New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
Woman Denies
She Confessed
Deal Gem Plot
Mrs. Robertson Now Declares
Jewel Robbery Was Cen
uine and Insists Iuss.r-
ance Must Be Paid 10 Her
Says Trial Is Welcome
Investigator Charges Wide
spread Conspiracy to Fake
Thcfts TO Obtain Cash

Mrs. Sarah Robertson repudiatcd
yesterday in her room in the jail in
Freehold, \. j., the confession she is
said to have made Thursday that the
hold-up IN her home in Deal week
ago was fake. The County Prosecu
.or insisted. however, that she had
made the confession and that the
jewelry had been recovered as a result.
Gerard Luisi. of tho Luisi Investigate
ing Agency. saic tnat his work on the
case led him to believe that there
vas a widespread plot to fake rob
berries Tor the purpose Of recovering
insurance on icwelrv and that Mrs.
Robertson had become involved IN it..
He was sure that she was not one
OF the leaders IN the scheme, he SAID.
Recovered Jewelry Denied
Mrs. Robertson not only repudiated
her confession bUt asserted that the
lewelrv which had been recovered
was not the jcwelry that the robber
took
The iewclry taken from tho home Of
Mrs. Pelletroau in Manhattan was not
and never rad been insured, She said.
Mrs., Pelletreau has been a friend of
nine for twenty years. She had no
knowledge whatever that had left any
icwelry there. Some Of my clothes and
4 suitcase arc still there. When WAS
u Manhattan ] used to stop At her
home or at the Hotel McAlpin
"The jewelry contained in the six
handbag which the robbers took Satur-
day night must be returned TO me in
tact or Lloyd's must pay in full for the
protection for which have been pay
ing S515 a year for several years.
The bag taken has been recovered
and was shown to ne at Freehold
expect Lloyd's agents to recover the
contents, as ] prefer the iewelry 70
money.
Now She Welcomes Trial
II have not at any time since my
arrest made a statement waving any
claim against Lloyds. I an not IN
financial difficulties and will continue
to handle my real estate holdings at
Deal. have been charged by the news
papers and | will welcome trial before
q jury Of sensible men and women"
judgment of 100000, Mrs. Robert
son admitted, was obtained against her
ar the brokerage firm Of II. Content &
Co., She explained that it was obta ined
sftcr She had realized $4,000 in cash
es Speculation in Southern Pacific
'ock and the judgment was paid IN
= Ner july ~, iHl9, ana lncNe Is
reeord Of the payment ia New York.
II am absolutely innocent of the
7rg.s,' she continued, and tne al
eaa confession contained in the news
sners never took place. My Insurance
esrt. Mr.. Morgan, advised me to give
"a any OF my jewelry not in safe
rosit bax to prove it WAS not the
verv insured"
tsrly yesterday, before Mrs. Robert
ON denied the confession, Nh. Morgan,
- - Maiden Lane, said that at the
ygestion of Luisi he had obtained the
.onfossion from her at the Freehold
ali on Thursday morning. At that
ime, he said, she declared that she
as innocent, but later confessed after
a had told her That she must not make
tool Of him and his Office. 1t was at
AIS time that she wrote the letter to
'irs. Pclletreau. directing her to de-
liver to Luisi and Morgan the package
he had left there. This package, CON
aiming the jewelry supposed to have
heen stolen. was later found al the
apartment of Mrs. Pelletreau.
County Prosecutor Charles Sexton,
1T his home in Long Branch last night,
"a d that there was no question as to
.cr having made the confession as to
Tire planning of the holdsup and the di-
recting Of the Pelletreau woman to let
Juisi and Morgan get the package az
el home.