Milford chronicle., 1910-07-29
find BLUE PEARL,
LOST IT AGAIN
Story Of 100000 Gem Reads
Like "Th9 MOOnStOn9."
DISAPPEARED IN BOSTON
Was stolen From the Eye Of indian
Idol and Traced All over the World.
Found IN New York Pawn Shop.

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 recovered in New York
q few days ago, was stolen or lost
again in Boston.
Such is the strange narrative that
Harris MacAdams. of London, tells.
MacAdams has the idea that some
one, perhaps an East Indian devotee,
Buddhist priest. perhaps followed him
first to New York and then TO Boston,
awaiting his chance TO steal the pearl,
10 him priceless because Of its sane
tity
OF course Wilkie Collins told very
much the same story infinitely better,
IN The Moonstone"
MacAdams says that as the temper
ary pOssessor Of the blue pearl he was
only an agent, a messenger He was
acting for Major Pirie. of the Seven
teenth Lancers of his majestys army.
Major Pirie. in turn, is acting for a
frm of English solicitors. who repre-
sent the Rajah Rama. In the posses !
sion Of this Indian potentate stands |
the temple whose statue OF Buddha, |
despite ceaseless watch and guard, |
was despoiled of the blue pearl and |
other sacred gems that adorned it.
After ceaseless search for years, /
says MacAdams. the blue pearl was |
located in New York in the hands of /
a certain pawnbroker At Major Prizes |
urging MacAdams hurried from Lon
don to New York. There he paid $3S-
600 to the pawnbroker who thereupon
handed over to him the blue pearl and
ten pawn tickets for other gems that
once adorned the inscrutable Buddha
MacAdams says that the New York
pawnbroker never saw these other
gems. but bought the tickets from the
person who pawned the blue pearl
MacAdams says he engaged passage
Of the iceland. due to sail from here
Tuesday. 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 automo-
bilist In the case he put the blue
pearl and the ten pawn tickets and
wore the case strapped to his right
wrist day and night
Taking train in New York. Mr. Mac
Adams arrived in the South station
here He wished to get some small
change from his trousers pocket and
'ound difficulty in thrusting his hand
n his pocket; the pigskin case was in
he way. y
He unstrapped the case and later. /
be thought after getting the change |
rom his pocket, he strapped the case a
o his wrist again But he is not Ger L
ain of this. He took a taxicab from {
he station to the Hotel Touraine. con- {
graduating himself that the blue Il
'earl had progressed safely so far il
'ack to Buddha's orbit t
MacAdams arrived at the hotel. The v
lue pearl, recovered with infinite
aims and at enormous expense. was y
one; the pawn tickets were gone; g
he pigskin case was gone. Never was o
cleverer trick done by East Indian t;
lggler-Or by a New York crook II
MacAdams said that he has put the
ase in the hands OF detectives here. G
hey will continue the search for the
100000 pearl T
So. it will be seen. the strange
tory which MacAdams tells does not
nd like The Moonstone" The blue s.
earl will not shed its soft luster as re
uddha's eye-for some time. at least. tn