THIEVES’ RUSE.
Jewels Found in Pockets of Fur Coat. LONDON, April 2. Twice to-day, a niece of Sir Francis Wylie, formerly Oxford secretary of the Rhodes Trust, had the pocket of her fur coat filled with jewels while walking in London, without knowing it, says the “ People.” Recently she saw a fur coat in a shop window, and insisted on buying it, despite the shop’s reluctance to sell. After walking along Oxford Street she found that the pockets, which previously were empty, contained jewels. She interviewed the Police Commissioner, Lord Trenchard, who requested her to return to Oxford Street, followed by plainclothes detectives, and to drop her umbrella if she felt anyone even touch her. Apparently nothing happened, but when the detectives ar-.ked her to feel the pockets of the fur coat she was amazed to find they had again been filled with jewels. Scotland Yard had long suspected the fur shop. Apparently a woman who was accustomed to wearing the coat was a go-between for jewel thieves and receivers. The girl was told not to wear the coat in London, for fear of reprisals.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20276, 10 April 1934, Page 1
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185THIEVES’ RUSE. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20276, 10 April 1934, Page 1
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