The Washington herald., 1910-12-01
INSPECTOR DEW,S
FAMOUS CASES


twenty-eight years OF service on the Lon
don force, recalls the theft OF the
Duchess OF sutherland's jewels, worth
f20o0O and his clever capture of the
thief Dew at the time was inspector
of police at Hammersmith. He west so
far as 10 break into fat IN Fulham
road, but he got his man. Harry. the
Valet one OF the most expert level
thieves in England. and the gems. which
had been stolen from the duchess saloon
carriage at the Care du Nord, IN Paris
Inspector Dew had In mind TO retire
some time ags but as the Crippen case
had been placed In his hands, and as he
had been sharply criticised for his lax
methods in letting the man escape from
London, despite the fact that suspicion
strongly pointed to him. he remained on
the force until he had made good.''
Mr.. Dew first came into prominence at
the time of the Jack the Ripper
crimes. For his services In connection
with these he was promoted 10 the rank
OF detective sergeant. though ! can
hardly see why, as no one ever was
brought TO book for those crimes. How
ever. since that time rapid progress
marked his career. until he came 20
hold one OF the foremost positions In the
service
After some years as inspector at Bow
street, lie was appointed a chief inspec-
tor four years ago in place of the famous
Frank Forest But Mr. Dew has cleared
up several difficult murder cases and ex-
posed number of frauds. One Of his
| triumphs was the conviction OF clever
swindier named Nicholson, who obtained
thousands of pounds by a clever adver-
Using method in connection with the
solving of easy puzzles.
When the famous bruce case was In
progress In 1903. Dew arrested Miss Rob
inson, the Australian witness. on a charge
Of perjury. Miss Robinson. the daughter
OF an ex-poiceman. swore that she was
an Australian and that she formerly was
a maid in the service Of the fifth Duke
Of Portland al Welbeck. and that she
knew betA from the Duke and the late
Charles Dickens that bruce was an as
sumed name Of the Duke himself Before
her arrest. Miss Robinson had created
sensation by Offering a hundred pounds
reward for the recovery OF a mythical
diary, which she said had been stolen
from her 10 prevent her giving evidence
in the case. Dew arrested her on the col
lapse Of the bruce prosecution and OBJ
charge at the Old Bailey.
In June of 1909 he obtained a long penal
term for Conrad Harms. who drew e.. 700
from PARIS Bank at Noting Hin after a
forged note OF credit had been sent there
from one Of the London branches OF a
well-known foreign bank. which Harms
had forged In America and sent on in
advance. When Harms came 10 London
his arrest was brought about in a curious
way. With el00. the proceeds OF the
fraud, he bought a watch in the Strand
Later. as the watch did not keep proper
time. he took IL back TO the merchant
In the meantime the note had found its
way 10 the Bank OF England, and the in
oulries that followed had posted the
dealer. 10 the undoing Of Harms
While the average woman OF the Euro
pean aristocracy viii spend infinite care
over the choosing OF a dress. its color,
its texture, its At, and. above all. its
suitability as regards her hair and COM
| plexion. there are but few who are half
as careful over the choice OF jeWelry
they intend TO wear. Here are few sug-
gestions:
Rubies should be worn only by dark
haired daFk-eyed women. They lose
/ their majestic charm IL accompanying a
complexion OF lilies and roses and hair
spun like gold The woman whom the
latter description fits viii find the tur-
quoise the stone par excellence for her.
Some describe the gem as cold and hard.
but when worn by such woman Il viii
bring out the lights of her hair and
render her skin more clear looking, The
1 fair eomplexioned woman who has dark
/ eyes VIII find garnets very becoming.
Every woman should study the color OF
/ her eyes when choosing tewelry. Thus
a woman with light eyes should never
wear emeralds. as these detract from the
/ color and render the eyes almost life
! less looking On the other hand. a
/ woman with dark eyes. II she wear cor
/ al. VIII find that her eyes seem TO have
! increased a hundred times in brilliancy-
a fair woman may wear pearls. moon
stones, sapphires. Opals. and the exqui-
/ sitely colored beryl stone. while anne
i thysts are very becoming 10 the woman
with warm lights of gold In her hair.
/ Dark women look best wearing Tubies,
emeralds. garnets. jacinths. tOpazes. am
/ her, and pink coral. but sapphire should
/ be left 10 the fair woman. Nearly all
women can wear diamonds, but she who
/ has a sallOw skin VIII be we'll advised
not to wear these stones unrelieved.
/ Rubies and diamonds look superb on the
| neck OF q dark woman. while diamonds
mingled with sapphires are a charming
mixture for her whose skin is fair.
| Now that earrings have again come into
fashion, women of al ages and Of all
ranks of life have taken 10 wearing them.
quite regardless of the fact whether they
are becoming or not. This again is an
| instance where a womans love of finery
has overcome her better judgment Wom-
/ en- with large. prominent, or ill-shaped
ears never should don this style OF orna-
ment. and a long ear though Il is ex-
/ qustely shaped. is not improved by the
addition Of earrings. On the other hand,
/ tiny. sheil-like ear is beautihed II
dainty drops are worn. The Oriental
style of earring should be worn by the
| type OF women who only can be described
as exotic. and diamonds give a harsh ap-
pearance If the skin Is at all inclined 10
be sall0w.
AS the beauty Of all precious stones
! depends upon the play Of light upon
them. il is essential that they should
be kept scrupulously clean. and jewelry
that is worn constantly cannot look its
| best unless cleaned periodically. Con-
! tact with the skin tends to dim the gems.
and although real diamonds and other
precious stones are so hard that the
moisture does not sink in. it remains on
the surface and the brillisnce is impaired
Imitation Jewels. on the other hand be-
ing more porous. allow moisture TO en-
ter, so that in time the Iuster becomes
lJost and cannot be restored Hence. If
fuoitotiop ppmS are worn Fbev sbo,,T5
be set in pendants or brooches. never IN
rings where they come in contact with
the skin
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