The Washington herald., 1910-06-23

Jewels valued at $4,000 belong
ing to Mrs. Rebecca B. Hornsby,
of IT'S l street northwest, which
were stolen on the night of March
l, were recovered late yesterday
afternoon.
Detective Weedon, of, Central
headquarters, arrested Hamilton S.
Wynbush, a negro, who served as
coachman for Mrs. Hornsby.
He made a full and complete
confession when brought before
Maj. Sylvester at police headquar-
tiers last night.
STABLE ODOR UNDOING.
When Mrs. Hornsby came home on the
night Of the robbery she notiees an odor
OF the stable in her private apartment,
where she kept the jewels hid away in a
mahogany shoe-blacking BOX. The stable
odor was really the undOing of Wynbush.
The arrest OF Wynbush is the elimination
of four months effort by central Office
detectives. Every piece Of jewelry lost
was recovered Attempts 10 dispose of
two OF the unset diamonds. one of them
weighing over five earats proved the un-
doing of the negro. who found his small
fortune a white elephant on his hands.
Immediately after the robbery was COM
mitted suspicion was directed toward
Wynbush. He was arrested and closely
questioned. but he so thoroughly ac-
counted for his actions on the night OF
the theft that he was later released
Put Ad. in Paper.
A few weeks ago ne inserted an adver-
tisement in a local newspaper asking for
the owner OF an unset diamond he
claimed TO have found on the street.
Later he went TO a local jeweler and
wanted TO sell the stone. He asked the
jeweler, however. TO find out from the
police how long he must hold the dia-
mond before selling it. The police took
him over TO headquarters and examined
wynbush thoroughly. He stuck to his
story, but the detectives noticed the odor
of the stable lingering about the pocket
book in which ne earried the stone he
wanted to sell. They had 10 let him 80
at that time, nevertheless.
Unable to realize anything on this first
attempt 10 dispose CT a part Of the loot,
ne waited until about a week ago, when
ne placed the fve-carst stone in the
hands Of another negro named Mccain.
Mccain gave it to a negro jeWelef named
Lee. at 14f7 Corcoran street, and he in
turn passed IL over 20 the firm OF DwyeT
& Weigel, who conduct an engraving and
plate-printng establishment at $50 l.
Ninth street northwest,
Yesterday morning Detective Weber. OF
the Tenth precinct stopped in the store
TO see an acquaintance. William Tracy.
He found Tracy engaged in mounting the
stone IN a ring. Weber was q jeWeler
before he became a police detective and
so he asked about It.
Noticed Big Diamond.
He noticed that the ive-earat diamond
was being set IN a ring. The size OF the
stone aroused Weber's suspicious. and
after a long investigation he traced ii
back 10 Wynbush.
Weber summoned Detective Weldon and
they went to the store of James F
oyster, 9G2 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, where the negro was employed on
a delivery wagon.
Wynbush broke down when the de-
tectives put the evidence before him. He
took them to tho stables where he pro.
duced the rest Of the loot He had hid.
den the Jewels in a tin bucket. Wher
the detectives went up 10 the fourtf
floor they found the pail tied to a raftel
back Of pile Of hay and straw.
Wynhush was Immediately brought Il
police headquarters. where he was ex
emined before Mat. Sylvester. The pai
was opened. and the entire assortment
Of necklaces, bracelets. and bangles wa:
found intact
To a Washington Herald reporter th'
negro gave a detailed account OF th,
method by which he secured the Jewels
On the night OF the robbery. Mrs. Horns
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