THE GREAT JEWEL FIND.

Evening Star, Issue 10055, 11 July 1896, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE GREAT JEWEL FIND.

William Robert Dunlap (twenty-five), described as a gentleman's servant, living in White Horse street, Piccadilly, and Wilßam Turner (twenty-four), a footman, who refused to give his address, were charged on remand at Marlborough street recently with having in their possession twentyeight diamonds of the value of about £3,000 supposed to have been stolen, and failing to give satisfactory account of their possession of them.

Detective-inspector Freest, accompanied by Detective-inspector Hare and Detectivesergeants Shaddock and Allen, arrested prisoners in Bond street. Inspector Froest put his hand into Dunlap's breast pocket and withdrew an envel>pe ontaining the two packets of diamond?, which he produced in court. When asked wh-re he got them from Dunlap replied “A Jew gave them to me in Hatton Garden.” They were taken to Vine street Police Station and charged. Turner said he was a footman, and was last employed by a gentleman in New York, and that he left that gentleman’s service in February last. A publichouse where prisoners had been staying was visited by Sergeants Shaddock and Allen, and a large quantity of jewellery was found in the room occupied by prisoners. Inspector Hara stated that it had been discovered that the jewellery was part of the proceeds of a robbery in New York. At the instance of the American Embassy extradition warrants had been applied for and obtained, and Inspector Froest was there with them. The loser of the jewellery was on his way to London, and was expected shortly. He would therefore ask for a further remand, or that the prisoners might be discharged and handed over to Inspector Froest on the extradition warrants.

Prisoners were accordingly given into the custody of the inspector.