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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24


United States and State OF New
York Bonds .................
New York City. New York Trust
Companies and Bank Stocks.
Stocks and Bonds OF Railroads
Other Securities .................
Special Deposits in Banks and
Trust Companies .........,...
Real Estate cor. Wall and Will
lam Streets and Exchange
Place. containing ofrces. 49,:
Peal Estate on staten Island
(hc!d under provisions OF Chap
ter 4s1, Laws OF 1SsO.........
Premium Notes. ..................
Bills receivable ...........,.......
Cash in hands OF Duropean ban K
ers 70 pay losses under policies
payable In foreign countries.
Cash In Bank. .........'..''...
Temporary Investments payable
January. 1879 ................''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24

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5000 q II & " deb
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10000 do ....... les
10000 q e. q I 5s. o.
1000 III G rfdg Il e57s
5000 do ........ ?SA
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1000 Ind steel IS .l0l
1000 Ins G Cop IS
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1000 Int-Met as. 7?Ts
1900 do ......... iahs
1900 do ......... 7si.
Total sales Of bond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24

A. A. RAVEN. President.
CORNELIUS ELDERT. Vice President
WALTER WOOD PARSONS. I'd Nice-Preslcent
CHARLES r. FAY, Sd Vice-President
JOHN H. JONES STEWART, 4th Nice-Pres'dent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

kill met" There was the sound of another
heavy blow and then all was quiet
went out to see what the trouble was.
On the floor outside the private office
where the safe was located lay the inert
body Of a Waterman. Blood was stream
ing from his. head, and Dave, the burglar
had sent out to look around, stood over
him with a blackjack in his hand. knelt
beside him and felt his pulse, but it seem
ed to have stopped.
whats the matter, Sophie?" demanded
Dave angrily; have you grown chicken
hearted? Are we going to crack this box,
or are you going to turn nurse and hold
that mans head all night?"
AT length detected signs of life in the
PROSTATE Waterman, but wouldn't leave
him, and made the others go on with the
job without me.
They worked on the safe for two hours
or so and finally got into it. They took
out everything of value and we then
skipped out AS l left the floor l threw
a pail OF water over the unconscious
Waterman, and was relieved to see him
gather himself together as we made our
way out of the building.
The next day of course there was a
tremendous excitement over the robbery
of this iewelry house. which was one OF
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

room was apparently unguarded' although
there we're one or two servants OF the
house constantly passing through l
picked up a pot or two Of flowers, ocea'
sionally managing to get piece OF
jewelry at the same time. Suddenly my
eyes we're attracted by magnificent dia-
mond necklace. determined to include
It in my loot, but there we're no flowers
near IL, and / was at loss for moment
to know how to get to it without arousing
the suspicion of any one who happened
to pass through the room.
| waited until | thought the room was
empty and then walked boldly over to
the table on which the necklace lay. l
picked It up and was about to conceal 1t
on my person when from behind por-
there man whom | at once knew to be
a detective stepped out and asked me
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

the metal had been battered I succeed
ed in disposing of the whole lot for s35,OOO
Some weeks ago told of the bank rob
berry which | carried through at the re-
quest of the banks president. He was
over $4,000 short in his accounts, and
he conceived the plan of having his bank
robbed in order to save his own skin.
Other kinds of business besides banks
sometimes find 1t convenient to resort to
similar practices.
A good many years ago a diamond
merchant with a place of business on
Maiden Lane called to see me and sug-
gested that | go to his place some night
and rob his safe. said would be glad
TO accommodate him provided he would
pay the price. He was surprised at my
mention OF price, and asked me why /
wouldn't be satisfied with the proceeds of
the robbery instead of expecting an ad-
vance payment.
| told him would not consider the lob
at all unless he paid me fifteen thousand
dollars In advance. He said that was
entirely too much for such an easy job.
why, all you have to do" he declared,
as to get into my Office, open the safe
and clean up an easy fifteen thousand
dollars worth of stonesl"
Then got up to go, but he called me
back and at length agreed to my terms,
although he offered me a check for the
amount at FIRST OF course, made him
give me cash, and it was agreed that there
we're to be fifteen thousand dollars worth
of jewels in the safe In addition | then
made him sign a statement setting forth
our agreement and binding him to use his
best efforts to secure our release In the
event that we we're caught l was to
return the agreement when all its terms
had been complied with.
Within two weeks after our talk had
got together my little bank of burglars
and safe crackers and was in readiness
for the Job. We went into the building
a little before closing hours in the after
noon and seereted ourselves until the
doors had been locked.
About eleven o'clock | sent out one of
my band to look around. A moment later
heard a terrible crash and weak voice
exclaiming: "oh, don't kill mel Don't
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

the largest in the city at the time. The
poor watchman was taken to the hospital,
but he was sick more from his terror than
from any injury we had inflicted on him.
He gave the police a faneiful description
of the robbers, but 1t was SO far on from
our real description that the police never
connected us with the affair.
A few weeks after the matter had died
down we sold the iewelry to a well known
jeweller, who used to keep a place on
Fourteenth street, and got four thousand
for the diamonds, although they we're
worth ten thousand dollars.
Kelso was the Chief of Police at that
time, and he sent down a crowd of de.
teetives to look for the robbers. The
owner of the store told the police he had
lost several hundred thousand dollars
worth of jewelry, and of course he went
into bankruptcy, his creditors never know.
ing that he was the main thief and got
most of the loot He got into trouble
and lost his money In Wall Street. Hence
his desire for bankruptcy.
4 had another experience with ieweller
who wanted robbery perpetrated, but
not on himself. A competitor of his had
been paying too much attention to his
wife, and he became Jealous of her. He
was anxious to ruin the jeweller who was
making inroads into his peace of mind.
He came to me for the Job, and politely
turned him down. had good reason at
first for doubling his sincerity in making
me the proposition, because had my.
self robbed this jealous jeweller a few
days before. He had an intuition that ]
robbed him, but he could not produce any
proof. This was In st. Louis. had
met two old friends from New York City
They had designs upon a jewelry house
and wanted me to go along with them.
We went into the iewelry store of this
jealous husband just to size things up,
and the men with me had no intention of
taking anything that day. But while they
we're talking with the proprietor | saw an
opportunity to gather In some good look
ing pieces and accordingly took up tray
Of diamonds without being noticed. The
next day the papers had an account OF
the robbery and nobody seemed to know
who the thieves we're.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

The two men we're surprised at this
because it naturally put them off in their
work, and they we're inclined to suspect
me. But l convinced them that / could
not have taken the diamonds and they
quickly left town in disgust. The jeweller
had told about the visit of the woman
to his store and | was hunted up and
taken to the station.
The diamonds of course we're not found
on me or in my apartment. because had
already hidden them safely, and the police
had to let me go.
A few days after this a rap came to my
door in the evening and nicely dressed
young man asked permission to come into
my room. l did not know who he was,
and told him l could not permit such a
thing: | had been put out of a hotel in
another city because l allowed men to
visit my room, and did not want to have
the same thing happen here. The young
man went off, and few days after left
St Louis. month later ! met this
young man in Chicago and he came up
to me and bowed. He said he was the
owner of the jewelry store that had been
robbed. and after little round about talk
he asked me to go back with him to St.
Louis. I asked him what he wanted that
for, and he then suggested that rob his
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
what | was doing.

I retained my selfpossession.
What a terrible waste of money!"
exclaimed, holding out the necklace at
arms length. These vain baubles must
be worth thousands of dollars, suppose,
and here they lie idly on this table, How
many lives the wealth they represent
might save, How much misery and suf-
fering it might avertl'
The detective gave me a searching
glance and then, as ] lay the necklace
down again, he crossed himself put his
hand in his pocket and gave me quarter
as il to atone for what he considered his
unjust suspicious of mel
l continued my trip through the room,
gathering flowers and jewels wherever
could lay my hands on them, for the de-
tective, his suspicious completely dis
armed, was no longer to be feared, and
as l passed the table on which the neck
lace lay l succeeded in getting my hands
on it again and concealing it among the
armful of flowers carried, Then made
my way to the cab and drove of.
Once in my room l quickly disposed
of the flowers and set to work preparing
the jewelry for sale to fence" The
stuff was worth fully $4,000 After all
the stones were out of their settings and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

- II
M inals regard diamonds as the most
desirable loot Of all.
Taken from their settings these stones
are practically unidentinable Unless a
stone is of unusual size or possesses some
marked popularity. not even an expert
would attempt TO pick II out from half
dozen others Of the same size with which
1t had been mingled.
For this reason, stolen diamonds may
be disposed Of with little or no risk The
burglar does not even have to sell them
TO a fence" or professional receiver OF
stolen property, but may dispose OF his
booty In the wholesale jewelry district
with lmpunity. unless, Of course, for some
reason or other Il lie necessary for him to
keep under cover Even then he can get
one Of his pals to dispose of the stones
for him, or a "fence" will give him prac.
tlcally full value for them.
Then, too. diamonds appeal to the burg
lar because they are easily carried and
secreted.
There was a criminal named Charles
Woodward who made speciality Of rob
bing jewelry stores. He was what is
known as heavyweight" thief. penny.
weights" usually operate in couples.
They enter iewelry store, ask to see
some loose diamonds, ana while one of
them engages the attention of the clerk,
the other snatches a stone from the tray
and makes or with It. In the excitement
of the pursuit which follows. the FIRST
'pennyweight' makes his escape
Woodward earned the name of Charlie
the Diamond Swalower," because when
caught he made a practice OF actually
swallowing his loot Such ruse would
hardly be feasible with any other loot than
diamonds
Because diamonds are so highly regard
ed In the underworld, many of the brain
lest and most resourceful professional
criminals have devoted their efforts ex-
clusively to the footing Of iewelry stores
and private houses where Jewels in large
quantities might be expected to be found
Very large hauls have been made by
these diamond robbers. Next to the rob
bling OF banks, diamond robberies, per
haps, have netted professional criminals
more than any other species of crime
Hundreds Of thousands of dollars worth
Of precious stones have been secured in
q single robbery. | have made several
big hauls Of this character myself, and
know scores of burglars who made spe-
cialty OF diamond robberies who we're
equally successful.
But even the diamond robber does not
make his profession pay. What he gains
by stealth and by the exercise of his in
genuity, he loses over the gaming table
or in other forms of dissipation.
There was Dave Cummings for instance
He was one Of the most successful"
burglars In the business. In the under
world, he was regarded as a prince of his
trade and was the envy Of all lesser
lights. He divided his attention between
jewelry stores and banks.
Down In New Orleans, by a very clever
scheme, he succeeded in robbing the safe
Of Schooler's iewelry store and got away
with 100000 worth of diamonds
Dawes resourcefulness was well-Ilus-
trated in this case. The store vas located
in Canal street and the safe stood directly
in front OF a glass door. where 1t was IN
plain view Of a Waterman who made his
rounds every hour.
The cafe was Of the burglar-proof va
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
WIFI ONINIE DOEC INOI AT
Famous Robberies Where Fortunes in Dia-
monds Were the Lure That Led Thieves
to Lay the Shrewdest Plans and Run
the Most Desperate Risks

upon the house and
make the haul / had
I'm mind. | dressed
myself up as a sis
ter of charity and,
taking an assistant
with me, I called at
the house in a CAB.
/ asked for the
father of the bride
and stated that /
had been sent by the
hospital to ask for
some of the flowers.
Permission was at
once given me to go
through the house
and select what |
wanted.
It looked very sim
pie. l went from
f1oor to floor picking
ND flowers here and
there and handing
them to my assist
ant or to one of the
servants to carry
down to my waiting
cab.
AT length I came
to the room where
the gifts we're dis
played. | was aston
ished to hnd the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
asked what | was doing
Copyright, tsts, BY the star Company.

x TEXT to money professional crimi.
M inals regard diamonds as the most
desirable loot OF all
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-03

man justice in organized society.
And hundreds and thousands Of
girls are still working for below-the-
bread-line, wages in Chicago depart:
ment stores, mercantile houses anG
mail order concerns.
And the men who become million.
aires out of low-waged help still give
money to charity and philanthrophy
None of them is fooling God for q
minute, however. If there is a hell il
will be full of fake philanthropists.
1t may be necessary to build son
of high-toned society hell for hypo.
critical uplifters and kept profess
sional charity workers, who pull
solemn faces and experiment with the
hungry poor. =.
But then what can you expect in
California when jury will believe a
story like Bixby's about frequenting
the notorious Jonquil resort as a
philanthropist?
A man ght make creduIous
wife believe that kind of dope, but it's
tough story for grown men to
swallow.
But then maybe the jurors knew
how it was themselves.
Anyhow, philanthrophy is the
latest thing in aibis, and men may be
using it next as defense in divorce \
proceedings. >
Society Note-our esteemed feI.
low townsman, Roger Sullivan, is
visiting the pie counter at Washing.
ton.
P. S.-WiIIie the Hearst was moi
among those present or also ran.
Which is because Willie is persona
au gratin at Washington.
That reminds us that it might be
bully thing for council to make ar
rangements to dispose of the Elk.
aminer and American, too, while fix.
ing up the garbage disposal thing.
Dirt Is uou don'f know what ner.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-03
DAILY COMMENT ON PEOPLE AND THINGS

OkA1A N|1NAAVAAAN \AN
Council ought by all means to sift
that telephone deal to the bottom.
The Bell phone trust owns the
Chicago Telephone Co., and the au-
tomato has an option on the auto
matte patents.
The proposal is to sell to the Bell,
and then it can junk the automatic
phone out of business everywhere.
Then the Chicago Telephone Co.
will have the telephone users of Chi
cago where the hair is short.
Chicago should not consent to the
sale. The city gets absolutely moth
ing by consenting, and phone users
will get it in the neck.
In the meantime the newspapers
are running big ads for the Chicago
Telephone Co. and getting cute lit
tie monthly check. 49,.
Does it pay to advertise? 1t sure
do.
Now would be a good time for
council to begin looking out for the
interests of the people and let the big
corporation guys go fly kite.
And if that public utilities trust
goes through, why not take in all the
pickpockets, burglars and jack
rollers and gather in all the loose
change there is in town? 49,
Or is the game to have the big
utilities trust get all the peoples coin
so there won't be any left for the
common burglars?
San Francisco reformers have
closed the notorious Barbary Coast,
which is 'Frisco's name for the ten
derloin, and thrown several hundred
victims of mans inhumanity and lust
on the streets.
We haven't seen anything in the
papers about where they expect these
girls to live.
But then all cities are alike. The
reformers drive the girls from the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
Village Officers Of Meridian.

Board of Trustees:--J. d. Anderson,
chairman; E. E. Sims, Charles Pickett,
Ed Z. Hartman, W. A. Palmer.
Village Clerk, W. H. Peer; Treasur-
er, J. w. Harrell; Marshal, W. f.
Downey; Justice of the Peace, w. Il.
Peer.
Meridian Independent School Dist
riot No. 33:-Directors, A. s. Hadley
chairman; W. W. Groves. clerk; II. F
Neal, W. A. Palmer, ]. II. Flack, ]. A
Watts. A. w. Fuller, Principal OF
Grade Schools.
Rural High School No. i:-Directori
Walter Evans, VIM. Moreland, Presi
dent; H. F. Neal, Secretary; W. W
| Groves, A. s Hadley, Charles w. Holt
| Superintendent of Schools.
Meridian Post-ofice: 8. al. c
Reynolds, Postmaster. Mails close 10
Mamma and east and west points q
4:3O .. m; for Boise at 500 pm. Rnra
Route No. l, S. w. Hutchesen carrier
nail leaves Meridian each day excep
Sunday at 800 am. Rural Route Nc
2, Temporary CARRIER mail leave
Meridian each day except Sunday a
8 q. m.
Acknowledgements ser
vices each Sunday morning and even
ing. Rev. ". ]. I.uscombe, pastor
christian-Reguiar services each Sur
day moruing aud evening. KEY. "a
/ Gillian. pastor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

i IN THE DISTRICT COURT
of the Third Judicial District of the
State OF Idaho, in and for the County of
Ada.
Ethel NJ. Allen, Plaintiff.
vs..
Ralph d. Allen, Defendant.
Notice of taking deposition in an ac-
ton for divorce.
The defendant in the above entitled
action will take notice that on Wednes-
day the first day of January, 1913, be-
tween the hours of p. m. and p. m.
on said day, at the Office of Donald
Stimson Number 1881 Beacon st., in
the city of Boston, in the state of Mas.
sachusetts. the deposition of Mrs. Flor.
ence Allen Davis before the said Don.
aid Stimson, notary public will De
taken to be used on behalf of the plain.
tiff in the trial of the above cause now
pending in said court.
w. II. Savidge, Atty. for plaintiff. 3l-4i
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

of the Third Judicial District OF the
State of Idaho, in and for the County
of Ada.
Sarah Jane Cotter, Plaintiff.
VS.. Alias Summons.
Luke B. Cotter, Defendant.
The State of Idaho sends greeting
to the above named defendant.
You are hereby required to appear in
an action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff, IN the District
Court of the Third Judicial District,
state of Idaho, in and for the Uounty
of Ada and to answer the complaint
filed therein Ia copy of which Is mere
to attached) within twenty days Tex
elusive of the day of service) after the
service ON you of this summons, II
served within this district;ort II served
ont of this district. within forty days.
The said action is brought TO secure
decree of divorce dissolving the BONDS
Of matrimouy now existing between
nia;nt;ff and defendant on the grounds
Of defendants wilfni and continuous
aesert;on of plaintiff for more than
ONE wear last past; all of which more
fnIIy appears from PLAINTIFFS com
nla;nt. a copy of which is served here
with, hereby referred to and made
part hereof. :,
And you are hereby notified, Ihat !,
You fail to appear and answer .ae say
complaint, as above required, ,ne sale
plaintiff will apply to the court Tor 1h'
relief demanded IN the complaint.
Given under my hand aud the sea
of the District Court Of the Thirt
Judicial District of the state OF ioano
IN and for the County OF Ada TINS srS
day of January in the year OF our I.or'
one thousand nine hundred ana thir
teen. 49,. r,,a-,,
(Seal) SrKraAS C,-..t,
By d. Clyde Eagleson, Deputy oieIa 3
Pope 4 Barnes, Atty's TOR pisanee a
residing at Boise. Idaho. eo'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
IN THE DTsrRICT CoURr

Of the Third Judicial District Of the
State of Idaho. in and for Ada County.
Mary Silyers, Plaintiff.
VS.. Aliaa Summons.
Frank Siivers, Defendant.
The State OF Idaho sends greeting
to the above named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff in the dist
riot court of the Third Judicial Dist
riot of the State of Idaho, in and for
Ada County, and to answer the CON-
plant filed therein, within twenty
days, (exclusive Of the day of SERVICE
after service on you of this luminous;
if served within this district; or il
served out of this district, within forty
days. The said action ia brought by
the plaintiff agaiust the defendant &c
dissolve the bonds of matrimony be
tween theSp1aintif and defendant and
to give to the plaintiff the custody Of
the minor child OF the plaintiff aud tbs
defendant. It is alleged in the com
plant that the plaintiff and defendant
were intermarried at Boise, Idaho
Nov. %, 1903; that since the birth OF
the minor child of plaintiff and defend
ant, the defendant has wholly failee
and neglected to provide the neces
saries of life for plaintiff and the de
fendant. That said child is now thre'
years of age. That the whereasout
of the defendant are now. and for si1
months last past, have been unknown
TO the plaintiff. And you are hereb.
notified that if you fail to appear AM
answer said complaint as above re
quired, the said plaintiff will apply t
the court for the relief demanded ii
said complaint.
Given under my hand and the sea
of the District Court of the Third Judd
; cial District of the State of Idaho, i
and for Ada County. this 18th day G
} December, 1912.
, fSeall STEPHEN UTTER, Cleri
By B. Clyde Eaglesou, Deputy Clerk
r. NJ. McCracken, Attorney fc
Plaintiff, residing at Boise, Idaho.
/. 1A6%
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
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