South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-22
BOLD JEWEL ROBBERY
STIRS ALL ELKHART
Await Return of Sheriff From
Chicago to Know if Any
Gems are Missing.

ELKHART. Oct. 22.-The theft Of
the Si75 cash he admitted having
$4,000 worth OF jewelry and about
S175 in cash from the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. a. II. Beardsley and
me capture OF the self-cOnfessed thiet
in Chicago. constituted one OF the
most remarka BILE incidents IN the
criminal annals of the community.
Just how much of the property was
recovered was not known here late
Thursday afternoon, as Sheriff scott
Thomas, who went TO chicago AFTER
he prisoner Wednesday night had not
-sturned from that city and none OF
mis- deputies had heard from nlIh'
Chief Riblet was also in ignorance,
as was Mrs. Beardsley Her husband,
who had been in 1t. Louis since Tues
day night. wired her Thursday morn
ing that he would leave Chicago about
-oon. He is unaware of the robbery
"a capture. unless he has happened
learn Of L while in Chicago.
However, when y. ID. O'Brien, chlet
Chicago detectives. wired TO the
E-khart police department Wednes-
lay afternoon that information that
ne had the confessed theif-IhoIn
Goldsberry-in custody, he added:
Have 30 pieces" meaning that many
pieces of jewelry. Mrs. Beardsley is
hopeful that practically all If not all
of the jewelry is thus recovered
whether Goldsberry had left any or
the SI73 cash he admitted having
taken is not known here.
John Pearce.. who has been held in
The local Jail 63 days following
charge OF committing an unnatural
crime. has retained Atty. j. j. Eshie-
man TO see what can be done toward
obtaining a hearing for him or get
ting his release. Mr.. EShleman said
he had not decided just what steps he
would take in the matter. but that
something would be done soon. There
Is no record to show what Pearce Is
in jail for" said the attorney.
At the police station Thursday az
ternoon the attorney got into COM
munication with City Judge Lee, VINO
talked with the prosecutor and an
nounced the case would be fled III
the superior court. Through some
oversight it is claimed, the case never
was docketed.
At a meeting OF the Elkhart lodge
of Knights of Columbus the following
officers were installed by DISTRICT
Deputy G. Haggerty Of South Bend;
Grand knight, w. w. Bickel; deputy
grand knight. ]. Hunt; financial sec
rotary. ]. NJ. Eagle; recording secre-
tary. B. F. Seeberger; treasurer. Rich-
ard Denzig: warden. NJ. Tiedmont; adj
vocate, r. e. / ctor; lecturer. Frank
Swinehart: inside guard, ID. Donna
hue; outside guard. Frank Ivans; trus-
tee. Charles Dolan and j. Smithers.
The charge against Albert Corusello
for selling liquor to minors and Tor
allowing il TO be drank on the prem
Uses of his employer, AichaeI ivan
nillio. contrary to law. will be fled
in the superior court, according u
Prosecutor Jay.
when Corusello was arraigned
Thursday forenoon he was willing TO
plead guilty TO selling to a minor, one
charge, but was unwilling TO plead
guilty to the other violations, IL Is
asserted. 1t was then decided to go
to the superior court with the cases.
The case against George Wright Tor
the same offenses, was not called. he
has employed r. E. Proctor to defend
him.
Judge Hartman Thursday sent the
case OF William Currier against Harry
X. Kramer ct al. to the st. Joseph
superior court when a motion for a
change of judge was withdrawn and
a motion for a change of venue filed.
Sarah f. Strayer. wife of Albert
Strayer of 727 w. Indiana av.. died
Thursday morning. Heart disease was
the cause of her death.
Mrs. Strayer, who was daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Pontius, was
born on February II, 1856. She is
survived by her husband; daughter.
Mrs. Fred Hummel OF this city;
brother, Harry Pontius, and sister,
Mrs. David Van Horn, both OF this
city. One grandchild, Elizabeth Hum
mel is living.