The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-25
JEWELRY THIEVES
WERE PARTICULAR
CAREFUL IN THEIR SELECTIONS
AT HOME OF DIR. G. L. FREY.
They Secured About $3.50 Worth
of Plunder, but Refused to Be
Tempted by Any Articles Except
Those of Special Value-They
Were Out to Make a Big Haul,
but Mrs. Frey Was Wearing Some
of Her Most Valuable Jewelry
Which They Missed.

Jewelry to the value of about $3.50
has been stolen from the residence of
DR.. G. L. Frey. at No. 500 Vine street.
The robbery was committed early last
Friday evening, when DR.. ana Mrs.
Frey and the servant We're out.
Fortunately Mrs. Frey wore on that
evening most of the rings and other
iewelry which is not placed for safe
keeping elsewhere than in the house.
From the fact that the thief or thieves
failed to carry away several articles of
ieWelry Of minor value the police in
cline to the theory that the perpetrat-
ors had i'm view the jewels which Mrs.
Frey wore and that they came pre-
pared to take them from her possession
if they had found her at home and if
such an extreme was necessary. Not
the slightest clue which might lead to
the detection of the guilty persons has
been discovered.
LEFT THE HOUSE EARLY,
ON the evening of the theft DR.. and
Mrs. Frey left the house early. 1t was
the servants night out, and she. too.
left the house. 1t was locked securely
and all the lights We're turned out DIR.
and Mrs. Frey returned about $50
o'clock and were not long in discover
ing that during their absence someone
had been i'm the house and had dis
turbed the contents of the bureau and
other furniture in the latter's bedroom
1t was found that certain articles of
jeWelry We're missing and that entrance
had been gained by the simple process
of prying upward the lower sash Of 4
Kitchen window with Jimmy and with
sufficient force to break the fasten-
ing.
Notification of the robbery was given
the police that night. Detective John
Moir gOt an early start ON the case
He noted the fact that the thieves had
taken only one or two articles, inClud-
in% two watches. and had left other
things of value. small and easily car
Lled. which could not have possibly eS-
capped their notice. The conclusion was
that it was big plunder which the Wis
itOrS We're after, and. not finding il
there, nothing which might lead to de-
lection was taken. BY no manner Of
reasoning could it be construed that
the robbers were too ignorant to make
off with what laS within their reach.
Thus, the conclusion was reached that
the operators We're expert.
WATCHED THE HOUSE.
No suspicion has been attached to
the servant. who has long been in the
service Of the family, is entirely trust
worthy and has no questionable ac-
auaintances. It is thought that the
operators watched the house for sew
| eral evenings until their vigilance was
rewarded by finally seeing it darkened
ana deserted.
Several days before the theft was
| committed a man walked in the kitchen
and started through it toward the front
| of the house. When halted he mum
/ bled some words of explanation about
something To- eat" He actually was
! or feigncd to be. dazed and heavy
| minded. Nothing beyond the bare fact
| of this incident has occurred to con-
| meet this individual with the theft.
Detective Moir has searched the
| paWnshups and visited or caused to be
! visited the suspected fences of this and
! neighboring cities. but without finding