The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-10
SHE JUST FORGOT
ALL HER JENELRY
Mrs. GoeIet Mislaid Only
100000 in Pearls.
AT LEAST, SO THE POLICE SAY
They Remarked, "LoOk in the Safe"
She Did, and Easily Found
Them.

NEW YORK. Aug. ia number OF
reporters. with Rafiies. Mrs. Raffies. and
the Social Highwayman al ready to play
a nine days engagement in the piece,
"Who Stole Mrs. Ogden Goelets
Jewels" have received with poorly dis
guised Incredibly the following state
ment handed out by a detective agency;
Mrs. Ogden Goelets Jewels, which
were believed 20 have been lost were.
through tho suggestion Of the Pinker-
tons and Chief OF Police Richards, %
Newport. found today by her In her safe
in this c,;y.
Mrs. Goe.et left New York for New
port on .JUne p. She took with her her
5cVsi case.
In tire middle Of July she went to the
case for some OF the 1ewelry. She miss
ed 81 and made a thorough search for IL
IN her Newport residence. Failing TO
ind Il. In the latter part Of July she
reported her loss at New York and
Newport
After thorough investigation by the
PiniIertons. who concluded that no rob
berry had been committed and that the
Jewe4s were probably safe in this city.
/ she. at their suggestion. came here
Monday and yesterday on opening her
safe found the Jewels where she had
placed them"
Just Overlooked Them.
There was no disposition on the part
OF anyone connected with the case TO
say any more about the $4,000 worth
OF forgotten Jewels. Mrs. Goelt came
from Newport and put up at the Buck
insham Hotel. To all inquiries for her
at the desk the answer was that she
was out.
At the Office Of the Goelet estate. 3
West Seventeenth Stree. no one would
talk about the supposed robbery.
1t was finally given out there that an
authorized statment about the matter
would be made at the Pinkerton agency's
once. and an impressive array of re-
porters was on hand at the appointed
hour
To them Il was intimated that the
statement. then being prepared In the
once of superintendent Dougherty,
would contain a great surprise"
Mr.. Dougherty, in JOB Office type. was
already quoted as saying that the 'Goe-
let thief would be in custody within
twenty-four hours. and the reporters
were prepared for anything
Certainly a Surprise.
When the reporters were led into the
back room, Mr.. Dougherty handed TO
the statement quoted above. It certainly
was a surprise. When the impresarios
OF the Raffies company had got their
breath back volley Of questions was
fired at Mr.. Dougherty, to all OF which
he gave non-committtal answers.
He finally consented 20 say that Mrs.
Goelet came 10 New York on Jane Is.
after her sons wedding and that be-
tween that time and June p. when she
left for Newport, she put the most val
uaDle OF her Jewels. worth IN the neigh
borhood of 10000. IN the safe He
would not say whether IL was the safe
al the Office Of the Goelet estate or the
safe at Mrs. Goelet's house at COS Fifth
Avenue that had harbored the Jewels,
but Chief Richards at Newport says
Il was the safe In the house.
So Careless.
There was still considerable Jeweiry
IN the case when Mrs Goelete took it
10 Newport. She had no occasion TO
wear the Jewels until the middle of July.
Then she opened the case. and when
she found that the pearls and rubies
were not there she hastily concluded
that they had been lost. evidently for
getting that she had lef. them in the
safe in New York. How could any
woman forget putting away her finest
5eweiry in a safer" asked a reporter.
You will have TO get that from Mrs.
Goelet, replied Mr.. Dougherty. Our
Investigations satisfied US that there
had been no robbery. We felt sure that
the jewels would be found In the safe.
Mrs. GOelet thought otherwise. When
people are wrong they don't always like
week 20 come 10 New York and open
the safe. She came and found the
Jewels where she had left them. That's
all there is 20 the case"