Clues and Deceptions Stir a Society Diamond Theft
A jewel theft at Mrs Missioner’s home triggers a web of suspects. Detective Britt links Curtis Griswold and Braxton Sands to counterfeits, while Elinor Holcomb faces arrest amid forged Maharanee gems. Millicent Delaroche and Millicent’s note propel the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy March
Mrs. Missioner
Curtis Griswold
Braxton Sands
Griswold
Hindoo
Elinor Holcomb
Britt
Dr. Fitch
Elinor
Britz
Manning
Donnelly
Carson
Leutenant
Pritt
Curtis Grisweld
Donnally
Renaissance
Fitch
Elinor Froie
Millicent Delaroche
Chief
Miock
Fanning
Attack on the Yacht Ends with Maharanee Diamond Seizure
Britz and a police team storm a naphtha yacht off the Hudson city line at dawn. They subdue Kananda Ali and two Hindoo guards, search for the diamonds, and recover the Maharanee from Kananda's leg wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Licks
Spuyten Duyvil Creek
Hudson
Grant
Fitch
Britt
Manning
Britz
Kananda
Mutual Explanations at Police Headquarters in Heist Case
Lieutenant Britz and Detectives corner jewel thief Griswold and his accomplices Mrs Delaroche and Mrs Missioner in Police Headquarters. Griswold resists, while Mrs Missioner unexpectedly refuses prosecution and Delaroche pushes for full disclosure as Britz exposes Griswold’s alleged engagement to a wealthy rival.
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Britz
Fitch
Griswold
Mrs. Delaroche
Detective Bureau
Britt
Maning
Headquarters
Mrs. Missioner
Mra. Delaroche
Mr. Griswold
Leutenant
Manning
Louis Napoleon in America and Early New York Encounters
The account notes Louis Napoleon’s two month stay in New York in 1837 living at the Washington Hotel on Broadway and his acquaintance with Washington Irving at Sunnyside. A footnote recalls Irving’s claim of hosting Louis Napoleon as a guest on the Hudson and Eugenie de Montijo as a child in Grenada.
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Louis Napoleon
America
Caroline
New York
Washington Hotel
Broadway
Washington Irving
Sunnyside
Irving
Mile. Montijo
Eugenie de Montijo
France
The
Hudson
Grenada
How She Hurt Her Finger
Rosa the Browns' laundress notes her finger pain after a hammer bruise, while Miss Clara explains her own finger ache from hammer use in a clipped exchange, ending with a biblical quote from the Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Rosa
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Duanen A Ee
God Afar
Britz, Vanping and
Bleecker Street
Fourteenth Street
Government Cut
Harlem
Hudson Rivers
Spuyten Duyvil
Rbritz
Hicks
Marble Hill
Itch
Prince Kananda
Ali
Alf
Lberty
Cambridge
Tye
Sands
Alcova
Police Treadquarters
Indianapolis News
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