Show i I I I I I DARING THUGS GET ET HALF MILLION IN JEWELS Spend Night Ransacking Home of W Wealthy Wearth y Divorcee NEW KEW YORK Nov 18 An An extensive search was instituted today for three men who early Tuesday entered a 3 C fashionable residence in Past East Ninetieth street and gagged Mrs Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Char Char- lotte King Palmer wealthy divorcee and her two servants then escaped with jewels and furs valued by the thc fatally family at There was insurance on the jewels jewels' police said y Before leaving Mond Monday y night to at attend attend attend at- at tend a reception at the home of or Mrs 1 Sidney Drem in Monmouth N. N J J. J Mrs Palmer arranged with her servants that they the would answer the door only when hen the bell hell rang twice sharply ALONE Shortly after 9 o'clock the servants told police pollee the bell rang twice the signal arranged by Mrs Palmer and they thought perhaps she had forgotten forgotten forgotten forgot- forgot ten something They answered the I door Cloaks were thrown over their heads they were bound and placed on a bed in Mrs Palmers Palmer's room Returning Tuesday morning after 1 o'clock Mrs Palmer said she did no not want ant to disturb the servants and used tho the night key to enter When inside she noticed some disarrangement of furniture she said and rang for the I butler Three men d di essed similarly and wearing false mustaches and wigs answered They told her the house rouse was in danger of being robbed she said but she tried to pass them and was pushed back VALUABLE NECKLACE At the Drew reception Mrs Palmer wore a pearl necklace valued by her herat herat herat at and two diamond bracelets She darted past the men she said anc and at the head of the stairs tripped felland fell felland felland and was unable to rise She tore her necklace and the pearls ran over the floor Her bracelets she thrust Into the bosom of or her evening gown Th The men carried her to her room After they had picked up the scattered scattered scattered scat scat- pearls she said they returned bound her then took the jewels from fron her fingers and the bracelets she had secreted in her dress ItA HAN CI SACK HOUSE HOOSE Proceeding leisurely Mrs 1 Palmer said the men ransacked the house and did not leave leav until o'clock Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning Soon after aCter the butler his bonds freed the maid and his mistress and called physicians and the police Mrs Palmer is 38 years old She formerly lived in Chicago and her former husband is James C C. Parish Jr lawyer and clubman of this city |