The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-25

Mrs. Richard Stevens, who ID
poorer because of ''Miss Captain
xidd's" up-to-dafe industry.
burned at Narragansett- Naturally
all the cottagers turned out to fight
the fires. After the excitement was
over Mr.. Kenneth Murchison. Mr..
Phil Randolph and several other
men discovered that their homes
had been looted. This was In broad
daylight. Later 1t was proved that
a strange motor boat had been
standing on shore for two hours
during the excitement.
From him that hath, shall bs
taken" is the motto OF the pirates.
They do not. as rule. take much
at a time. They evidently under
stand to a dollar the value OF the
Jewels owned by the people they
rob. They pick and choose. They
do not gather In all they might.
ONLY the most valuable are taken.
A dog collar here. tiara there.
They take only what can be slippsd
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
the cliffs the girl walked out Of ths
house with the hostess's tiara On
her head!
Many theories are being presented
,a TO the manner in which the
nirates work. The most plausible
ia that the girl. dressed In the most
nerfect taste and carrying herself
with self-possession. enters housa
while a dinner, a dance, or a recep-
tion 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,
any one seeing her supposes her to
be q guest. The hostess is always
downstairs receiving her guests. 10
seems very easy.
Only those houses are entered
that have a water approach. II the
detectives had reasoned this ,ut
earlier they might have captured
the pirates before this.
The houses on the cliffs, the
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 piratea.
for the estates can easily be ap-
preached from the ocean. The forty
steps at the foot Of Narragansett
avenue give clear access from .he
beach to these houses. to the John
Drexel house and the Twombly
This approach Is now
guarded night and day.
Is it any wonder that Newport Ia
hunting pirates? Is It any wonder
that every strange craft entering
ne D1IDOI 10 N4SWGo Will HUb-
picion?
Even the yachts In the harbor are
rot safe. Robberies have occurred
IN board several OF them. But
mum" Is the word and 1t Is prac.
ically impossible TO make the lossys
ell OF their LOSSES" Mrs. Stewart
ia-ney. wife OF the weIl.knowu
-chitcct, and niece OF Mira.
,ichard Gambrill. lost" valuable
,rooch while a guest on the Moth
star, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt's
'acht This "loss" was made pub.
lc, but greater ''loss" was kept
ecret; 1t is noticeable. however.
hat Mrs Vanderbilt has not worn
certain dog collar for several
weeks, She says that 1t is being
epai-ed.
Mrs. Redmond's "loss" also oo.
urred on Z. Tacht at anchor near
ho yacht club.