The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-01
EDABLE JEWELRY STOLEN:
THREE IDENTICAL RObbFR|FS,

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ably during the time the family wa
at supper. Entrance is supposed t,
nave been gained through an upsta:r II,
WINDOW, which had been care.essl
lett unlocked. and which was foun.
open.
The robbery was discovered by Nh.
Winfield when she went to he
room to retire about O'Clock il
the evening. Evidences of the room
having been riffled were so pair
an investigation was started by thu
woman with the result that she d: 8
covered that a number of pieces o.
valuable jewelry were missing.
Efforts of the Daily News to ge
statement from Mrs. Winfield o,
members of the household Wednesia,
morning were unsuccessful, but it is
understood the missing jewelly IN
ciudes one pearl brooch valued a.
$5,5OO land a diamond piece valued
at $1.1OO, besides a number of Others
OF less value, but which collectively
bring the total value up to between
$1,000 and $1,000.
1t Is said that no strangers have
been seen about the premises le.
Gently and no noises were heard in
the house during the evening, and
that no clue was left which might
lead to the identity of the robbers.
The robbery of the home of J. D.
Price at OrmOnd Monday evening
was supposed to have been commit
ted In little different manner. It
Is the theory of Mr.. Price that the
robber watched his opportunity and
effected entrance by the front door
and remained in hiding until the
family had sat down to the evening
meal. The home of Mr.. Price was
evidently burglarized d during the time
the family was at supper.
The robbers carried away two val
liable watches, diamond ring, thre e
pearl pins. one diamond pin and a
number Of other pieces of valuable
5ewelry, the total amount of which
win reach about $500. Evidences Of
the house having been entered were
discovered when members of the
family went upstairs about $3.50 o.
clock in the evening ard an open
window showed plainly the means of
exit
Working on the ;he Dry that the
rObCeries have all teen committed d
by the same gang and th,t the mem
berS Of the gang have been here for
some time waiting for the arrival OF
some of the wealthy winter res
.denls AID tourists it IS POSSIBLE a
number OF mailer II bberC $ cary in
The season may lie the work of the
same gang. Some time ago the res
idence OF W. S. Snead was robbed
and no trace Of either the perpetrat-
ors of the robbery or the missing
jewelry has been found. Follow ng
this came the robbery Of the Male.
home in Daytona Beach.
That other robberies may have
been committed by the gang before
coming to this section of the East
Coast country may be surmised by
the fact that a number of similar
have been reported in
other cities.
Recently G. F. Parker reported the
finding of valuable diamond broo Al
on the street in this city ard up to
this time has been unable to lOcl.e
an owner for the p:eve of jewelry
The brooch WIS seen by Mr.. Park
er as he was walking along the side
walk. 1t had either been dropped Or
thrown into the gra IS beside the
wax and was almost hiddne from
view. From the fact that the grass
had grown up through the open p.ac-
es II the brooch and had grown over
the piece as whole indicates the
brooch had been lying in the grass
Tor some time. The brooch may
have Been lest by the r:eh;fu1 own
er Or il may have been dropped into
the gr;sa. by some thief who feared
detection.