The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-06
M'MILLAN ROBBERY
INQUIRY STOPPED
Detectives Called OFF in Hunt
for Person Who stole
$77,OOO in Jewels.
SPANGLE CLUE ATTACKED

The mystery OF the Mcmillan jewel
fObbery may never be solved as far az
the public liz concerned. for ~iniluence
which was brought to bear resulted in
the calling of of the last detective yes
terday.
Until 3 o'clock In the afternoon Norris
Aschncr. head of a detective agency at
c25 Fifth avenue, was dog MS pest
TO md the thief who stylc the sII,ooo
worth Of jewels from the summer home
at Manchester by-the-Sca, Mass. of
Airs James Mcmillan, widow Of the
United States senator from Michigan.
The detective was working on the the
ory that the robbery was an inside jcb
when orders came to HIM from Sainucis
Cromwell a Stevens, the firm that had
insured the jewels for 100000. and had
employed his agency. that he cease his
investigation. Aschrer said Ia George
e. Stevens OF the insurance firm: You're
the doctor. II you say sop. then stop
1t is"
III the evidence ! have was placed
before the District Attorney VI Essex
county. Massachusetts," Aschncr said
later, II am satisfied there would b"
an arrest inside of forty-eight hours"
Dcniais From Family.
Asc,,ner's statements aroused the ire
Of John l.. Hail. counsel for the McMil-
Ian family. accordirg to word from Bcs-
o last evening. and Mr.. Hall gave out
q stat ement there in which he said that
the story coming from New York lis
false in many importart particulars. and
q possible Interpretation Of the account
would do u cruel injustice to innocent
Persons He said that Aschner's meth
eds Of investigation were improper and
that every particle of evidence has
been turned over to the police and
every EFFORT will be made 10 clear w
what now appears :, he "A battling mys-
terry"
Mr.. Hall also spoke Of the meeting
between Mrs. Preston iihs N. the grand
daughter of Mrs. Mcmillan. VINO was
staying at the VI MILAN summer home
and her husband at "A Boston hotel tive
days after the robbery and subsequently
TO divorce proceedings being instituted
Mr.. Hall said that the husband and wife
were obliged tn confer occasionally IN
reference to their children.
Says >pnnvir Means Nothing.
Regarding the spanglc which Detec.
tive Aschuer said was found in the safe
from which the Jewels We're STOLEN. Chic
Of Police sullivan OF Manchester sal
last night.
II do not believe IT has any bearin-
on the case. Nschnsr says IL WA
found In the compartment Of the Ne
MILAN safe from which the jewelr,
was stolen. We have no proof that !
was found there. If it WAS found II
the safe II may have been there 70
weeks ar months before the robber,
a., urred. Tn, spanele was Simila'
Ia those found un the trimmings of al
evening gown owned by Mrs. Gibson
nut it proves nothing and We do no
consider Z of any significance.
Earlier in the day before the insur
ance company had told Nschnor to uui
he had given out q statement denyin!
snuch that had bccn said 10y Mr.. Hall
In this statement the detective said:
Detectives statement.
"Mr. Halls statement that he callc'
the detectives off the case MAY he cor
,ect in reference to the Burns detectives
who. AS I understand IT,. were represent
ing the Mcmillan family. hut he has M
jurisdiction over me. as I am represent
ing the insurance company and a no
stopped "A momeut on the case unit
September -. when he asked me Il
abandon my Investigation, as he in
tended TO telegraph Philip Mcmillan Il
come to u meeting IN New York cit!
at the Hotel Biltmore on September -
] refused. however. To divulge any NOR
Information. had already talked wit
him In Manchester. went on with m
search and am satisfied that ! am OF
tho right track
The detective says he had built n
his case on examination of the fourteen
scrvants in the Mcmillan home, on tn
finding of the spanele from an evenin
gown in the safe from which the jewel
were stolen III the night of August
and on results obtained 10y his men.
Mrs. Mcmillan. Mrs Preston ,;lbso
and the entire staff of servants were i
the house. Noue of them heard an
unusual sounds that night. they SAID
THE Jewels were in q safe IN u bathroom
adjoining Mrs. McMillan's room.
The insurance firm, which has office
iu william street, announced Ncsterda
that i; hadn't paid the $50. 600 indemnit
Yet, as instructions were awaited fror
Iloyl'S pf London.