New-York tribune., 1920-06-11
State to Stage
Theft Inquiry
I'm CarusO Home
John Doe Proceedings Are
Decided On After Another
Day of Fruitless Search
for the Stolen Jewelry
Crime Scene Re-enacted
Tenor's Wife and Her Maid
Play Leading Roles; Strict
Guard Kept on Grounds

EASt HAM1lON, l.. L., June 1O.-DlS-
trict Attorney Leroy M. Young of Suf-
folk County announed tonight that
John Doe inquiry would be instituted
tomorrow morning in an effort to clear
up the mystery surrounding the theft
of Mrs. Enrico Caruso's jewelry. Police
Justice Hiram Sheriff. will preside over
the hearing as magistrate in the sum-
mer home of the tenor.
The announcement of the District
Attorney followed day of fruitless
search that was relieved only by the
opera bouffe reenactment of tie scene
Immediately following the robbery,
staged by the host of private detec
tives row on the trail of the robbers.
In this reenactment Mrs. Caruso tragi-
cally uttered the words, "My God, my
jewels" and little later the Italian
maid dramatically COLLAPSED" in the
arms; ef her employer.
Detectives Reinforced
TIE detectives engaged in the at
forced to-day by twenty more who ar
rived from Manhattan. Twelve of the
new arrivals were Immediately set to
work with rakes and shovels on a
c'u,gp of woods known as the "Briar
Patch across the Georgia Lake, on
the theory that the jewels might have
been buried there by the robbers.
Tire ughout the day they labored and
continued or in the night with the aid
OF lanterns and torches, but their ef-
forts; we're unrewarded. These detec-
tive were taken across the lake to
tmei. task in q motorboat driven by
&c rge Fitzgerald, the Caruso chauf-
feu-.
Orc of the developments this after
noon was the statement made by
Thomas NJ. Young, an electrician, in
which he declared that the servants of
the Caruso household had made play
thi:..s OF Mrs. Carusos jewel casket
Young said he had been called to the
Careso summer home about May 49,
viii Mrs Caruso was visiting at
Southampton, to install some electrical
fixtures.
lie said that while there he had gone
into Mrs. Caruso's boudoir and there
had seen the butler and two of the
maids playing with the casket. He said
the servants were getting considerable
amusement by ringing the gong in the
casket and then shutting it of. All
three, he said. took turns in manipu-
lating the case.
Chauffeur Examined
District Attorney Young said that
the guard which had been maintained
about the grounds of the Caruso home
since the robbery would be continued
and meme of the employees would be
permitted to leave until further orders
He said that he hoped to obtain a clue
as - the robbers or the whereabout
of She Jewels from the John Doe pro-
ceeflings tomorrow. Practically all OF
the investigators are of the opinion
Mt the jewelry is still somewhere in
the Immediate vicinity of the Caruso
hoTa,.
fitzgerald was put through a severe
examination, which lasted into the early
hours of this morning. This afternoon
he told reporters that he had been
given the third degree and was con-
WINGED he was suspected of completely
in the robbery.
u have nothing to fear, however,
he said, "and my conscious is absolute
" clear. viii do everything in my
power to aid the authorities in this
case"
Fitzgerald told of visit of myste-
ABOUT three weeks ago to see Mrs
Caruso. The couple apparently could
speak only French and declined to talk
TO any one but Mrs. Caruso. She in
stracted Fitzgerald to put them off the
grounds.
,fhe detectives are following up a
clev obtained this morning after an
other examination of the boudoir. The
imprint of new rubber heel was plain,