The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
JEWELS STOLEN FROM BROKER
conn. HIGGINSON'S TOWN HOUSE
ROBBED SOME TIME SATURDAY.
value or Gems and Silver Taken Said TO He
More Than S3S Circumstance
OF the Theft Described ~ Peculiar
List OF Jewels Sent to Pawnbr OK ers.

or the Theft Described ~ peculiar
List OF Jewels Sent TO Pawnbrok ers.
Jewelry and silverware said to be worth
more than $4,000 have been stolen from
the home of Commissioner of Education
James j. Higginson. who Is a direct or Of the
Broad Exchange Company and a stock
broker and who lives at 10 East Forty-frst
street. The robbery was probably COM
mitted on Saturday The jewels were
missed Saturday night, and Mrs. Higginson
knows they were in their usual place on
Friday.
Many OF the jewels that were stolen
belong to Miss Dorothy Higginson. 1t
was Miss Dorothy and her mother who
discovered the robbery. They kept their
jewels in case locked in a desk in room
on the second floor This desk had been
forced open With q screwdriver, which
was found lying on the floor in another
room.
There are three women servants and a
colored boy employed in the house. Mrs.
Hgginson and her daughter spent the
early part Of Saturday away from home.
Mr.. Higginson was at his office. When
Mrs Hgginson returned the robbery was
discovered.
She Immediately telephoned to Mr.. Hig-
glnson at his Office Of the loss. He called
in the Pinkertons and the Headquarters
police and then word Of the robbery was
sent to the Tenderloin station.
When the loss was discovered the SER
wants were summoned and questioned.
None OF them seemed to know anything
that would throw any light on the robbery.
Hal
without result, Then the police were
called in.
The robbery was first reported to Acting
Inspector O'Brien at Police Headquarters
and Mr.. Higginson also summoned the
Pinkertons. The Pinkertons sent out a
list of the missing jewelry to their
agencies and to pawnbrokers all over the
country.
Necklace OF Al pearls, $500
Necklace of 80 large pearls. $1,000
Ruby and diamond ring. $500.
Emerald ring, N,275
Turquoise and diamond ring. 500.
Sapphire and diamond ring. 5000
Two seal rings $500
Pendant OF pink pearls and diamonds GU silver
chain $1,000.
Cross with II large pearls. u 900.
Gold watch Sc, with diamonds, $1,000
Three solitaire diamond rings. N.Soo.
lar pin with diamonds. $1,000.
Three womenS watches, jeweled. $500.
Emerald and diamond pin. u 500,
Sapphire crescent, $1,000
Three gold bracelets. S.5oO.
one dozen jrweiled pins 500
Besides sliverware
After investigating the robbery the two
sets Of detectives agreed that 1t looked
like an inside job" On this suppositon
the servants have been watched closely
and questioned frequently. but none of them
has thrown any light on the robbery.
No one servant was under particular
suspicion until yesterday at noon. when
one OF the three women employed In the
house said she was sick and did not want
to work for Mrs, HigGinson any longer.
The servants decisionto leave the house
frightened Mrs Higginson and her daughter
Dorothy. They told the girl she could
not go until they gave her permission,
word was sent to the detectives working
on the robl cry that one Of the servants
had expressed sudden desire to leave. In
ii very short time several detectives APP
feared at the house. Mrs. Higginson had
succeeded in OBTAINING her dissatisfied
servant
The detectives told the girl they would
arrest Oh SUSPICION II sIle uiti iOt wall
until they got ready to let her 60. They
found her trunk already packed made her
open it and searched 1t without finding
anything. She was then allowed to go.
but will be kept under surveilance until
the robbery ID cleared up.
A member lf the family said last night
10 the best of Our knowledge the robbery
occurred on Saturday. Our loss will not
o as much IA SIS 900, IA it has been stated.
but it will lie quite heavy enough. How
the roble cry became public | can't under
stand. There are some peculiar features
connected with it that | can't talk about.
We were in hopes that the jewels would be
pawned before this. Lut II they have been
the police apparently don. know it. We
are as much in the dark now about the
thieves as we were when our loss was
discovered.
PEARI'S SHIP ~ DRY DOCK.