New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-18
UNLUCKY JEWELS
HAVE BRIGHT SIDE
Sandwich Man Finder,
Free from Jail, Sees Hope
in Promised Reward.
CHILD WORE $4,000
GEMS ON THE STREET
Girl, Six. Hearing That Father
May Get Sl93, Dreams of
Talking Doll for Christmas.

Through the transom above the front
door of Mrs. Corrini's boarding house
at 50 Bedford Street q bleak dawn FL
tered. In a cubbyhole in the rear part
Of the house a haggard, ragged woman
waited patiently for the detectives TO
come and take her. She sat on the
bed, with her six-year-old daughter on
her lap.
Mamma" whispered Irene, "vhere
is papa"
Ssh! child" cried the wife of the
sandwich man. Go TO sleep, like
good little girl"
I'm awfully hungry, mamma" whis-
pered the child.
The woman stopped sob.
There's nothing TO eat, Irene
Irene jumped from her mothers lap
and Rugged her rag doll to her heart.
Soon a knock sounded on the door. In
the doorway doomed Detective Clare.
He shivered as his eye took in the
details Of the room. He had been there
the night befere-Thursday night-to
collect the gems that the sandwich man
found in the gutter near Vanderbilt
Avenue and Forty-second Street. His
breath steamed as he asked Mrs.
Decker II she were ready. There were
10 windows in the room, no stove, no
lights. The bed, dishevelled and mar
Tow, occupied half the space, and the
small table, with its litter Of rags, un-
washed dishes ard cooking implements,
e large part Of the other half
Mrs. Decker bundled the little girl
in her own shawl. Detective Clare took
off his overcoat and wrapped it about
the mother. Then they rode to Police
Headquarters, where the detective got
the woman and child some breakfast.
Only little Irene ate. The woman
sat, her hands folded in her Jap, star
ing at the wall. Once she asked what
was to become of her husband. The
information that ne was held in $1,000
bail for not having advertised his find
in the papers wss received in silence.
She frightened considerably when
Magistrate Koenig, in .he Yorkville
court. said IT was unfair to hold her
husband. Detective Whalen replied
that the Jewels Decker had found had
been stolen from Mrs. Alvin Miller. OF
Pelham Manor. and asked that Decker
be held until IL suited Mrs. Milier's
convenience TO come and testify.
1T is too fimsy an offence" said the
magistrate. "He will be held until 4
this afternoon. II you want to get
Mrs. Miller down here you'll have TO
90 some tall hustling"
Reward Promise Gives Hope.
Mrs. Miller arrived two hours later.
She identified the watch and necklace
among the articles pawned by Decker
for So 70 feed his little family. Porch
robbers had climbed into Mrs. Mlller's
room and taken. 5000 worth of gems
not long ago. she explained. And then,
when Decker consented TO guide them
to the pawnshop, Mrs. Miller asked the
magistrate 20 discharge the sandwich
man.
Early last evening Decker was re-
stored to his little family. He was
buoyed up BY Mrs. Miller's promise TO
60 something for him. Some one had
given him 20 cents for supper and
the table was quickly cleared. In q
few minutes a can of clam chowder
steamed on borrowed oil burner. A
loaf of bread as large as the table
itself adorned il.
81 guess you've lost your job, Bob"
all Mrs. Decker.
Il think you're right, Alice he re-
piled, dejectedly.
did you know how much those
Jewels you had were worth ," the
Juple was asked.
ave don't know yet" Mrs. Decker
replied.
"Three thousand dollars"
GLORY be-" CALCULATED Mrs. Decker.