New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Torture Threat
Now Described
BY Mrs. Pallner
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quarter Of a million dollars, and was
d very beautiful piece OF jewelry Nv
slSters total loss is more than
3l0OO,0Oo' -
Mrs Palmer's doors were barred yes
terday to Captain Du9pe ana tc Mr.
eorr'gan, but in the afternoon she CON
sented to see 2 reporter in order. as
SAe explained, TO tell the re:l story,
because 50 many stories have been
published about the affair" She was
IN oed wren sne received the reuorter
1T IS quite untrue" she said. that
l am treQueNter of Broadway CAB
arets or that | have all acquaintance
among lounge lizards My friends are
1ostly diplomats, statesmen, and the
Ike ard I've very quiet life. In
act, r.. health has been bad. and il is
MY doctors order that | retire not
.ater than midnight.
Monday night was an exception
Went to Mrs. Sidney Drew's for tea.
and then Jack Erich, who has an apart
ment in the same house as Mrs. Drew,
another mar and woman friend. ac-
-ompanied me to q restaurant in West
Houston Street. We went there be-
cause ike their red wine so we'll We
eft early enough and my intention was
to take them all to my house to have
some benedictine, but we changed our
minds and stopped off at the Mont
rartre cabaret.
Il reached home about 1880 a. m.
Jack Erich escorted me to the door
We chatted a moment and then I let
myself in with 4 latch key. | had a
premonition something was wrong
when I entered"
Mrs Palmer protruded tiny foot
from beneath the silken cover,et at this
juncture in her story. The reporter
registered fatterins admiration.
Il wear only No. shoes" she re-
Marked and then resumed the nara
I've.
Il went upstairs, switched on the
igtts in my bedroom ard was at once
confronted By five men The police
ave quoted Mrs. Palmer from the out
set as saying there were but three rob
bers.) They flashed badges and said
they were detectives snves stigating
robbery. Something in their manner
made me turn and run. Ny nigh heel
caught in the stairs, tried TO jump
and fell 70 lie bottom.
Three of the five lren were upon me
in a second, and treated me roughly
One Of them scratched my face when
he put his hand over my mouth"
Mrs. Palmer said there was no polite
Frenchman among the robbers. The
police say she told them there was such
a person.
II think he was an Italian Mrs.
Palmer said. "And he wasn't polite.
II wasn't nice at all"
The foreigner did at least, she ad-
mits, interpose an objection when his
conf Sderates wanted to torture her. and
got an atomizet and sprayed her
throat when She complained the gag
hurt her.
1t was when she denied knowledge Of
the mysterious dog collar that one Of
the robbers suggested beating her
brains out she said. Another added
the cheerful suggestion that they get
a red hot poker and make her tell"
Il was perfectly calm all the time"
she asserted.
The Italian, or Frenchman, prevailed
upon them not to carry out this fell
threat, she said.
The reua nder Of the story told by
Mrs Palmer does no differ materially
from the police version.
"What DO you think Of it now"
Captain Duane was asked last night.
DO you expect arrests soon?"
The captain appeared rather wearied
OF the affair. In fact, there was the
suggestion Of yawn as he replied:
There isn't thin, new III the ca y