The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-21
RICH WIFE
ACCUSED OF
ROBBERIES
Lives in Home Of Luxury;
Posed as Housemaid and
Hauled Loot Away

(lklCAtsO. May HI no tAiniy Vt
Mrsl Joseph n Hell. miilionaircs
wife and confessed robbcr. stood 10y
any by her today rs she stood ac-
csasesi Of stealing $4,000 worth Of
houschold goods.
Two children and her husband rc-
manned with her at the detention
home turnout the night while she un-
6erwpnt examination TO determine II
Verdict Of physicians and police
Was that Il was . clear case OF KEEP
tcsmaniA-
GIlE LIVED IN
PAI4ATIAL IIOAfE
Mrs.. He'll. charming young wife Of
broker. lived In n psiatil home. sur
rounded by every luxury. Her hns-
band gave her $500 a month for pin
money. and besides paid bills for
everything shc purchased
She had q nurse. a cook. two maids
and house man. She Is tho mother
Of three sturdy young boys and a
kAts ItNEuLl Ik1 ts>t ~ EA,At
police traced her TO her home. they
found $4,000 worth OF stolen house
hold goods and ieweiry. ranging
from canary cages 10 diamond rings.
silver and dc luxe eiitions Pawn
tickets for 5000 worth OF goods
which had been Disposed of were
found
~ Nm 49, ta~~st6~s o.. ths
perfcct maid by a score OF house
keepers on the North Shore Gold
Coast They Identified her az the
porpon who. for many months. has
answered ads for . maid and after
Saying n few days. would disappear
With the most expensive household
articles on which she could hay her
handa
Ms Hell used her own $4,000
automobile to haul tho goods to her
hsms. She explained to her hus-
onnd and children that she pur-
eAased the goods at auction. They
tAcught she had a penchant for auc-
t1ou sAleA Her husband made cu,
checks TO her covering the amount
watch she said she paid for goods
0rought home.
0AYs SHE WAS
ASHAMED or THErTy
The arrest OF Mrs. Hell followed
Ire robbery Of the homo Of Mrs. A.
Miller on "Wednesday. TWO men who
I'D ssnn her loading the household
gecds into limousine identified her
nfsr. after the robbery was reported.
nd called police.
had no rvason 70 steal Nh.
In cried piteousiy.
~ husband gave me everything
! ouuid possibly want never knew
- taken the thinss until would
- them about my home I wns %
ennamed aftrward I would hide the
01AGA would lie I would xteai
1nan. tho. ] COULDN'T help IT.
me case was more dissrcasinx b.
QnnDs Mrs. Hell b soon to become n
nDother again.
~ n9smbers Of tho family said Mr..
IA w@ injured b an ausomoblle
accident and an infection set Ia. A
Vound in heg limb has never hsnled.
( I'D thsy beeisved this had affected
~ msntAf1. She was confined In a
mnitarium Tor rome time.
I Hell paid an income tax on sfsy..
/. - b 1890 and on -. 900 this wear.
Authorities piled the unfortunate
Veujan with questions to determine
/ = she was In the hands Of gamblers
- extortionista She apparently was
HUSBAND WILL
STAND ~ HER
Families who have been robbed
within tlzs last rear BY a ''perfect
I m,nid'' formed : procession thru the
Hell mAnsion today Identifying
articles ~ theirs which the Hell farm.
ny thought had been purchased At
auction by Mrs Hell.
II don't know why she has done
This terrible thing. but I will stick
% her to the end" SAID her million.
afro husband
Mrs James Caroian. a so-yoarold
daughter and bride Of few veeks,
tainted when she heard her mother
was arrested. As soon as she was re.
vived she hurried TO her mothers
Gde and refused TO leave.
Mrs. Hell was released from fan to-
day on $4,000 bond, after charges Of
larceny were made against her.
She was released on. account OF her
delicate condition. Authorities had
Z planned to hold her until her prelimi.
nary hearing. next week. but physi-
clans advised that 1t might impair
the womanis health.
Arrangements were made 20 send
her to a hospital until the baby she
= expecting is born
ST0LEL0vE Of
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