The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-11
THIEF LOOPS GEM CACHE OF COSDENS Lord And Lady Mountbat- ten Also Lose In
 Robbery DECLINES TO REVEAL VALUE OF JEWELS Loss, However, Will Reach Quarter Million, Say Reports SCORE OF GUARDS
 CAUGHT MAPPING Burglary Committed Under The Noses Of Swarm Of Spec
 ial Officers
SCORE OF GUARDS
 CAUGHT MAPPING
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 PORT WASHINGTON, l. l.. Sept. 10.-During the only two hours of the rwenty-fouI that would find master, mis, tress, guests and servants all asleep on the Long Island estate of MT. and Mrs. Josh Cosden, a thief or thieves got into the jewel caches of the Cosdens and lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten, who are their guests, and stole away with gems and trinkets, the value of which Mrs. Cosden will not declare because she IS afraid she might jeopardlze the collection of insurance.
 Josh Cosden's fortune is one of those hloated affairs that permlts noDSlse a;uss lesS ieyvelrys and Mrs. Gosdeh is known to have taken advantage of her op- nortunity to stuff her gem trays win rlittering bits of color set in gold ana platinum.
 It was into these probably unrIvaie1 ], cam caskets of the Mountbattens and fhe Cosdens that someone dipped a erasping fist and it happened right nnder the noses of a swarm of special officers. guards and servants, to say nothing of the traditional "eagle eyes of two of Scotland Yards famed n-
 
 Chief of Police Frederick Snow of the local force was the first to call at- tention to the fact that Long lsiand ROW is overrun with crime detectors ana preventers. -. .. ,,
 "Of course it was an inside job, Chief Snow said, and explained that the alert Port Washington coppers wouldn't think of allowing any real biz time crooks capable of committing such crime to loiter about the vicinity long enough even to borrow a match.
 Point Without Shame.
 Mrs. Richard Norton, called the most heautiful woman in England, who monopolizies the principal share of the Prince of Wales attention and who came here as. one of his party, also E guest at the Cosden home, but 1t Ss not known that any of her jewels were taken, which is something, at least, for the Scotland Yarders, guards from six detective agencies and state troopers to point to without shame II got with pride.
 Most of the stolen articles were ecooped from dressing tables in the gooms of Mrs. Cosden and Lady Louis 9Iountbatten while they slept the sort af sleep that comes only after one kas been up until 4 a. m.
 Must Have Seen Him.
 One thing the investigators adid nnarn and that was that Lord Louis nust have seen the burglar. Lord Louis went to bed at 4 o'clock along with the rest of the household. He went directly to sleep but shortly was awakened by man in his room.
 Lord Louis is a sailor, His regular duties take him aboard one of His Majesty's dreadnaughts and sailors in the Kings navy are supposed to be a nuspicious, light-sleeping lotSof fellows who bound out of bed at the least, prov pcation and rush up companionways and what not to the bridge or down to the hold or wherever danger threatens
 Hut Lord Louis is not on duty now and doesn't sleep as lightly as when he is working. So, when Lord Louis awakened to see man in his room Re just dismissed it with a thought that these American servants do get about early and went back to sleep. Gerald Luisi, of the Luisi Investi' Kating company, arrived at the Sands Point estate soon after the robbery was discovered Wednesday. He is said to represent Lloyds, limited, of London. Il was reported that the loss would not exceed $250,000. but there was some vcepticism about this. as it is kn VII that the jewels owned by Mrs. Cosden and Lady Louis Mountbatten are worth millions.
 Servants Discover Loss.
 The loss was discovered when Cos den's manservant entered his masters room to gather up his clothing. A pearl stud which had been worn Tues day night was missing and soon after the loss was reported to Mrs. Cosden ,kle and Lady Louis discovered that they also had been yisitedrb by the thief.
 4''The jewels have disappeared" Mrs Cosden told reporters "Wednesday There is still a possibility that they have been misplaced and, will be re stored to their owners. l cannot say more"
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