Show GH CHICAGO MAN IN INON UN ON LONDON lUNDON THEFT AMERICAN EXPERTS IN BURGLARY BURGLARY BURGLARY BUR- BUR GLARY PURLOIN PEARL COLLECTION I Instigator Dies and Gems Are Placed I In Vault Ransom Is Demanded Demanded De De- For Their I Quick Return London A A sensational story of how a gang of expert American thieves stole the famous Lady Lud Ludlow Ludlow Ludlow low collection of pearls on June 11 last on behalf of an aged Chicago millionaire collector has just been re re- re- re leased The who is not named collaborated with the thieves minutely minutely min mm- i planning the coup specifying I the exact pieces he wanted and giving them a time schedule on which to work the story said The thieves s rode off in an auto auto- mobile A steam yacht took them to Cherbourg and they arrived in New York When Then they telephoned by long distance dis dis- dis- dis tance tace to the millionaires millionaire's Chicago residence residence residence res- res says the News' News story th thel butler replied that his master died just an hour before Chicago papers declare the millionaire millionaire million million- aire is author of several brochures regarding the worlds world's best jewel col col- col- col He arrived in London in April the story says and made notes of famous English and Scottish collections collections collections col col- col- col from the crown jewels to the British museum The millionaire became fascinated with the Ludlow collection Several times attendants had to ask him politely politely po po- po- po to depart Then says the paper it is alleged that the millionaire millionaire millionaire million million- aire returned to America and hired three well known N New ew York burglars burglars burglars burg burg- lars to steal to steal the collection The arrived in London June 3 and spent several days studying studying studying study study- ing the collection before attempting the robbery After learning of the millionaires millionaire's death the News says the thieves were unable to sell seIl the pearls in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York because the theft had been re reported reported reported re- re ported in American papers For this reason they placed their I loot in a safe deposit vault and later consulted a New York attorney They claimed a reward of pounds sterling for the jewels The report says it is understood that the millionaire paid the thieves a first installment of each before they went to London and amI that he had promised them approximately approximate approximate- ly when they would have completed completed completed com com- the job |