The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05
POLICE DON'T FIND JEWELS.
THE HIGGINSONS SEND DETECT
I'VE AWAY FROM THE NOR.
Jeweiry Similarly Missed In the House
Year Ago and Never Recovered
Police We're Called In Then Also
Odd Circumstances Of the Case.

odd Circumstances Of the case.
Little progress was made Yesterday by
the police in their search for the many
thousands OF dollars worth Of jewelry
missed on Saturday from the house OF
James J. Higginson at IS East Forty-frst
street. In fact, the family showed dis
position yesterday to exclude the police
from the premises. The police OF the
West Thirtieth street station lay this to
resentment OF suggestions from the de-
tectives, Yesterday Deteotive-Sergeant
McCafferty was turned from the door by
the family and was told that his interfer-
ence was not desired.
The family was arranging to move to
Ardsley this week Mrs. Higgnson and
her young invalid son. Thomas, went to
Ardsley to get things in order on Friday.
Miss Dorothy Higginson stayed at home
to supsrintend the packing. She was as
sisted by the upstairs mail, At a little
after - o'clock she went into her bedroom
on the third floor, where there Is an old
fashioned writing desk in which she and
her mother always kept their jewelry, and
threw into 1t several rings.
She went downstairs and was not in the
upper part of the house again. Mrs. Hig-
ginson and the boy came in and some time
after lunch Miss Higginson discovered
that the desk had been forced open and
that the jewels had been taken. The desk
had been forced with small sore wdriver
appa rently belonging to the house. This
was picked up on the floor near by.
Word was sent to the Tenderoin
station. Detectives Harvey and Kirk
went to the house. Miss Dorothy told
them that she and the dining room girl
were busy preparing luncheon when Mrs.
Higginson and Tommy came home. She
was positive that the jewelry was in the
writing desk ut noon, for at that time she
had just put several rings from her hands
there. The dining room girls trunk was
searched that day with her consent al
though Miss Dorothy said that to suspect
her was ridiculous.
On Monday the detectives were sum-
moned again to search the trunk Of an
other servant who had declined (some
time previously to 20 into the country
with the family. Again no result Miss
Dorothy did everything possible to aid the
police, and at the suggestion Of the de-
tectives she searched u little carpenters
shop that had been fitted up on the second
floor for the invalid boy" No result again.
This isn't the first jewel robbery that
has disturbed the Higginson household. A
year ago Miss Dorothy, who had been
visiting in Oyster Bay. returned home
carrying some money and jewelry valued
at 81 900 in belt around her waist. She
placed the belt on her dresser at home
and Joined the ovnef membersof the family
at dinner. When she went upstairs again
the jewelry and money were gone. The
police of the West Thirtieth street station
were then notified, but the case was never
cleared up, Miss Hlgginson said yester-
day that the amount OF the theft was no.
where near $4,000.
About two years ago young Higginson
WAS arrested by Detective Edward O'Neill
of the East Fifty-first street station,
because he would not tell the detective
what was in the bundle he was carrying
which happened to be his riding clothes.
Mr. Higginson made a stir over the matter
and Commissioner McAdoo reduced O'Neill
to patrol duty.
Last weeks case has made little trouble
in the Tenderloin police station. Capt.
Cottrell was away and Sergt. James Will
son was the acting captain. Detectives
Kirk and Harvey took the case in their
own hands, and said nothing about it to
him. The first he knew OF it was on Monday
afternoon when the second call for police
came from the Higginson home. 1t is
quite possible that charges may I've preferred
at Police Headquarters against some one.