New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Mrs. Robertson Arrested
After Supposed Bandit
Tells Police She Hired
Him TO Stage sHold-Up'
"Cems" Only Paper,
His Pistol a Fake
Insists Deal Hostess Had
Stenographer Ready for
Affidavits of Victims

TIE spectacular hold-up OF Mrs. Sarah
!. Robertson and five guests at her
Mme in Deal, n. J., last Saturday night,
which she asserted she lost $50, 900
h jowelry, appeared yesterday to the
,elcc 10 have been a vivid bit Of stage
,lay, devised to enable Mrs. Robertson
TO collect heavy insurance.
On The basis of admissions made 10
the Long Branch police by John R.
Bsiley jr., who says he was employed
as the bandit" 10 Commit the crime"
for which he was to receive 81 1000, Mrs
Robertson, Bailey and Samuel Gasn
rere arrested and charged with
conspiracy TO defraud an insur-
srce company. Arraigned before
Justice Of the Peace Borden at Asbury
Park. they we're held in $4,000 bail
ssch Gssn produced bail and was re-
leased. Bailey and Mrs. Robertson were
sent to the Freehold Jail for lack Of
hail. TO await the action OF the Grand
Jury.
According 20 the police most of those
involved in the affair have admitted
rs insincere character. Bailey pro
doced q remarkable document, which
he said he had written as q memo
rsndum some time ago. which he in
landed 10 present at the proper time
q he were double crossed" 1t was
dated November Ct and recited in full
detail the entire plan Of the robbery
IS It had been agreed upon.
Hold.Jp Planned for December A
!, appears from this document and
statements made by Bailey that the
hold.up originally was to have taken
mace on December 4, but that it was
uostponed from time to time until last
Saturday night.
giren to Prosecutor Charles +. Sexton
md Chief OF Police Walling Of Long
Ranch. the handbag which he carried
spay and which Mrs. Eol-4rtson said
aatsined $780, 900 worth OF her ieTelry,
isld only a wad OF tissue paper. The
'S-caliher silencer pistol" was only
sleather tobacco pipe case.
It seemed, too, the police say. that
VS. Alice Robertson, q guest at the
.sld-up party, who Mrs. Robertson
-.4ltl Hp1 ilttt, was SbCibS q oPAiN@
md accidentally" had her typewriter
a. the dinner. Immediately after the
"banGit" had got away with Mrs. Rob
ertsons paper jewelry. AS Bailey re-
terred to it, the police say Miss Rob
ertson produced legal forms in blue
bindings and proceeded to take down
the affidavit versions of the affair from
the guests. Miss Robertson has not
pet been found.
Arrest Outrage. Woman Says
When Mrs. Robertson was confronted
with the stories Of Bailey and her
guests, and was arrested, she became
Indignant
This is an outrage she said to
Detective Charles O. Davenport, when
be took her into custody at her home.
SITS simply ridiculous. It's all a great
mistake Some one shall have to an
swer FOR this Isn't it simply horrible
that should be arrested because
and some OF MY friends were held UP
BY q robber?"
When taken to Asbury Park for ar
raignment she begged permi ission to
telephone to her attorney. Robert Nc
Carter, Of Newark, and then declined
g say anything further.
Mrs. Robertson's recital was that on
saturday night last about O'CLOCK
while entertaining FIVE friends at din
ner at her home at 9s Phillips Avenue.
Deal, she wa called to the door by the
ring Of the bell. AS she opened the
door. she says masked man poked a
pistol against her and forced her back
into the dining room where the bandit
lined up her FIVE guests and after
riaing them IF their effects, forced her
TO give up handbag which she had
grabbed of a dresser This handbag,
She said. contained $4,000 worth of
her jewelry. She told the police that
there also was $500 in cash therein and
that the robber had obtained $50 from
David s. Meyer, q real estate broker Of
Long Branch, one Of her guests.
Mrs Robertson's jewels had been in
Nred with Lloyd~ for s65,0o0, it was
said. Mrs. Robertson, according to the
police, had recently been much con-
serned with the financing of some ex-
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