THE £150,000 NECKLACE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 17, 20 September 1913, Page 5

THE £150,000 NECKLACE.

SPANIER’S DRAMATIC STORY. 11 t Electric Telegraph—Copyright ■ [United Press Association.! London, September 19. There was a sensation when the necklace was produced. The largest pearls are half-an-inch in diameter. The texture, delicacy of flame and brilliancy of lustre astonished the experts present^ Spanier told a romantic story. After the price had been fixed at 100,009 francs, Spanier met Gutwirth. at the First Avenue Hotel. The other prisoners were mysteriously introduced, and tried to persuade him to come tc a private house. Spanier refused.- Finally, Grizzard engaged a room at the First Avenue Hotel, locked and boltted the door, and produced the necklace. Spanier described how he simulated anger and complained that lu had been humbugged in order to hasten the deal. ! Cross-examined, he said that at om time he, Quadradstcin and Bradstatte were in a room with Silverman ana Grizzard. He could have screamer for assistance and secured the neck lace immediately, but preferred tabide by Price’s instructions to purchase two pearls. Finally he gave tin accused ten minutes’ start, to enable them to escape.

WHAT THE FINDER SAW. (Received 12.15 p.ra.) London, September 19. Horne testified that he saw a man and a woman enter an omnibus nea the spot, but he did not see anybody drop a parcel. The case has been adjourned til Wednesday.