Put 111 a. Sale of Which an Absent
Vi 01112111 Had the Combination.
POLICE EINALLY OPENED IT.
then the Discovery “"1151 Made That All
the Gems Had Disappeared—A Sena
sation In a. Fashionable Sec-
lion of Sedate Brooklyn.
BROOKI" 11:, Nov. 4. —Dr. Generro Merel-
la, who lives at 21 Second place, this city,
declares that he has been the victim of a
sharp bunko trick and accuses his next
door neighbor, “111mm A. Thompson.
Thompson denies the charge, but is locked
up in the Raymond street jail and will
have an examination tomorrow.
The story began four years ago, when
Dr. Merolla and his wife moved into the
Second place house. They soon made the
acquaintance of their next door neighbors.
There was Mr. Thompson, who at. that
time was 23 years of ago, his wife and
the latter’s aunt, a Mrs. Lloyd. The lat-
ter owned the house, and the young couple
lived with her. While there was never
any great intimacy between the members
of the two households they Were always
or; neighborly terms, and two years ago,
when Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were go-
ing away for the summer, they gave Mrs.
Merolla a small box, saying it contained
jewelry, and asked her to take care of it,
which she did.
Last summer it was Mrs. Merolla’s turn
to go to the country, and she was in a
.,uandary as to what to do with her jewel-
by and silv erv' .are She mentioned her
dilemma to Mrs. Thompson.
“You needn’t worry about that, ” re-
plied the latter.“ Villie has a safe in his
00011, and your valuables will be out of
danger there.“ '
Mrs. Merolla approved and the next day
handed Mrs. Thompson a small box con-
taining a diamond brooch in the shape of
:1 star, 11 gold bracelet with a horseshoe
on top set with 1:? diamonds, a gold
watch. one diamond ring and one plain
ring. \1 ramped up in a small bundle were
:34 silver teaspoons and 6 tablespoons.
This was on July 1). '
llIrs. Thompson Had the Combination.
The next day Dr. and Mrs. Merclla left
the city, and a few days later Mrs. Thomp-
son and her aunt did likewise, leaving
Mr. Thompson to keep bachelor’s hall.
The Merollas returned to their home on
Aug. 25. and before they had fiirly got
in the door a messenger from Mr. Thomp-
son askcd if they were ready for their
valuables. hey replied that they were,
but the valuables did not materialize
After waiting :1 few days the Merollas
sent for them.
‘11-. Thompson was not only sorry, but
.735 mortified beyond expres on. In some
way 1h 1 (:01 1bination of his safe had, he
said become disarrauged, but he would
attend to the matter in a few days.
The lllerollas war complaisant until
one of their friends ,. a»: going to be mar-
ried. Then Mrs. Mercila wanted to wear
her jewelry, and asked Thompson for it.
"I am awfully sorry,” the latter is said
to lime replied. “but my wife has the
combination of the safe. and I can’t open
it until she returns However, if you are
in a hurry for the things, I’ll get an ex-
port from the company tomorrow and
have him open the safe.”
After several days, as the Merollas were
still without their jewelry, they notified
the police. Detective Murphy called at the
Thompson house with a safe expert named
Pomercy.
Thompson welcomed them with ap-
parent co: wiiality. “I wish you would
open the thing” said he “I’m sick and
tired of keeping the stuff. ”
oJewclry In the Safe.
The expert, accompanied by Thompson,
Murphy and Dr. Merolla, went to the first
story front room where the safe was. It
was a small affair, painted brown. Any
burglar could have opened it in two min-.
utes. Pomeroy clasped the lock with a
”drag.” and in exactly 30 seconds the
door swung back, exposing an empty in-
torior.
"My God!” cried Thompson, clutching
“I’ve been robbed!"
his hair.
“Oh no said Dr. Mcrolla. in his
broken F.11glisl1“lt is I who have been
robbed.”
“The best thing you can :7" young
man,” said Murphy, “is to tell what you
have done with the things."
Thmnpson seemed to accept the advice.
He produced pawn tickets for all the arti-
cles and handed them to the detective.
Four of these tickets bear the date of July
:1. chm Ting they had been pawned on the
very day Mrs. Merolla had given them to
Mrs. Thompson. He raised $62 on all the
articles. Thompson was then taken to
the Butler street police court, where, in
spite of his admission of having pawned
the goods. he entered a plea of not guilty,
and was held in S], 000 hail. He said his
wife and aunt were in Jeffersonville, Vt,
and that he :did not know when they
would return.
Bones In a Cave.
I101 ISYILLI Nov. 4 —A ghastly find
.133 been made in Brock inridge county in
a cave near Constantine by a young man
tamed Dram, who explored it to a depth
«v’ act and f:i nd a room 10 or 13 feet
a; qua... , and in it considerable deposits
'vhio i: had {a lien from the top. In scratch—
IP1.;1' around with sticks in the deposits
swan human skulls were found.
Constable Fatally Injured.
"%=11:11:'.v1;117., I.11l.\ov 4. —Constable
.: ;. oil .1: rived with a warrant for the
:12'31- :~".‘ of \\ illis S111itl1,ch1.rge d with offer-
iug- lohn Reed :32 to vote for McKinley.
llo went to Smith 5 house and found him
lockul in. l'pon being refus ed admit-
t1 '11 . eiiiccr b1oke down the door.
‘2' 111.» officer on the head with a
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$11.17. . INov. ‘1.—Gl1..rlesl\'lcins four
not play, ' 1')1.Belgrafl‘,”was presented
hero by Wilton Lackaye, assisted by Marie
We -';i11w1izht and a. powerful cast. The
opera house was crowded with a highly
representative audience, and the play was
'1 greats 1100 (1023.
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Orange- ~13 lizabeth Football.
EAST ORANGE,I \-. .T., Nov. 4.——-The foot-
ball team of the Elizabeth Athletic club
met the eleven of the Orange Athlcuic club
today. Neither side w =s ab \ o "'ol'e oft-
er two fiercely contested ha; 3 .35."..1
30 minutes respectively, had been , layod.
Castles Must Stand Trial.
LONDON, Nov. «l.——At the Clerkenwell
sessions. today the grand jury found true
bills against Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Cas-
tle of b‘an Francisco, accused of shoplift
lug.
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THREE CENTURIES IN 24 HOURS.
C. W. Wenzel Desclibes His 300 Bicycle.
Ride Against Tinle.
Century bicycle runs must in the
future be looked upon as merely or»
dinary performances. C. W. “'cnzel
of Philadelphia succeeded in crowd:
ing three of these hundred mile runs
into a single day. And yet he» be-
lieves he can do better. Of his per-
formance he has written:
For a long time I had a desire to
cover 300 miles in 24 hours, and one-
evcning, after having in company cov-
ered 175 miles, we were discussing
long runs in general and our own in
particular. My friends were all pretty
well exhausted, but I did not feel at
all tired,‘ and said: “Some day I will
ride 300 miles, on a triple century, for
exercise, provided my wheel will stand
it.” ' .
My weight was 210 pounds, but I
did not think that would in any way
interfere with my making 300 miles
in 24 hours or less, and subsequent
events showed that I was right. Be-
ing on music 11' I could not accept
the $100 wagci, but a hired of mine
did, and I agreed to make the at-
tempt.
It was agreed that the first clear day
when there was a full moon at night
should be chosen for the attempt, the
course to be part of the Century
Wlieclmcn‘s South Jersey century
course. Another stipulation was that
there should be no training for the
run. We went to Vineland, N. J.,
where we were to make our head-
quarters. The condition of the weath-
er and the roads was not in any re-
spect what could be desired, but I
decided to make the start, hoping that
the mud on the roads would dry and
the wi 1d, which was blowing a gale,
would go down 11.
It was agreed that I' should have a
fresh pacemaker at every 25 miles,
and in case of accident to my own
wheel I was to tak e his. This, how-
ever, proved an unnecess..ry precau-
tion, as 111v wheel stood the run in
excellent shape, and was as good at
the finish as it was at the start.
The start was made at half past 8
o’clock on the morning of July 25.
The first few miles were made in
much slower time than I anticipated,
owing to the heavy condition of the
roads. The strong wind also was
against me, but I decided to keep on,
azd at half pact 3 o’clock in the of-
ternoon, or seven hours after starting,
I had covered my first_ccntury.
Early in the day I received a num-
ber of falls, owing to the bad condi-
tion of the roads. At the end of the
first 100 miles I did not feel at all fa-
tigued. I discarded the wet sponge,
which so many long distance riders
use to strap over their nostrils when
riding, and in place of it kept a cough
tablet in my mouth constantly. I got
one tumble which gave me a sprained
knee. This was very troublesome to
me during the rest of the run.
At half past 11 o’clock I had .fln—
lshcd my second century, having made
it in eight hours, which I call pretty
fair work, considering my
knee.
When I completed the third century
we had been away from the hotel in
l'ineland 2]. hours and 7 minutes. Two
hours were occupied in eating and de-
lays.
When the run was finished I was
well rubbed down and given a bath.
I slept two hours, and then awoke
without any aches or pains.
It is now my ambition to break the
world’s 24 hour record of 350 miles,
which is hold by an Englishman. Un-
der favorable conditions I believe I
can do this, and besides holding such
a. record it will be a pleasure to me
from the fact that I am not a racing
man.
Constitutional Falsehood.
“There are many children who are
exaggerators and u-ntruthful simply
from irregularity of mental balance,"
said an experienced teacher in a re-
ccnt conversation on the peculiarities
of temperament in the young. “They
do not be from choice or inclination,
but their imaginations are in a some-
what morbid state, and everything
looks unreal to them, and their state-
ments come out accordingly. Almost
all of us can 101 icmbcr occasions on
which we have been ready to declare,
on our honor, that we saw certain
things, ospcc .1ly in the twilight or
da1kncss.
“Some years ago a small boy came
rushing into the house at twilight
screaming with terror. He had seen
a, man without any head standing at
the garden gate. There was no me
tense about it, for the little fellow
was pale and trembling, and he really
believed that he had seen this head-3
loss body as 11c described it. In or-
der to pacify him, his father walked
out slowly through the garden, alert
and listening for the slightest noise.
A curious grinding sound attracted
his attention as he reached the gate,
and there, sure enough, he saw what
for an instant, cxactly corresponded
with the boy’s description. In a mo-
ment he burst into :1 {in-11w laugh.
Directly facing the gate stod a big
brown cow with a triangular white
spot in her face. In the twilight the
spot was the shirt-front, the crumpled
horns were the shoulders, and the
legs were dimly outlined among the
shadows. Without disturbing
cow he went in, took the boy by the
hand and led him down to the place
where the frightful object had an
peered. As he reached the gate he
called out ‘Come, bossy,’ when the old
cow quietly put her nose through the
gate and welcomed her master with
the low call to which the child was so
well accustomed. Years afterward
the boy declared that nothing but
seeing that cow move and come to
him would have convinced him that
there was anything there except the
mutilated body that had so agitated
him.”
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