Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-27
Mrs. Robertson
Denies "Faking''


He did not dine with us, but sat down
in the dining room and waited.
'"The bell rang. ] went 10 the door,
and there stood some one with some
l had a beautiful diamond pin on-l
wore this very dress.
''This robber. whoever he was. said
hands up, I backed toward the living
room and he snatched my pin.
At this point she unfastened her
waist and showed her counsel, A. j.
Stokes, the pnhoes who're the jewel
lad been.
~ was told fanted in the diniN-
room. The bag and my jewelry was on
the buffet. ! thought to save 1t. lie said
Here come across, ii frightened me 50.
l screamed and threw il on the table.
! didn't know what else to do with It.
She then described the taking a roll Of
money from Mr. Meyer.
Prosecution Wins Another Victory
Earlier in the day another victory
was won-by the prosecution. when Judy"
Lawrence allowed the petition Of Prose.
cutor Sexton I" amend the indictment
to read IAN underwriters policy isSuei
by Lloyds London. Instead Of the
original reading. "Lloyds OF London.
This robs the defense of he teChnica.itl
there is no such company rs "Iloyds
ut London. This is one of the strongesj
points the dcfenss had hoped 10 make.
Girard Luisi, cStigator for LlOydS.
testified that Mrs. Robertson had con-
fessed to him that the hold-up and
theft of jewels vas framed up.
Ia SriI 81 nl ~.
confession, although ne found the jewel,
where they had been hidden in New
York. Mrs. Robertson is on trial here
on charge Of conspiracy and attempt 10
defraud. Her jewels had been insured
for $50, 900.
''She told me that on the Friday be
fore the robbery he said. she took
some iewelry from the safe deposit box
and went TO her home, placing the
. jswelry. which was in bag, in III"
pAonograph.
''She described to me the entrance
Of the bandit and told how he backed
her toward thc dining room and
snatched a horseshoe pin from her
dress. examined her dress and could
SEQ no holes where the pin might have
been. l asked her in an interview
later at Asbury Park If sh" had ever
been robbed Of jewels before or had
ever collected Insurance before. She
denied she had and in this she was
supported by Joseph T.. Morgan, Of
the insurance firm of Il. T. Maltbie X
Go.
Blamed New York Business Man
''Later at an interview with Mrs,
Robertson alone she asked me what
she should do | said ] was only anN.
iOus to obtain the jewels. She said II
she told me where the jewels were
would | drop the case.
"She said a business man in New
York had put up the whole thing. !
then called Charles +. Sexton, the
prosecutor, into the room. Mr.. Sex .
ton told her anything she said would
be used against her. Then he went out
again.
~ then asked her about the New
York man. Then she told me 1t was
not a New York man but somebody in
the town of Deal.
''Gasn (Samuel Gasn, n 90 o-defend =
anti, suggested the robbery six or seven
months ago. she admitted, and she con
eented, thinking Gasn would not pull
o& the Job. Then she said Gasn pulled
ssThen the phone rang and it was
X, Moeean. She said Yes, No, III keep
Y ~ nOuth shut Morgan asked me II
- haa confessed and told where the
Wege and said yes
I y Safused to believe It. and !
~ ~ ~ phone and she talked 10
2Ha yoDe lStsa ths confession"
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