The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-01-23
VALUABLE GEMS
ARE STOLEN IN
DARING H0LDUP
Former w ell Known
Caldwell Woman Is
Victim of Robbery at
Home in Long Beach.

; Mrs $. f. Miller. former Caldwell
resident and wife OF a widely known
local physician. was the victim OF
daring robbery at her present home
in Long Beach California. according
TO newspaper clippings received here
Thursday by friends. The story OF
the crime as it was published in a
Long Beach newspaper is as follow;
After choking and bindfolding
Mrs. 5. +. Miller. 2737 East Second
street. at 10 o'clock today. a burglar
took three valuble diamond rings from
her fingers. captured her servant and
made both women prisoners in bed
room while he ranSacked the house
DR.. Miller returned home to find her
almost hySterical after having escaped
from her prison room. The burglar
escaped.
With a good description to work
on the greater part OF the Long Beach
police force is seaohing the east side
residential section for him this after
noon.
Mrs. Miller was unaware that the
burglar was in the house when she
entered the kitchen from the front
part OF the house lie grabbed her
by the arm and twisted her away
from him. Mrs. Miller screamed and
the bandit asked her what she was
screaming for. then proceeded to bind
her and tie a towel around her eyes
He took from her fingers three dia-
mond rings, one cluster in a platin-
um setting, another a large ring in a
tiffany setting. leaving her
wedding ring on Der finger. He then
tossed her on couch in the library.
He then started to ransack the home.
Mrs. Mary Arundal, the servant.
saw the burglar enter the house
through the rear door while she was
washing in the laundry a few feet
from the door Not until she had fin
ished hanging up her clothes did she
enter the house The bandit met her
at the door, grabbed her by the should
ers and forged her to walk to-&he bed
room whercsliS bad previously carried
Mrs. Mllerj5rom the couch. March
ing the iRant to small dressing
room off tEcSbSa room he command
ed her to stand facing the wall and
when she protested, asking if Mrs.
Miller was not all right. he gave her
chair to sit on and locked the room
in which the two women were pris-
oners.
Showed No Firearms.
At no time during the robbery and
attack did the bandit show firearms
OF any kind. He left the house with
out anybody having seen the course
he took, according to information
the police were able to obtain. A
hasty check OF the home failed to
show any valuables taken except Mrs.
Miller's rings.
DR.. Miller returned to his home
a short time after the attack and
found his wife almost hysterical.
She had managed to escape from
the room after the servant had freed
her. He called the police.
The burglar wore dark grey suit
and a light cap. He was apparently
about p years OF age and appeared
to be an American according to the
description given to the police
The elaborate home OF Or. and
Mrs. Miller located at the corner OF
Temple and Second contained many
articles OF value and the burglar had
apparently attempted to rob the hope
and slip out again without having
attracted any attention. s
Scream Not Heard.
Mrs. Miller was in the front room
when he entered and did not see the
intruder until he grabbed her He was
standing in breakfast nook when
she entered the kitchen. Her scream
and the struggle between Mrs. Miller
and the burglar was not heard by
Mrs. Arundale. who was in the rear
yard at the time The servant knew
nothing OF the occurrence until she
was grabbed by the bandit as She
entered several minutes after she savy
him go into the kitchen door Ever
then she did not suspect that a crime
was being committed ard though1
that Mrs. Miller had been taken sud
denly ILL.,