New-York tribune., 1920-06-09
Home of Tenor at East.
hampton, L. l., Robbed
at 10 p. M; Alarm
Warns Wife,. Servants
100000 Necklace
Among the Loot
Thieves Enter House by
Window From Top of
Porch, Flee With Jewels

RIVERHEAD, Long Island, June
s.-Burglars entered the home of
Enrico Caruso at Easthampton,
near here, tonight, and under the
nose of Mrs. Caruso and the serv-
ants, all of whom were still up, stole
100000 worth Of jewelry and es-
capped.
The robbery took place at about 10
o'clock. At that time Mrs. Caruso
and employees of the household were
on the ground floor of the home her
tenor husband rented here before he
set sail for Cuba and South Amer
lea.
IN her room, directly over the liv-
ing room, where she was seated, lay q
small steel safe protected by burglar
alarm and containing the $500,000
worth of precious stones set in plati-
nun, rings, necklaces and bracelets
that the worlds richest singer had
iavished on his wife. Among other
things in the safe was the $780,
900 necklace of seventy pearls.
Caruso's wedding gift to his bride, and
another necklace of one large and 200
small diamonds said to be worth in the
nsfghborhood of $4,000.
Mrs. Caruso Tells Of Robbery
Over the telephone last night Mrs.
Caruso told what happened:
Il was sitting in my parlor sewing
at about 1O:30 this evening"" she said
when | heard the bell Of my auto
matte safe ringing. My sister-in-law,
Mrs. Benjamin, and ten servants, men
and women, were with me in the house
at the time.
II rushed upstairs to my bedroom,
where the safe is kept. 1t was a small
ssfe-I should say about two feet
square--and not very heavy and was
Keeping of jewelry. 1t has an auto
matte bell, which rings when attempts
are made to open it without the COM
bination
"I found a window in my bedroom
broken and the safe gone. There were
10 signs Of ladder, but entrance could
have been gained by climbing to a roof.
Immediately called my sister and the
servants and we ran outside, where the
safe was heard still ringing.
We found the safe outside about 200
yards from the door, on the lawn. 1t
had been torn open and the contents,
which included all Of my jewels, were
gone.
Saw Man on Bicycle
Our place is quite large one and
oh =
tie gatekeeper and every one employed
on the place to question them about
whether any one had been seen coming
lsto the place. One Of the servants
thought he recalled seeing man on q
bicycle. but the information was not
very definite and we had no description
OF the man.
The safe held practically all Of the
!evels | have. They are worth at
least 100000. I cannot offhand give
complete lis. Of them. The list fur
Fshed the police is the best l can sup
ply at the moment"
Immediately, Mr. Caruso telephoned
= Chief of Police Edward Morford, of
Iastnampton, and told him of the rob-
oery. He summoned all his small force
snd telephoned for aid to Sheriff John
+. Kelly
guard was set at once on the
erioge over the Shinnecock Canal, the
oniy road leading from Easthampton,
siln orders to stop and search every
person and vehicle crossing it going
sEay from the town.
servants in the house told the police
.ass after the robbery they baw light
H.oFe OH, though they heard no sound
o. a motor They also think they saw
Lawn.
May Have Used Boat
failure Of the guard al the Shin
hseoek Canal 10 get any clew to the
.oooers has given rise to the theory
.ha. tney came to the place by motor
eeoa' The Caruso home is only short
Instance from the Sound and the run
long
partial list Of the contents of the
.@ie' in addition TO the two neck
'sess, is:
Eight diamond rings. pair Of dia-
monc earrings, two diamond hairpins,
.as nexible diamond bracelet, two gold
NaHnes. two large diamond rings, ono
.aby ring, one ring set with diamonds
a'o sspphires, one ring set with dia-
noho and ruby, one diamond and en-
sH fing, one large pearl ring, one
ing WITH diamond and two sapphires.
,as diamond brooch arrowshaped. one
sapphire brooch
AL u the rings, the earrings and
bracelet are set in, platinum.
Former Servant Suspected
-. celeri.y With which the robbers
sisd the porch, opened the window
.ns vent directly 20 the place where
Jewslry was kept hsve convinced
ss police that some former member OF
piise.
me alarm sent out by police chisf
sa sheriff spread rapidly. Soon al
ing Bland towns wsrs on the look
wy for the thieyea and the police Of
scsatfs.s1 ~ esss 41s)