The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04
GLADYS WHITNEY
ON WAY TO RENO
Woman Suspected of Robbery
EludeS Police and Pinker-
ton Detectives.
.DlEHL'S WIFE SURPRISED
Says Salt Lake Hotel Episode Is First
That Ever Enmeshed Her
Devoted Hubby.

Gladys whitney. alias Stewart. the
young woman who robbed =. u. Dichl.
the jewclry salesman. Of $4,000 worth
Of diamonds at the Metropole hotel
carly Friday morning. is still az large.
with the police and Pinkerton detec-
tives on her train.
Though the police entertain hopes
Of finding her hidden somewhere IN
salt Lake. pinkerton detectives repre-
scnting the jewelers. Protective union
seem positive that the girl is now FAR
away from Utah. doubtless speeding
westward with clever thieves who chad
employed her as tool in Kidding Dienl
In the Investigation OF yesterday a
man who had lived at 143 West Third
south street under the name Of waiter
Perry doomed up as suspect OF being
the brains" OF the robbery. He. TOO.
is missing. lie was last seen shortly
before the whitney girl dashed IFay
Whitney had been friends a little over
a week.
Private detectives at work on the
case have told the police Of gathering
Information that girl In PINK Ni-
mono lcaped into taNicab near the
Mctropole shortly after O'Clock Fri-
day morning. She was whiz1ed 1Wal
somewhere. TaNiCab Chauffeurs claim
tc know nothing about driving any
one away from the Metropole Friday
morning.
Leaves Her Clothing
As she escaped with the diamonds
Gladys Whitney left all her clothing
including hats. shoes and dresses. win
the exception Of the kimouo. In her
room at the Metropolc. Perry. her
suspected acCOmpltce. dashed away
from his room at 163 West Third
South street leaving Numbered shirts
collars. hat. n pair OF shoes and an
abundance 81 stationery \ photograph
Of five Iittle children on the porch Of
n country home. somewhere. was also
found among the effects he left be-
hind.
during the ten days that he lived in
salt Lake. He became acquainted with
Maude Hibbs. who occupies Room al
the MctrOpOle. but Is said Co have give
on her little attention after she lad
introduced him 10 the whitney gfrL
one week ago. He is said TO have ad-
mired Gladys whitney because or neI
youthful appearance and the clever
manner in which she could carry on
conversation.
Plans Laid Carefully.
The history Of previous famous dia-
mond robbcrios invariably show that
they have been accomplished through
carefully laid plans. in which sales
men have been followed from city 10
city In the opinion OF those who have
Investigated the case 10 does not seem
impossible that Perry followed DIEM
out OF Denver. thoroughly familiar with
the amount Of stock he carried. his
I
society OF women. IL is also tnouSnl
that IL Perry was the brains Of the rob
berry ne was not alone probably having
numerous accomplices-
Gladys Whitney rs said 10 have pos
/ scsscd mania for diamonds and jew
elry. and though her sister Clara stout
Is defends her character. detectives say
that she would not have stopped al
anything In view Of obtaining posses
sion of a collection OF sparislerS. The
giri had lived in salt Lake since the
opening 81 the race meet ar buena
Vista. during the early summer. she
had frcuucutcd the raCctraCk, usually
in company with her sister, nut ire
qUently under the wing OF the shrcwdcr
racctrack element.
Fence NJ Reno.
The onIv safe fence for icwclry
thieves west OF the Rockies is az Reno,
Nev. There. AZ a notorious pawnshop'
~ is possible for almost any ono 10 re-
ccivc half value Tor stolen tcWelry IN
confederation OF absolute protection
The police department OF that city -
said 20 DC in league with a protected
pawnbroker and numerous efforts maae
by authorities OF san Francisco ann the
Pinkerton agency TO break up the al
lance have failed.
Under the theory that Gladys Whit
ney was working as tool Tor gang
OF thieves OF a lone diamond thief IT. Is
believed that she started stralenl loI
Reno uuou leaving salt Lake Friday
morning. According 20 private detec-
robborv a secret until 3 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
This enabled the SRI ahd her aCcVll-
/ plice 20 get out OF the city ana es-
cape
it is admitted that the girl would
have had slim chances Of escape mao
Z the Pinlcrton agency. whicn spec';,l
ICES on fcv-elry robheries. been IN
formed 81 the theft when Diehl first
awotc at the Metropolc al clock
/ Friday morning.
n Is admitted bv the more expert
cnced detectives az police headquarters
that if the girl and her accomplicc have
] reached Reno. New. 10 viii be tmpos-
/ 4ibfc 10 recover the stolen diamonds as
Tire methods or DOING business there
Z are OF such intricate character as e.
I hold no one responsible. TT the thieves
haze carried the diamonds to Reno. the
/ course they will take from that city IS
regarded purely as a matter Of specula-