Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-02-28
ROBBED JEWELS
ON OCEAN LINER
MRS. M. DRUMMoND, FORMERLY
MRS. MARSHALL FIELD, JR,
LOSES $4,000.
NOT A SINGLE CLUE DEVELOPS
Wireless Calls N. Y. Detectives Who
Search in Vain Before Ship
Docks-Customs Authori.
ties Are Appealed to.

New York, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Maldwln
Drumnond, formerly Mrs. Marshall
Field, Jr., of Chicago, was robbed of
a fortune in jewels Saturday night
aboard transatlantic liner. Dia-
monds, pearls, and other gems to the
value of approximately $4,000, dis
appeared mysteriously from her state
room on the steamship Amerika of the
Hamburg American line some time be-
tween $3.50 o'clock Saturday evening
and $50 o'clock Sunday morning.
The loss was reported Immediately
when the liner locked at Hoboken and
the police of Hoboken and New York
are working on the case. Mrs. Drum.
mond hurried to the Hotel Plaza. de-
clining to discuss her loss.
The Hamburg-American line dis.
claims all responsibility, on the ground
that passengers leave jewels in their
staterooms at the owners risk.
To the police Mrs. Drummond de-
scribed the missing jewels as follows:
Two strings of 273 pearls each.
One string of 2S3 pearls.
One large black pearl ring set with
diamonds.
One large while pearl ring set with
diamonds.
One pair large pearl earrings set
with diamonds.
One black pearl brooch, set with dia.
monds, with black pearl, pea shaped
pendant.
Wireless Summons Detectives.
A wireless message sent from the
Amerika as she neared port summoned
detectives down the bay in tug.
They learned from Mrs. Drummond
details of the theft and began a comb.
ing of the ship and search of the crew.
No trace of the jewels was found.
Mrs. Drummond explained that ex.
cept at night she had worn the jewels
almost constantly on her person but
had kept them under her waist and
had not displayed them at any time,
even while dining.
Satul lay night on retiring she
placed them in cabinet drawer OF
the stateroom as she had done each
night during the voyage. No one had
access to the stateroom, she added.
Lesides her husband, herself and her
maid. The maid she holds above sus-
picion.
Arising in the morning to make her
toilet before the liner locked, she was
startled to find the drawer empty.
The captain of the Amerika was mott
fed and quiet investigation was be.
gun before an aerogram called police
authorities on shore. Stewards and
stewardesses were questioned closely
and their clothes and belongings
searched, and when the detectives ar
rived there were quiet inquiries among
the 1873 first cabin passengers aboard.
AS not clue was developed, how
ever, the customs authorities were ap-
pea'ed to and under guise of baggage
inspection every ones luggage was
sifted thoroughly. but SO far as could
be learned not even suspicion was
The customs men made it point to
examine carefully the baggages and
personal belongings of not only the
first cabin passengers but of the 300
men and women in the second cabin.
No one was even temporarily de.
tanned, however, and the police must
now extend their search to pawn
shops.
stateroom Was Unlocked.
Discussing the case, Mrs. Drummond
explained why the stateroom door had
oeen left unlocked.
Il am afraid Of accidents" she said.
"and caused the door to be left un.
locked as a precaution in the event
of emergency.
Mrs. Drummond believes the person
who robbed her must have used
light, for in the drawer were some
other articles which were not touched
and On top of the drawer was the
key to her dispatch box.
New York detectives are of the
opinion that the robbery was the work
of professional thieves. Many pic.
lures of Mrs. Drummond, taken about
the time of her marriage to her pres
ent husband, showing her wearing the