The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
Loopyhsht. isl,. . A. D. J.cObsOa.l

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great London pearl mystery it seems but
a lame and impotent conclusion to an
astounding enigma for the missing gems
to be picked out Of the gutter by a
workingman. who did not recognize
their value. who regarded them as
marbles" and who could not have been
blamed II he had crushed Riooooo
worth Of gems under the heel Of his
boot
When the story of the pearl neck
lace. which is as fascinating as Dumas
romance Of the diamond necklace. comes
to be written, It will have many sur
prises for those who are merely ac-
quainted with the case as it has been
unfolded day by day at the Bow Street
Magistrates Court In the British me-
tropolis am not in a position to say
how the valuable pearls were stolen, but
the thieves had laid their plans well
and knew exactly when the package was
dispatched at Paris, and 1t viii be found
that a heavy bribe was the means they
used for obtaining possession Of the
gems.
II ever all the facts shall become
known. II will be acknowledged that the
main credit for the discovery OF this
plot, and the recovery Of the jewels Is
due to the Paris broker, a man of keen
who gained the full confidence Of the
men with whom he was treating for
the recovery Of the stolen property. He
exercised so great an influence over
them that they were prepared to meet
him anywhere and to do anything he
asked. The men we're shadowed by de-
tectives twelve days before they were
arrested. They must have had some
suspicion Of this, but II did not lessen
their confidence in that broker.
The solution OF what well may seem
inexpIicable. namely the deposit of the
pearls In the gutter of ST. PauPs Road.
London. Is to be found in the fact that
one OF the people concerned In their an
nexation has an address In the neigh
borhood. That they were meant TO be
found" by somebody who would take
them to the police there Is not the
slightest doubt. though the method en-
ployed was a very clumsy one. and
might have resulted in disaster to the
pearls themselves and to their tempo
rary possessor. From q detectives point
Of view II would have been Infinitely
IuOIt 1dISIdClOEy IL luC BC1uo hdo bCCh
recovered when they were In the keep
ing Of those who stole or received them.
and there were at least two occasions
within the last month when this might
have been done That II was not done.
Is one Of those accidents for which no
body Ia to blame. II the French
sieuths Of the Rue Jerusalem had fol-
lowed up that cause celebre as strenu-
ously as did Scotland Yard some inter-
esting particulars might have been un-
earthed at the Paris postoffice or upon
the Paris-Calais maii route.
The Cedars," an imposing country res
idence. owned by Admiral Sir Hedworth
Meux and situated on the Theobalds
Park estate. near waltham-Cross. was
completely destroyed by fire. The de-
calls the romantic career of the present
owner of the estate. and also the notable
history Of the estate itself.
Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux. formerly
Admiral Lambton, often has been de-
scribed as Lucky Lambton." When he
took charge of the naval brigade at
Ladysmith he was Capt. Lambton- In
1901 he became commodore; the follow
ing year rear admiral, and In 1907 vice
admiral In 1911 he assumed the name
Of Meux. the late Lady Meux having
eft him q large portion Of the Meux
estate on that condition
The mansion Of Theobalds Park takes
the place Of q once famous palace built
by Elizabeths minister, William Cecil
Cater Lord Burghley). Every summer
The r,aiA hfrv4 ~ rrfaff thor1
for she was passionately fond of hunt |
ing, and Theobalds was close to En-
ields Chase, or Waltham Forest. Burgh- |
Iey's eldest son. the first Earl of Sails
bury, succeeded to Theobalds and twice |
King James there. It was
rather unfortunate for the host. for the
King took such a fancy to the place l
that he offered to exchange II for Hat
ield. and the earl practically had no
option but to agree.
Emperor Williams chilly reception at
Posen. where he passed through on his
Journey to the Kaiser maneuvers. may
remind politicians Of one OF the great
lnsolved prcSlems which have stin to
De faced in Europe. Nothing Is more
though the newspapers COM
,letely refuse to allude to It. than the
.risorgimente" OF the Polish race dur
ng the last thirty or forty years The
selghty problem presents itself in fun
Iorce to the German statesmen. and
hey may be led to, reflect on the failure
4 their land policy in checking Polish
influence The only result has been that
nilliors have been put into the pockets
4 Polish landowners for the acquisition
II their estates. and that the same
money has been expended by the latter
a the purchase OF landed property far
isr west. thus extending slay influence
rom Posen. where alone Il fourishedl
aerefore, to all over Prussia
There 10 another circumstance that
iust add to the evaporation OF the
'eutonic bureaucracy. The Polish I
iris are notoriously pretty and I
harming: the honest Germans fan In |
i've with them, and they and their I
hildren are lost to Germanism and
The modern generation
( Poles Is different from the dreamy 4,
nd somewhat impractical race Of j
sty years ago. The Pole of today Is 4
Iert business-iike. and practical. and ,
nbued more than ever with the Polish ,