The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-31
FORMER RESIDENT
VICTIM Of THEFT
Gertrude (Baker) Bradley
of Cleveland Loses Jewels
Valued at S30,500
STRING OF PEARLS
WAS WORTH S12,50O
Before Her Marriage Miss Baker Lived
on Putney Road with Mother and
Stepfather, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Baker-Visited Here Recently

Brattleboro friends of Mrs. Charles L.
Bradley of Cleveland, o., who was Miss
Gertrude Baker of this town, will read
with interest an account of burglary
in her home, in which she lost Jewels
valued at $30,500. Mrs. Bradley for
merly lived on the Chamberlain place
on the Putney road with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Agnes Baker, and her step
father, the late George Baker. Her
istepfather died before she left here,
and her mother is living in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley were guests at
the Brooks House about a month ago.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of Oct. %
contained the following story of the
robbery:
| Without one tangible elew to work
on, Cleveland detectives last night be-
gan nationwide hunt for burglars who
stole Jewels valued at $40, 500 from the
home of Charles l.. Bradley, 2301 Cow
entry road, Cleveland Heights, early
last Wednesday night.
Complete descriptions of the miss
ing gems will be circulated today. Be
lief that Chicago burglars are RESPONSE
BILE for the robbery is based largely on
the fact that the missing rope of pearls
was recently repaired in that city.
News of what is probably the larg-
est single theft of iewelrv made from a
] Cleveland or suburban home did not
j become public until yesterday after
noon.
/ Z" National detective agencies have
been making futile efforts to recover
the gems and to trace the thieves since
last Thursday, but it was not until Mon
day that the assistance Of city detec-
tives and Cleveland Heights police was
sought.
"'The loss of her Jewels. was not dis
covered by Mrs. Bradley until Thursday
levening, probably "A hours after the
theft, according to City Detective John
IT. Shiblev and David Rosser.
"The most costly pieces of iewelry
stolen from the Bradley home were a
string of pearls valued at $12, 800 and a
diamond lavalliere worth $4,000. These
two gems were priced by Mrs. Bradley
who was presented with them on her
/ wedding day, seven years ago.
"The string of pearls was a present
, from her husband, and the lavalliere
; was a gift from her father-in-law, NJ
/, A. Bradley, Cleveland financier.
''Charles l.. Bradley is a director III
the United States Coal Co., Union Ma
tional bank, Bradley Realty Co., tho
, Ohio Transportation Co., and has sever
: al other business interests. He is 6
, member of the Union club and the
Cleveland Athletic club.
1.-The Bradleys were reluctant to dis
, cuss the burglary. The theft was very
: mysterious and we are doing everything
we can to recover the iewelry with the
least publicity, Mr.. Bradley said. 'Tht
Jewels were stolen from a bureau
drawer.
q Mr.. Bradley and l were to have
dinner at the Union club and later at
tend the show at the Opera house
Thursday evening", Mrs. Bradley said
1t was while dressing to go out that
: discovered the jewelrv had disappeared.
"Mrs. Bradley was practically alone
in her home at the time the robbery il
believed to have been committed. Mr
+, Bradley was down town and two of TIL
! maids were having an evening off. Mrs
. Mary Agnes Baker, Mrs. Bradley
:, mother, was visiting neighbors. Mrs
!, Bradley was occupied with her tw
: children, who were i'll.
4 s'The success of the burglars, be
: lieved by police to be porch climbers
y :, was probably due to the location of tn
! Bradley home, which is covered wit
> vines and is a hundred feet from tn
road The house is surrounded b
trees, shrubbery and lawn decoration
! which would afford excellent cover fo
the thieves.
'1By climbing on to the roof of
porch and going through lattice wor
the burglars, Detective Shibley bt
ieves, gained entrance to the hous
through a window in Mrs. Bradley
Il dressing room.
'ETwo weeks ago Mrs Bradley ser
,o her string of pearls to a Chicago jewe
!. er, who repaired the diamond clasp. I'll
il pearls were returned last Tuesday,