The New York herald., 1921-07-11
STOLE $4,000 FOR
YOUTH ON PROMISE
TO WED,MAID Says
Girl Who Looted Homes in
Three States Tells Story
to Police.
HE ALSO is IN CELL
ElwOod Adams Sold Gems
Then Wed Another, Con-
fession Runs.
ROBBERIES HERE CLEARED
Jean Cunningham Says She
Got Only 500 and $3.50
Pair of Shoes.
ROBBERIES HERE CLEARED

Charles B. Adams of AZ Irving place,
was arrested yesterday and held in the
East Fifty first street station after he
had been confronted by Miss Jean
Cunningham. 81, housemaid. who ac-
cused him Of having induced her on
the promise that he would marry her
to rob the homes in which she has
been employed since last February Of
Jewelry and valuables worth $4,000.
Miss Cunningham. who was arrested
In the Pennsylvania Station Saturday
night. faced Adams at the Detention
House on Blackwells Island where the
Of the charge following his arrest De-
tectives say the girl identified Adams
from a lineup Of prisoners with the
remark:
Il know you double crossed me.
Sorry had to do this, but I've made a
| clean breast of it."
The man was unmoved. but later, in
| the East Fifty-first street station. he
broke down and signed a written confess
sion. according to the detectives. In this
confession ne is said to have substan-
tiated Miss Cunninghams story that she
stole Jewelry valued at $4,000 from the
! nome of Lawrence Craufurd, a broker
who lives at 125 East Fifty-sixth street,
| and that he disposed of it
Stole Under Threats.
Later. detectives say. Adams made
threats which induced the maid to steal
pearl necklace valued at $4,000 and
other Jewelry from the home of Milton
Mas. manufacturing chemist in AS
bury Park, on June Z. From a Mrs.
| Brown in Philadelphia. Miss Cunning
| ham got valuables which Adams was
able to sell for $780, according to the
alleged confession. This loot included
two or three valuable rings.
Miss Cunningham says she met Adams
in Central Park a year ago. The two
became acquainted after a filtration.
Mrs Adams. his mother, gave the girl
employment as a maid in her home, but
| after several weeks Miss Cunninsharn's s
services terminated. Her employer. how
ever. wrote references for her that en-
abled the girl to find work In Philadel-
phia in the home of Mrs. Brown.
| The confession from Miss Cunningham
was obtained. detectives say, only after
they convinced her that Adams had
| tricked and deceived her. When she
was taken from the Pennsylvania Sta
ton, where she had alighted from a Har-
risburg. Pa. train, she denied the
charges against her.
Jere G. Trincal. Paterson. N j., de-
| tective, who represents the EMPLOYERS
Liability Assurance Company, Ltd, 70
John street. has been at work on the
case. 1t is said he produced convincing
proof that Adams had cooled in his af-
fections for Miss Cunningham and had
| in fact. married another young woman
about a month ago.
you are not fooling me, are your"
Miss Cunningham is reported to have
said.
When the detective said no. she made
confession of the robberies. Later, the
detectives say. she wrote this note for
Trincal to deliver to Adams:
You married and double crossed me.
I have come across with everything"
| After she accused Adams at Black
wells Island yesterday. and repeated In
his presence the story she told the de-
tectives. she Is said by detectives to
have turned to the man and declared
'I still love you. Don't you know that
love your"
Adams took no heed the detectives
said
The girl said that while Adams OBJ
tained several thousand dollars from the
| sale of the jewelry, she got as her share
| only about 800. Once she told the man
she needed shoes. She says he bought
her a $3.50 pair.
Man In Trouble Before.
Acting Detective Captain Deitsch and
Detectives John Muller and Thomas
Layden have been working on the case
since February. Miss Cunningham left
the Craufurd house with two weeks
pay due her at a time when Mrs. Crau-
furd was i'll Later jewelry was missed,
and Mr.. craufurd reported the loss.
Miss Cunningham came from Ireland
nine years ago. She is reported to have
a brother, sister and aunt living In this
country. She was last employed In a
Harrisburg hotel
into difficulties in Springfield. Mass. and
they are investigating his record there.
Adams formerly was Elwood Cox, but
when his mother remarked he took his
stepfather's name.
Miss Cunningham was held in the
Yorl<ville court yesterday for examins-
ton Tuesday on grand larceny charge
Adams is charged with knowingly re-
ceiving stolen goods.
Mrs. Adams. Elwood's mother. went
TO the East Fifty-frst street station and
protested that her son was innocent
She told q reporter that while Miss
Cunningham was in her employ the girl
appeared Co have designs on her son.
Although Miss Cunningham worked In
the Adams home only few weeks. Mrs.
Adams gave the girl reference that
the maid had been employed by her
two years. She said she believed this
could be justified because the young
woman had good references when she
came to her. and any but q reference
Of long serytS would have proved
vsfueiesA