The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-12
SOCIETY RAFFLES
STOLE THE GEMS
Truth Leaks Out in GOelet
Jewelry Disappearance.
REFUSED TO CAUSE ARREST
Wealthy Victim, After Recovering Her
Property, Declined to Prose
cute RObber.
REFUSED TO CAUSE ARREST

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Even the /
police are reluctant to let the mystery /
of the Goelet jewels pass as a closed |
incident. There is no end of specula- |
ton At police headquarters about the |
100000 worth of diamonds, pearls, and
rubies that had gone astray and then
come back to the rightful owner by
some strange underground route.
But at the offices of the Pinkerton De-
tective Agency there was none of this
idle speculation. The sleuths who were
sent out on the trail of the peck of
baubles had nothing to add to the 'eX-
plantation they gave on Wednesday,
the explanation that did not explain
how the jewels disappeared. nor how
they were found and returned to Mrs.
Goelet The gems are safe once more
in the Goelet strong box at ochre Court,
Newport They were sent there by eX-
press and were delivered at the Goelet
mansion early yesterday, according TO
a dispatch received from there.
Gems at jewelers..
In their official statement. the Pinker-
tons merely said that Jewels We're
found in a safe in this city" There are
several safes in New York besides the
one I'm Mrs. Goelets town house. at COS
Fifth Avenue. 1t is persistently re-
ported now that the jewels were not
found in Mrs. Goelets safe, but in that
of a well-known Broadway jeweler- The
report went on to say that they were
deposited there for safe keeping by a
young man who is one of the shining
lights in society both here and at New
Mrs. Goelet herself is said to have
traced the collection Of gems TO the
n a n
siderable sum of money had been ad-
Vanced 10 the young man Who let them
there, and this sum she paid without
Question for the reason that she was
glad to recover them at almost any cost.
She had still another reason Tor dong
so. and that was to avoid further Pub
lefty.
Called Upon Her.
Besides the Pinkerton and hes dduarters
detectives. Mrs. Goelet had a volunteer
sleuth on the trail OF the jewels-a young
man who could give the Pinkerton lie
coos lessons in running down errant
diamonds.
Mrs. Goelet had not been in New
York an hour last Monday when she was
Joined by Charles Edward Greenough, a
Young bachelor, who has apartments at
q West FOrty-ffth Street.
Soon after her arrival at the HoleI
Buckingham, Fiftieth Street and Fifth
Avenue Mr.. GTeenOugh called there TO
see her He is a fayOTite IN the New
port set. and has never been lett our
when Mrs Goelet was entertaining.
They remained at the BuckinS ham
only a few minutes and-the TOOK 9
public cab at the Fiftieth Street en-
trance OF tho hotel and drove away
They were gone about an hour, Mrs
Goelet returning alone in the cab.
Leh1's Friend.
frz-10r ,,..-cf-rl
IN Fifth Avenue denied yesterday that
Mrs. Goelet had been there, and on,
of them was quite positive that she had
not been there at all. for the reason
that il is closed for the season
The police say that Mr. GreeuOugh
also was a loser in the jeWehy in,
while ne was in Newport 80 - ..
They assert tnat- a -Nalua bic DIAMOND
scarf pin belonging 10 him disappear
on August 2 and that the Newport pO
lice have been looking for II ever since
II was supposed 10 have fallen into M
same mysterious hands that made 'Nal
with the priceless collection OF 1eWei
that brought Mrs. Goeiet 10 New YORK
Mr.. Greenough denied himself to al
callers yesterday as did Ms. GOei Z
He sent word that his scarf pin hadn
be@n stolen. that lac knew OF no suci
theft.
Greenough is close friend OF Hacr.
I.ehr. He was I'm the class Of 1902 =
Yale
Al Newport.
NEWPORT. r. l.. Aug. I2-Mrs. Og
den Goclet arrived here late this even
ing from New YORK. and the $4,000
worth Of jewels that have been missin;
since June q are now IN her safe a
Cchre Court. her residence here. Chic
OF Police Richards has been Informed
by wire that Mrs. Goelet would return
today and he was waiting for her "a
Wexford. But she did not rlsA the tril
from New York alone PinkerJOI
detective came with her.
Some Of the facts concerning tn
search for the missing Jewels came on
today. IL seems that as soon as Mrs
GOeet missed the gems she sent for tn
PiukertOns. Within an hour Sney toi
her that it was an inside job and tina
some one OF the servants had probably
stolen the gems. She refused TO believ
this and was then told that if the ser
wants were innocent some one Of he
numerous guests must have been
Rafties.
Urged Arrests.
The Pinkertons had one Of their me
installed at Ochre Court as an assistan
butler. He logged all Of the servants
while two other sleuyhs Swallowed IN
young men who are called in frequently
at the last moment 10 nl vacan
places at dinners and other entertain
rnents. At one Of Mrs. GOelets dance
a detective is said TO have filled IN 70
one Of the invited guests who failed [
appear.
When Mrs Goelet was summoned t
New York on Monday she was infOrme
that the mystery had been solved an
that she must take steps to have tn
thief arrested at once. or the PinkeY
tons would have nothing further 10 d
with the case.
The detectives are said 20 have urge
her 10 let them make a search Of he
F'.lth Avenue house, but she indignant
refused She said she was weary Of IN
whole business and wanted 10 drop i
She insisted on paying the Pinkertou
for their work and losing the great co
lection rather than have the case mad
public Not many hours later the die
monds had been recovered but the thi,
was not arrested. That's what puzzle
Newport 50 much
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