Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-31
AT Nalragansett Pier Nets
Thieves Over S260,O00.
People Rush 10 Safely Deposit
Vaults with Their valuableS.
Theories Enough About Thieves, but
No Definite Clues Secured.

Narragansett Pier. r. l., July go
Thoroughly alarmed by the robberies
at shore Acres" and the Rumsey
cottages which Melted the thieves al
most n quarter of q million dollars
summer residents have adopted extra
ordinary precautions against similar
losses. Large quantities of jewelry
were placed in safe deposit vaults, to.
day. Much of it was shipped to New
York. In many instances. extra watch.
men were engaged by house owners. 1
is likely that the special police. or.
ganized for the summer colony some
years go and later abandoned, will be
re-organized.
The loss to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ca.
rey Rnmsey is Narously estimated al
from 200 To SIZE. 600
Mr. Rumsey would add nothing, to-
day, to the original announcement thai
.iev els of great value had been taker
from their cottage, Saturday night oil
Sunday.
Join Fl. Hanan is i'll and the news
IF The robbery at Shore Acres IS being
kept from him. Mrs. Hanan places hel
loss 1T $15a. 0o0.
All the railroad stations and wharves
of Nara gansett bay and within sever
al miles eff the pier are being close
~ watched in the hope that the thieves
may have been unable to leave town.
An effort has been made to find 3
parallel between the Hanan robber,
and the theft at the home of Harry l.
Haas at Long Branch, on the night oi
July .. That robbery is supposed te
have been organized by clever thieves
who found means of locating theii
booty we'll in advance of the actua
theft
Mrs. Hanan totally Denied tonight
that some one in her employ was UNI
der suspicion. She also told something
more of the circumstances surrounding
the less of her jewels. After selecting
what she wished to wear, Friday night
all but a few pieces were returned to a
secret drawer in a bureau and the
drawer locked The maid who assisted
her 10 dress, left the room when Mrs
Hanan did. Some time later the wo.
man returned TO the room for the pur-
pose oil closing a door that led to {
beth room. She then noticed that TIL,
treasure drawer was open and TIL,
greater part Ct Mrs. Hanan's jewelr,
missing. The woman Immediately 10
tilted other servants in the house AM
then waited for the return Of Mrs
Haudn. who arrived at the house, /
little oefore ! o'clock, Saturday morn
ing.
MY maid WAS SO shocked at the dis
Covery of the loss" said Mrs. Hanan
that she had not recovered when
returned. She did not know what tc
do and was quite right in waiting foi
me. The poor girl has been made sicf
over the affair and | am very sorry
for her. She has been in my employ
for p years and l trust her absolute.
~"
Up to tonight, the detectives appar.
emily had discovered nothing in The
way OF solution of either the Hanar
or the Rumsey robbery.
The theory of detectives working
on the case is that the Rumsey rob-
berry was committed, Saturday night.
between $50 and l. O'Clock. An NJ
tomobile, which was left standing ua-
lighted near a cottage. a short dis
lance from the Rumsey cottage, is be-
lieved to have been used by the rob
bers.
According to this theory one of the
gang looked over the Rumsey prem {.
ses during the day. Saturday. and
learning in some way when Mr.. and
Mrs. Rumsey would be absent, notified
his eonfederates, whom he probably
met somewhere in the outskirts, al
dusk. 1t is believed that the party
came down the Ocean road in the au-
tomobile and then took side road
known as the Fork, leading by a
roundabout route along the shore past
the Rumsey cottage. Leaving the
machine. unlighted, the men are sup
posed to have gone to the cottage sep
arately and while one man entered and
committed the robbery, others remain
ed on guard outside.
The theory that an organ grinder
was concerned in the theft or that d
motorboat figured in it has been dis
carded by the detectives since they
learned of the presence of the strangs
car seen in the vicinity of the cot
tage. Saturday night. Some of the
detectives were also inclined to be-
lieve that the two robberies We're tbs
work of different gangs, although
they give no specific reason for tht
| theory.
Among the many rumors circulate
| at the Casino. today, was one to the
l effect that the Ills Lea" cottage oc-
cupied by ]. b. Thomas of New York
| the well known polo player, had beer
robbed. Mr.. Thomas later denied the
| story.
| The statement was made authora'
| lively, tonight. that there had bee'
| noploss of second necklace by rob
berry at nthes Rumsey cottage, as Wa
| rumored. s4Hs.X@ -, Ea=,r zAa