Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-23
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SOCIETY WOMAN cHARcED
WITH FRAMING HoLD-UP

WITH FRAMING HOLD-UP
Long Branch. N. J.. Feb. % (By the
A. P)-Mrs. Sarah H. Robertson, who |
Saturday night reported to the police |
that she had been dramatically robbed |
OF S5o,0oo worth of jewelry during a |
dinner party abe was giving at her
home in Deal tonight stood charged |
with taking the hold-up in order to OBJ
tain the insurance money on her jew
| els.
Arrested also was John Bailey. a |
Long Branch youth. who was alleged
by the police to have told them that he
had been offered $1,000 to invade Mrs.
Robertson's home and rob. her Sam
| mel Gasn, a telegraph operator, was
arrested on charges of having entered
the conspiracy and aided the supposed
| robber. He was released on $4,000
bail.
Robertson and Bailey, but neither could
get anyone to free them when they
| faced the magistrate. 1t was announced
| II the bail was not forthcoming before
night. both would be taken to the
county jail at Freehold.
Mrs. Robertson underwent a long
grilling by the police, who placed be-
fore her their charges that the elabcr-
ately described pistol used by the ban
dit was only leather pipe case and
that the bag of Jewels" she handed
over contained only tissue paper. She
steadfastly maintained her innocence of
the two conspiracy accusations lodged
against her.
Harry C. Faber of Belmar. who was
one of the guests at the party Saturday
night. was quizzed by the police. who
quoted him as saying that a month ago
he was approached by Gasm and asked
to do the hold-up stunt. He said he re-
fused, according 80 the police, who
added that he told them that when he
saw the 'rebber" at the dining room
door Saturday night. he Immediately re-
called the request upon him and real
lied that the hold-up WAS fake. He
was in tears, the police said, when they
J entered his home this morning, and he
| explained that he had been unable to
sleep since the incident Saturday night
Davis S. Meyer, a real estate broker
! of Long Branch, who also was a CUES,
that evening. was reported to have lost
$50 in the robbery" The police said
l he had told them that when the intru-
E der ordered him to put his money or
the table, he obeyed. The money fel
: into dish of tomatoes and he claimed
/ never to have seen it again.
Bailey, the police said, denied tax
Ing the $50 and said not only had HI
not received a cent from Mrs. Robert
: son, but was ont IS taxi fare.
Agents for Lloyds', Ltd, the British
company with whic hMrs. Robertson
B jewelry was insured declared they would
await further developments before max
? ing any decision regarding the insur
g ance money.
Ie 1t developed that Mrs. Robertson hat
lived a rather secluded life in one c
/ the three Deal Gotta ges she owns, an
was not known to many residents. TIL
If police claimed to have learned she re
d, Gently was short of funds, and sough
loans. She lived with young woma
Il who at first was said to be her uiece
~ According to the police, their prisone
i. denies relationship.
= The career of Mrs. Robertson. VINO va
- Miss Sarah Lavan Of Pittsburgh. ha
- been marked by a series of incidents ths
brought her name into the press Of til
country.
:" In 1895, when 10 years old, she becar
the bride of Charles c. Miller, who mad
=, a fortune in the westinghouse Air Brak
- company in Pittsburgh and in the Peel
- less Rubber company At his death, l
% 1905, he left her $1,000. 600.
of Ten years after their marriage M
Miller made his wife a gift Of sos, 90
in bonds, later taking custody Of the sal
deposit box containing them. suit 70
lowed. Poundage of about $500 ha
IT been COLLECTED by Sheriff Granger of Ne
I'd York for his custody Of the bonds whe
ge husband and wife srroothed over the
mr. differences.
Sc As the widow Of the millionaire 81
Nv had many suitors. and her engagemel
al was repeatedly rumored, but her ma
e. rage in 1911 to DR.. Joseph A Robertso
a. member Of a wealthy family Of Galve
ar ton, Tex. escaped notice until he pu
mt lished an advertisement in March, 1911
sal disclaimtng responsibility for his wife
debts.
Mrs. Robertson figured in A law su
= with the New York stock brokerage fir
of H. A Content & company in 1914. Il
firm recovering 100000, which was pa
after she brought a counter-sz1it !
s125,0oo. During the controversy it b
K came known that in 1911-12 Mrs RobeI
son had made profit of $4,000 by Sc
=; ing Union Pacific and United States ST.
Tn short, but the market later went again
her.
In March, 1915, her husband and !
attorney went with moving vans to t
~ Robertson home in West Forty min
street. New York, and an sthe surgeon
: belongings were removed. Mrs Robe
us son subsequently, sued for divorce.
clar1ng her husband had tried TO for
40 her to capitalize his own speculatio,
Later he filed petition in bankruptcy.
al While the physician and his wife we
separated in 1919, and when he W
Sk house surgeon at a New York hotel ,
tectives employed by Mrs. Robertson a
.er their wives took rooms near the 8,
geons. At O'Clock in the morning G
Of the detectives aroused the place
shouting that his wife needed doct
and DR.. Robertson came from his roc
Mrs. Robertson and her sleuths enter
CT the surgeons room and found a prof