The evening world., 1913-07-30

brought from New York, some time
aso whom I planned to give q reeep-
tion and ball for Gov. and Mrs. Pothisr.
Mr.. Hanan became III and the rscep-
ton was abandoned. The articles were
kept In . drawer of the bureau In my
boudoir. There they had been locked
UP until Friday evening. when I opened
the drawer and took out a few ar
ticles while dressing for q reception
at st. Peter's-by-the,sea
JEWELS STOLEN DURING Al.
sENcE OF TWENTY MINUTES.
II left several pieces on the top OF IN
bureau for my maid to put away. which
she did. When left the house the
maid went Immediately to fresh water
spring not far from the house to bring
some water to my room. When she re.
turned to the room. perhaps twenty
minutes later. she found the drawer
Of the bureau open and much Of the
jewelry gone. Several other pieces had
not been taken"
This afternoon Mrs. Hanan corrected
. matter In which she had been mis-
quoted whom she described the theft at
her home. Mrs. Hanan had been made
to say that she was notified by telephone
Of her loss while she was attending q
church reception. Instead she did not
know Of the robbery until she returned
home at 20 minutes before o'clock Sat-
urday morning. The maid In whose
care the jewelry had been left then told
her Of what had occurred.
This woman has been employed by
Mrs. Hanan for twenty-Ons years, and
there was no hesitancy In accepting
her version Of the affair. 1t also de-
vcloped that tho jewels were eithSr
taken before they had been replaced In
. secret drawer Of the bureau. or the
drawer was opened by some one IN.
miliar with the mechanism Of the bu-
Paau. The drawer was not forced.
JEWEL DRAWER HAD A SECRET
LOCK.
In order to open II II was nece ssary
to rot pun out the drawer below and,
inserting a hand In the opening, press
. ooncsslsd spring. It = held reason
able. however. that expert thieves would
easily locate the secret Of the htd, n
place.
The theory that the Rumsey robbery
was an Inside Job" u strengthened bv
the discovery made to-day that the thief
did not take several hundred dollars
In cash which was In the drawer with
the jeweiry that was stolen. Had the
thief made . thorough search of the
drawer the money would have been
found and undoubtedly taken away.
The fact that the money was ovsr.
looked shows that the person who took
the jewels either knew Just where they
were or had been told Just where they
could be found. The thief went right
for the Jewel boxes and found them
without disturbing the other contents
Of the drawer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ives were guests Of Mr.,
and Mrs.. Douglas Pearcs Of Provi.
dsnce. At Narragansett. When they "a.
turned Saturday night from the casins
hrs. Ives left her necklace In her room
when she looked for II Sunday evening
II was gone Nothing else had beeo
touched
Both the 9enan and Rumssy hou..
race the water. and the local po:,cs be-.
lisve the thieves are using motor host.
~ tneT operations. There was Q lons
ssfiss OF robbsriss st the Pier In lsu.
Ana last year Il 10 estimated S,oo. .0oo
worth OF Jewels were stolen from Nara
sansstt and Newport residents. Nens
vas ever recovered.
Detectives who have worked ON m.
cases believe there . q master fsnc..
VINO buys such plundsr. They piotur,
AIN - IN expert Jswsllsr Of GooA
standing. and with connsctioss ali ov.,
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