New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-03
IN DARKEST NETWORK.
A TALE OF DESPERATE acABBIEs."
THE PICTURESQUE ACCOUNT OF HOW AcrREssE


LOSE UNTOLD WEALTH.
Probably every rightly constituted mind has IN ~
somewhere love, more or less dominant OF iAVen"
for fairy tales. Probably, olso the prscuce OF sc,ens
forth fairy tale for the Tathcation OF Others as te
actors In cinderella" do must foster this love SO thae
il would be but a step for an actor In suoh q phy
10 find himself figuring In real fairy taie. s'o'y
was published yesterday Of the adventure OF MISS fhy
Ward who plays the part Of Cinderella In the specmce
OF the same name, now running at the hcaoeiny vi
Music: her mother, Mrs. John Buchanan; ana MISS
Nina Harrington who appears as the Duke Oh Chappes
and the Insect Queen. The simple facts, as lar Us
thew could be learned were that the three womeh'
after the play and after supper TOOK Gao III o.'o
eopore IN ride TO No I02 West Ninety -second-st'
There were two the box Nheh uie cao
reached point in the Riverside Drive not far IRON
Ninety secondst. the two men got down ana roDoeu
the women Of money and jewels, threatening hein
with a revolver They then drove away LUG
amount stolen estimated at all the way rom WV
to $4,000. The Tnbune's estimate was S-oV'
II women can be robbed In this manner in the nish.
ways OF the city OF NewYork it is heinous nne ana
reflects credit the police system OF inc cty bu'
the details OF this case peculiar, especially as
they were related yesterday b. the reioilousV ex'
aggerated account OF the affair that paccd the loss al
$4,000. In fact, tile story would have been quite
complete and harmonious II only the words yesterday
morning. had been stricken out and the words In tie
reign of the good Observation-Disclosures" inserted F"'
young who have yet the most OF their iaihe 70
win on the stage to ride four miles on chilly night In
cab at 49, when they might ride in warm car at 10
cents is a vagary OF which people who are familiar
with the habits of actresses say that they might bs
capable, but everybody admits that 1t is unusual lot
such people to carry $4,000 all over town Win hem.
There are diamonds OF Alaska and stones OF the hhhe
and gold Of Atteboro and silver OF Germany that are
popular OH the stage, and it Is said that their eect
Faot aR e
satisfactory.
Travellers have visited the Riverside Drive In the
neighbOrhood Of Ninety secondst and those who have
returned to tell what they declare that the place
is desOlate and fearful beyond description. On the
one side the land falls away precptously to the shore
OF great dark river On the other the country Is
waste but across it lights, supposed to be those OF
the city, may sometimes be seen.
This spot was well chosen for robbing of defence
less women. The women saw the river, and the ac-
count already referred says that they supposed 1t to
be the same which was formerly seen by Hendrix
Hudson and bears his Here they were despoiled
of a ruby necklace worth So 900, RUG worth $4,000
and pin worth $1,000, with other jewels worth
princes ransom, and with refinement OF cruelty, all
Miss Wards hairplns were taken. Then they were
abandoned TO the rigors Of the country one Of them
lying insensibe in the gutter Readers OF author as
recent as Fielding will remember how Joseph Andrews
was thus cast into the ditch beside the road.
But Wuen they were able 10 Wuih, Tile cHIOnlcle
says Of them thought of going toward the lights.
This hardy plan, for travellers who have done
this in desert places have sometimes been lured into
the very dens Of robbers. But they held their way
through the terrors of dark figures before them and
rumbng wheels behind till they at last dream
of Joy IN the form OF policeman.
The genius displayed in this account is seen to be
the greater when it is known what slight means the
writer had of knowing anything at all Of what took
place, for, though he says that he talked with the
women of the Academy the manager Of the house de-
clares that he did not, and that nobody was al
lowed to do so. Moreover, Inspector Byrnes was and
still is silent about t: The story has In 1t the very
hand Of Scheherezade.
Officials at Police Headquarters yesterday evidently
thought that the sory Of robbery told for adver
Using purposes and that If the lost any ieweiry
or money they wished to conceal the real clrcum-
stances under which the things disappeared. /" Is it
likely that women who keep such late hours carry
about with them jewels worth nearly S16,0OOl" was
the reply which Of the officials gave to a Tribune
reporter who asked for Information. The story 10
ridiculous he added "They women say that they were
in restaurant In Fourteenthst. on Monday night and
started 70 home halt an hour before mdnight tn n
pa long, slow ride at that hour cad OF gong nome
quickly. The next thing they know tey are N De
at the point OF revolver and leave them In haalnt-
ing condition to find their way home. The women
go home quietly uttering no cries for help and seeding
no assistance from anybody In their plight. Later
they tell their story to the police and before the police
can do anything the story Is sent TO the newspapers.
The anxiety to have the public told that actresses have
been robbed Of jewels worth thousands of dollars, is
evidence to the police that free advertisement was
wanted and II arouses a suspicion that robbery was
committed 1t is suspicious also that the alleged de-
tails story such cannot be corrohorated by
the police
Superintendent Murray said the story under in
vestigaOn he had reports the subject yester
day. except the report, in the newspaPers % .n.
the alleged robbery at present There is nvestga
ton in progress and it will be time for me to talk
when something Is found OUT
When asked il there had been any corroboration Of
the story told by the actresses the Inspector replied