New-York tribune., 1922-02-24
Mrs. Robertson Admits
Framing Jewel "sIoId-
Up" al Party in Deal,
Prosecutor Announce,
Missing Treasure
Found i'm New \ orI>
Some Pieces Declared 70
Resemble Ones Report
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Mrs. Sarah l.. Hobcrtsor Of Daa'.
\. j., who WAS locked up a, Freehold
after john N. Bailey ir~ of Long
Branch. told tho police that ne had
boon hired by Mrs. Robertson to as
sumo thc roe OF bandit and "rob''
her Of her jcwelrl SO tust abr might
collect heavy Insurance, has confessed
that The $4,000 "hold-up" G. last Sat
urday night ~as fake, accord nl: to
statements made last night by the Mon
mouth County Prosecutor and repre-
tentative of the lloyds Insurance
Company.
The stolen" jewels w,,e recovered
last night at an apartment house a.
Broadway aad Higbty-af;h Street. An
nounccmcnt that Mrs. Robertson had
confessed vas made by Gerard Luis.
agent for Lloyds. snd by Prosecutor
Charles f. ,scSson. Of Monmouth
County. Mr.. luisi made ststcmcat
AZ is Exchange Place. The announce
mont Of ProSccu Sexton was madc
at Asbury Park, n. J.
The Jewels were handed 70 Mr.. Luisi
a. tho West Side apartment house after
he had delivered there a note written
BY Mrs. Robertson It tho Freehold Jail.
where she IS a prisoner This note
rcad: "plcaso ALLOW NJ. tuisi 20 cot
the pacltsgc left at your house.
"LONtLY SALLY"
Bailey Also d Prisoner
John n. Bailey also remained pris-
over at Nreer old last night. Samuel
Gasn, who Was arrested with Mrs.
Robertson and Bailey. is at iberrv.
having produced The amount Of bait
fixed when hc and the two others we're
arrairned before Justice OF the peace
AZ Aabury Park charged with attempt
ing to dcfraud an insurance company.
Bailey. in his confession, declared him
sell to be the "bandit' aud said tlist
he had becn promised $1,000 hy Mr.,
Robertson for The job.
Mr. Lpisi went to the Broadwsy and
LightY-lifth Street apartment IL the
company OF Sergeant Frederick
Eedisrd, Of thc Deal polico. and Acting
Detective Sergeant George McCarJEcy
lie said be received confession
"Wednesday from Mrs. Robertson That
tae "bold-up' vas fake. but that She
later denied having made it. At . 4.
II. yesterday morning. nc said. Mrs.
Robertson again confessed. she told
him thon, he declared. that on Monday
sho brought The jewels to this city and
put them in "certajn place -
Held By Innocent Party
NJ. Luis refused to d;vulge the nsmc
o. The person from whom he received
the package containing TIE jewels. That
person, he said. had no hand in the af-
far. The package contained nineteen
Dieces Of iewelry. he sid Some o. the
articles, he said, "5ore striking re-
>emblance to iewcl1y 'stolcn' from Mrs.
Robertson in Columbus. OHIO, some .imc
asso' .N s3aa
While living IN Columbus Mrs. Rob.
ertson. he said. reported that she had
been robbed OF jeweiry and later col
lected insurance on The jewels. Mr..
Lusi said that he had received iniorAa-
ton during the day that some OF the
articles in the package were paste.
Prosecutor Sexton said at AsbVry
Park that confession was obtained
from Mrs Robertson after She had
been subjected to a rigorous question:
ing at the jail. 81 sent two Of my men
to the jail to talk with the woman last
night" said the prosecutor "Shc re
fused to admit, al tirst, that She knew
anything of the matter, but after sAe
had been griIled for hours last night
and this morning InT men telephoned
me that she had made & confession to
Them wont say what She told them
at this time. However. actiNg upon
information that they gave ne | sent
two men 10 New Gork TO hnl the
jewels"
The prosecutor SAID last night that
he received word from these men tnat
they had recovered the jewelry
Additional Charges Possible
Prosecutor Sexton said that Mrs.
Robert sons confession nay result in
an additional charge being placed
against her-that OF obtaining moncy
under false prctenses at some previous
time.
Notwithstanding the announcemcn
Of Prosecutor Sexton that The victim
Of Saturdays night "gunman' hae.
1Centnu,d on psse nys)