Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
Mrs. Richard Stevens, who ia
poorer because of Miss Captain
Kidd's" up-to-date industry.

burned at Narragansett. Naturally
all the cottagers turned out to fight
the fires. After the excitement was
over Mr.. Kenneth Murchison. NJ.
Phil Randolph and several other
men discovered that their homes
had been looted. This was in broad
daylight. Later it was proved that
a strange motor boat had been
standing off shore for two hours
during the excitement.
From him that hath. shall be
taken" is the motto of the pirates.
They do not, as a rule, take much
at a time They evidently under.
stand to a dollar the value of thu
Jewels owned by the people they
rob. They pick and choose. They
dc not gather in all they might.
Only the most valuable are taken.
dog collar here. a tiara there.
They take only what can be slipped
into a pocket, perhaps the girl
wears the jewels out OF the house.
She helps to rob. One tale has 1t
that at a ball given at mansion on
tha cliffs the girl walked out of thu
house with the hostess's tiara On
her head!
Many theories are being presented
as to the manner in which the
pirates work. The most plausible
is that the girl, dressed in the most
perfect taste and carrying herself
with self-possession, enters house
while a dinner, dance, or a rece9'
ton is being given. Even in The
largest houses there is a certain ex-
citement and laxity when entertain
ments are in progress.
The Casino theory is that Miss
Captain Kidd, looking like any other
guest, enters the house at the mo-
ment several others are entering.
There are always, even at dinners,
guests who are unknown to others
and to the servants. The girl finds
her way upstairs and, of course,
be a guest. The hostess is always
downstairs receiving her guests. IL
seems very easy.
Only those houses are entered
that have water approach. If the
detectives had reasoned this ,ut
earlier they might have captured
the pirates before this.
The houses on the cliffs, the
Breakers, owned by Mrs. Wander.
bilt; Marble House, owned by Mrs.
Oliver Belmont; Ochre Court, owned
by Mrs. Ogden Goelet, have been in
reality at the mercy of the pirates,
for the estates can easily be 40
preached from the ocean. The forty
steps at the foot of Narragansett
avenue give clear access from The
beach to these houses, to the joan
DreXel house and the Twombly
mansion. This approach is now
carefully guarded night and day.
Is it any wonder that Newport IL
hunting pirates? Is it any wonder
that every strange craft entering
the harbor is viewed with sus.
picion?
Even the yachts in the harbor are
not safe. Robberies have occurred
on board several of them. But
mum" is the word and it is prac.
tically impossible to make the losers
tell Of their losses" Mrs. Stewart
Barney, wife of the weIl.knowu
architect, and a niece of Mira.
richard Gambrill, lost" valuable
brooch while a guest on the Moth
Star, Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt's
yacht. This loss" was made cub.
lie, but a greater loss" was kent
secret; it is noticeable, however,
that Mrs. Vanderbilt has not won
certain dog collar for several
weeks. She says that it is being
repaired
Mrs. Redmond's Toss" also oo.
Cured on a yacht at anchor near
the yacht club.