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Show RECOVERY OF THE JEWELS Police Find Valise Containing $96,000 Worth of Diamonds in Pennsylvania Depot in New York Suspect Makes His Escape New York, July 2. William Beck, a clerk employed by the Fifth avenue Jewelry firm of Udall and Ballou, and who fled shortly after the firm was robbed last week of $98,000 worth of srms. was arrested today In New Jersey Jer-sey and brought back to New York. He Is said to have made a confession of his knowledge of the robber. His arrest followed the recovery today of the stolen gems In a valise at the Pennsylvania railroad station. New York, July 2 The more than $98,000 worth of jewelry stolen from the Fifth aenue firm of I dall and Ballou was found hero today in the Pennsylvania railroad station It was In a valise. Tho Jewels, among them a blue diamond dia-mond of great value, were stolen some lime last Friday night during the excitement ex-citement caused by a fire in the establishment es-tablishment No arrests were made but William Beck, a young repair clerk In the store, when taken to police po-lice headquarters for questioning jumped from a window of the building build-ing and fled He had not been found this morning The firm appraised its loss at about $98,000 Detectives found the satchel las' night and waited until this m(VnP hoping to make an arrest If anyone came to claim the bag. When no one came they took the find to police headquarters. There were 410 pieces of Jewelrv In tho lot. oo |