Negro Who Took Trunk
Containing $75,000 Worth of Diamonds Bought Ticket to Western Town. . . Bell
Boy Confesses
Raleigh, Nov. 22—John Cook, a bellboy, and two other negroes
ae under arrest for the theft of a turnk from the lobby of the Yarborough hotel
in this city early Friday morning containing from $50,000 to $75,000 worth of
jewelry and diamonds.
Cook confessed to his father last night that he took the
trunk from the hotel and was aided in so doing by a negro chauffeur. They
carried the trunk to a woods three miles east of Raleigh, where it was left
unopened. The police are looking for another negro, whom it is believed has in
his possession. The officers went to the spot where the boy stated the trunk was
left, and found indications that it had been opened, but its contents were not
found.
The police believe that the negro who took the trunk left
Raleigh on a west-bound train. He purchased a ticket for a city in the western
part of the State, and the authorities are asked to watch for him. The trunk
was brought here by Mr. Jack Goode, a well-known traveling man who represents a
number of New York jewelry houses.
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