The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-28

lay night, five men aud one woman
had been arrested and tho confes.
siona OF Highly ana brown obtained.
Thursday night, with tho help of
Beobe and Scott. Starwich rounded
up Wilson, Adams. shottlckorb. nlg.
by and Mira. Highly.
The two latter were found In their
room In the Penn hotel, IaiI Firth
ave-, shortly after midnight. The
room was searched and Highly taken
TO jail. Half an hour later they re-.
turned and arrested his wife"
SAID THEY SAW
HIM WITH DIAMONDS
ono az n time. Wilson. Clark. I'D.
AIMS and Shottlckorb were taken
from their cells to the "big gray
room" Of confessions. Ia the county
jail. Friday afternoon, and quea.
toned by Deputy Prosecuting Attor.
ncy Patterson. All said they had
heard Higby boast OF the robbery
apd seen him with nine OF tho dla.
monds.
These, ana the nine stones Brown
had, were taken from their mount.
lnF 10 be put on sale.
After the -four men had been
aulzzed. Mra. Highly. a pretty blonde
" ~ years, WIS brought before Pat
terBon. Highly had shown her the
stones. she said. "a few days after the
Cohen robbery. She accused him Of
having a hand In the crime.
Then ! told him" she said. that
i was nothing 10 b. proud OF, and
that he should not have done IL
"ffe promised me II would be his
last. I told him tho beat thing he
could do was 10 keep tho diamonds
Out of sight. or he would rot caught.
and never let any one know
TO HAVE
HIM CONFESS
Airs. Highly put up . strong plea
In behalf OF her -hushand- lie had
az n volunteer four dayn AFT. |
rr war WINS declared. ahs said. and
had been overseas nearly two years.
She was willing TO serve his sentence
Il he would tell the truth
Il want TO ne, him" sho said. -and
Tell him to confess"
She was taken back 20 her oen and !
Highly brought out He admitted
having bad seven diamonds. but said |
he didn't know where they came |
from. that n man had given him the 1
stones TO sell on commission. He
tnew nothing about the Cohen rob. /
berry. he said.
bring in Mrs. Bgby.- said Patfrr.
son 10 TIM jaiisr.
Tho Ciri had hs-~u crying. she and |
Highly were given chairs In a corner |
u tho room. where they could no; b. |
overheard They oonycrsed In low /
-ones. Finally Highly broke out sob
ring.
COHEN
FOR SEVERAL DAYS
IN tell all about IL now he said |
10 Patterson. we did tho Cohen |
Job. the kid and l. We watched Co |
hen for several days. Jaw the family |
had a lot OF diarnondz, and knew tlst |
what time they went homo after tho |
theatre every night
Il had the gun. The Mid didn't |
have any. W. &c; 10 the garage
about <s minutes ahead OF them that
night. When MiNs Cohen opened /
he garage. I showed tho gun against
her and told her Go throw up her
hands. We took the rocks. The Kid
dropped some. told him TO light a
but his hand shook 80 the
match went out. Then wn got In the |
,ar and drove eff. Somebody shot at |
In a couple Of times. We icrt the
AR and ran
SOLD THEM TO
TAM DRIVER
He told OF his transactions with |
F'ronk. TO whom he sold seven OF the |
stones. The other two he had sold
icern his and his wife's watches.
A., this time starwich phoncd that
10 had arrested F'ronk. Tho latter
admitted he had bought tho dia.
nonds In food faith, and sold them
% william Hawkins. a taxi driver.
Hawkins was found and returned
'our of the stones. Three others. he
aid. had been made into n ring for
Mrs. Hawkins. He was ordered TO
t~tfe t1"tb hutAtantS4 ana tlIHtI Il
iver 10 the sheriff
starwich. Beebe and Scott thon
hurried TO Arion court 1914 Borcn
I'VE where Brown. the accomplish.
md n room. He was not at home.
rhe deputies were searching his
Dom for his share OF the diamonds
when he suddenly appeared.
run; the sherfffs are here whis-
'crcd the iandlady. Mrs. Alpha en-
UNI.
Starwich overheard. and caught
3rown as the latter was running for
he door.
We'll. where are the diamondsr- he
vas asked.
Il don't know anything about any
said Brown. sullenly.
Don't be funny" said Beebe.
Your pal confessed. where's the
platinum ring you tried 10 melt7''
"oh. God" cried Brown. IF II
wasn't for my poor old mother find
ng II out, ia tell you everything.
tn kin her"
Then, after pause, he added:
What's the user You've got me.
night m well cough up"
He turned down the band OF his
rousors Scwed In a scam on one
Iide were five OF the missing dia'
nonds. on the other were four