The New York herald., 1922-09-17
100 Prominent Residents Meet
to Consider Increase in
Robberies.
TWO MORE ATTEMPTED
Thieves Foiled at Rea Home
Where $4,000 Was Stolen
Last Year.

specioI ptsputrh to THE Nrw York HERALD.
SOUTHAMPTON, L. l.. Sept. 16.-Rob-
berries Of two homes this week and at
ten1pts to rob at least two more in the
last twenty-four hours, caused Good
hue Livingston this afternoon to call
a meeting of more than 100 summer
residents and cottage owners to de-
mand better police protection. The
meeting lasted more than two hours,
and speakers showed much concern
over the recent increase in robberies.
which leads many persons to believe
that well organized gang, with an
accurate knowledge of the places to
be robbed. is at work.
The meeting was held in Memorial
Library Hall Mr.. Livingston, whose
home was robbed OF $4,000 In jewelry
last May and similar amount the
year before, presided. At the end OF
the meeting he and Arthur Dodge and
Adrian II. Larkin were appointed as a
committee to confer with the village
trustees In an attempt to work out =
more satisfactory method Of police pro-
lection. Although the cottages are soon
TO be closed for the summer owners are
afraid to leave valuable furnishings in
them unless they have reason to believe
they will be safer than they are now.
Two New Attempts Reported.
The latest attempts at robbery were
reported by Mrs. Henry Rea and Mrs
Edward s. Knapp. who said their watch
men saw two men trying TO break in
last night The men were frightened
away. the watchmen said, before they
could give an alarm, In each case an
attempt had been made to enter a side
window.
Detectives working on the robberies
attach significance to the attempt on
the Rea home because It was robbed
OF $4,000 worth OF stuff. mostly rugs.
last year The two most recent rob-
berries were at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Morrison Carnegie.
Wednesday night. when 5000 In jewelry
was missing, and at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph r. Dilworth on Tues
day night. Mrs. Dilworth lost a small
black bag containing $4,000 in jewelry
In each case II Is believed that the
while the family was at dinner.
Gets Vote of Confidence.
At the meeting this afternoon John D.
Corrigan. village president. said he was
doing all he could to protect the resi-
dents, but that he was handicapped
with small force. II was pointed out
that only five additional policemen are
added to the Southampton force for
the summer months. When Mr.. Cor
rigan finished speaking he was given
q vote of confidence.
Others who appeared az the meeting
and promised to aid in ridding South
ampton of the gang OF robbers which Is
believed TO be working here were Dis
trict Attorney lie Roy Young Of Suffolk
county and County Detectives Sylvester
Kelsey and John Day. The detectives
have worked on many cases where
jewelry was stolen and have recovered
part or all of the missing jewelry In
many instances.
Some OF the speakers said they were
especially disturbed over the lack OF
protection because he insurance rates
on j-welry have been increased this sum
mer TO point that is alarming.
Most Houses Have watchmen.
II also was pointed out at the meet
ing that the Carnegie and Dilworth cot
IA yes have no special watchmen and that
most OF the other cottages have. This
was taken TO indicate that the robbers
have carefully checked up on all the
residents until they know just who has
a watchrrian and who hasn't.
For more than an hour this morning
there was a robbery scare when Mrs
Lyttleton Fox reported to the police that
she had been robbed Of a handbag con-
tanning jewelry worth at least $4,000.
She said she had put ON her bathing suit
and driven TO the beach. where she
stayed for an hour or more. When she
got back to the house. che said, she
found that the bag was missing She
called the police and there was a frantic
search for an hour until the bag was