The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-07
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THE HOLLtSTER
JEWEL ROBBERY
The Story Of a Mysterious Theft

One Monday morning In August,
1910. the Independent Burglary Insur-
aaee Company called up the Office of
the Burns Detective Agency and re-
quested that an operative be sent to
their Offices at once
Cornell" said the manager to me,
you haven't had any experience in
the burglary insurance line, but |
guess you can handle the work Go
over and see what's up. And, say,
Cornell, remember this: this agency
Ia retained by the year by this insur-
ance company One of our big Gus
toners Treat their work accord
ngly."
found the Offices Of the Indepen-
lent Company In Forty-second
street building not rar from Fifth ave-
hue. On presenting my card | was
dshered at once into the private Of
flee of the vice president, Mr.. Blaney.
"Ah! The man from the Burns
Agency?" said Mr.. Blaney. Cornell
is the name? All, yes; glad they sent
you, Mr.. Cornell We've heard some
thing of your work, You've never
handled an yof our cases. have you?"
mot any" | said
well, fortunately this isn't com.
plicated case, or at least We don
think it Is. Its merely o case of in
vestigaticn to assure ourselves of the
propriety OF policy holders claim
A mere matter OF form, almost. We
always investigate all claims for pay.
ments, you know Sometimes we are
convinced that something is wrong /;
then we instruct yonr agency to find
something for us to start fight on.
In this case 1t isn't anything like that
In brief, Col Malcolm p. HOLSTERS
home up on Long Island sound was
entered by burglars Saturday night
and Mrs. HOLSTERS diamonds and
pearls, valued $4,000, and insured
with us for $4,000. were stolen There
is scarcely the slightest possibility
that there is anything wrong in the
case. Col. HOLSTER is fine, high
minded man, a gentleman Of the old
school He has paid this company
thousands Of dollars In premiums for
the last ten years and never presented
claim before this. We are all OF
the opinion that we will pay his claim
In full, in due time. But--as a matter
of form, you understand-we're send.
i,,. ff Iy1sx1y hy tbt,ro non
Be careful. Mr.. Cornell, but be care
full Of our interests as well as the
feelings OF Col. HOLSTER and his fam
lily. Assure yourself that the Burglary
was committed, that Mrs HOLSTERS
jewels were stolen, and report, That
Is the case"
That was enough, for before | had
got through with 1t the HOLSTER case
had developed into a case so sensa.
tional. SO full of strange features that
the Independent Burglary Insurance
Company never dreamed of, that even
today it is spoken Of in the Office Of
the agency as The HOLSTER job"
Being new TO the work OF investi
eating burglaries for the insurance
company | went about the task In a
way considerably different from that
employed by the experienced investi-
gator | did not go to the scene OF
the robbery. The HOLSTER home lay
up among the hills Of Long Island on
the sound. ! had heard of it as a
good example OF what taste and mod
crate wealth--moderat for Now York
could do in making complete q
home. ! had heard of Col HOLSTER.
too, In the same indirect way. He
was retired bond broker approx
matels SIS years old. His first wife
had died many years before. Five
years ago he had married again, this
time taking for his bride Margaret
Wandering, the Margaret Wandering
who for a brief space had won such
distinction in Bernard Shaw's plays.
There had been some opposition to
the match at the time on the part of
Mr.. HOLSTERS two grown sons by his
first marriage. After the wedding this
opposition was said to have simmered
down until now report had II that Col
onel and Mrs. HOLSTER We're happily
at peace With all the world, especially
including HOLSTERS two grown sons.
had seen pictures OF both the Coz
onel and his young wife in the So
ciety sections of The papers, The
Colonel was an ardent member OF the
Nassau Hunt Club. and Mrs HOLSTER
was credited with having developed
a great interest In aviation. This
served to keep them both in print
often enough to make them compar-
atively we'll known.
Instead Of repairing at once to this