The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-12
THEY STILL COLLECT RINGS
MUTT AND JEFF ron 4 JERSEY =
MAN VINO NEVER KNEW IT
lniii the pair. VINO Thought Pawn
broker Had been Stingy with Them.
wrote . Piece About II for the Paper
to Get Even with the Paw nlDrOker.

The firm of Mutt 4 JEFF. the Bear
headed Pennyweighter and his pal, ="
are still doing business in spite Of their
st atement in a letter to the Jemeiers'
Circular Weekly. which was published
in THE sun on June 2s. that they were
about TO resign from the confraternity of
pennyweighters.
A few days ago. 30 says young Rochat
of the jewery firm OF Charles q. Rochat
d Sons at 1853 Newark avenue, Jersey
City. a short. slight, dark man who looked
TO lie thirt-hve. came into the store and
asked to see some one carat rings. He
had no hat and was slightly bald Rochat
took out a case Of rings. the customer
, chose one. and while Rochat with lens
in his eye was looking up the weight
Of the ring the small dark man disap-
peared. There were no statesmen or
other customers in the store.
The tray of rings was full and the Ro-
chats thought nothing more Of the matt er
until the Jeueiers Circular Weekly called
them up on July S and asked them If
they weren't short a ring. A hasty in
ventory was taken, but no loss was dis
GOV cred. The Circular Weekly told them
10 look again. This time the Rochats
checked up their stock carefully and
found in place OF s2se cape stone soo
ring OF inferior quality.
How did you know We had been
robbed9" asked thev Rochats. This letter
is the answer:
| AsToR HorsE. New York July ). 1911.
| DIAN SIR: Your long account Of ouI
short career was read with great interest,"
by MS. The reason we have no malice
| toward you ia this: IL Ia your duty anC
business to publish such accounts. Like
my magazine pal Jimmy Valentine.
have fallen a victim TO Cupid and the luck,
girl can pick her engagement ring ont OF
quite a large selection and will charge il
TO profit and loss. My profit the refined
robbers loss" ! would hate to lose my
eyesight or fall asleep while handling my
bankrOll in front OF 90 yer cent, of the pres
ent retail jewellers. The other 10 per cent
are at the seashore on their vacation. 81
they lose their chances. You should reform
them. as DESTINY tells us that We will no
make" heaven and we don't care to meet
our generous contributors where We vii
go Mentally we have often told them I,
go there.
| About two months ago We retained fo
linspection a nice cape stone the said il wa,
blue white, from the hest store in Ierse,
/ city lie probably don't know il vet.
pawned IL in simpsons. Brooklyn. for $50
In about a month n friend took il out Yes
terday the best that grave robber' woui'
loan us was si2j on the same stone. Pleas
make a noise like an innocent purchase
| and wake this Jersey bandit up 50 h" cal
! get his rock back and so can get even.
| when ! got back 10 the nited state
from Brooklyn I was 80 sore at this new
way Of getting bunked that wrote thl
not because want to do any good. wanted
TO start IA WAT between two strange coun
tries Jersey and Brooklyn.
: Referring to bandits reminds me tina
while we were in KANSAS City we heard tina
.iessa James, the robbers son. had been
pawnbroker ,Brooklyn papers pleas
, copyD There must be something after a
in what Lombroso says about hereditar
influences.
This IN my Las, letter. Am sending sew
eral newspapers copy. Do | get an
conmission for new subscribers? Tn
ticket number il i?i<a. X. Simpson.
The Bear Headed Pennyweighter and hi
yenshee pal. MUTT AND JEFF.
You may publish this.
When you get this | will he about so
miles away SO don't bother about caliin
, on me.
The Jersey jewellers went and recov
cred their rock,