The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
FIND BIG LOOT IN
 JEWELRY CACHE
$86,2OO In Gems Recovered In Fruit Jar Found In
 Denver, Col.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Police In- spector John D. Coughlin announced tonight that $86,200 of the $500, 1000 worth of jewels stolen from Mrs. c. P. Hugo Schoellkopf of Buffalo, New Years Eve, 1922. were found in Den yer this week in a sealed fruit jar.
 Detective Martin S. Owens of In- sSctor Coughlin's staff, was led to the cache in Denver by John w. Mahan, former Broadway gem dealer, who is now under $1Q,O00 bail on an indict- ment for criminally receiving the stolen wells: Mahan's confession. In- spectOr Coughlin stated, cleared all de- tails of the robbery.
 Mahan stated in his confession that he paid Eugene Moran and Albert Hurwitch, both of whom are in Tombs prison awaiting sentence for participa- ton in the crime, $37,000 for the en- tire lot
 The stolen jewels were insured for S2SS,O00 but since they were bought their value is believed to have in creased beyond the estimate of S300.- ooO given by Mrs. Schoellkopf after the robbery.
 The deteetigt bnreaa m Ie Il mys-
 
 jewels were foirbd, the trip. having been made without the Knowledge of the Denver police E.. J. Harris, secretary to c. F. sHnfDs SAGellEapf of Buffalo, accompanied Owens tid Aahan on the journey It .sas said, and daasifi the jewelry,
 Tool. s:aIndahont Route :.
 When she party left New York. neither Harris nor Owens knew where Mahan was taking them according to the Story at headquarters.
 We will have to traYet uarjh. then west and then ,st.ah," 3!rh1n was quotei as saying before thr eiy ,'.tinus trip tegan "lt is d t5eo Htl ;. half day journey. but l aii g,, fnr jewels If you don't press usrnJ tl. faet u ad- vance Ii he story rones out.in press the fellow who has tie. jewelry prob abiH will dispose of it, Right now he has no idea o1 it's value, It's hidden out there in fruit jar and 1 will lead you to it.
 Madam had been indicted three days before ihe party left New. York last Saturday on its srra6ge mission. and both Owens and Harris said they had little faith when they starte, that anything of imuogtancc would develop.
 When they arrived in Denver, how ever Il taxicab whisked them to cer, tain address which Mahan whispered to the chauffeur. t1'he jewels were found where he had said One of the pieces ln the jar was pearl. the largest nf the strins stolen from Mrs Sehoeilknpf ard was said 10 be valued at S41 700. There were other jewels in rings. brQce- let's anr bar pins. pearls of smaller size the exact desefiption Of which has not been made public.
 Ghct jewels havtng been recovered and AIahan having assured Owens there were Ho other gems of The Schoelllopf collection in Denver the detective said he didn't even take time to drop into Denver police headquarters. There was train due, the three boarded it and re- tu3pcd.
 Stolen a Year Ago
 Mrs, Sehoe!H.dtf was robbed oiN the morning of January ts1923 after New Years party in the West '2nd street i, apartment of Frank Barrett Carman, Mrs SehoeillIorf's travelling companion and dancing partner. She was leaving the party which had been broken up by a row when she was dragged into an apartment on the floor below Carman's s rooms.
 / After long investigation the police proved that Biddulph. Moran and Hur- wit: had rented the apartment beneath Carman's under the names of Marshall, Lewis and McGowan,,' with the inten- ti6n of robhing Mrs S"hoelIkopf Bid dulrh attended the New Years party under the name of Marshall and Mrs. Seht ellkopf was lnrti ulurly friendly with hir' the guests declared.
 Immediately after the robbery, Car man was arrested but was released whcn Mrs $ hoclkGpf anne to his defense, The police then began their search for Biddulph. Moran and Hurwitz. Bid dulph was arrested two months after the robbery and subsequently, was sent to Sing Sing prison fo" six renrs 'or first ,lc@rec robbery. Moran and Hur- witz were trailcd 'iN1D miles in the Cnitcd States and NeAi"o by detectives and finally were arrested at Princeton, NiJ They pleaded guilty to participa- ton of the robbery two weeks ago and arc being held for sentence.
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