about noon
A reporter went over the route yesterday , beginning his investigation in New Haven . He went the rounds of the hotels , endeavoring to discover if any suspicious person had been noticed in the city . At one of the last which he visited , which is about five minutes walk from the railroad depot , the clerk remembered a man who did act strangely . It seems that this man came into the hotel at about noon on the third , registered , asked that his satchel should be placed in the safe , went out and had not returned since . The reporter at once guessed that this was the missing satchel , and so stating , the chief of police was sent for , and in his presence it was opened . In it was found a red Russia leather case containing unset jewels of such size and lustre that one can well believe that they are worth a hundred thousand dollars as claimed . That these are the missing gems is plainly indicated by the fact that the jewel-case has the name of MITCHEL stamped upon it .