New-York tribune., 1922-05-03
Mrs. Mitchell Harrison
Tells Of Mysterious
Loss of Jewel Bag as
Train Arrives Here
LloHds Man Calls
II Work of Crook S
constant Watch on Grip
Is in Vain; VaIuables In
cludc Famous Emerald

AIRS. Mitchell Harrison, Of st. Jane
Annex, Phiadclph wife of q million.
are sugar rcfncr Of that city and so.
c'aliy prominent in New ! ork, Phila
aeIphla and Washington, was robbed
OF lewelTy valued at $1,000 last Sun
day night while alighting from train
at pennsylvania Station. The robbery
became known yesterday after Mrs.
Harr1son, before sailing for Europe on
nc Aqultania, reported the theft to
her broker in Philadelphia.
The jewelry was insured with Llovds
OF London, and, according to Gerard
Lulsl, Of the Luis investigation Com
nany, the theft was the work Of a cleve,
oand OF crooks operating on the train.
Following the discovery of the loss
Of the jewelry Mrs. Harrison, accom-.
panied by her husband and daupbter
Lindsay Harrison, went to the Hotel
8iltmore, where Mrs Harrison told
Mr Luisi of the loss and described the
i:wels.
Sib ibOHdlly / dCkeQ Jewels
Had prepared to 20 TO Europe
and bought the steamship tickets IN
January, the boat sailing on MAY ..
she said Last Sunday my bags we're
packed at my country home in Nokes-
vile, Ky, and preparations made to
come to New York. personally
packed my Jewels in my Jewel case
The only other person present at the
time was a maid, She was busy pack
ing other bags in my room"
Mrs. Harrison said she placed the
case in a grip resembling Boston bag
or taupe leather. She carried it from
her room downstairs and outside and
got into the automobile driven by hel
chauffeur, Joe Peacock. Mr.. Harrison
and her daughter were in the car and
the party was driven to the station al
Warrenton. They were joined at the
station by their butler, who had gone
ahead with the heavy luggage. All the
bags were unloaded and placed on the
platform with the exception of the bag
containing the iewelry. which Mrs. Har.
rison still carried. The party arrived
in Wa shington about 1890 p. m. Sun
day. Here, at the suggestion of Mr.
Harrison, the bag which held the jewelry
was placed on truck with a number
followed the truck over the platforms
and saw the jewel bag safely placed in
the Pullman car.
During the journey from Washington
to New York nothing was mentioned
about the contents of the bag, Mrs
Harrison said.
Jewel Bag Vanishes
Shortly before the train arrived at
Pennsylvania Station other large bags
and two packages belonging to the
Harrisons were carried out on the
platform Of the car. In order to move
these bags the travelling bag contain
ing the ievelry had TO be moved from
by Mrs. Harrison when sho boarded
the train at Washington She placed
it in the aisle, she said, and then helped
her daughter to put on her coat. When
she looked for the bag it was missing
but she thought it had been moved by
the porter to the platform Of the train
along with the other luggage She be-
came anxious. she said, and hurried
toward the platform. She was unable
TO reach it because two passengers
blocked her way. From the aisle il
was impossible to see the bag on the
platform. When the train stopped d
porter placed the bag on the platform
Of the station, Mrs. Harrison said, and
she hurried out and called station
porter and, pointing out two of the
large bags. told him to take them,
At this point Mr.. Harrison reached
the platform, and he called a porter
Mrs. Harrison said that she turned tt
tell him that she had engaged porte
and then resumed the hunt for the
missing bag. and was assured that i
was not among those on the platform
The porter of the car was called, ant
he went back into the Pullman il
search for the bag, but could no
find it,
After all the passengers had left thu
platform and no odd bag remained, Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison went to the Pullman
office and reported the loss. The Pull
man porter and the conductor were
called to the Office and questioned.
Mr.. and Mrs Harrison and thei
daughter then went to the hotel. From
there the loss was reported to Platt
Yungman & Co., of Philadelphia. Thu
following day Mr.. Harrison teleph once
to the Nokesville home, hoping that II
some manner the bag might turn VI
there.
Large Emerald Is Missing
Among the missing jewelry is rni
containing what is said to be the larg
est emerald in this country, and on
of the largest in the world. Anothe
rare piece is gold chain set with al
emerald, ruby and diamond in two tri
foil leaves and Croix de Guerre. Tn
latter was gift to Mrs. Harrison from
Count Rehner de Beauriaux.
The list of missing jewels also in
iCantinusd On neIt nanel