The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-23
GIVE UP HOPE OF
RECOVERING GEMS
Ogden Police Believe That
Trace of Stolen Diamonds
Will Not Be Found.


Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, Sept, 92-Aftcr an invcstiga~
ton extending over a period Of nearly
two months. during which time they
trailed a woman from the Pacific coast
to the Mississippi river the police de-
clared today that they had practically
given up hope OF recovering $500 worth
Of diamonds stolen from John III. Ham
ner In July. The woman in the case
is Mrs. Mary DeFord. who entered into
an agreement with Hammer whereby she
was to receive $1,000 II she negotiated
the return of the valuable iewery. .
Since the making OF the agreement,
contract providing for the payment of
$1,000 upon the return OF the diamonds
has reposed in the vault at the tlrst
National ba nix. For more than two weeks
after the making of the agreement de-
tectives OF the police department and
sherifrs office noted every movement of
which might result In the arrest OF the
two men who sugged Hammer and
robbed him OF the jewels. From this city
Mrs. Del"ord was trailed TO St Anthony
Ida, and then TO Idaho Falls.
without discovering anything OF value
in connection with her movements In
those, two cities, the Ogden officers
moved on to Seattle. Wash They kept
In close touch with her movements. how
ever, both In that city and after she
had Travelled over to Portland. The In
vestgation continued when the mysteri-
Gus ''go-between' returned TO ogden. She
remained here but few days, about
two weeks ago, when. accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Bert Anderson she
moved on to ST. Louis where she is now
conducting a boarding house. The po-
lice believe that she herself has given
up hope OF obtaining the big reward by
the local bank provided that the da.
monds be returned on or before August
90. 1t Is as follows.
The First National bank. Ogden.
Utah; Inclosed herewith my check
for $1,000. 10 be held by you until
on or before August 90. Same to be
paid to Mary DeFord when two dla
inonds obtained from me by robbery
properly Identified by me before
the the amount 20 '' Of $3.50, II necessary.
may be deducted from the amount.
MARY DE FORD.
1t was about one week after the rob
berry. and Immediately following the an
nouneement OF Hammer that he would
pay $1,000 for the return OF the dia-
monds, that Mrs. DeFord made an ap-
pontment with the owner of the dia-
nonds to meet him in the Vienna cafe
on Twenty fifth street That was on
Friday Angus, |, Without furnishing
details. the woman declared that she
might be in a position TO bring about a
reunion OF Hammer and the $500 worth
of stolen valuables.
Hammer did not notify the police Of
bis entering into the agreement. but the
officers were informed Of the prospective
deal by a person who overheard the con-
versa tion Mrs. DeFord is alleged to
have said that she had friends who knew
the thugs who turned the trick. The po-
lice are convinced that the womans play
was based on conversation which she
had overheard and in which two local
chara cters. we'll known to the police,
were merely suspected OF having robbed
Hammer. On this unauthenuc informa :
tion they believe, Mrs DeFord entered
into the agreement. One OF her inform
ants is believed by the officers TO have
been Bert Anderson. her son-in-l law, now
serving a six months sentence In the To-
cal county jail for larceny