New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
$4,000 Offer
Proposed for
Caruso Jewels
Wife Awaits Cable From
Singer on Advisability
of Reward; John Doe
Proceedings Postponed
Servants Under Suspicion
Officials Say They Are With
holding Information; Be-
lieve Trail Leads Abroad

EASTHAMPTON, l.. l., June IL
Important developments in the search
for the 100000 worth Of jewels stolen
from the summer home of Enrico Co.
ruso last Tuesday, have caused District
Attorney Leroy M. Young Of Suffolk
County to postpone the proposed John
Doe proceedings until Tuesday.
detectives declared their conviction to-
night that one or more Of Mrs. Ca
ruso's servants are withholding knowl-
edge of the manner in which the jewels
were taken. At the John Doe proceed
ing there will be no magistrate. The
county prosecutor will conduct the in
quiry and place all witnesses under
oath. In the case Of the employees,
their testimony under oath will be
carefully compared with the signed
statements they have made. 1t was
ntimated this afternoon that perjury
charges may follow the proceedings.
II have made a thorough investiga-
tion of the premises and I have talked
with some of the employees" said the
prosecutor, "and in view Of what
have learned here to-day, 1 have de-
cided that tho matter of John Doe
proceeding should be delayed Ger
tain matters have been developed by
detectives that warrant postponement.
The end of justice might be defeated
if an inquiry was held to-day"
May Offer $4,000 Reward
The development in the search TO-
day were as follows: Mrs Caruso an
nounced she was comforting by cable
of offering a reward of $25, 900 for re-
covery Of the stolen jewelry. 1t was
learned that one of the Italian maids
had dinner in Manhattan on Friday
with an Italian who sailed for Italy
Tuesday. The New York police are
investigating the possibility of any
completely on the part of this man
in the robbery. The screen OF one of
the windows, believed to have been
used by the robbers. it developed to-
day, had been cut from the inside
AS far as could be learned the de-
tectves trying to solve the robbery
are now leaning to the theory that the
robbery was committed before Tues
day night, and that the affair Of Tues
day night was only staged when dis
covery of the loss seemed imminent.
The detectives and the District Attor-
ney are convinced that the robbery was
an inside Job
"If the jewels were taken" said Dis
trict Attorney Young, "they were not
taken Tuesday night The reports of
my men convince me that Tuesdays af-
fair was staged"
Diamond Chain Valued at $4,000
1t was learned to-day that the most
valuable of the jewels taken was a
chain Of two hundred matched white
diamonds. Mrs. Caruso said to-day the
chain was valued at $4,000. A New
York jeweler obtained the chain from
a Paris jeweler for a Russian noble
man connected with the embassy in
Washington. After the revolution this
nobleman Cancelled the order, and
eventually the chain was bought by
Caruso.
In connection with the proposed re-
ward, Mrs. Caruso said to- day:
81 still believe the jewels are hidden
some place on these grounds. l have
wired my husband regarding the re-
ward, and l am awaiting his reply
was astonishcd this morning when !
was told the jewels are insured for
only $120000. The present purchase
price would exceed S50O,O00. so YOU can
see we are liable to a $380,O00 loss if
| thew are not found" +"