The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-27
LOSES JEWELS
DURING NIGHT
Mrs. Maldwin Drummond Is
Robbed of Pearls and Dia-
mOnds on Liner Amerika.
WIRELESS MESSAGE
SENT TO DETECTIVES
Thorough Search When the
Vessel Docks Fails to Lead
TO Recovery of Gems.

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-Mrs Maidwin
Drummond. formerly Mrs. Marshall Field
Jr.. of Chicago vas robbed OK a fortune
In jewels last night aboard trans
Atlantic line-. Diamonds. pearls and 9TH
er gems TO the value OF approximately
SiSO.ooo disappeared from her ssateroom
on the steamship Amerika of the Ham
burg american line some time between
$50 o'clock last evening and $50 this
morning
The loss was reported Immediately the
liner docked at Iobolien this afternoon.
and the police Of Hcboken and New York
arc working on the case. Mrs. Drumnond
hurried TO the Hotel Plaza. dcclirine to
discuss her loss
The Hamburg American line dieclaIms
al responsibility on the ground that the
passeneer9 leaving Jewels in their state
rooms do SO at their own risk
To the police Mrs Drummond described
the jewels follows.
Two strings OF 279 pearls each.
One string Of 2s3 pearls
ono large black pearl ring set with
diamonds
One large white pearl ring set with
One pair large pearl earrings set with
diamonds.
One black pearl brooch set with dla-
monds. with black pearl pear shaped
pendant.
Detectives Summoned by Wireless
wireless message sent from the
america as she neared port summoned
deteeuyes do"m the bay in tug. The
lcsrncu ironI Mrs. Drummond details OF
tEe theft and began n co.nbing of it,.
ship and sea"ch OF the crew. But not
trace Of tho. jewels was found. Mrs
Drummond explained that except at night
she had worn the Jewels almost con
inually. but had kept them under her
waist, and had not displayed them at
Iipfr ;..,-.
on retiring. she. placed them III a cab
inet drawer of the statcroom. as she hsi
done each night during the voyage Mo-
one had access TO the state:oom. she
added, hesidcs her husband herself ard
her maid The maid she holds above
suspicion.
Arising carly this morning 20 make her
toilet. she was startled TO find the drawe:.
empty The captain of the Amcriia was
notified ana "A IuIe; investigation was be-
gun before an aerosram called police az
thorlties on shore.
Stewards and stewardesses were closely
questioned and their clothes and belong
ings searched. and when the detectives
arrived there We're quiet inquiries among
the l5s first-cabin passengers aboard.
Fruitlees Search Made.
AS not clew WAS developed. however.
the customs authorities were appealed
TO and under cuisc of baggage inspection
every ones luggage was sifted thorough
ly. but SO far could be learned not
even a suspicion was unearthed.
Mrs. prummond could give no hint
which would aid the authorities. but she
believes the stateroom door vas left un-
locked during the night. Under such cir
cumstances IL would have been possible
for thief 10 have entered the apart
ment while the occupants slept
The customs mon made il poin, TO
examine carefully the baggage and per-
sonal belongings OF not only the first
cabin passengers, bat OF the 300 men
and women In the second cabin. No ore
was even temporarily detained, however.
and the police must now extend their
search 10 pawnshops
Mrs. Drummond was Miss Albertine
HucR. daughter of Louis c. Buck Of Chi.
cago. Her first husband was Marshall
Field. Jr., son OF the Chicago millionaire
merchant, The younger Field died In
1905 Of a gunshot wound
Children Heirs to Immense Fortune.
BY her first husband she is the mother
OF two children for whom their grand
father created at his death an immense
trust fund composed OF the bulk OF his
the income from a fund OF $1,000. 900 ser
aside for that purpose in the will OF
Marshall Field, Sr:. and is said 10 have
beside q personal fortune of $500. coo.
After her husbands death. young Mrs.
Field was frequent guest in London
Of her sister-in law; the wife Of Admiral
David Beatty Of the British navy, for
merly Ethel Field. daughter Of Marshall
Field. Sr. There she met her present
husband. Madwin Drummond. member
OF a wealthy English family. and we'll
place a year ago last September in
London registry office.
Opinion of the Captain.
When Captain Knuth OF the America
was asked for an opinion regarding the
theft of Mrs, Drummond's Jewels, he
said
Mrs. Drummond was imprudent in
leaving such valuable pearls around her
cabin In that manner and In not locking
hcr door. But they are eonc now and
do not think they are still on board.
The Amerka has safe. which is SUP
posed To bc ~ depository for Just such
Valunb bles as the ones stolen L nder the
present circumstances, ] do not see that
W" are responsible"
# was recalled tonight that Mrs. James
Hamilton Lewis. also of Chicago. missed
valuabies worth $4,000 while on the
Cunard liner SaXona. when passenger
last January. y suit seeking 70 establish
tie company's liability is pending.
Mrs. DTummond believes The person
who robbed her must have used q light,
for in the drawer were some other aru-
cles which were not touched. and on top
of The drawer was the key Of her dis
patch box,
New York detectives arc OF the opinion
that the robbery tho work of pro-
fessiCnal thieves. Many pictures OF Mrs.
Drummond taken about the time OF her
marriage TO her present husband show
ing her wearing the magnificent three
ropes of pearls. have been published in
both European and American newspa
pers.