Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-27
Former Wife OF narhsall Field, Jr.,
Loses Fortune in Jewels from
Amerika Ststeroom.
0 CLUE FOUND TO THE THIEF
Theft Occurs Between o 80 P. M. and
$50 A. NJ.
PASSENGERS BAGGAGE SEARCHED
Woman Arises Early to Find Gems
Are Gone.
UNABLE TO ASSIST IN SEARCH
Mrs. Drummond says that She ne
Iieves stRterOOnn-- Door was
Left Open DURING the
Might.

NEW YORK. Feb. B.-Mrs. Maldwln
Drummond. formerly Mrs. Marshall Field.
jr.. Of Chicago was robbed OF fortune in
jewels last night aboard a transatlantic
liner Diamonds, pearls and other gems
to the value Of approximately $4,000 dis
appeared from her state room on the
steamship Amerika OF the Hamburg
American line some time between $50
O'Clock last evening and $50 o'clock this
morning.
The loss was reported Immediately after
the liner doeked at Hoboiten this afternoon
and the police Of Hoboken and New York
are working on the case Mrs. Drummond
hurried to the Hotel Plaza. declining to dis
cuss her loss. The Hamburg-American
line disclaims an responsibility on the
ground that passengers leave jewels in
their state rooms at the owners risk.
To the police Mrs. Drummond described
the missing jewels as follows:
One string Of 2ss pearls
One large black pearl ring set with dia-
monds.
one large white pearl ring set with dia-
monds.
One pair large pearl earrings set with
diamonds.
OMN nAaAA kNuAt hAV0Nh SGT WITH uAnAAVAAAs
with black pearl, pea shaped pendant.
No Trace of Jewels.
A wireless message sent from the
Amerika as its neared port summoned de-
tectives down the bay in a tug They
learned from Mrs Drummond details OF the
theft and began combing OF the ship and
a search OF the crew. But not a trace OF
the jewels was found.
nfrc n-,,r,v,,o,,a A.. ..-.,,s
at night she had worn the Jewels almost
constantly on her person. but had kept
them under her waist and had not dis
played them at any time, even while din
ing Last night on retiring she placed
them IN cabinet drawer Of the state
room as she had done each night during
the voyage No one had access to the
stseroom. she added, besides her husband
herself and her maid. The maid she holds
above suspicion.
Arising early this mornsng to make her
toilet before the liner docked, she was
startled 20 find the drawer empty. The
captain of the Amerika was notified and
quiet investigation was begun before an
aerogram called police authorities on
shore
Stewards and stewardesses were closely
questioned and their clothes and belong
ings searched, and when the detectives
arrived there were quiet inquiries among
the 1Ss first cabin passengers aboard.
Clues All Fail.
As not a clue was developed however.
the customs authorities were appealed to,
and under the guise OF baggage inspection
eN Neryone's luggage was sifted thoroughly
but so Ear as could be learned not even
suspicion was unearthed
Mrs Drummoad could give no hint which
would aid the authorities. but she believes
the statcrOom door was left unlocked dur
ing the nisht. Under such circumstances
IL would have been possible for a thief to
have entered the apartment while the oe-
cupant slept.
The customs men made II a point 10 ex-
anime carefully the baggage and personal
belongings of not only the first cabin pas
sengers. but OF the 800 men and women In
the second cabin. No one was even
temporarily detained however, and the
police must now extend their search to
pawn shops.
Mrs Drummond was Miss Albertina
Huek, daughter Of Louis C. Huck Of Chi
cago. Her first husband was Marshall
Field, a.. son of the Chicago millionaire
merchant The younger Field died in 1906
OF a gunshOt wound.
By her first husband. she is the mother
Of two children for whom their grand
father created al his death an immense
/ trust fund composed Of the bulk of his
fortune. Mrs. DFummond herself receives
the income from fund OF 1900 900 set
aside for that purpose in the will Of
Marshall Field, sr., and Is said to have
besides a personal fortune OF $4,000.
After her husbands death young Mrs
I Field was frequent visitor in London
Of her sister-tn-law, the wife Of Admiral
David Beatty Of the British navy, formerly
Ethel Field, daughter OF Marshall Field. sr
While there she met her present husband
MaloWin DrummOnd, member Of a wealthy
English family. and wen known as a sports
man Inc marriage took place year asU
last September ia a London registry Of
flee.