The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
RICHMOND WOMAN
VICTIM OF THIEF
Mrs. caldcron CraGsle Robbed
= of Pearls in New York
Hotel.
VALUABLE EARRINGS GONE
Necklace Worth $4,000 Also Re-
ported Taken From Daughter
OF Late James Thomas.
VALUABLE EARRINGS GONE
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NEW YORK, October es.-Nfrs. Cal
deron Carlisle, who before her marriage,
lnto James Thomas, n wealthy tobaccon.
lat OF Richmond, was robbed yesterday
In the Hotel Wolcott OF pearl earrings
valued at 5000. 1t was also reported
that pearl necklace worth more than
1000 is missing. but because of the
mystery which the hotel management
kept about the affair this report could
not be verified.
1t Is The belief Of the police that It was
what is known as an INSIDE job" when
Mrs. Carlisle retired on Thursday night
she remembers taking the earrings out
and placing them In d silver receptacle
for trlnkcts on her dressing table. They
were not missed until I'VE o'clock the
next afternoon. when she was propar.
ing to go ont driving.
At first Mrs. Carlisle thought she
must have plncei the jewels in .her
trunk, but search failed to reveal them.
According to a report current last night.
the pearl necklace had been left In n
trunk. but the details OF the affair. 80
far as the necklace was concerned, were
withheld by all concerned.
Mrs. Carlisle was deeply wrought up
over her loss. When the hotel manage
ment could not aid her she called on
Francis Pope. her attorney. for advice.
He inscted on the hotel detective taking
positive action TO md the thief and. not
satisfied with what was being done.
gave instructions that the police should
he notified Police Headquarters was
communicated with and DetectlYc Bruck
and TairchIld were put on tho ase.
Other detectives were called in and
the patrons of the hotel were rnystf1iei
by the activity about the corridors. II :.
ouirIes on the part OF old patrons OF the
hotel. however. ELECTED no Information
from the clerks, save that there was
mn AFFAIR OF trIfIinr jmnortance.
Mrs. Carlisle, with her daughter. MISS
Mary Carlisle. who WAS recently one or
the most popular debnntantes IN " ASH ASH
-ington. came to he Wolcou laso ,Sh w.
AZ :, they occupied n suite intludiHE
rooms Nos. Gs, 500 and $40. on the fourtn
moor. Summoned from Washington. Mrs.
CarIisle's son. James Mandevile carr
arrived yesterday afternoon to aid IN me
search for the recovery OF me ln'ss'''k
Jewels or the capture OF the thle1.
So far no clew has becn lour'u. ,. nv
fact that the pearls may have been MISS
Ing for almost twenty-four hours before
Mrs. Carlisle discovered her loss and the
failure to notify he police promptly OF
the robbery. have given whoever TOOK the
Jewels ample time. TO escape or 20 so pro.
extremely d!frlcnit. II not impossible, q.
n Calderon Carlisle was flfty years old
,when he died, after m operation for p
pendicitis, Fnt sAsheville. n g. on Sep
icmber 10. 1891. Well known himself, ne
was n son or one of tho most prominent
lawyer In the country, James Mnnde,
Vile Carlisle. Mr.. Carlisle was counsel
for the British Embassy at one time and
for the Spanish and Columbian Lega..
lions. He was chief counsel for Great
Britain In the Bchring Sea controversy.
Mrs Carlislc's sister, Mrs. Thomas
rutherford. resides at Second and Grace
streets, In the old Thomas home. Rich
nond.