The San Francisco call., 1909-02-25

tell at a glance the worth of the loot.
The necklace, laying unmatched in the
litter of a deserted banquet hall, would
be tremendous temptation.
Without missing her jewels Miss
Crocker went back to the ballroom and
danced until 4 o'clock, when the pro-
gram ended.
From the ballroom she went to her
own apartment, still ignorant of her
1 loss, and passing, en- route, through
the apartments of Henry T.. Scott and
Mrs. Scott on the fifth floor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Martins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace d. Pillsburys rooms. When
she reached her own apartments and
started to disrobe the heiress discov
cred the loss.
1t was reported early to the hotel
people. At first the loss was kept
quiet Miss Crocker's maid went to
the Crocker home at Uplands near
San Mateo early in the morning and
the Crockers thought the jewels might
have been packed with Miss Crocker's
apparel. The Pinkerton detectives and
the local police were notified of the
loss. The Pinkertons went thoroughly
into the search at once, the local po-
lice waiter until something more defin-
mite about the loss was known. De-
tective Proll had been detailed to at
tend the ball and he reported that he
saw no suspicious characters about the
hotel nor among the attendants.
Whether there was masker at the
ball assuming the role of "Raffles, the
Amateur Craftsman" and who thought
he had to live up to the demands of
his role. is a theory not entirely dis
missed by the police or detectives.
On the list Of maskers given. however.
kkere was no such character enumer-
III stressed by Loss
At first Miss Crocker was deeply dis
tressed over her loss. But as the day
passed she took the disappearance of
her $4,000 gems with growing philoso-
phy After luncheon she and her
brother left for Uplands. San Mateo.
Before going TO the train she purchased
a quantity Of late magazines. The
loss of a fortune in pearls does not
mean a curtailment of literary delight
for the heiress of $10,eo0.000.
She was reluctant 10 discuss the loss
of her necklace,
L believe that the chain holding the
stones together was broken" she said
before leaving the city, but / am ut
terly unable definitely to fix the time
when the accident happened. But 1T
was some tine after the supper hour.
I have had the jewels several years,
and was much attached to them and
will make every effort to recover them.
We have offered a large reward for the
return Of the necklace.
Charles Templeton Crocker. brother
of the heiress, was equally uI:communi-
cative.
we want no publicity about this at
ALL he said, when seen at Uplands
last evening.
no. Miss Crocker has nothing TO say,
and you can not see her at present. for
she is resting. My sister missed the
! Jewels some time after the supper hour.
We are making every effort TO recover
the stones"
At that time instead of being in
mournful retirement, Miss Crocker was
driving in the dark over the country
roads with Mrs. Walter Martin. A spir-
! tied horse was helping by its heavy
tug at the bit to aid Miss Crocker in
/ forgetting her loss. Today Miss Crocker
viii return to the city and be inter-
viewed by the Pinkertons.
Not First Loss
| But yesterday mornings costly mis-
adventure was not the first that has be-
fallen Miss Crocker. Three years ago,
while crossing the Atlantic, she lost a
| necklace valued at $4,000. which slipped
from her neck and fell into the ocean.
Miss Crocker had duplicate neck
lace made in imitation of her $50 900
Z
as is a custom with people owaing rare
/ jewels, but to the mardi gras she wore
/ the real article The necklace was
purchased several years ago of Shreve
& Co, jewellers. There were SO pearls
on the string, running in weight from
10 to e grains, and their value is set
at $4,000.
Members of the firm of Shreve & Co.
would not talk freely OF the set when
seen last evening.
Il will say that the necklace is made
up of So pearls of various sizes" said
4 George r. Shreve last night Further
than that can not say without abusing
the confidence of the persons who own
the necklace. I can not say what the
/ necklace cost nor can I describe it in
detail Everything rests with Mr..
Henry T. Scott and Mr.. Charles Green;
/ IL they want to give out description,
all right but 1 will not
The pearls graduate in size, going
from this size measuring off thumb
naiD Ito this size" (measuring off little
finger naiD.
c. O. Alexander, was surprised to learn
/ of Miss -Crocker's loss. II can not un-
derstand how such a thing happened"
she said. 81 heard nothing of It last
evening. We stopped dancing at 4
o'clock and little later ] returned to
my room, Wnere, Dy the way, had
/ left two diamond pins during the en-
tire evening. 1t is most unfortunate"
Miss Crocker was one of three chill
! dren OF the late Colonel Fred Crocker
Her sister, Marc Crocker, married
Francis Burton Harrison of New York.
a prominent democratic politician of
that state. Mrs. Harrison was killed
in an automobile accident. Miss Crock
! ers brother is Charles Templeton
Crocker. The Crocker estate build
ings include the st. Francis hotel, the
Crocker building, at Market. Post and
Montgomery streets; the Shreve build
ing. at Grant avenue and Post street,
and other valuable properties, includ-
ing the lot at Geary and Mason streets,
be built.