The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06


WELL" said Mr.. Price You know
that the big central pearl and the
third pearl on its left cannot be mis-
taken for any others in the world
If the necklace is shown to you. offer
to buy outright the two pearls | have
mentioned. That will give us the
proof we need. Bank Of England
notes will not be accepted in payment,
as they may be stopped at the bank.
Provide yourself with French notes.
which we will mark for Identifies
ton"
Armed with these instruments and
a liberal supply Of marked French
1,000-franc notes, Spanier accompanied
the informers to London as posi-
BILE purchaser of the stolen necklace.
From the. moment Of their arrival In
London all three were Swallowed by
Scotland Yard detectives, assigned BY
Chief Inspector Ward, at the request
of Mt. Price, who remained in Paris.
Paid With Marked Money.
On the afternoon Of September
Quadranstein brought four men to tho
obscure hotel where Spanier was
waiting, Spanier being introduced as
a buyer of gems, one of the visitors
took from his pocket the identical
stolen necklace, intact, except for the
diamond clasp, which was missing.
Mr.. Spanier could have it for $250,000
The four men came down to 100000.
AS Mr.. Spanier did not have that large
sum with him he would settle the
affair tomorrow" The men were so
disappointed that Mr.. Spanier offered
then and there to show his good faith
by paying $4,000 on account and TAX
ing as security the large central pearl
and the third pearl on its left
Thus he carried out his instructions,
receiving the two identifying pearls
and paying over $4,000 in marked
French 1,000-franc notes.
On the following day these four men
and one other were arrested, several
OF the marked notes being found In
their possession. Four Of them are
more or less suspicious characters,
with shady jewel-dealing connections.
named Slovenian, Grizzard, Lockett,
and Gutwirth. The presence with
them Of a man named Mccarthy was
found to be coincidence, and he was
released.
Thieves Plans Cost Fortune.
The informer, Brandstatter, who
turns out to be a relative Of Gutwirth,
told the police he had been told that
it cost the thieves 100000 to perfect
their organization and perform this
pearl robbery, and this is practically
all the police have learned Of the de-
tails up to the present time. There
are vague clews connecting the a.
rested men with confederates in DIFF
ferent classes Of society in England.
France, and Germany, but no sort Of
answer to the big problem Of the
elaborate, almost incredible, rifling OF
the sealed pearl package during its
transit In the Paris-London registered
mail.
Neither has the mystery been
solved which surrounds the dropping
of an old match box containing tho
necklace In an obscure London street
after the arrest Of the men who sold
| two Of the pearls to Mr. Spanier. Out
Of a huge mass Of testimony taken
before London magistrates, the ono
interesting human incident is that Of
Augustus Horne, quoted above-ths
workingman who found the pearls and
turned them over to the police, after
vainly trying to exchange the beads
and marbles" for a glass of beer.
This lucky person remains dazed by
the prospect Of receiving the $4,000
reward. Rather humorously, however,
the payment Of that reward Is temper
arily postponed because of the frantic
claims made by the informer, Quad
ranstein.