The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-05
Diamonds Stolen in Jan
uary Brought Back by
Mrs. Dawson.
GOT THEM FROM
SEVEN PINES BOY
Kept Them a Month, Then Saw
Advertisement in Times-Dis-
patch Offering 5000 Reward.
Mystery Of Robbery Not
Solved--Refused to Give
Boys Name.

Je~eiry valued at more than $500,
"Aich was stolen from the residence
OIL Oscar Hooker, zoe West Grace
street on January s. was returned TO
.hat address last night By Mrs. l. w
lawson. who lives near seven Pines
and who has had 1t in her possession
Tor nearly a month.
airs. Dawson Informed Mr. Hooker
ina she got the property. which in
cluded cluster ring containing nine
diamonds. worth $3.50, from boy She
admitted that he was a bad boy, al
though she was not inclined to give
his name. fearing that he might be
prosecuted
Queer Claim by Boy.
According TO her statement, she did
not know how valuable 1t was. the
boy having said a t first that he bought
1t for Is cents. and then declared later.
that he got 1t from q drunken man
for sl.50. AT all events, Mrs. Dawson
put It away without examining II in
detail or showing 1t TO any one who
might have given information 10
lis value. Then she thought that IL
they were real diamonds i'll the ring
the owners would soon be adver-
Using.
Mrs. Dawson brought the jewelry to
my home this evening about 0 o'clock"
said Mr.. Hooker last night TELLING
me that she had seen my advertseme
in The Times Dispatch in which a re.
ward Of $500 was offered for its re-.
turn.
Mrs. Dawson Gets Reward.
while the paper had been carrying
the advertisement for several weeks.
Mrs Dawson said She had only recently
seen II, and she took the first oppor.
tunty she had TO call She said thai
she did not come for the reward, thai
She was anxious 10 restore II 10 inc
rlghtful owners. and regret,ing that y
had not been done long ago. paid
hcr the amount offered through the
advertisements
Mr. Hooker found that everything
was intact except a small pin. which
Was missing from the watch. inns
however, was OF trlhins value
Robbery SIN n Mystcry.
Exactly how he was robbed Mr..
Iiookcr has never been able 10 cH-
nlain o. understand The house was
not broken into. but when II was
found that the diamonds and other
jewels were missing q report was
made to police headquarters without
bringing any results. we had about
given UP all hope" said Mr. Hooker
last night, when a friend suggested
that advertise in The Times Dispatch
and offer liberal reward think their
recovery is a good advertisement 70!
the advertisements.
From ncighbors Of the family 1t was
learned that the police advised against
The advertising idea, as they still held
TO the belief that they had clue which
might be worked successfully. But
when the advertisement was first pub
iished and ran for n week or more
without any response from any source,
It was regarded as certain that the
jewels would never be recovered.
Police May Look Into Case.
Mrs. Dawson returned to her home
In the county last night without being
seen by a reporter. and 1t is supposed
that she got hold of a copy of The
Times Dispatch in which Mr.. Hooker
offered the reward. She admitted her
self that she had only seen it within
the last day or two. She concluded
that the stuff which the bad boy had
SO she decided TO call at the Hooker
residence.
1t was said that no effort would be
made to prosecute the boy although
1t Is likely that the police will take a
hand in the case and endeavor now to
trace IL back to the thief. This may
be done If the boy can identity tile
person from whom he secured IT, Just
now that same younBstcr seems to
be the man of mystery" in the rob-
berry. There is nothing TO !ndica lie
that he was ever seen around the
Hooker residence. the police theory be-
ing that the robbery was committed
by a negro, either a former servant OF
servants friends.