Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-10
ARREST FOR Theft
OF M|LLH|SER GEMS
]. E. Foye, Former Biltmore
Clerk, Accused Of Implica-
ton in 100000 Robbery.
DISPOSED OF NINE PEARLS
Faces Charge of Stealing Pre-
cious Stones Belonging to
Former Richmond Resident.
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NEW YORK. April .. James l..
Foye, aged a.. a former room clerk
at the Biltmorc Hotel. was arrested
today. charged with being implicated
in the theft of 100000 worth Of
jewels from Mrs. Clarence Mi!ihiser.
widow OF "A millionaire manufacturer.
formerly OF Richmond, Va
The jewels were stolen from Mrs.
Milhiser's safe deposit box in the
vault OF the hotel between Nav 90
last. the day OF her husbands death.
and June i3
Foyc was arrested after leaving a
jewelers. shop near Times Square. II
ts alleged that ne had accepted 500
600 by previous arrangement for MIN.
pearls that are alleged to have been
in necklace OF Mrs. Millhiser's. Th.
police had been notified hy the Jew
eier. who had recognized the pearls
alleged 10 have been submitted by
Foyc as meeting the description Of
pearls stolen from Mrs. Mnlhiser.
The detectives who arrested Foye
said tina; ne tore n slip OF paper to
pieces. Il is being reasscmb bled in
the hope that it will lead TO the dis
closure OF tho whereabouts OF the
remainder OF the stolen jewels
Hns Criminal Record.
Foyc has been under police survcil-
lance since the robbery The man
ner of theft limited the suspects to
hotel employees who had access TO
the vault. All OF these were investi-
gated, and. according to the police.
Foyc was found to have had n Grim
inal record
The police said that Eoyc was ar
rested in 1919 on a swindling charge
in Philadelphia, and that he served
part of a thrcc-ycar sentence in the
Pennsylvania State Pcnitcntiary after
conviction for the theft of securities
worth 100000 from the General Elcc-
tric Company. He was eventually
pardoned by Governor Brumbaugh.
Foyc remained at the Bil;mor"
until December. He was with the
British food commission until several
weeks ago. Since quitting there he
has been out OF work. He was once
a secretary Of Charles T.. Gates. son
OF John W. Gates. tho Wall stree,
operator. The police say tina, during
tina; period he caused the arrest or
his mother, Florence Foyc. on
charge OF begging.
MIR. Millh!ser died in Mount Sinai
Hospital! He had come to New York
from Richmond two years before with
his wife and two daughters. They
took suite at tho Ril;more early
last year after living in the interim
in a Park Avenue apartment sic
was nephew of the Gimbc!s ot de-
pnrtment store fame and an officer
and director Of many corporations.
He left practically all of his large
estate 10 his widow and daughters.
Placed Jewels In Safe.
Mrs. Millhiser placed her jewels IN
the safe deposit boX>a few hours az
ter her husbands death and did no,
again look into the box until snc
summer home in Deal. y. j. y hun.
dred city and private detectives in
vcstigated the robbery and the cx-
penSe Of The search was large ~
though the detectives were convinced
that the jewels had been taken by
one OF not more than ten persons no
clues we're obtained until the jewtier
reported that he had been offered
pearls that matched the description
OF those stolen from Mrs. Millhiscr.
The stolen icwelry included "a neck
lace of matched pearls OF a value or
te50,00o, diamonds. pendants and mis-
ccllancous ornaments. The thief did
not take ali Of the Jewels that were
in the box. 1t was the largest jcwe!
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