Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
LEOTIA NORTHAM
 CENTER OF BIG SENSATION
(From Sundays daily.)

former resident of Prescott and Je- rome, and a visitor here only last Summer, figures as principal in one of the greatest sensations ever known in Los Angeles, wherein she IS ac- cused of the theft of diamonds valued at over S100000. Moreover she has openly confessed the crime.
 According to press accounts she was arrested at St. Paul, Min1., on February 3rd, with her chauffeur, Omar Toft, and both are now en route to Los Angeles, accompanied by several detectives. Mrs. Northam, the police of St. Paul say, has openly admitted her guilt in robbing Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker of the gems, valued at thousands of dollars, and in consideration of them being re- turned to the owner has been promis- ed immunity from criminal prosecu- ton. St. Paul telegrams stated that Mrs. Northam and party will stop at several points en route to Los An geles to recover the diamonds.
 Gavin McNab, San Francisco a. torney, who represents Mrs. Stocker, wired St. Paul authorities that Mrs. Suckers necklace had been recovered and would be turned over to her.
 Toft, it is said, is not directly con nected in the theft.
 The police say Toft has admitted having the key to Mrs. Nordham's safety deposit box in Los Angeles where the jewels were kept. Robbed by Briend. The diamonds, exceeding SlOO,OOO in value and possibly totaling nearly S2OOOOO, were stolen from Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker, prominent Los An geles woman and daughter of the late E. J. Uucky) Baldwin. Announcement of these develop | ments in the robbery of Mrs. Stocker were made by her personal repre-. sentative.
 Mrs. Stocker is at the Alexandria notel Los Angeles, and through her representative, revealed how she had been robbed and how her trust had been betrayed.
 Robbed In North. The robbery occurred at the St. | Francis hotel in San Francisco i'm mcdiately following the New Years ball, which Mrs. Stocker had attended. According to detectives, when the theft was traced. the man was found wearing one of the stolen jewels. It is not believed that prosecution will follow il case the jewels are re- turned.
 As told by Mrs. Stocker's repre- sentative, the robbery occurred in this way:
 Mrs. Stocker had gone to San
 Francisco just before the first of the year, taking with her Los Angeles woman whom she had often be friended.
 | "Mrs. Stocker registered at the St
 Francis hotel. She attended the New
 Years ball and returning to her
 apartments retired for the night.
 "The next morning the jewels, in
 ,luding Mrs. Stocker's beautiful dia
 nond necklace, many other gems and ls2,0OO in cash were missing. About the middle of January Mrs Stocker returned to Los Angeles ant placed the case in the hands of Pink erton detectives.
 "They began search, not only fol
 the jewels but for the woman whC lh had been with Mrs. Stocker. She Wa: found in the East and has made
 confession. Many of the jewels hav' been recovered.
 Mrs. Stocker does not visa tC prosecute the woman, but she wishe to make the matter public in orde
 that others may not be victimized a
 she has been.
 List of Jewels. Among the jewels stolen iron Mrs. Stocker's apartments and t
 which the woman had access wer
 the following:
 Diamond necklace with l66 stone:
 which was worth at least S5O,OOO.
 There were five or six rings SC U with large diamonds and other valr ., able settings, which were worth a least S25,OOO.
 An elaborate diamond wrist watc set with precious stones, includin
 diamonds and emeralds, was taken. "A lapel watch set with many al;
 monds was taken. Mrs. Stocker's lorg1ette set wit
 diamonds, sapphires and rubies als was missing.