New-York tribune., 1913-07-30
Mrs. C. C. RumSey, Daughter of
Late Railroad Man. Robbed of
$4,000 Jewels at Her
Home in Pier Colony.
100000 NECKLACE GONE
II Contains Nearly / 40 Matched
Pearls, Mothers Wedding Gift
Other Women Lose Thou
sands in Precious Stones
in Mysterious Manner.

Pearls and other jewelry worth at
least $4,000, lying in an unlocked hu-
rcsu drawer in the home of Mrs.
Charles Cary Rumsey, daughter Of
the late f. H. Hartman, were stolen
from her summer home at NarraGan-
sett Pier either last Saturday or sun
day. Chief Of the stolen gems was
two-string pearl necklace worth S6o-
600. presented by Mrs. E. n. Harri-
man to her daughter as wedding
gift
Two other recent gem rObberies at
Narragansett Pier came 10 light
through the police Yesterday. Mrs.
John H. Hanan lost about fifty valua-
ble pieces of jcwelry on Friday night.
and Mrs Walter Ives missed $1,000
pearl necklace after a dance at the
Casino
Announcement Of the Rumscy rob
berry came yesterday from G. {. Teget-
hon. the railroad rulers secretary and
agent Of the Hartman estate. Besides
the pearl necklace Of perfectly matched
pieces were several large pendants and
brooches, WE.le other pieces. not IN
vcntoried in the confusion following
discovery Of the .oss. may also haze
been taken.
The theft was not discovered until y
o'clock Sunday evening, when Mrs.
Rumsey, returning to her home from
a dinner, found that the jewelry,
which she had kept in a irawer Of ner
bureau. was gone Mrs. Rumsey nou-
fed MIR Tegeihof by long distance
telephone Monday morning. The Burns
Detective Agency was engaged.
AImos. i4o Pearls in Necklace.
"A conservative estimate OF the icw-
orlv taken" said Mr. Tegethoff yester-
dav. would he $1,000. There was
ono necklace, made Of two strings.
which was given 20 Mrs. Rumsey at
the time of her marriage. There we're
about l3O or 40 pearls in the necklace
all matched exactly. one string. which
I bought ~ Tinany's. contained sixty
five pearls.
In addition 10 the necklace. the large
pieces taken were large ruby ana
pcarl pendant, valued at 5000, which
Mrs. Rumsey usually wore TO accom-
pany the string Of pearls, large single
ruby bar pin. worth from SLOro 10
-. 900. a diamond placque brooch, in
Guiding large solitaire stone set in
platinum. valued at 5000, and a gold
mesh bag. set with diamonds and
sauphires. worth Sl,2Wl
According to Mrs. Rumsey's account
over the telephone, she last saw the
iewelry Saturday evening at o'clock
when she was dressing for dinner. The
diamond placque brooch. she remem-
hers. she left on top Of the dresser.
The others were in the drawer. which
was left unlocked.
on her return from dinner she was
tired and did not notice whether the
brooch was still on the dresser, ana
the next morning she supposed hcr
maid had put 1t away.
During the twenty-four hours, said
Mr. Tegethoff, Mrs. Rumsey, her nus
band and the ~crvants were in and out
of the house, although no especial
watch was kept of the premises.
Lookina for Organ Grinder.
only one clew has been furnished by
Mrs. Rumsey. SUNDAY morning an
organ grinder, with a monkey, enter
tanned her and two Of the servants on
the lawn of the house. with the monkey
in red Jacket performing in the usual
manner. The Burns detectives are
making a search for this man, as it Is
thought that he may have been a con-
federate Of the thief, sent to the front
OF the house 10 distract attention.
Mr.. Tegethon says that all the SER
wants have been with the Rumsey
family for several years. There are
six. "A butler and five Lads
So far. according 10 the statement
made by Deputy Commissioner Dough-
erty. the New York police have not
been notified of the robbery.
Mrs. F.. II. Hartman, at her home at
Arden. y. V, received word also from
her daughter and went TO her office at
No. 40 Fifth avenue to assist in the
starting Of the search.
The Rumseys whose winter home is
at Westbury Long Island, where Mr..
Rumsev. a sculptor, has his studio,
leased the house Of Harrison Tweed
Cunning Rock cottage, for the sum
mer where they took Charles Cary
Rumsev. jr.. their young son. Mrs.
Rumsev was Mary Hartman, her
fathers favorite daughter, in whose
business judgment he placed implicit
confidence. Mr.. Rumsey, in addition
70 his art works, has gone in for ath-
letics. They were married at the Har-
riman home, at Arden, May 70, 1910.
A second daring robbery came to
light AT Narragansett Pier, following
hard upon the $4,000 theft at the
Rumsey cottage.
While Mrs. John II. Hanan was at
the vaudeville given for the beneht OF
st Peters s-by-the-Sea Friday night, at
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