The Washington herald., 1920-11-26
GEM ROBBERY
DEFIES POLICE
Mrs. Palmer Victim of New
York S Master Mind In
Crook Affairs.
by RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

/ NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-Now that
the New York police have displayed
their usual zeal upon the $4,000
jewel robbery of Mrs. Charlotte
King Palmer in her near-Fifth ave-
nue. home by three masked robbers
they regretfully chronicle that their
efforts have been crowned with the
same sort OF success that marked
their efforts TO unravel the murder
of Joseph Bowe Elwell and the
Wall Street bomb explosion. We
have before us another case for the
gallery of unsoIved crime mysteries.
Nevertheless the Palmer robbery
Is OF unusual Importance not only
because OF the huge booty secured.
not only because of the eXtraordi-
nary skill and daring displayed by
the thieves, but for the simple rea-
son that II reveals that crime in
this mighty, throbbing city is or
ganized upon a highly technical
basis. Organization is the badge of
the age and crime has simply fol-
lowed the tendency of the times.
During four whole days that por-
tion Of New York given over to
after-dark friskiness has talked Of
nothing but the robbery.
Attended Broadway Cabaret.
A review OF Mrs. Palmer's fate
ful evening shows that il began in
an Italian restaurant on West Hous-
ton street freQuented by fashion
ahlR "nnfnW
on by a stop-over for dancing at
a de luxe public hoofing cabaret in
the Broadway district The writer
is thoroughly familiar with the at
mosphere of both resorts; well
known and police-protected way
stations on the 'Coveur Route"
There is no question but that
Mrs. Palmer was under close crook
espionage from the moment she enJ
tered the West Houston street res
taurant: A crew of three experts
undoubtedly was sent ahead to her
home in East Ninetieth street un-
der instructions to enter, overpower
the servants and await further or
ders. Her detailed movements were
clocked of by telephone. She had
not chance to escape, for the mas
ter-mind of the spider web direct
ing the affair knew exactly what
jewels she was wearing and what
jewels she had stored in her home.
He even knew what she was talk
ing about as she fiuttered along in
pleasure paths. Poor little butter
fly!
Wearing a smile that hung like a
hammer between his ears Charles VI.
Schwab. the steel magnate, talked of
the marriage today at the Ritz-Carl-
ton Hotel of his niece, Mary Eliza
beth Mock. at his Riverside Drive
palace, to that fine young chap" DR..
Paul NJ. Walter. Mr.. Schwab has
no children. He is very fond OF his
niece and SO is Mrs. Schwab. Mrs.
Walters father Is poor and married
the steel mans sister before he be-
came the big alarm that he is in the
business world. When Mr.. Schwab
takes a liking to a person no half
portions are served. DR.. and Mrs.
Walter. after their honeymoon, are
going to live in Mr.. Schwab's house
at Fountain Hill in Bethlehem, Pa.
~Big Tim'sr Estate on Sale.
On Tuesday there will be a sale
at the New York Real Estate Ex-
change of the eSsate of the late
Big Tim" Sullivan. Gus Rogers,
the lawyer who represents the re-
ceivers In charge of the affair, said
to me this afternoon:
TT is singular the lack of busi-
ness sense possessed by the aver
age politician. Big Tins invest
ments are case In point. He had
stocks and bonds in cemetery asso-
Citations, protective leagues, mining
companies. animal breeding associ-
ations, theatrical companies, auto
bus companies. and most any wild
cat enterprise that you can think
OF. Their face value is around s5,-
100000. the stock held in mining
companies alone being in the neigh
borhood of s1.oo0.ooo. The real
value? Wait and we shall see. /
am not hopeful. He was very, very
easy, and the cash money he loaned
was invariably without interest"
lcepyrisht, isso. ~ Public Lsdgsr Co..