New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Hold " oman,
As El'allaer of
$4,000 Theft
Continued from rau. on,l

W N''f
tensivc real estate operations at Deal.
where she has five cottage in course Of
erection.
Bailey is twenty years old He
comes OF good family. his father.
lobn Z. BAILEY. beng a painting con
tractor o. Long Branch. where tho
young man lives With his parents and
,wo sisters. Dorothy and Helen. Bailey
IS extremely tail. Recently he had been
employed ~ a brakeman on tho Penn
sylvania Railroad, though he owned an
automobile. purchased by his father.
Rsi'cy said that en- November q
l91l. nc was approached by Mrs. Rob
crtSon and Samuel Gasn. 8 telegraph
operator at the Jersey Central station.
and asked II he vented to make some
easy money. IncE outlined to him. nc
said. thel. plan for a fake hold-up so
tsst Mrs. Robertson could collect in
s1fance. ana offered him $500 to 20
t,rough with II.
He declined at Nrst. nc said hut
'ater became receptive and told them
ne would let them know. Ii had been
suggested that the robbery was to take
pace on December l. While the mat
Ter vas sull IN state OF discussion.
Bailey said Gasn Informed him the
"ihing vas of for December h and
nad ocen postponed until February II.
Ho rad By this time practically made
up his mind TO so through with the
schemc. but on the morning of Feb
ruary II. he SAID. Mrs Robertson sent
Rim word that she could not get d
patty together
Told That Plan Is Ripe
Last Friday, Bailey told the police,
Us. Robertson communicated with
afu and told HIM everything had been
fAcd Tor the hold-up The next nigh;
Saturday. at O'Clock.
According 10 Badcy. Mrs Robertson
,e'd hin chen she would have Miss
tlice Robertson, a niece. there, and
another woman. nciShbor OF hers,
0ltH much jovciry. She further con
ldod 70 him, he says. that she would
r-sc biuiT al tyylng 10 get away with
her black silk bag. which was supposed
80 contain her jewels. but that sho
would drop them on the floor He was
vet Informed at thar time he added.
pho else would be at the dinner. While
tic first arrangement had been that he
vas TO receive $500 for the Job he later
d-,aanded and vas promised 1000. to
be paid when Mrs. Robertson received
ter Insurance.
Tiers talcy told Chief Wallinp he
Nobcrtson's proposition. which he SAID
he intended to produce In case he was
double crossed Tois document vas
'ound by the police in Bailcy's home
/. reads az follows:
"NovcWbcr - Memo to whom il
ma concerns:
~ in any time within the next two
reoas aui arrested cor larceny or
robbery Of house at - Street. Deal
ii
snprcacbod br party and was told
about the aid mistress wanted to co..
oct Insurance on her icvclry. and that
WIS to receive the sum Of $500 for
same. Tho act 70 he committed around
2. IN. on either day. .No' emDcr 50 or
Sunday, December {, 1921. and tbat
IRE same madam guaranteed ne that
could be free or haze fifteen 'nln-
utos start FROM tho house. tho back
d'or 10 be open or unlocked. and there
would be either three women or two
nor and tno women there at the house
p the time. 1t is tho second house
from the car track toward TIC ocean.
tSiencd u. 7. BAILEY w.
Tnis document is now N tnc pgsscs-
sion Of Prosecutor Sexton together
With tho rost Of Hailey's confession.
Arrives at Robertson Home
Eailey then continued to recitc the
de,ails Of the actual hold-un. lie said
t6at. about 730 on the night Of the
rohhery he - ent around 10 tho second
hsrd automobile place Of Tod> Hymau.
OF Second Avenue. Long Branch. hired
s. old automobile and drove TO Deal.
HhoN he drove up in front of Mrs.
Rohortsons house. he said. he found
t7o other cars rarhe1 outside. Hc
rarted his car Just behind ono later
identified as belonging to Mcyer, who
vas Mrs Eobertson's real estate agent
and a guest at tbc dinner. The other
car Vas Identified as that Of H. c. Ia
be-. an awning dealer of Bclmar.
aoer Meyer and Gasn were the three
non at the party, win Mrs. Robertson
ard her niece as tho feminine mem
bers
Aiming himself with the leather