The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-03-24
M'FADDEN servant
FREED Of CHARGES
IN GEM MYSTERY
Woman Was Accused of Ask
ing $4,000 ''to Shield the
Honor of Family"

PHILADELPHIA, March "a
Madame Jeanne Auber1et, arrested
last Thursday on a charge of larceny
and conspiracy resulting from the
disappearance last October Of $780,
900 worth OF jewels from the villa
nova home Of George H McFadden
r., has been released from custody.
Madame Auberlet was formerly gov
ernness in the MoFadden household.
The woman's release was ordered
by Judge Isaac johnson at the close
OF a hearing on a writ of habeaS cor
pus begun in Media on Tuesday after
noon. Blanche Maguit, a former maid
IN the McF'adden household, is out on
bail under charges similar to those
preferred against the governess.
Sensational testimony was intro
auced into the proceedings when
Mr.. McFadden and John c. Bell, at
eorney for the McFaddens, testified
mat Madame Auberlet told them
that the jewel theft was the result
Of a plot between Mrs. McFadden
ana her mother Mrs. Benjamin
Franklin clyde of Bryn Mawr. TO dis
pose of the jewels and go to France
and live on the proceeds. For her
part in telling of the plan, they said,
Bhe demanded $4,000.
George Wharton Pepper. counsel
for Mrs. Clyde, said after the
hearing was owe that it was the
desire of his client and the McF'ad-
dens to show on court records how
unjust was such an accusation.
Mr. McFadden testified that Nine.
Au'berlet tried to eXtort 100000 from
him as compensation for Saving the
honor Of the family" by not revealing
the alleged plot OF Mrs McF'adden and
her mother to steal their own jewels.
II had a series of interviews with
Mime. Auberlet over a period of SIX
weeks" said Mr.. McFadden. AT the
first interview she said she knew the
plans by which the Jewels were taken
She would not discuss the theft. as
she stated that she had 10 talk first
with Mr.. Kinball from New York.
Later she stated that the plan was
created by my wife and my mother
in-law. According to Madame Au-
berlet, my wife got up late in the
right, put the stuff in a black leather
bushes; my mother-in-law who ar
rived next day, went to the bushes
and put the bag under the cloak she
wore. She gave as the reason for all
OF this that my wife and mother-in-
Jaw wished TO go to Europe and live
independently.
The testimony given by Mr.. McFad-
den was substantiated later nv Mr.,
He'll when he went on the witness
stand. He created more than q ripple
NJ amusement when he testified that
Nine. Auberlet had told him that
MRS. Clyde wanted the jewels so
she and her daughter could go to
Paris to decorate and make a grand
splurge with the Dukes and tine mo-
bllity."
Il asked her what she meant by
decorate, continued Mr.. Bell "She
said that Mrs. Clyde would sell the
Jewels and give Mrs. McFadden a
chance to make a display with the
proceeds. She said later that Mr.. Nc
Fadden knew all about this out had
to shield the honor of his wife and
family"
Mrs. Clyde was viskbly agitated
when she took the stand. She test
fed that the large rope OF pearls in
sured at about $4,000 which had
disappeared over night from the
dressing table, where her daughter
had left them, we're her own prop
\erty and merely held IN trust for
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