Excerpt from The Tiger, Vol. 7: September, 1909 On the morning of June 14, 1907, the St. Louis Herald, fresh from the press, announced in big, bold headlines, the disappearance of Mrs. Scott's valuable diamond brooch. It appeared from the reporter's story, that Mrs. Scott, who was a wealthy society woman, had missed the brooch when she sought to wear it the evening before. As the brooch was a very valuable piece of jewelry, she was much alarmed at not finding it, but her husband pacified her by assuring her that it must have been mislaid, as she had not worn it for a week pr.evious A thorough search was immediately begun and every possible place was well looked over, and in her anxiety Mrs Scott looked in many of the most improbable places, but the search proved fruitless. The servants were interviewed but they could shed no new light on the mystery. Suspicion, however, fell on the butler and he was promptly arrested, but as nothing could be proved against him he was allowed to go free.
The police were notified and private detective agencies employed, and these centered their energies on the case, finding it the most baffling they had had in recent years. Supposed clews were run down, but nothing was revealed. The case continued to be a mystery.
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