Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-07-30
THEFT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY
ON THE FOLLOWING NIGHT THE
RUMsEYs' JEWEL BOX WAS
PILFERED
DETECTIVES ON The JOB
THOUGH TWO AGENCIES ARE AT
WORK NO cLEWs HAVE BEEN
DISCOVERED

Narragansett Pier, R. l., July 3d.
Jewelry worth at least $150,OOO was
stolen from Shore Acres, the summer
residences of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Han
an, Friday night.
The $4,000 robbery in the home of
G. C. Rumsey, sonin-law of the late
e. H. Hartman, occurred on Saturday
night.
4 Reports that the Hanans had been
robbed were denied until today when
Mrs. Hanan told the story Of their
loss. Mr.. Hanan is seriously i'll and
has been kept in. ignorance Of the
robbery. An unwillingness to disturb
him influenced his wife to withhold
the facts until this time.
The articles taken included dia-
mond necklace, a pearl necklace, two
diamond encrusted watches, set of
star sapphires surrounded by diamonds.
pendant, brooch and pair of rare
black diamond earrings surrounded by
white diamonds
4 peculiar feature Of the robbery
,Eas that soma particularly valuable
gems were left in the bureau drawer
from which the others were removed
This suggests that the job was a
hurried one.
! Mrs. Hanan seldom wears the jew
els and only brought them from New
York because she had expected to give
her annual reception to Mrs. Pothier
The illness of Mr., Hanan made It nee
essary to cancel the function
The jewelry was taken from Mrs.
Hanans budoir a few moments after
she had left the house to attend a re-
oeption. The loss was discovered
within 80 minutes, but although three
detectives have been working on the
case since Monday morning, no tangi-
/ BILE clew has been found
4 Mrs Hanan said that the servants,
of whom there are about 25, had been
eliminated in the investigation. With
the exception of two buffers, who
were engaged this year, all Of those
employed at Shore Acres have been
with the family for years. The the
ory Of motorboat thieves also has
been dismissed, as the shore Of Block
Island sound over which the house
looks, is very rough and small boat
would have great difficulty in landing
anywhere near the estate.
i T left the house on Friday even
ing for church reception" said
Mrs Hanan. leaving on my bureau
( several pieces Of jewelry for my maid
to put away, which she did. When /
left the house the maid went to a
spring not far away from the house
to bring some water to my room.
When she returned, perhaps 90 min
utes later, she found the bureau open
ed and much Of the jewelry gone. She
notified me by telephone at the
church and Immediately returned
to the house. I at once telephoned
to detective at Providence and he
arrived here Sunday morning. Five
men are now working on the case. I
do not suspect the servants
+ Tt is believed that the gang Of ex-
pert thieves who operated successful
ly here two years ago is again at
work. The secrecy maintained for a
4 time regarding the two known losses
has led also to reports Of several
other robberies, though the reports
are vague and unconfirmed.
! Some time ago Mrs. Waiter Ives Of
New York lost a pearl necklace said
to be worth $4,000 whila visiting at
the summer home here Of Douglas
Pearce, Jr., Of Providence. The loss
was not discovered Immediately. The
Hanans are leaders in the summer
colony. Shore Acres is regarded as
the show place of the Pier. Mrs.