The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
Automobile Bandits Who Have Robbed Homes of Many Wealthy Persons in Greens Farms and Neigh borhood, Make $1,500 Jewelry Haul.
 Rings and Other Trinkets of Miss Edith Riker, Promi- nent Society Member, Stolen By Thieves Over look Costly Gems of Mother.

The home of Andrew l.. Riker, vice president and general manager of the Locomobile Co.,. and member of the United States Naval Advisory Board, Iof which the inventor, Thomas Edl- son. is the chairman, was entered and robbed of jewelry totalling in value Approximately $1,500, in broad day. light, Thursday afternoon.
 MT. Riker's residence is located on the post road, in Fairfield.
 This is the third big haul made by lhousebreakers in the district within the last three weeks. Recently the Greens Farms home of the Standard lOil magnate, E. T. Bedford, was en- tered and jewelry stolen. The resi- idenes of several others have also been robbed.
 MT. Riker in an interview with The Farmer today said that there is pos lsibility other jewels than those men, tioned in the inventory given to the police may have been stolen The robbery was discovered by Miss Edith Rfker, daughter of Mrs. Riker, who on entering her room Thursday night found her jewel case in which the valuables were placed. missing.
 The method by which the thieves 1gained ingress to the house is a mys- tery. Investigation showed that every window was locked and all doors in the house fastened. The po- lice have closely questioned a>number of painters who were working on the outside of the residence, but they fail ed to- give any information which would lead to solution of the matter. ! faf <F I4 dents that New Work crooks, using a high powered racing machine. which would bring them to Fairfield from the metropolis in less than two hours are the, persons operating with such success in Fairfield and Greens Farms, is being closely investigated by Lieut.. Cronan, who has assigned three detectives to the case.N
 The following pieces of jewelry. known to be missing, the police are state:
 Diamond bow knct pin, $500; dia- mond fuer-de-lis pin, with single lpearl drop, $15O; a worked gold ring, with green jade stone, $50; diamond marquise ring, ,$150; an onyx bar pin. with solitaire diamond, $3J0; a gold
 
 white enamel, s95; freak silver ring, $2; pearl crescent pins, $20; pearl Iamethyst crescent pins, $50; two pearl bar cuff pins. $10; gold circle pins, set with four pearls and four sapphires. $15; a squafe gold locket and chain, of which there is only one of a like pattern in existence, $10; gold pearl necklace, three or four strands, $50;
 
 pearl pin, $35; gold seal ring, with fashioned jewelrx $25; old paper money, including ten cent bills, etc.. enclosed in square leather pigskin case and one tray and a jewel box measuring 9x12x6 inches, with initials '"G. w. R."
 Miss Riker Is one of the most prom dnent girls in the younger social set of New York. She made her debut last season, in New York society. The coming out party was held in Sherry's and was attended by the most prom inent New York society folks Miss Riker as a debutante was received in. the most exclusive social circles and has since taken a prominent part in social affairs.
 A fortune in Jewels belonging to Mrs. A. L. Riker and other members of the family. together with thousands of dollars worth of silverware and other valuab1es located in various rooms in the mansion were left by the thieves, who were either frightened Iaway, or thought the jewel case, in which part of Miss Edith Riker's Ivaluables were placed, contained all the jewelry in the home.
 The police assert that the silver ware would not be molested by the thieves as it's bulk would be liable to arouse suspicious, if they were seen leaving the mansion.