New-York tribune., 1905-07-04
BANKERS DIAMONDS GONE
MYSTERY IN ROBBERY.
Loot to Value of Se5, 900 Taken
Pinkertons on Case.

Diamonds, jewelry and silverware worth about
$4,000 were stolen from the home OF James
jackson Higginson, a banker. broker and capt.
talst at 40. Is East 41st-st.. between mid
night Friday and Saturday morning. His office
is at No % Broad-st. Pinkerton and Central
Office detectives have been at work on the case
ever since They had gained no clew up to last
midnight
With his wife and daughters, Mr.. Higginson
attended the theatre Friday night. On their re-
turn home the women put their jewels away as
usual in a safe on the second floor off Mrs.
Higginson's sleeping chamber. She discovered
her loss next morning when she was preparing
10 go with her husband 10 their country place
on Long Island. He had gone downtown TO
transact some business and was to return Tor
her about II a. m. in HIS automobile
Mrs Higginson was not sure that the safe had
been locked the night before. IL was aJdr "Aei
she went TO IL the next morning ana IL was
empty She at telephoned TO her huspahd
and he brought three of Pinkerton's best men
home as fast as his automobile would carry
them. Central Office and the West 3oth-st- sta
t,on detectives were informed without delay.
Together the detectives worked. but could ind
not the slightest trace of outsider getting into
the house. Careful search of window sills for
jimmy marks revealed nothing.
Attention was turned to the servantE. of
which there were three women and colored
butler They were watched with view 10 not
exciting their suspicious. and when one of them
asked the mistress why the strange men were
present she told the servant that the men were
friends OF her husband. Yesterday one of the
women servants told Mrs. Higginson that she
was i'll and was going away at
You cannot go Until we search your trunks"
she was told. She was very indignant and
told then OF the robbery.
Very WELL bring in your detectives and let
them search" said the servant. But you
your daughters will not be allowed TO look at a
thing"
Some quick telephoning brought police and
Pinkertons. and they hunted and searched. They
found nothing and the servant with naughty
toss and promise TO seek legal redress was
allowed TO &C.
The police list of the stolen Jewels follows:
a pearl necklace of eighty-one pearls worth ST.
800; pearl necklace of fifty large pearls, worth
$1,000; a ruby ring and diamonds. worth $500:
emerald ring, worth Sl.215; turquoise ana
diamond ring, worth $500 a sapphire ring and
diamonds, worth 5000; two seal rings worth
$500; pink pearl pendant. small diamonds, silver
chain. worth 5000; cross with eleven pearls,
worth $1,000; heavy hunting case gold watch.
set with diamonds, worth $1,000; three solitaire
diamond rings worth 81 800; bar PIN with
seven diamonds, worth $1,000; three women's
gold watches, worth $1,000; emerald and dia-
mond pin. Sl.JoD: one sapphire crescent. worth
81 600 three heavy gold bracelets, worth 81 800;
a dozen gold and jeweled stckpins, worth 500
and a lot of silverware.
Mr.. Higginson is member of the City. Cen
tury. Harvard, University and other clubs, the
American Geographical Society, and is direc-
School, the Broad Exchange Bank and trus-
tee of the Greenwich Savings Bank