The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-18
R0BBER TREATS
HER AS LADY,
JEWELS VANISH
He Sprayed Her Throat as
Mates Worked, Says Mrs.
c. X. Palmer.
LOCKED IN A CLOSET
Only Violence Was When
She Tripped and Fell
Down Stairs.
POLICE ARE BAFFLED
Insurance Sleuths Also Busy
in Amazing Theft Of Per-
haps 100000.

Police. assisted by a half dozen pri-
vate detectives working in the in
terests of an insurance company, are
doing all they can to clear the mystery
in the burglary reported TO them Tues
day when Mrs. Charlotte King Palmer.
living at SO East Ninetieth street, made
complaint that her home had been en-
tered and jewelry and other property
OF value close TO 100000 had been
taken. and that the burglars who had
invaded her home had kept her bound
and gagged all night.
Mrs. Palmer was in an excited frame
OF mind when she first asked the help
Of the police, but during yesterday
made revaluation OF the property
taken and stated that il is worth per-
haps half the sum which she stated
first. 1t IS insured for $4,000. and by
her own account its most valuable
item was n pearl necklace which she
had insured separately for $4,000.
The next most valuable article is a
sable stole nearly five yards long. II
addition TO the necklace and the stole
she misses a diamond studded brace
let, a horseshoe pin with diamonds
and sapphires in It, two ha!rpins with
diamond tops, gold mesh bag with
sapphire clasp, mesh purse. n gold
pencil, two small gold clocks and four
pieces of fur in addition to the sable
stole.
One Time an Actress.
Mrs. Palmer has lived at her house
in Ninetleth street for three years. Be-
tween fifteen and twenty years ago she
was an actress and appeared in several
Of the musical comedies which then
charmed broadway and later was mar
ried TO James G. Parrish. Jr.. OF this
city. He and she were divorced in 1916.
Mr.. Parrish expressed regret on hearing
of her loss last night.
In the first reports given out yester-
day OF Mrs. Palmer's losses II was
stated that she had lost also a diamond
collar and that this was the most
valuable piece of all. Mrs. Palmer. how
ever. explained carefully to the police
that she has never owned diamond
collar. but that the collar. although
myth, Is in the main responsible for the
most miserable night she has lived in
all her life.
She told how she kept two servants
in the house. a Filipino cook and butler
and white woman who acted as her
maid They have been In her employ
only since last Wednesday and she en-
gagged them just before that at camp
In the AdirondaclSs. where she had been
visiting friends She had not expected.
when she returned from the mountains
to the city. to remain In her house for
the winter. II is In the hands of agents
to be leased and Mrs. Palmer Intends
to go abroad.
Explaining frst about her servants.
but how her faith In them was i'm
plicit. Mrs. Palmer went on 10 say how
on last Monday night she left her home
before dinner. wearing most OF her
Jewels. and dined In the home OF q
friend who lives in Fifth avenue. near
Eightieth street The dinner did not
break up until nearly I. and then one
Of the men OF the company drove her
home and left her ut her door.
Held Up in Bedroom.
She went on up to her room on the
second floor of tho house and noticed
al once upon entering 1t that the pillows
upon her bed were in disarray. mo-
rnent afterward two men stepped from
behind a portiere. and. informing her
that they we're policemen, told her shs
was not to move or utter sound. She
turned and ran for the staircase.
II had been her intention TO run down
the stairs TO the street and scream for
help. But here Mrs Palmer reckoned
without her high heels. One OF them
caught at the staircase top, and sho slid
end fell by turns to the drawing room
floor giving her ankle a bad twist.
While che sat moaning the burglars
caught UP with her
over and over again yesterday she
insisted that Il was one OF them. n
Frenchman from his speech and man
ner and Pierre--as she caught it--by
name. who convinced her then and In
sisted upon It again during the long
morning that she would come 90 no
bodily harm II she could keep herself
from screaming. To leave as little choice
with her az possible In this respect.
Pierre. for all his solicitous manner,
put a gag into her mouth ana with
cne OF his mates bore her TO the top
floor, where he placed her In a closet
and. explaining again that she must not
scream. wound a blanket about her.
She was not 10 know until breakfast
time that her two servants were in clos
cts hard by her, each wrapped In a
blanket and tied 20 chairs. They had
been surprised and overcome In the
basement four hours before she came
homo and carried with reasonable ton
derness to the close quarters where they
were laid.
As far as Mrs. Palmer knows the burg
lars were three in number. and she says
that they all wore mustnchcs which She
believes TO have been false and soft hats
pulled down In the best bravado man
ner. Taking from her as soon as they
had made her comfortable all the Jew
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