The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-19
STATE POLICE TO DEL VIE INTO
 THEFT OF S925 Mystery Tn Alleged Strat- ferd Inn Robbery to Be
 Rigidly Probed MRS. M. BRYANT, WHO LOST CASH, IS SILENT Companion, a Danbury Man, and One Edward Rock,
 Are Sought

Increasing mystery shrouds the re- ported robbery Of Mrs. "M. Bryant. nearly. $1,00o on Monday night at the nearly $1,00 on Monday night at the Stratford Inn. That the state police officers will be called upon to fathom the depths of the case seems probable today from the general tendency of all involved to keep the identity of those involved a secret.
 Although Dudley Stafford. the proprietor of the Inn and his wife, formerly we'll known in this city un der the name of Esther Iawrence, profess that the money could not have been stolen by attaches of the house as at first charged by the victims, and various stories are told by Ray McBride. a maid, as to what hap pened, these facts stand out plainly for the police to work upon.
 Five persons drove up to the Inn in a handsome touring car bearing an, unidentified Connecticut license. A entered the place. They asked to be served drinks at about 1Q:45 D., m. All t6eeY- -d to have b6E drinking and wis cd to be served fnto1dcants. It is alleged that they were given one round of ginger ale and one club sandwich, amounting to S5 cents. Before the drinks had been finish ed, the chauffeur and one man and woman. described as being well dress ed. the chauffeur about 5 it 8 inches in height wearing a regulation braid ed cap and mixed goods uniform; the girl about 5-3 inches, inclined to stoutness, attired in blue suit of clothes and black straw hat with blue sung1asses and a man about 5-5 inches in height, 40 pounds, and the room through back door, call | ing out to the waiter ssCol1ect the
 money from the Dutchman-''
 Mrs. Bryant suddenly became i'll, and the maid had to be called to as- sist her to the porch. If was then
 discovered that she had lost the
 money the amount of whiGh she first
 claimed to be 1925. First She accused
 the maid and waiter apdss in the ar gument that ensued, Chief Judson of
 called to evict her from the prem ises.
 When accused of attempting to ex- 1 tort money from the establishment, she is alleged to have given the maid wa1lop in the face that sent her reeling. Her companion gave his name as Edward Taylor, Of Danbury and the woman verified her own name by her telephone number. 70s,
 Bridgeport.
 On the other hand walters accuse her of stating that she had a much
 smaller sum of money and to have had concealed upon her person. ta- bleclothes and napkins.
 When found at her residence, 64s | State street, today, Mrs. Bryant re-
 fused to make any statement for pub I lication, demanding that the news be
 suppressed. Chief Judson, though on-committa1 on the happenings pending the investi gation to be made,
 stated emphatically that neither Mrs. Bryant nor her companfon could be classed as in any way intoxicated. In statements made by Mrs. Bryant,
 a clue has been given the police in a card which the lost bag contained bearing the name of Edward Rock. who will be asked to possibly identify
 the companions of Mrs. Bryant who Ioffered to transport her and her
 friend from a Say1n Rock restaurant
 to Bridgeport as they waited for a CAT