Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-30
SMALL FORTUNE
IN Jewels
TAKEN
SHORE ACRES, HOME OF ]. H.
HANAN ROBBED OF jEWELRY
VALUED At $150,0OO==h Clue
AS YET TO The ROBBERS.
SECOND Big Theft
AT SUMMER RESORT

Narragansett Pier, r. l., July 30
The best detective genius available il
matching wits today with the eXper
crooks who took S225,000 worth o
gems almost from under the noses o
the owners in the summer colony here
during the last weekend Rival de
Itective agencies have been engaged
| by the victims. Mrs. c. C.. Rumsey
! daughter of the late f. H. Hartman
and Mrs. John H. Hanan, wife of 8
wealthy shoe manufacturer were the
victims Every pier of Narragansett
Bay is being watched in the belief
! that the thieves "disguised as gentle
men," are sauntering about the fash
| icnable hotels looking for an oppor
tunity to leave town without exciting
suspicion. Thus far no tangible clue
has been found.
Mrs. Hanans jewels, worth $150,000
were stolen from her room at Shore
Acres Friday evening during a short
absence of maid The gems lost
by Mrs Rumsey were removed from
her sleeping room while she was out
Saturday evening. 1t is believed that
the old gang of professional thieves
which profted SO greatly here in the
summer of 1911 is again at work and
the police realize that if this is the
case, they are pitted against expert
Icunning. Attention is again called to-
ward the reported fence in Boston,
long believed to be patronized by these
thieves, but which has never been To-
Gated However, it is not expected
that the members of the gang will at
tempt to dispose of their booty for
the present.
Narranganseu Pier, r. l., July 30
Jewelry worth at least $150,00O was
stolen from Shore Acres, the summer
residence of Mr.. and Mrs ]. II. Hanan
Friday night.
The $4,000 robbery in the home of
C. C. Rumsey, son-in-law Of the late
E. II. Hartman, occurred on satur-
day night
Reports that the Hanans had been
robbed was denied until today when
Mrs. Hanan told the story of their
loss. Mr.. Hanan is seriously i'll and
fas been kept in ignorance of the
robbery. An unwillngness to disturb
him influenced his wife to withhold
the facts until this time.
The articles taken included a dia-
mond necklace, pearl necklace, two
diamond encrusted watches. set of
star sapphires, surrounded by dia-
pendant. a brooch and pair
OF rare black diamond earrings sur
rounded by white diamonds
A peculiar feature of the robbery
was that some particularly valuable
gems were left in the bureau drawer
from which the others were removed.
This suggests that the job was a hur-
ried one.
Mrs. Hanan seldom wears the jew
els and only brought them from New
y ork because she had expected to give
her annual reception to Governor and
Mrs. Pothier
The illness of Mr.. Hanan made it
necessary to cancel the function.
The jewels were taken from Mrs
boudoir a few momen' after
she had left the house to attend a
The loss was discovered
within thirty minutes but although
three detective agencies have been
on the case since Monday
no tangible clue has been
'ound.
II left the house on Friday evening
'or church reception" said Mrs,
1anan. leaving on my bureau sew
sral pieces of the jewelry for my
maid to put away which she did |
When l left the house the maid went
o a spring not far from the house to /
'ring some water for my room. When |
he returned, perhaps twenty minutes |
ater, she found the. bureau open and
much of the jewelry gone She notified
ne by telephone at the church and
returned to the house /
at once telephoned to detective at /
iONi iueHCt anu llt diI1Veu mere ottlF /
lay morning. Five men are now
on the case. do not suspect |
he servants"
1t is believed here that the same |
;ang of thieves who operated success
ully here two years ago, are again at .
work.. The secrecy maintained for a
lme regarding the two known losses
las led also to reports of several !
ther robberies, though the reports
re vague and unconfirmed
Some time ago, Mrs. Walter Ives of t
FORK, lost pearl necklace said to be
worth $4,000 while visiting at the I
ummer home here of Douglas Pearce.
r., of Providence The loss was not
discovered Immediately.
The Hanan's are leaders in the
ummer colony. Shore Acres is re-
,arded as the show place of the pier.
Mrs. Hanan controls the casino and |,
$ financially interested in one of the
eading hotels.
Mrs. Hanan said that the servants,
# whom there are about 25, had been
Eliminated in the investigation. With |
he exception of two buffers, who f,
we're engaged this year, all of those