The Bridgeport Evening Farmer

FAMILY GETS BACK STOLEN BISHOP GEMS

Police Recover $500 Gold Mesh Handbag Containing $1,000 Worth of Jewels, Stolen While Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Bishop Dined at Brooklawn.

George Sims, Discharged Club Porter, Arrested Here, and Companion, Jos. J. Taylor, is Caught Trying to Dispose of Loot In New York.

Robbed of a diamond-studded gold mesh bag valued at $500, which contained jewelry worth $1,000, while she sat dining with her husband at the Brooklawn Country club, Mrs. Nathaniel W. Bishop was notified by Lieut. E. O. Cronan, this morning, that her valuables had been recovered and the two men alleged to be implicated in the theft are under arrest.

Last Thursday afternoon, following a social tea at the Brooklawn Country club, Mrs. Bishop was joined by her husband and they dined together at the club, leaving for home about 8 o'clock. On her arrival at her residence Mrs. Bishop discovered her loss.

She notified the police and Joseph J. Taylor was arrested Saturday night trying to dispose of the jewelry in New York. Questioned as to where he got it he stated George Sims, with whom he came to this city from Boston two weeks ago, gave it to him.

Sims had been employed at the club as a porter, and was formerly a waiter at Young's hotel, Boston. He and Taylor roomed in this city at the Central house, State street. Last Saturday night, two days after the loss of the jewelry, he was discharged. Detective James Dooley arrested Sims this morning at his lodgings and Detective James Bray has gone to New York to bring back Taylor.