A BEDROOM DRAMA
THIEF BEHIND A CURTAIN PEARL NECKLACE MYSTERY. Investigation of the mystery of the. theft of a pearl necklace and a pearl ring valued at £40,000 from the residence of Mr. Mosenthal, Green street, Park Lane. Wleads to the belief that the robbery was the work of a man and a woman. It is now known that the man was actually standing behind a heavy blue and gold curtain in the bedroom when Mrs. Mosenthal entered and changed for dinner in the dressing room aidjoining. Unable to find the electric switches in the wall, the thief struck two matches, which he dropped on the floor and just had time to dodge behind the curtain when Mrs. Mosenthal entered and switched on the light. From his hiding place, which was just by the dressing table, he saw Mrs. Mosenthal’s movements and watched her take off the necklace and ring and place them in the jewel case on the dressing table. When Mrs. Mosenthal went into the dressing-room the thief softly opened a door of the dressing table, secured the jewels and left.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19842, 17 May 1927, Page 9
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183A BEDROOM DRAMA Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19842, 17 May 1927, Page 9
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