The New York herald., 1922-02-26
CONFESSION DENIED
BY MRS. ROBERTSON
Deal Woman in Jail Says Hold
up of Dinner Party Was
Not a Fake.

Mrs. Sarah L. Robertson of Deal,
on a conspiracy charge growing out OF
an alleged hold up and robbery that
occurred in her home a week ago last
night issued a statement yesterday de-
nying she had confessed that the rob-
berry was a fake" and also denying
that the stolen jewels had been recov-
cred, as was announced by an agent
of the Lonion Lloyd's. the company that
insured them for $4,000.
. II am absolutely innocent OF the
charges" she said. "and the alleged con-
fession contained in the newspapers
never took place. My insurance agent.
Mr.. Morgan, advised me to give him
any of my jewels not in a safe deposit
box to prove they were not the jewels
insured.
"The Jewels taken from the home of
Mrs. Pelletreau ir. Manhattan were not
and never had been insured. Mrs.
Pellctrea has been q friend of mine for
twenty yeAre. She had no knowledge
that I had let my jewels there. Some
of my clothes and a suitcase are still
there When l was in Manhattan l
used to stop at her home or at the Nc
Alpin Hotel
"The Jewels contained In the SILK
handbag that the robbers took Saturday
night must be returned to me intact or
Lloyds must pay in full for the protec-
ton of S515 a year which / have been
paying for several years.
"The bag taken has been recovered
and was shown to me at Freenold. L
expect Lloyds agents to recover the con-
tents, as | prefer the jewels to money.
Mrs Robertson denied that she had
made a statement since her arrest
waving any claim against Lloyds. She
said that she was not In financial dif-
ficulties and that che would continue to
run her real estate business. She said
also she would welcome a trial OF the
charges preferred against her before
jury of men and women.
Mrs. Robertson admitted the broker
age firm OF II. Content & Co had OBJ
tained a Judgment OF 100000 against
her. but said 1t was obtained after she
had realized s126.0O0 by speculating in
Southern Pacific stock.
Mrs. Robertson gave the following de-
scription of the nine pieces of jewelry
which she alleges were stolen:
A string of pearls twenty-four inches
long. with a diamond clasp: n wrist
watch with thirty diamonds around II,
a gold bag with green mesh. with fif-
teen diamonds in the frame a bar pin.
two and one-half inches long, with dia-
monds; a large brown pearl and dia-
mond brooch, n ring with a large square
diamond and an emerald cut In the GEN.
ter. a ring with large emeralds and two
large diamonds. n ring with cashmere
sapphirss and also diamonds OF one
quarter carat each and n dinner ring
ef Ia nf n1
ertson said there was $3.50 in the silk
bag.
Charles f. Sexton. Prosecutor OF Mon
mouth county called attention to the
fact that Mrs. Robertson still was in
lail when her reputation OF the con-
fession war :.alled to his attention. Mr..
Sexton said he had implicit confidence
in his men who obtained the statement
from Mrs. Robertson.
Edgar NJ. Lazarus, one OF the real es-
tate men who was in the Robertson
home when the alleged sensational hold
up and robbery occurred. asserted
last night that he 'smeled mouse"
the moment the robbery was committed
MIR. Lazarus said he asked Mrs. Robert
son four times for pistol and did not
get one until the robber had had OPP
portunlty TO get beyond his range. and
he then found that the pistol did not
work.
Mr.. Lazarus said man whom he had
not seen before but who later proved
to be Samuel Gasn. the railroad switch
man now under arrest on n conspiracy
charge, came to his office and said he
had not slept for three nights. The
broker said he asked him what was the
matter and Gasn admitted he was con-
nected with the robbery. Mr. Lazarus
said he notified the police immediate
aud Gasn was arrested. A real blue
steel revolver was used in the hold
up, according to Mr. Lazarus. instead Of
a pipe case. as has been reported.
THREE HOUSES BURNED.