Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-02
Suspicion Of Authorities in
R. |. Jewel Robbery.
Houses In Providence and BOs-
ton Under Surveillance.
Servants Suspected BY the Polles..
Mrs. Hanan unbsIIsvIng.

Narragansett Pier, Aug. Private
detectives are, tonight, watching a
residence in a suburb of Providence.
This home is the long sought Fence"
for the gang of thieves, who obtained
more than quarter of a million dol
lars worth of jewelry here, during the
"A hours ending at last Saturday
midnight according to the theory of
one of the four detective agencies en-
gagged on the robberies.
The occupant of the house cannot
escape surveillance, but the police
have no positive evidence upon which
to proceed against him.
Another detective agency Is watch
ing house in Boston. believing to be
either the headquarters of the jewelry
stealing band or the home of their
agents.
Mrs. J. H. Hanan, who lost $4,000
worth of Jewels has placed her case in
the hands of a firm of detectives at
Providence. New York detectives are
intrusted with the mission of recov-
ering the jewelry of Mrs. Charles {.
Rumsey estimated to be worth $780,
900. Several detectives are istill IN
town, but a great number who have
been sent, today, to New YORK, Boston
and other points in the direction OF
which more or less vague cieWs lea.
The detectives, who are watching the
house near Providence are said to have
a speculative commission from both the
Hanans and Rumseys. According to
their manager the suspect made spe-
cialty of taking servants on automopAe
rides. during which he seized the oppor-
tnnity to obtain information OF the hap-
its of the families in which his guests
were employed. 1T is claimed that the
touring car which was seen near the
Rumsey cottage. Saturday night, CORE
spends with the machine owned by the
suspect and that the latter occupied by
three servants and the owner was driven
through the streets of Providence on the
night of the Hanan robbery at so nigh
a speed as to attract attention. The man
who is being watched is said not oiis
to be suspected of maintaining fence
but also of being the guiding mind Oh
the robberies.
Although Mrs. Hanan has insisted here
tofore that the robbery was the work OF
professional thieves, she took no different
attitude. tonight.
az honestly believe an inside job as
the detective phrase it," she said. I
suppose they suspect some of my SER
wants, but 1 do not suspect anyone anu
l do not want to- 1 would almost rather
lose the jewels than find that any OF my
servants whom / have had in my employ
for years had been unfaithful'
Mrs. Hanan said that the suspicion had
demoralized her household and that some
of the servants were SO unhappy that
they would leave but for the incon-
venience to her.
IF they ever had desire to steal"
she said, there have been a great many
opportunities better than the one, Friday
night. If I could only get the things
back and put an end to all this notorie-
ty."
Old residents of the pier were disturbed,
today, by an announcement from Mrs.
Hanan that she is considering an offer
for her property here, including her res
idence ashore Acres" some other cot
tages and the Casino. and that she may
move to an estate on McStarrin's hill.
the highest point in Rhode Island, where
she owns $50 acre. of land Mrs Hanan
declared that disgust with the petty Je IL
ousies of the summer colony and the no
toriety attendant upon her present e~pe-
rience inclined her to think seriously OF
the idea of removal
The police discovered. today, that
"Shingleneok on Central street, the
summer residence of Prof Brander
| Matthews of Columbia University, had
| been entered recently by burglars.
| Prof. Matthews is in Europe and the
cottage is unoceupied. The amount of
the loss by the burglary is unknown.