The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
JEWELS STOLEN FROM BROKER
COMR. HIGGINSON'S TOWN MOI Sc
RORRED NOME TIME SATURDAY.
value Of Gems and silver Taken Said TO He
More T1lan S3y 900 -Carcumst ances
Of the TAeft Described o. Peculiar
List OF Jewels Sent 70 Pawnbr okers.

Jewelry and siverware said to be worth
more than $4,000 have been stolen from
the home Of Commissioner Of Education
James j. Higginson. who is direct or Of the
Broad Exchange Company and a stock
broker and who lives at 10 East Forty first
street. The robbery was probably COM
mitted on Saturday. The jewels were
missed last night, and Mrs. Higginson
knows they we're 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 a case locked in a desk in a room
on the second floor. This desk had been
forced open with a 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.
Higginson and her daughter spent the
early part of Saturday away from home.
Mr. Higginson was at his Office. When
Mrs. Higginson returned the robbery was
discovered.
She Immediately telephoned to Mr.. Hig-
ginson 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 1enderloin 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.
The house was searched from cellar to roof
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
partial list of the missing jewelry to their
agencies and to pawnbrokers all over the
country.
This list Is as follows:
Two pearl necklaces valued al $500,
Sapphire and diamond ring valued al $1,000
Pearl pendant and diamond valued at 700.
Gold watch valued at 81. 900.
Three solitaire diamond rings valued at
81. 500
Bar pin with diamonds valued at 81 600
After vestisatng the robbery the two
sets of detectives agreed that 1t looked
like an inside Job" On this supposition
and question FIRE quently. but none of them
hos 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 houss
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 robbery that one OF the servants
had expressed sudden desire to leave. In
a very short time several detectives APP
peared at the house Mrs. Higginson had
succeeded in OBTAINING her dissatisfied
servant.
The detectives told the girl they would
arrest her on suspicion il she did not wait
until they got ready to let her go. They
found her trunk already packed, made her
open II and searched it without finding
anything. She was then allowed TO go.
but will be kept under surveillance until
the robbery is cleared up.
"1p the best of our knowledge the robl cry
occurred on Saturday. Our loss will not
be az much as s25 600. as it has been stated
but it will he quite heavy enough How
the robbery became public, can't under
stand There are some peculiar features
connected with it that l can't talk about.
We were in hopes that the jewels would lie
pawned before this. hut if they have been
the police apparently don't know it. We
are az much in the dark now about the
thieves az we were when our loss was
Ii.