New-York tribune., 1910-08-29
NECKLACE IN HER HAT
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BUSINESS OF the situation dawned on the
entire Adriance family for the first time.
Husband Gets indignant.
| This is a piece Of in1pertinence," said
Mr.. Adriance, shaking with emotion
Il question your authority broke In
Mrs Adriance, disdainfully. Such a
nroced11re would make a dreadful scene
..On the contrary" retorted Raczkie-
wicz The proceeding is absolutely
lawful and will be conducted with full
regard for decency and humanity
But I repeat said Mrs. Adriance,
"it will create a scene.
"Tf there is a scene" responded the
| Denutv Surveyor, with a ring Of deter
n,inatton "vou and you alone will be re-
sponsible for it.
The grim arm OF the law apparently
grew nightier to the suspected woman,
and she finally consented to go TO
stateroom with the women inspectors
Mrs Adriance. accompanied by her
dauehter. Miss Darragh and Miss Clarke,
went aboard the Baltic and the search
| began.
The two women inspectors. who nave
a faculty of making care1ul sedfch
quickly and at the same time making the
victim believe the search IS really not
thing to be dreaded. brought forth i'll
few minutes a costly gold mesh bag
which had not been jotted down on the
| Adriance declaration. Miss Clarke no
| ticed white piece Of paper lnsloe 'le
costly bag and was about to examine II
uben Mrs Adriance seized II anu
ctItched the paper tightly in her fist.
,,i.s clarke asked her to give it to her.
b,t she onlv clutched it more tightly
Raczkiewicz Gets Refusal.
1,-,an the woman dressed she was
,.,,cb+ again to the pier before the
Donrty Surveyor. and Miss Clarke IN
for,,,ed him of the piece of paper Which
,,rs adriance had taken out of the bag
Raczkiewicz asked her to give II 10 hiiii'
but she refused. He said no more out
Immediately assigned an inspector TO
watch the hand th~+ Clutched tne paper
on the assumption that she would sooner
or later dispose Of It
Within a quarter of an hour Mrs. Adrl-
ance tore the slip into fragments ana
dronned several pieces on the pier 1hey
we're nronptly picked up by the inspector
and brought to Raczkiewtcz, who, plec-
ing them together was able TO reao tiie
word necklace.
Tp to this time there was no proof
that Mrs Adriance had the necklace
which she was reported to have pur-
chased abroad. He felt that she prop
ably had it just as she had the gold
mesh bag. which she had not declared,
and the torn fragments of the slip made
the belief all the stronger in his mind.
AS soon as he pieced together the word
| necklace" Raczkewicz approached Mrs.
Adriance again and told her that unless
she gave up the necklace she would be
taken again aboard the Baltic and put
through a drastic search. He told her
| husband he knew she had the necklace,
and that he would keep her on the pier
until ii was found
Gives Husband Warming
L tell you frankly. Mr.. AdrldnCe,'
| said Raczkiewicz, that you and your
wife are in a very serious position. The
sooner she gives up the pearls the bet
ter it will be for all concerned"
| Raczkiewicz added that he could wait
all day and all night. if necessary. but
that in the end he would get what he
wanted. Three and one-half hours had
J..
necklace had begun, and Mr.. Adriance
grew tired of the contest. He consulted
a few moment with his wife, and then
informed the Deputy Surveyor that Mrs.
Adriance would go aboard on condition
that Mrs. Mary H. Doughty, a friend and
| fellow passenger, be allowed to accom-
| pany her to the stateroom.
Raczkiewicz agreed to this and the
two women, followed closely by the
women inspectors, went aboard the Bal
tic Mrs Doughty and Mrs. Adriance
went into the room quickly and slammed
the door. but Miss Darragh, one Of the
| inspectors forced 1t open and got In be-
fore Mrs Adriance could lock the door.
II was here. after four hours of argu-
ment and denials. that Mrs. Adriance
gave up the pearl necklace which she
had brought over from Florence. The
hie blue straw hat, covered with big blue
pIImes. was the silent custodian of the
! Jewels which the customs officials sought
Necklace in Hat Lining.
All the while Raczkewicz had been
aruping with Mrs. Adriance the $4,000
necklace was within two feet of his eyes,
concealed in sausage-li like frame under
the lining of the big blue hat. The re-
ceptacle for the gems was made of cloth
| and wire and served as band to make
the hat rest gracefully on the head. The
! COSTLY necklace had been unstrung and
tbe pearls poured into the sausage band,
which was sealed at both ends.
When the owner of the hitherto miss
ing necklace was ripping out the lining
of her hat to get at the pearl receptacle
the end broke open and the pearls fell