THE ET CETERA CHRONICLES - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

Diamonds Are Forever  - They say diamonds are forever.  Or, so did Mrs. W.S. Phillips and her daughter, Mrs. Blue Holleman, think.    When the ladies discovered that three of their prized diamond rings, valued at $5,000.00, were missing, they reported the theft to the police department.    When the police announced they had no clue as to the whereabouts of the three missing gems, the ladies had nearly given up all hope of their return.  That is until two of them showed up on the front porch of newspaper editor Marion Kendrick.  

Police found the diamonds with a note requesting that they be returned to Mrs. Phillips.  Investigators tried to determine the location of the third missing ring until it mysteriously appeared in Mrs. Phillips's mail box.   The officers arrested four women, including Mrs. Phillips's cook, along with two other men,  one or more whom had a change of heart.

Two years later, another jewel thief stole a diamond ring from Mrs. P.C. Hutcheson.  When the Hutchesons had given up hope after four months, the ring, carefully wrapped in paper, was returned to its rightful owner in the mail.  (Macon Telegraph, 3-29-1920, 4-1-1920, 6-30-1920)