The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-10-03
THE R0LLlsTL3
JEWEL ROBBERY

The story Of q Mysterious inert
One Monday morning fl August,
7g10, the Independent Burglary lnaur
ance Company called UP the office Of
the Burns Detective Agency and re-
sauested that an operative be sent to
their Offices at once
cornell" said the manager 10 me,
you haven't had any experience IA
the burglary insurance line, but
guess you can handle the work. 60
over and see what's up. And, say,
Cornell, remember this this agency
- retained by the year by Tits insu--
ance company. one of our bis Gus
toners. Treat their work accord
1ngly."
found the Offices Of the lndepen
dent Company in Forty.aeeond
street building not tor from Fifth age
nue., On presenting my card was
unhered at once into tho private Of
fee OF the vice president. MT Blaneg
"Ahl The man from the Burns
Agency" said Mr.. Blaney. Cornell
Is the name? All, yesi glad they sent
you, Mr.. Cornell. We've beard some.
thing Of your work You've never
handled an yof our cases, have your
mot any / said.
"WelI, fortunately this isn't com
plicated case, or at ieast we don't
think 1t is, It's merely case of iii-
yestigaticn to assure ourselves al the
propriety OF policy holders claim
A mere matter OF form, alalost We
always investigate an claims for pay
ments, you know Sometimes We are
convinced that something Is Wronsi
then We instruct your agency 10 find
something for us to start q fight on,
In this case, IT isn't anything ike 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 n $4,000, and insured
with us for $4,000, were stolen. There
rs scarcely the slightest possibility
that there is anything wrong IN the
case. Col. HOLSTER Is fine, high
minded man, q gentleman Of the old
school. He has paid this company
thousands OF dollars in premiums FOR
the last ten years and never presented
q claim before this. We are all Of
the opinion that we will pay bis claim
ii full, IN due time Rutas matter
OF form, you understand We're send
ing you down to look the thing over.
Be careful, Mr.. Cornell, but be care
full Of our interests Cts Well as the
feelings Of Col. Hoilister and his fam
ily. 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 Il the Holllster case
had developed into case SO sensa,
tlonal, so full OF strange features that
the Independent Burglary Insurance
Company never dreamed Of, that even
today It is spoken az Ia the Office Of
the agency as THE HOLSTER Job
Being new TO the work Of inyesti-
eating hurglaries for the Insurance
company | went about the task Ia a
way considerably different from that
employed by tho experienced inYestl.
gator. ! did not 60 to the scene Of
the robbery The HOLSTER home lay
up among the hills OF Long Island on
the sound / had heard OF 1t as q
good example of what taste ard mod
crate wealth moderate for Now York
-Acould do in making complete Il
home. / had heard Of Col. Hollister
too, in the same indirect way He
was a retired bond broker, approx.
mately 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
Wynderling, the Margaret wandering
who for a brief space bad won such
distinction in Bernard Shaw'a plays
There had been some opposition to
the match at the time on the part Of
Mr. HOLSTERS two grown sons by bis
first marriage After the wedding tlAs
opposition was said to have simmered
down until now report had il that Col.
onel and Mrs, HOLSTER were happily
at peace with OH the world. especially
including HOLSTERS two grown sons.
had seen pictures OF both the Col
onel and his young wife in the so-
eiety 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 ghis
served to keep them both 10 print
often enough to make them compar-
atiyely well known.
Instead Of repairing ct once to this
Teputed ideal home 81 wealth and cul-
ture, I went down town At the end
Of three hours work entered fhe or
fees Of the broker with whom Col
HOLSTER had been associated in bush
ness, and who now handled the old
gentleman's investments. was
equipped with letters Of Introduction
The news Of the burglary had not
been made public SO. after introducing
myself as real estate man whom
Col. HOLSTER had approached with d
view of making extensive investments.
found no trouble II furthering my
aVowed mission-thaf of obtaining S
conhdential opinion on tie state of
Col HOLSTERS finances. The broker,
Gfavis by name, pulled his mpstache
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