Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-23
YOUTH CONFESSES
HE PLAYED ROBBER,
POLICE REPORT
Mrs. Robertson and Alleged
Accomplicc Unable to
Furnish Bond.
ASSERT $4,000 GEMS
PLAIN TISSUE PAPER
Conspiracy Alleged to Have
Been Planned to Oh.
tain Insurance.
MUCH IN PUBLIC EYE
Woman. Once Left 81 900, 900 by IIu.-
hnnd In VIII, Frequently in
Business Litigation.
ASSERT $4,000 GEMS
PLAIN TISSUE PAPER
MUCH IN puDLIc
Woman. ONCE Left s1.oO0.Oo0 by Iius-
hnnd In VIII, Frequently In
Businens Litigation.
GBy Associated Press.I

LONG BRANCH, y. j.. Feb. oe.-
Mrs. Sarah II. Robertson. who satur.
day night reported to the police tha,
she had been dramatically robbed o,
Soo,ooo worth OF jcweiry during a
{ihneT party at her hom. in Deal. to.
mBht stood charged with taking tn.
hoid-ur in order TO obtain the in.
Surance money on her jewels
IN custody also was John Bailey. q
Long Branch youth. who was alleged
bS thc police To have told them thar
ne had been offered $1,000 10 invade
Mrs. kobcrtsons home and '.roh'. Lc-
samuel Gas'n. telegraph operator
was arrested on charges Of h,v,,,
entered the conspiracy and aided tn.
supposed robber. lie was released ON
$4,000 ball
!, The same bail also was set for hoth
Mrs. Robertson and Bailey. bu,
neither could get any one To fro,
them when they faced the magistrate
IL was announced II the ball was no,
forthcoming before night, both would
he taken TO the county jai at Ere..
hold.
Jewels But Tissue Pnper.
yrs. Robertson underwent u long
sRiling by the police. who placed
before her their charges that the
eihborately described pistol used hy
the bandit" was only leather pine
case and that tho bag OF Jewels" she
handed over contained only tissue
paper She stcadfastly maintained
rSer Innocence of the conspiracy ac
cusations lodged against her.
Harry e. Fabcr OF Bclluoro WIN
was one Of the guests at the Marty
saturday night. was quizzcd by m.
police, who quoted him as saving ,b,,
month ago he was approached bv
uashn ana asked To do the boId-un
stunt. He said ne refused, according
10 the police, who added tina, he toId
mem mat when he saw the "robbcr"
It the dining room door Saturdnv ~
n'Eh'. ne Immediately recalled the re-
quest upon him and realized that the
holu-np was fake. He was i'm tears
she police said. when they entered his
nome TINS morning. and he cyplained
'hat ne had been unable to sIeen
since the incident Saturday night.
Gucst Robbed or $50.
= Meyer real estate
broker OF Long Branch. who also wa =
a guest that evening. was reporr.o
m iost SoO in the robbery.
me ponce said he told them that
Mnen the intruder ordered him to
put MS money on the table he oheyeo
The money fell into dish of 10"
matoes. and he claimed never ~
have seen IL again.
Baiiey, the police said. denied TAX
ing the $50, and said not ONLY bod
ne not received cent from NJrs
Rohertson, but was out So taxi fare
gents for Lloyds. Limited, The
British company with which Mrs.
honertsons jewelry was insured. de-
clared they would await further dc =
Velopments before making any de-
cision regarding the insurance money.
IL developed that Mrs. Robertson
had lived rather secluded life i'm
one OF the three Deal cottages she
owns. and was not known TO man,
residents. The police claimed 10
have learned she recently was short
OF funds and sought loans. She liveu
with young woman who at first
was said to be her niece. According
to the police, their prisoner denies
relationship.
., Career of Accused Woman.
= The career Of Mrs. Robertson. who
was Miss Sarah I.avan, OF Pitts
burgh. has been marked by series
OF Incidents that brought her name
into the press of the country.
in 1895. when 10 years old. she
became the bride of Charles C. Mi;-
Ter. who made fortune In the
Westinghouse Airbrakc Company in
pittsburgh. and in the Peerless Rub
Der Company. At his death in 1906.
he left her Sl.OOO,0OO.
Ten years after their marriage
Mr.. Miller made his wife n gift Of
100000 In bonds, later taking GUS
tody of the safe deposit box con-
tanning them a suit followed.
PCundage of about s2.50O had bem
collected by Sheriff Erlaneer,- of Nesy
York. for his custody OF the bonds.
when husband and wife smoothed
over their differences.
IInd Many Suftors.
As the widow of tho millionaire
she had many suitors and her en-.
gasemcnt was repeatedly rumored.
but her marriage In 1911 to DR.. In.
seph ~ Robertson. member of n
wealthy family OF Galveston. Tex-
escaped notice until he published an
advertisement In March, 1916. dis
olaiming responsibility for his wlfe's
debts,
Mrs. Robertson figured in n law
suit with tho New York stock brol,.
ayage firm OF II. A.fContent C Co. In
l9ll. the frm recovering 100000.
'NS'I con fjnnoJ Z, - r.