The Prescott daily news., 1912-07-19
FORMER GUEST IS REVEALED AS MAN WHO ROBBED SILVER
 THORNE HOME.
HUSBAND RECEIVES LETTER
Accused Writes for Loan and Asks Man to Get stickpin From Hotel, Which Is ldenti-
 fled as Stolen.

St. Louis, July 19.-In Lucerne. Switzerland, an arrest is imminent that will form the last chapter in clearing up the mystery of the Sill verthorne diamond robbery. A wom- ans natural detective instinct plays strong part in the solution of one of the cleverest crimes ever committed in St. Louis.
 Mrs. Margaret V. Silverthorne of 450S Maryland avenue was robbed of about $6,000 worth of diamonds last April by a well-dressed man who posed as a prospective purchaser of her home. Under the pretext that his mother would join him shortly, he was permitted to sit in the parlor, and when Mrs. Silverthorne was occupied in another part of the house, ran sacked her jewel case and disap- peared
 Some of the diamonds were recov- cred in pawnshops and the descrip- tion of the man who pawned them tai lied with that of the thief, but he had fled from the city when the detectives caught his trail.
 Woman's Detective Instinct.
 The deductive instinct of woman as serted itself when Mrs Dan Sachs of Manchester, St. Louis county, read the newspaper accounts of the rob- bery. She had entertained an Albert Miller of Philadelphia in her home just short time previous. He had come to her house with letter of in troduction from a mutual friend in Philadelphia and by his pleasing man. her had won a welcome. He even went so far as to pay court to Mrs. Sachs daughter.
 After several visits to the Sachs home, Miller suddenly dropped from view His disappearance was coinci- dental with the Silverthone diamond robbery. The published description of the robber was similar to that of Mil Ter.
 Several days after his disappear ance Miller wrote Mrs Sachs letter from small Illinois town. He said he had been called from St Louis on business and would return soon. The letter partially restored Mrs Sachs confidence i'll the youag man. but still ] she was puzzled.
 A few days ago S3chs received letter from Miller, postmarked Lu- cerne, Switzerland The letter direct ed Sachs to go to the Jefferson hotel and get letter and stickpin from a lock box which was used by Miller while he was a guest there. Sachs went to the hotel with his wife.
 When the hotel clsrk had heard their story he suggested that the po- lice be called in The stickpin proved to be one of the articles of jewelry stolen from the Silverthorne resi- dence The letter bore Miler's moth CTS address in Philadelphia
 The Philadelphia police were noti- fled and they obtained photograph of Miller and sent it on to St. Louis. The picture was identified by Mrs. Sachs as that of her guest, by Mrs Silverthorne as that of the man who pretended he was going to buy her home, by the pawnbrokers as that of the man who pawned the stolen gems. There was nothing more to the case but an order for the arrest of Miller in Switzerland
 Circuit Attorney Jones wrote to the American consul at Lucerne to have Miller arrested. Gov Hadley com municated with the secretary of state at Washington and now extradition papers are being prepared
 When Miller calls on the American consul for his expected letter from Sachs he will be painfully surprised Detective Finan is packing his grip and will sail for Switzerland within few days.