The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-03-03
ROBBED OF GEMS
MES. NJ. DRUEMOND. FORMERLY
MRS. MARSHALL FIELD, JR.,
LOSES $4,000.
NOT A SINGLE CLUE YET
Wireless Calls N. Y. Detectives Vino
Search in Vain Before Ship
Docks--Customs Authori-
ties Are Appealed to.

New York. y. Y. - Kris. Maldwin
Drummond, formerly Mrs. Marshall
Field, Jr., OF Chicago, was robbed OF
a fortune in jewels Saturday night
aboard a 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
neutrality-suspicious. line some i'm be-
tween $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 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 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 a 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 a tug.
They learned from Mrs. DrummOnd
details of the theft ana began a comb
ms of the ship and search of the crew.
No trace of the jewels was found.
Mrs. Drummond explained that X
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.
Saturday night Oh retiring she
placed them in a cabinet drawer of
the stateroom as she had done each
night during the voyage. No one had
access to the stateroom, she added,
Iesides her husband, herself and her
maid. The maid she holds above sus-
picion.
Arising i'll the morning to make her
toilet before the liner locked, she was
startled TO find the drawer empty.
The captain of the Amerika was noti-
fed and a quiet investigation was be
gun before an aerogram called police
authorities on shore. Stewards and
stewardesses we're 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 a clue was developed, how
ever, b customs authorities were ap-
peaied to and under euise of baggage
inspection every ones luggage was
sifted thoroughly, but SO far as could
be learned not even a suspicion was
unearthed.
The customs men made it a 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 vas 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
been left unlocked.
j am afraid of accidents she said,
and caused the door to be left I'm
locked as a p~recaution in the event
OF emergency.
Mrs. Drummond believes the person
who robbed her must have used a
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 va 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
magnificent three ropes Of pearls, have
been published in both European and
American newspapers.
These, the detectives theorized. at
tracted the attention of thieves who
have probably followed Mrs. Drum.
mond, intent upon robbing her.