The Washington times., 1905-04-16
BOLD ROBBER|ES
ON ITALIAN TRAINS
laluables Stolen From Eng
lish N0bieWoman.
CLEVER GANG AT WORK
Travel as First Glass Passengers and
Seize Every Opportunity
to Steal.
CLEVER GANG AT WORK

PARIS, April 15.-Many robberies of
money and jewels from trains to and
from the Riviera are reported.
Lady Wynford was robbed of g bag
containing 5000 in cash and iewelry
valued at $3, 400, which she had left in
the carriage at MarseiIles station while
she went TO obtain refreshment.
Anther Englishwoman, Mrs Berwick.
OF ~ Princess Gate, London. had also
been robbed of considerable amount of
money and jeweiry. while on her way
from Cannes TO Paris.
Mrs. BorWlck was travelling with her
daughters, and on arriving at MarseiI-
les In the morning they left their
sieepinS compartment to go 20 the
puiIet 1t was only after the train
had le1t Marseilles that they discover
ca the}r loss. They had been robbed
Oh brown FEATHER bag which contain
ed large amount of jewelry valued at
So'"o' also bank notes and gold.
Theft Clever One.
Ihe theft was of an exceptionally
clever character. The door Of tte car
rage was locked after the precious boe
mad been placed under a skin r,ig on
liie rack. Evidently the criminal MOTTO
ca The stratagen, and gained access
TO the carriage from The inside. as .be
Compartment was part of cprrid,. 7
train.
A telegram received from Marseilles
states that trunk containing toilet mr.
ticies and some papers in the name of
BorWlck, of London, coming from
cannes, was found with the lock brok-
en-, In vessel anchored in the Old
Fort, by carpenter named Rittore
Later 1t was discovered that a Frencb.
woman who Travelled from Nice in the
same train as the Berwick family had
been robbed under similar circumstances
OF jewels valued at $1,000.
An After Breakfast Surprise.
et third victim was the president of
the tribunal OF commerce of a we'll
known town in the north of France
WhS, on returning from breakfast at the
buffet at MarseHes, found, after the
tram had started. that small bag
which his wife had hidden und,ss a plaid
before she left the carriage was missing
and with it several hundred pounds
worth of jeWeiry and a certain amount
of money.
When Lady Tenterden and a friend.
MISS Deakln, were returning to Lon
don from Mentone, they left the train
at Marseilles {. i'd asked the guard to
lock the carriage door while they went
TO dinner at the station restaurant. The
guard failed TO do so, with the result
that Miss Deakin Was despoiled of her
dressing bag containing jewelry
Another English victim was Miss Orr
of London. whose registered luggage
was tarnpered with en- route, a quantity
of jewels being distracted
The coTnmissary of police here says
there could be no doubt that the rob-
berries were the work of a well organ
lied gang, who probably froquented
the gambling rooms at Monte Carlo and
noted women who wore valuable jew
elry.
When these women left the Riviera
the thieves. well dressed and ing
the appearance of English gentlemen,
Travelled with first-ciass tickets in the
same train, and seized the auspicious
moment TO despoil their victim.
The commissary added: -'Marseilies
is a station at which passengers should
10 particularly careful