South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-21
JEWELRY NOT MISSED
UNTIL Thief GIVES UP
Robber ConfeSSeS in Chicago of
Taking $1,000 Worth in
in EIkhart Home.

EI4KHART, oct. p. - JeWelry
valued at $4,000 was stolen from the
residence OF a H Beardsley OF this
city some time Tuesday night but the
loss was not discovered until late
Wednesday afternoon, when local Off
GERS, upon receiving word from chi
cago that one Thomas GOldsberry had
confessed to the theft, got into COM
munication with the family and the
latter then found out for the first
time that the property was missing.
Goldsberry and his wife have been
employed in the Beardsley household
as servants. The former went 10 Chi
cago Wednesday morning ostensibly
on a business errand. The Chicago
dispatch stated that he was under ar
rest there on charge of firing a re-
volver within the city limits. The
jewelry was found on his person and
a sweating finally brought out the con-
fession.
The first kilograms to the local po-
lice were to the effect that it was
former State Senator A. r. Beardsley's
home that Goldsberry had confessed
10 robbing ana Senator BeaTdsley adj
mitted that there had been a $1,000
theft In his home five years ago but
il had been kept a secret with the
idea that the thief might eventually
be apprehended.
At the annual meeting Of the Elk
hart Humane society the following
officers were elected: President, Mayor
+. +. Smith: vice-presidents, r.. (.
Godfrey and Rev r. ]. Wade; secre-
tary, George Rowe; treasurer, r. r.
Clark; veterinarian, DIT. 5. Esbey;
trustees. Herman Borneman. j. +.
Kiefer, II. A. Knevels Charles Daus-
man, L. NJ. Simpson and w. G. Davis.
I,n1 of
S167.77 on sept l. The balance on
Sept 1. last year. was $107.18; the
expenses during the fiscal year were
S39.41, and the receipts (dues) were
500.
Humane officer Pearce's report
showed that donations of clothing,
fuel, provisions and furniture aggre-
gated $973 in value, and that all were
distributed. The number of calls TO
investigate poor children was 25S; TO
. investigate cruelty to children, So to
horses. g.; to dogs, %; to cats, Il;
10 chickens, II; to cattle, 10.
Otto z Deal, who until mustered
out Of the Indiana National guard last
May had been actively engaged in az
fairs Of the guard for a number of
years. is to be the next captain of
Co. +, the Elkhart organization in
the Third regiment He has received
notice from Adjt Gen. Briggs 10 take
over the property of the state assign
ed TO Co. r. from Il. +. Bressier. who
has filed his resignation of captain;
and the notice also instructed HIM 10
file bond and otherwise qualify for
the captaincy. Mr.. Deal expects his
commission TO be issued in about three
weeks.
Prior to last May Mr.. Deal was
adiutant OF the first battalion of the
First regiment, with the rank of lieu
tenant Gut at that time the regiment
was mustered out, because those OF
its companies that were not dropped
were assigned to other regiments-in
"A general "clean up" of the entire
state guard. His unsolicited restora-
zion TO a position of rank attests the
high opinion held Of him by head
quarters.
The string of incandescent lights
which was strung along both sides of
Main st. from Jackson to and around
the monument and back will prob
ably blaze nightly until after the hOli-
days.
When the fall festival committee
held its final meeting Wednesday the
subject was brought up, and it was
stated that il would cost between 500
and 1925 a month to provide for this
illumination until after Christmas
Means for raising this sum were dis
cussed, and it was finally decided 10
postpone decision until the business
m4a's banquet Nov. %.