The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-27
JEWELS VALUED At
$4,000 STOLEN
ON LINER
Loss of Mrs. M. DrummOnd, For
merIy Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr.
LEFT HER DOOR UNLOCKED
Was Probably Followed Across
Ocean by Gang Of Professional
Thieves

New York, Feb 27.-Mrs Maldwin
Drummond, formerly Mrs. Marshal
Field Jr., OF Chicago, returning to
America after an absence Of three
years, was robbed of jewels valued at
5 so 10 on the last night Of the trip
Of the Hamburg-Ameritan liner Am
e;ika from Hamburg which ended at
This port yes' erday.
The missing jewelry, according 70
the descI u On given nv police. cou-
Sists Of .hree ropes of y rls contain
lag bel ween 25S and 1888 gems: r
large black pearl ring set abolt With
damon IS. recent purch1So in Paris,
valued a, $5OfC; a pair OF black pearl
earrings set with dian)Iis, isrso
whi'c pearl set in liDg and sur
rounded by diamonds am q V shaped
brooch .sl With about eight whine
and I.uk pearls with a pendant con-
sisting OF pea-shaped black diamond
of unusual size. Most of the jewels
are set in platinum. According to
the owner the black pearl pendant is
not only intrinsically valuable but is
a rare antique. The value of the
pearl ropes is said TO be about $780,
900.
There are many theories to account
for the robbery. The police who
have handled others of the same kind
incline to the opinion that the rob
berry was the work of professional
crooks, who have carried out wei
laid plan. 1t is their opinion that the
woman was followed by those who
sought to rob her Of the jewels showI
In pictures OF her, printed here an(
abroad, at the time of her marriage.
Mrs. Drummond occupied Room 16'
on the port side Of the Roosevelt o.
main deck. No. 16S is an outside
room at the end OF a cross alleyway
Attached to 1t is a bathroom. II
the room occupied by Mrs. Drum
[ Imond are two beds, couch, a ward
I robe and a small, thin legged writinI
J or dressing table, This table is wit
; in foot Of the door leading into tn
r alleyway.
E Mr.. and Mrs. Drummond had dir
= ner on Saturday night in the Ritz
g lCarlton restaurant. Mrs. Drummon
, wore black evening gown. Throug
v the lace bodice the ropes of pearl
: could be seen. She retired to he
y room about 1880 o'clock. The mai
assisted her In disrobing.
[ Mrs. Drummond took of her jewel
r which she had worn constantly dul
e ing the voyage, for safe keeping
n During the first part Of the trip sh
d had even kept her pearls around he
1 neck while sleeping. She found thel
L uncomfortable and on Saturday Nigh
n removed them.
n She remembers that the last thin
I. before retiring she placed them
s one Of the two small drawers on tn
z dressing table. They were put
Q the drawer nearest the end OF tn
s room and farthest from the door
d Il did not imagine took any risk
= said Mrs. Drummond. Il am afrai
II OF accidents and | always leave th
r. door OF my room unlocked. / do tn
L so. In case OF an accident, the loo
e viii not become jammed and make
c impossible TO get the door open.
am a very light sleeper. | woke u
once. think 1t was about o'cloc
Everything was still. and there VIZ
nothing TO arouse suspicion. | soc
10 went OF TO sleep again.
N 1t was about $3.50 o'clock yesterda
r, morning when | got up. My ma
Ie came In and assisted me, | askC
her TO go TO the drawer and get N
the jewels. She walked across Il
n room and opened the drawer whel
Il before retiring on the night previol
n | had placed the jewels.
N she looked, and then, imaginir
le that / had made n mistake In u
place where had put them, she sal
Why, they are not there. went
z. once and looked. They were gone
Or Mrs. Drummond believes that u
4. person who robbed her must ha'
II used light for In the drawer wei
Is some other articles which were nj
Is touched and on top OF the draw,
lie was the key OF her dispatch box.
d. Mr.. Drummond when told OF VIII
10 had happened sent at once for Chi
At Steward Scholz.