New-York tribune., 1910-08-31
WOMAN ROBBED ON LINER
Captain of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Fails to Solve Mystery.
LOSS PLACED AT $4,000
Miss Ethel Davis, of Chicago,
Saws Money and Jewels Were
Taken from Stateroom.

xir- Ftre7 Mao Tsvie. Or Chicago. Who
arrived here yesterday on tho Kaiser WI
helm II. reported 10 Captain Cuppers last
FRIDAY morning that while she was asleep
1erelr,- and money of total value or
nearly 81 nao had been stolen from her
state-oor,1 The captain had the boat
searched With no success, and James II.
Condor. a Chicago lawyer. also pas
.eneer in the first cabin. sent wireless
message to the Piukertons. 4 detective
met she Iiner at Quarantine and made an
other thorough search while she was com
tng UT the hay. but in vain,
~ first II was thought that kduard Gold
mann. OF Boryslau. Galicis. who occupied
g first cabin. might he the cUlprit- a
cabIe dispatch from the police of Bremen.
received by the police here some days ago
read
Prevent landing Of Eduard Goldman
and return money found TO criminal police,
Bremen
The immigration authorities arrested
Goldman on the ship. Before being taken
10 Ellis Island he was marched before
Miss Davis. who said he was not the man
whom she noticed following her about on
deck Her jewelry vas not found on him
nor among his effects.
Miss Davis shared StateroOrn No. 40, on
tine main deck with Mrs James s. Rodgers.
also Of Chicago. with whom she had been
travelling in Europe. The two women left
their stateroorf door open fer ventilation
THURSDAY night. they say. At : a III.
= steward appeared with wireless mes
sage and awoke them. Miss Davis says
that she noticed At the time that her Jew
eiry was still lying on tho shelf ny the
mirror where she had put II on retiring
At . O'Clock Mrs Rodgers arose and left
hon she
returned the t-ro women discovered. they
.o1d the cssptsir. that the vsluables We're
missing Miss Davis said she was asleep
S71rinc Mrs Rodsers'S absence from the
room. and had walked III just as she re
turned with . premoution that she had
been robbed.
7 had a had dream she said yesterday
rhcu tho vessel doCked. There were rob
hers in the dream Mrs. Rodgers had gone
out 10 take \ bath ] woke III and looked
for my Jewels. but couldn't sec them Then
J knew We had been robbed and screamed
II was 50 frightened and hysterical /
must have aroused the entire ship MIS-
Rodgers came back screaming When I
told her what had happened she looked for
her Jewels. which were safe in the bag.
The thief must have come so near me as
almost 10 touch me. for ] could reach out
and rut my hand on my jewels
The safety Of Mrs. RodCers's iewelTy.
which was valued at Sf0.e'0 and was re-
1osing At hand IN an unlocked suitcase.
ras one Of the strange features Of the
situation. Miss Davis's inventory Of her
loss follows.
Pearl ring ziao. gold bag. $50; diamond
ring. SO: gold vanity box. $50. diamond
bracelet. q .2"0. diamond and sapphire ring,
$40. gold watch. So. amethyst and pearl
brooch. ser. gold mesh bag. 50. $50 in
American money and 500 francs
Miss Davis said she lived Al No, $40
Grand Roulevard. chicago. and Mrs. Rodg-
ers said her home was at No 4422 Michigan
avenue They sailed together from New
York. they said. on the Mauretania on
July -. and boarded the Kaiser on their
return ~ Southampton As 70 personal
history they were reticeut. Mrs. Rodgers
said she had been n widow FIVE years and
that she was known socially in Chicago.
Mis- Davis said her father was dead. They
Went TO the Waldorf.
The customs officials searched their bag
gage carefully 10 fnd whether the missing
1eVoIry had been misplaced, but found
Io trace Of it.
Island. awaiting deportation. said he
a loss 10 explain his predlcament or
WY the Bremen police should want his
return. He said his home WAS in BorEs-
lsu and that h0 was broker. having
Sraf on the crude Oil Exchange AT Lem
herE. Y here he Was in business with his
cousin. The standard on Company was
among the American concerns with which
zee mad done business. he said. and his oh
5ecr in coming 70 this country was to visit
1lo PENNSYLVANIA oil fields.