Mrs. Talmage's Ring
Item
- Title
- Mrs. Talmage's Ring
- Source
- Evening Star (DC)
- Date
- 1900-02-22
- page
- 6
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1900-02-22/ed-1/?sp=6&q=theft&r=0.407,0.569,0.463,0.168,0
- Crime
- Theft
- Subject
- theft; diamond ring; employee
- Race of alleged offender
- Black
- Gender of alleged offender
- male alleged offenders
- Gender of alleged victim
- male alleged victim
- Law enforcement involved
- Detective
- Stage of the Legal System
- trial
- Location
- In-state; 1400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, DC
- Length of story
- 306
- Description
- MRS. TALMAGE'S RING. A Colored Domestic Admits Having Stolen It. A solitaire diamond ring, valued at $800, was stolen from the house of the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, No. 1400 Massachusetts avenue northwest, yesterday. Detectives Weedon and Lacy arrested Robert Wilson and Blanche Wrenn, colored domestics who were employed in the house. The stolen ring was found this morning in the snow near the rear entrance to police headquarters, where it had been thrown. Wilson, the detectives allege, is the only one of the two prisoners who passed through the yard in rear of the building. Mrs. Talmage wore the ring yesterday, and when she returned home she put it in the jewel case with other jewelry. When it was certain that the ring had been stolen Dr. Talmage called on the police, and Detectives Weedon and Lacy were assigned to the case. Soon after the officers had made an investigation they went to the house of Blanche Wrenn, where Wilson also lived. Both were arrested and taken to headquarters. They denied having any knowledge of the theft. Wilson was locked up at the sixth precinct station, while Mrs. Wrenn was placed in a witness room at the first precinct. This morning the detectives renewed their work on the case, and while they were out searching for the ring Detective Bauer found it in the snow bank, as stated. Later the detectives conversed with Wilson, who admitted his guilt. He told of the taking of the ring and of subsequently throwing it in the snow bank. A charge of grand larceny was preferred against him. After taking the ring Wilson became frightened and returned to the house to restore it, but did not get an opportunity to do so. He will be given a preliminary examination in the Police Court tomorrow. Blanche Wrenn was released.
