The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-09
BUH[ HOME ROBBED
OF $4,000 WORTH
Of JEWELS
Daring Porch Climber Pulls of Bold
JOB In Jefferson Ave. Mansion
While Members of Family Are
At Dinner.
Yniefs Work Similar To That at
Frazer ard Grossman Residences
Few Days Ago.

As the result OF a silent visitation
by a nimble-footed, nlmDle-witIed cali
er. the palatial residence OF Mrs. j.
Elizabeth Buhi, widow OF the late
Theodore ID. Buhl, at No. 1910 JEFF
ferson-ave, was Invested of about $lO,-
900 worth of jewels, Wednesday eve
ming.
The robbery was the work OF a dar-
ing porch-climber. who performed his
mission with such speed and with such
delicacy of touch that he had come,
conquered and departed. ere the Bulls
were aware that they %ere entertain
ing an unannounced guest.
The robbery was discovered by Mrs
Bull when she retired shortly after
o'clock Wednesday evening.
The Bull mansion is very close TO
Owen park and IL Is one of the swell
est" homes in an ultra-fashionabie dis
trict The thief came az softly as the
snow was falling. Servant and livery
men he successfully eluded and gain
ed the Detroit river side OF the
grounds.
On the main floor OF the home, lights
shone brilliantly He must have noted
the Bulls were engrossed with their
dinner. Undiscovered. he clambered
up a pillar OF the rear porch, which
oyerlooks q magnificent stretch OF land
sloping riverward.
The windo- he gained was securely
bolted. He pried II open. entered. and
was master OF all he surveyed. Swift
ly he worked from room tn room. On
every ham he gathered treasure.
From a hurried inventory taken by
the family and given TO Detectives
Downey and Fox, the list of loot Is as
follows:
A diamond chain with a round pearl
and diamond pendant. marquise ring
with Dlue-painted figure. black
enamel and pearl collar, sapphire
ring surrounded with diamonds, an
amethyst pendant, a cameo ring.
filed platinum chain set with tire"
diamonds and six pearls. large cres'
cent diamond and pearls set in plati'
mum. two bar pins. black enamel set
with diamonds. two gold pins SCI with
pearls, two gold safety pins set with
small black pearls. coral chain.
pearl cnain, black enamel watch.
stickpin set with diamonds. velvet
band bordered with gold and set with
diamonds. a large black pearl, DO"
pin set with diamonds. a bow pin ib-
bon set With diamonds Worth 5000, a
diamond bar pin. brooch With green
stone set with rubies and diamonds
The Bulls place their loss conser'
vatively at $4,000.
Mrs. Bull was anxious TO keep the
matter suppressed and her wishes
we're respected az far as possible
Detectives Downey and Fox were as
signed TO the case and are making
every effort TO run down the thief,
They figure that he got an early
start and that, it will be hard TO
trace him.
The footprints he must have made
in the snow were covered up by the
heavy fall that continued through the
night and morning.
The police are inclined to believe
that there is a clever porch climber
working the town Allan III. Frazer's
home at Woodward and Holbrook-
ayes, was entered about week ago
by porch climber and about 81 200
worth of jewels and ftirs were
taken Closely following that was
similar job at the residence OF Joel
T.. Grossman.