de
velopments which would lead to the
discovery of the stones but were each
time disappointed. the trails which
they were following ending in fail
ure.
Sheriff Butler tried the sweating
process but found his prisoners any
thing but easy subjects. AS a resuu.
he placed Larson in a steel tank In
the old county jail, where he was
absolutely alone. This had the desir-
ed effect. for when taken before
Sheriff Butler Friday night he was
IN changed frame of mind. +. NJ.
Clark called on Larson earlier in the
evening and had long talk with him
Larson did not deny having taken the
diamonds but said he would not tell
where they were, as bis punishment
would be none the less. When he
found Clark would not promise To
use influence for release ii he would
restore the stolen articles. Larson
asked If he would arrange a charge
of petty larceny if the hiding place
was disclosed. Clark said he would
/ lnFs fr mt Of
Sheriff Butler came into the cell and
said TO Larson.
Get up. put on your clothes and
take Us where the diamonds are.
There is chance that the Judge will
be little more lenient with you
This appealed to Larson. who dressed.
As they were about TO leave the cell
he changed his mind and consider
able time was taken in getting him
to act on the first intention. When
he did. Butler. Harrington and Lar
son left the jail and went up the
back street to Murry street and from
there to the forks of the road. after
which they crossed the creek and
walked a short distance, when Lar
son said, Il hid them right here
some place" and commenced to look
about. 1t was too dark and Harring-
ton was sent down town for candles
On his return. IL took Larson but 4
few minutes to find a particular will
low, in the roots of which the sack
containing the iewelry was secreted.
When he pulled the sack out, Butler
took it and emptied the contents in
10 his hat Finding all the missing
H. hAf N hn q
and the three men returned to the
court house.
r. NJ. Clark was sent for and upon
examination. found that more pieces
of jewelry had been stolen than
thought Larson stated that 1t took
six nights to dig the trench from the
main pipe line to the spot under the
show case but that the matter had
been under consideration for three
weeks. The men had originally in
tended boring through the wall in
the little hall leading to the doctors
offices upstairs, but after having cut
through the plaster and one layer OF
lathes concluded 10 abandon this
method and tunnel under the build
ing. Had they stayed with the.f
original plan 1t is thought they would
have made a more successful job,
as there is a picture hanging on the
east side of the show window and
they could have cut through and
pushed the picture to one side and
with a piece of wire picked out the
stones. The hole in the wall was not
detected until several days after the
robbery, as a placard was tackled over
IL