The Washington herald., 1911-02-27
ROBBED OF GEMS
WORTH $4,000
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tomorrow, but second-cabin passengers,
except possibly a dozen or less, left the
pier to-day, as the first cabin did, un-
searched.
Mrs. Drummond had worn her jewels
at the dinner in the Ritz-Carlton restau-
rant on Saturday night They could be
seen quite distinctly through the black
lacework OF her corsage. Some Of the
other diners, all OF whom, like Mrs.
DR. ummond, had dressed for the occasion,
were c. Rumsey and his wife, who was
Mary Hartman, daughter of E. H Har-
riman; Mr.. and Mrs F. l. Chaplin, and
Mrs. P. Won Schiller, who claims rela-
uonship to the German poet. Mrs Drum
mond and her husband went to their re-
spective suites on the port side of the
Roosevelt deck, numbered 16S and 1S
across an aisle from each other, about
O:SO p. m. The French maid assisted
her mistress in undressing.
Tossed Into Jewel Gaze.
Before this Mrs. Drummond had taken
OF her jewelry. and put it in the drawer
OF the writing desk furthest from the
door which opened from a cross-ships
aisle, accessible to all cabin passengers
and all first cabin stewards. She had
taken from one of her trunks a tray of
her jewel case, and it was into this that
she tossed the Jewelry.
When Mrs. Drummond got up at $50
to-day she asked her maid about the
jewels, and when it was discovered they
were missing the chief steward, Z. Scholz,
was summoned. and a search was made
of all the suite. The chief steward no
titled Capt. Knuth, and he Immediately
sent a wireless message to Julius P.
Meyer, assistant general manager of the
line. Mr.. Meyer informed Gen Nelson
H. Henry. surveyor OF the port
Mrs. Drummond was met on the pier
by her niece, Mrs King, of this city, and
Mr.. King. Before she gave up hope of
taking the jewelry with her to the Plaza
she talked with the reporters She said
all her jewelry had not been taken This
was apparent, as Sue wore two large
pearl earrings, a diamond brooch, several
diamond ornaments in her hat. and other
jewelry that a customs appraiser said
might have cost $4,000 AS she is a
foreign resident her jewelry Is not duti-
here while she was Mrs Field She said:
VIII Oner q Reward.
II am willing to do anything to get
them back shall offer a reward for
them, whether or not the person who
stole them is caught I don't suspect
anybody. and do not know what to do.
This Is my first visit to the United States
in three years, and it is so soon after
my marriage that want to avoid as
much publicity as possible"
II was said that a reward Of s., 900
would be offered for the restoration OF
the jewelry.
Mrs. Drummond has been living at her
husbands country home near Southamp-
ton and she boarded the Amerika at that
port She expected originally to stay
only a few days in that city and then
go to see friends and relatives in Chicago,
but the robbery may upset her plans a
bit and she may stay here a week or
more. Whether or not she RECEIVERS the
jcwelry she will sail for England by the
Cunarder Lusitania in April
Mrs. Drumond was before her mar
riage to Mr.. Field Miss Albertina Huck.
daughter of Louis c. Huck, a malster OF
Chicago. She became a widow on Novem-
Der a. 1906, when her husband died of
gunshot wound inflicted at their home
in Chicago. Mrs. Drummond became ac-
quainted with her husband about thirteen
years ago while she was visiting Eng
land with Mr.. Fields. Mr.. Drummond is
thirty-nine years of age and a nephew
Of the late Sir Victor Arthur wellington
Drummond. He is a sportsman and polo
player.