Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
AS.
He TRIES
To PAWN
JEWELS

The mystery yelling the theft
of nearly $1,000 worth of dia-
monds and jewels belonging to
Mrs. Charles j. Haden, of No.
1919 Peachtree Road, prominent
society and clubwoman, was be-
lieved solved Monday afternoon
with the receipt of a telegram
by Chief Beavers from Spartan.
burg, s. c., announcing the ar
rest there of a man who gave his
name as j. c. Reeves, and said
his home is in Atlanta.
Reeves was arrested when he at
tempted to pawn a pair of opera
glasses bearing Mrs Haden's Initials.
Other articles of jewelry were found
on him when he was searched BY the
Spartanburg police. and he Is believed
to have most of the missing Jewels
and probably others taken In the long
list Of recent gem robberies.
According to the telegram. Reeves
bears a recent gunshot wound in his
arm, and Chief Beavers believes his
arrest may clear up the recent series
ot Jewel robberies and other battling
theftS in Atlanta.
Mrs. Haden Elated.
The Chief Immediately wired The
Chief of Police OF Spartanburg to
hold Reeves until an officer from At
lanta could be sent there to bring him
back
Mrs Haden was elated when in
formed over the telephone by Chief
Beavers of the recovery of the miss
ing jewels, a several Of them were
old heirlooms and priced even more
highly than her Jewels of greater in
trinsiC value
Fear Of an impending burglary Fri
day caused Mrs. Haden to remove the
greater part of her Jewels to a safety
deposit vault in downtown bank
The night before she had read of
various robberies in Atlanta, which.
caused her to take some precautions
for the protection of her own Jewels.
Mrs Haden would not tell the value
OF the jewels saved by their removal.
Mrs. Haden Discovers Theft.
The loss of the jewelry was dis
covered Saturday night by Mrs Ha-
den while she was hunting for her
husbands shaving set, which was
lost, The search led her to her own
room, where she found that all her
jewels which had been left in the
house were stolen.
She told the police that they were
there "Wednesday evening, Mr.. Haden
said he had used his shaving set Sat-
urday morning. No trace Of the shaw
ing set has been found, which leads
the police to believe that other parts
of the house also were visited.
The jewels stolen were a pearl neck
lace, diamond brooch, an enameled
pin set with diamonds, an expensive
Swiss watch and a pearl and gold
pair OF opera glasses. A small black
lynx fur also was taken.
They had been placed in the locked
secret drawer in the dresser, The
drawer was not broken into, and evil
IDENTIFY was opened with a pass key.
Mrs. Haden thought.
Another Home Robbed.
A second jewelry robbery had the
police puzzled Monday. Two negroes
entered the home Of D. G. Wise, pres
ident Of the Adams Wise Drug Com
pany. at No. 375 CORTLAND street, at
o'clock Saturday afternoon, taking
jewelry and clothes worth about $500.
When Mrs. Wise and her sister.
Mrs. r. II. Fell, wife of E. H. Fell.
assistant general passenger agent OF
the A., B. and A. Railroad. returned
home they saw two negroes leap
through a rear window and run down
the street.
Investigation showed that q dia-
mond brooch worth 5000, a diamond
locket valued at $3.50. a gold watch
valued at $50, a number OF valuable
stickpins and some clothes had been
stolen.
The thieves gained entrance TO the
house bv breaking a front window
and then throwing open the catch.
Evidently the pair had been In the
house for some time as a thorough,
systematic search had been made.
Every room was entered. Part Of the
tewelry was locked in Mrs, Wise's
trunk.