Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-26
LOSES BLUE PEARL
Strange Story Told to the
Boston Police.
ITS PARALLEL IN ROMANCE
Gem Stolen From Eye of Idol Dis
appears, Is Found and
Lost Again.
ITS PARALLEL IN ROMANCE

BOSTON, July 26.-A blue pearl
worth 100000, stolen from the eye Of
a statue of Buddha in India, sought for
five years all over the world and re-
covered in New York a few days ago,
was stolen or lost again here yester-
day.
Such is the strang story that Harris
MacAdams of London tells
Mr.. MacAdams has the idea that some
one-perhaps an East Indian devotee.
a Buddhist priest, perhaps-followed
him first to New York and then to Bos-
ton, awaiting his chance to steal the
pearl, to him priceless because of it's
sanctity.
OF course Wilkie Collins told very
much the same story, infinitely better,
in 1.-The Moonstone.'
Mr. MacAdams says that as the tenn
porary pOssessor Of the blue pearl he
was only an agent, messenger. He
was acting for Maj. Prize of the 18th
Lancers Of his majesty's army. Maj.
Prize, in turn. is acting for a firm OF
English solicitors, who represent the
Rajah Rama. In the possessions of this
Indian potentate stands the temple
whose statue, of Buddha, despite cease
less watch and guard, was despoiled of
the blue pearl and other sacred gems
that adorned it.
After Years of Search
After ceaseless search for years. says
Mr.. MacAdams, the blue pearl was To-
Gated in New York in the hands of
certain pawnbroker. At Maj. Prizes urg-
ing MacAdams hurried from London to
New York There he paid S3S, 600 to the
pawnbroker. who thereupon handed over
to him the blue pearl and ten pawn
tickets for other gems that once adorned
the inscrutabe Buddha. MacAdams says
the New York pawnbroker never saw
these other gems. but bought the tickets
from the person who pawned the blue
pearl.
Mr. MacAdams says he engaged pas
sage on the iceland. due to sail from
here today. In New York he was
full of the idea that some one with de-
signs on the pearl was following him
So he bought a small pigskin case, de-
signed to be worn on the wrist, like the
: watch of a golfer or an automobilist. In
the case he put the blue pearl and the
ten pawn tickets and wore lie case
strapped to his right wrist day and night
His Movements in Detail.
Taking train in New York, Mr.. Mac
Adams arrived in the South station here
at j pm. yesterday. He wished to get
some small change from his trousers
| pocket and found difficulty in thrusting
| his hand in his pocket; the pigskin case
was in the way. He unstrapped the case
and later. he thought, after getting the
| change from his pocket. he strapped the
case to his wrist again. But he is not
| certain of this. He took a taxicab from
| the station to the Hotel Touraine con-
graduating himself that the blue pearl
| had progressed safely so far back to
| Buddha's orbit.
| Mr.. MacAdams arrived at the hotel.
The blue pearl, recovered with infinite
| pains and at enormous expense, was
gone: the pawn tickets were gone; the
| pigskin case was gone. Never was a
cleverer trick done by East Indian Jug
| gler-or by New York crook
| Mr.. MacAdams said last night that he
| has put the matter in the hands of the
| Pinkerton detectives here. They will con-
tinue the search for the one-hundred-
| thousand-dollar pearls He did not report
| his loss to the Boston police.
So. it will be seen. the strange story
| which Mr.. MacAdams tells does not end
like THE MoonStone," thu blue pearl