Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
BOBE H0LD-UP CLUE
POINTS TO ARREST
Bandits Who Robbed Modiste
Said to Have Been Guests
at Her Party.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 19--For the
first time since Miss Edith Bobe and
her wealthy escort, Robert l.. Hague,
We're held up and robbed of a small
fortune in jewels in the fashionable
| modiste's apartment Monday night,
detectives Investigating the case hint
ed that the solution of the mystery
was at hand.
Following a conference between In
spector John -. Coughlin and Miss
Irene Flaherty, secretary to Miss
Bobe. the inspector prophesied an
arrest would be made soon that would
end the search for the robbers. He
would not say whether Miss Fla
herty had furnished him with a list
OF the guests at Miss Bobe's birth
day party Saturday night. II was at
this party. which was said to have
been attended by many of Broadways
celebrities, that police believe ban
dts secured information enabling
them to plan the hold-up.
They have expressed the belief that
one or more of them gained access
to the party disguised as guest.
while the celebration was at its
height.
Sought in Another Case.
From another source il was learned
that the man under suspicion is al
ready being sought in connection
with the recent theft Of 50, 900 worth
of jewels from Mrs. Howard John
son, wife of a playwright. This man
was said to be a member of the
notorious Gondorf gang.
AT the same time il was learned
that police officials attach little i'm
portance to the two arrests already
made in the case. The police placed
no credence in the suggestion. made
by the district attorneys office, that
Montague Pike, arrested Wednesday
night after he had asked Miss
Flaherty for $500 for information
concerning the disposition of the
stolen jewels, was connected with the
crime, it was said.
The other prisoner David Gleason
who insisted that he was one of the
four bandits, told such a conflicting
story that his confession was secuted
by the detectives. Nevertheless he
was held on a charge of petit larceny,
and will be subjected to an exhaus-
tive questioning at headquarters
again today.
Says He Struck Her.
In the detective bureau of a Ten
derloin police station. where Gleason
Was locheQ up, ana IN the presence
of Miss Bobe, Mr. Hague and Marie
Carsten. the negro maid who was
trussed up in the kitchen by the hold
up men, Gleason was questioned
closely yesterday.
Stepping in front of Gleason, Mr..
Hague demanded:
DO you remember me-"
IF l do l forget you" the prisoner
replied.
Am I not the man you struck and
robbed" asked Mr.. Hague.
No"
Then Miss Robe stepped in front
of the prisoner and asked:
DO you remember me-"
Il struck you several times and
took your jewelry," Gleason is said
to have replied.
Miss Bobe then chided him for
talking foolishy" and asked him
if he would like to go to Jail.
Took Package, He Says.
He is said to have replied in the
affirmative. saying he would be glad
to go to get rid of the gang" He
added that he had received no part
of the loot, explaining that the
gang" took his part of it.
Miss Bobe then asked Gleason if
anything besides the jewelry was
taken in the robbery. He is said to
have replied: Yes, a package"
That's right" replied Miss Bobe.
nodding to the detectives.
Then. according to the detectives,
Gleason told how the gang had driV-
en- up to Miss Bobe's house in two
automobiles, one a closed car and the
other open. He made his escape in
the open car. he was said to have
confessed, adding that he and three
others had been trailing the modiste
for Il week.
Gleason had been arrested on the
complaint of the proprietor of an
Army officers Quitting establish
ment, who charged Gleason with OBJ
tanning a pair of leather leggings by
presenting a fraudulent Army order
for Sc.
Upon leaving the police station both
Miss Bobe and Hague were positive in
their assertion that Gleason was not
one of the four men who stripped
them of their jewelry. Gleason was
equally positive that he was, reiterat-
ing his previous statements time and
time again