The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-03

j. ID. Dichl, a travelling salesman rep
rcsenting Charles Wathen 6 Co., whole.
sale jewellers of Denver, Colo, reported
TO the police Friday forenoon that he
had been robbed of uncut diamonds val
ued at $4,000 by a woman in room
in the MetropoIe hotel early Friday
morning. Dichl declared that he had
been druggcd, The police are searching
for n woman using the names of Gladys
Stewart and Gladys Whitney, who is
suspected of stealing the gems, Tho
police are also searching for man who
Is her accomplice. His description, as
we'll AS that of the woman, has been
tclegraphed to all nearby points. Two
girls who gave the names of Bcrnicc
Snow and Virginia Wallace, arc friends
of the woman who stole the diamonds,
and arc being held at the city jail pend
ing an investigation. They were ar
rested at the hotel Both deny knowl
edge Of the theft.
Meets Women in Cafe.
Dieh registered at the Cullen hotel
on August 80 from Denver. and visited
number of .jcwelry houses in this city
He left the hotel on Thursday after
telling the clerk that he was going to
Park City. While at the hotel he was
always very careful to place his case
containing the diamonds i'll the hotel
safe before retiring. According to the
story he told the police, he made the
acquaintance of an aflable stranger
Thursday night, and both went to the
Ilofbfnu cafe, conducted by W. w. Finn,
formerly manager of the Bucna Vista
race track, and B. L. White. DiehI told
Chief of Police Barlow that while he
was seated in the cafe. drinking, two
young women entered the cafe and sat
at 4 nearby table.
The affablc stranger then arose and
going over TO the table occupied by the
young women, engaged them in conver-
satlon for a few moments, and then |
returning 10 Diehl, invited him to Join
the young women. which he did The |
party had beer At midnight the wait |
ers refused to soil more beer, and one
of the young women said that beer
could he had in her room at the hotel |
The party then left the cafe and went |
ia a parlor in the Metropole hotel |
where more beer was had. During the
conversation. Diehl said that he took |
some Mexican opals out of his pocket |
and gave each of the girls one. He also |
gave them his business card.
While the party was engaged in
drinking beer, and after both young
women had received the business card |
of Dichl. Gladys Whitney excused her
self from the other members of the
party and went away. She returned |
after about an hour s time and again
Joined the party in the parlor.
Not Quite Awake,
Dehl said that he then went TO the
clerk Of the hotel, liver Redman, and
engaged room, the number OF which
was 40. After retiring he said that
one Of the young women he had met
in the cafe, entered his room i'm suit
of paJamas and seated herself on the
bed. Diehl said that he had Just fin.
ished looking at the diamonds before
the young woman entered the room and
that he had placed the case containing
them beneath his pillow. He said that
he WAS not sure how long the young
woman had remained in the room, on
account of the fact that he was ex-
ccedingly drOwsy, and that he could
not remember whether or not he had
locked the door after she had left the
room.
When he arose in the morning short
ly after Q o'clock, he discovered that
the case containing his diamonds had
been looted of the stones, but that the
money the ease contained had not been
taken. He found pair of silk stock
ings near the bed. He called in the
of the hotel and they i'm
mediately informed the police. When
the report was received at police head.
quarters, detectives were detailed on
the case.
Police Have Clues
In the investigation which followed
il WAS discovered that Gladys whitney
hnd left the hotel scantily clad earIy
Friday morning, and that she had not
even gone to her room to get her cloth.
ing, all of which was found in her
room. Clues were picked up, and fol.
lowed, which lead to the belief that
the young woman met q man, her nc.
complice. The room of the accompice
was searched and it was discovered that
he had hurriedly packed his BELONGINGS
and had left. In his haste he left suf
ficieut clues, the examination of which,
furnished the police with a very good
description of him His collars. his
laundry mark, the size of his shoes.
and discarded clothing he had been un.
able to pack were found. all of which
led to his identity. According TO the
police his capture as well as that of
the young woman is "A matter of only a
few days.
A private safe may he rented in th. |