The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14
The Home of Henry Graves, Ill., Ardsley- Hudson
During the Robbery of Which Mr.. Graves Was Killed

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IVI invulnerabe as the ramparts of Babylon
have suddenly been brought to realize
that they are at the mercy of the "nside worker"
Armed patrols, steel doors and barred windows
made citadels Of their houses. Outer and inner
guards preserved an appearance Of inaccessiblity
that the Grand Llama of Thibet couldn't have
boasted
But n series of sensational robberes which
have occurred recently in New York, Chicago and
certain fashionable suburban communities have
shown that the old-fashioned marauder has dis
appeared. The burglarious gentleman with the
familiar bulls-eye lantern and jimmy has become
passe. In his place is the smooth performer who
first worms his way into position Of trust in
the millionaire's household and then--while in
the act of performing his routine dutes-passes
out the booty to some confederate. Perhaps he
filches necklace ring himself throws it
into a waste-basket to be carried out by pecu-
liary careful garbage man.
Occasionally an open raid is made upon some
household, was the in the robbery Of the
Shattuck home in Washington Square, New York
recently, when jewelry valued at more than
100000 was taken. But the preliminary plans
even for this sort Of robbery, are always worked
out by the man inside, who generally retains COM
mand throughout the proceeding. In the Shat
tuck robbery, French butler, Henry Boat who
pected. Boilat enjoyed the confidence of the
Shattuck family
In many other cases, millionaires' homes that
would have been called impregnable have been
looted from cellar to garret. Invariably it was
found that whereas ring of steel prevented
encroachments from the outside, the Master of
the House had been unbelievably careless in en-
ploying his servants. In most he had left
1t to some other servant, who in turn had merely
telephoned an employment agency.
Joe Fried, a criminal with % years prison
record, tells on this page how he managed to get
into position of confidence in the home Of Mrs.
Hamilton Fish, Jr. He is now awaiting sentence
for robbing this household Of hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars in silver and jewels He ex-
plains how simple it has been to get employment
with the rich. And he declares further that
practically all Of the big robberies Of recent years
many OF which were completed without leaving
r clue--were carried out by methods similar to
those he employed.
Among these unexplained thefts was the one
which resulted in the disappearance Of the s25,OOo
pearl necklace Of Miss Marion Carhart Of Tuxedo
Park.
Not only was the Carhart mansion securely
guarded inside and out, but Tuxedo Park itself,
is and has always been, virtually a walled city.
A barrier of brick wall and barbed wire fence
surrounds the 120 country houses which make up
this exclusive colony and the four entrances which
admit to the estate are heavily guarded day and
night Yet on a certain evening not long ago
Miss Carhart's necklace disappeared almost from
under her eyes.
Her house was full of guests at the time and
a moment before she sought her necklace-which
she had seen about an hour previous when she
put II in jewel boX-she remarked on the i'm
munity from burglars her home enjoyed Never
theless the necklace was gone. thorough
search of the house failed to reveal it.
Her guests, of course, were above suspicion.
The servants had all been engaged the previous
falk gfp h
that they were all honest. But the pearls were
gone. And no marauder had been detected.
Equally mysterious was the robbery Of the
home Of Henry Graves, ILL.,, at Ardsey- -on-the-
Hudson, during which Mr.. Graves lost his life
And the police of New Rochelle anxiously