LOST FROM FLAT

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12613, 25 November 1926, Page 12

LOST FROM FLAT

LADY SPICER’S £ISOO JEWEL * ‘PERFECT SERVANT SI VANISHES. Once more a perfect manservant is being sought by the police—this time in connection with the theft of jewellery worth about £ISOO from the flat of Lady Spicer, widow of Sir Howard Spicer, in Granville Place, Portman Square, London. Lady Spicer herself discovered the loss on her return from dining with friends. Immediately afterwards it was found that a manservant, who had only been employed at the flats a few days, also was missing. Scotland Yard detectives instituted a widespread search for him. The servant, who gave the name of Harry Parsons, is a mystery man. He owed his engagement largely to the fact that he represented himself to be an ex-navy man. He produced exceptionally good references. “PERFECTLY CHARMING.” “He was perfectly charming in his manners, 5 5 the proprietress of the house of which Lady Spicer’s flat formed part, told a representative of the “Sunday News.” “When he came from a high-class employment bureau in answer to my request for a manservant I thought he was ideal for the job. “He said that for seven years he had been in the service of a naval commander at Torquay, but looked as if ho had fallen on evil days. I am partial to ex-service men, and felt sorrv for him. “During the three days he was hero he worked efficiently and well, doing the ordinary duties of a sort of raan-of-all-wovk. “The man is about 40 years ol age, sft Tin in height, of slim build and with fair complexion. He is clean shaven. He sometimes wore glasses, and looked and spoke like a man of superior education.” A pearl necklace, diamond earrings, diamond bracelet. brooches and watches form the greater part of the missing property. Lady Spicer usually leaves her large Airedale dog in the room which was entered, but on this occasion took it with her to prevent the possibility of other persons in the house being disturbed. “Parsons” was popular with other occupants of the house, and is described as being “very polite and a model of good manners.”