Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-13

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He however, stole the Sheriff's gold watch, for
which b was imprisoned three years in The
Pelsgie. In 826 he obtained his liberation,
and became acquainted with a Frenchman, one
Of the greatest judges and purioiners Of dIa-
monds in the whole country, and while he was
connected with him in France, Re never stole
any Thing 5u, diamonds The temptation to
a very necessiious person was very great, par
tloularly when he was instructed how I" steal
wiibou, any probability Of a discovery. The
Frenchman used 10 tip his fourth finger with
clammy adhesive substance called "Terebin>
thine de Venice" and while he pointed at any
particular diamond amongst those laid before
him with his f'r, finger, he conrived TO touch
another with the "tere binthine," and drop it
down his sleeve. Upon one occasion he car
iied'o OF = jewelers. shop between 4ool and
5ool worth Of Jewels. He used also to tip a
cane which had hole in the top with the
s1mc stuff, & he always succeeded in carrying
away something extremely valuable, whie h
stood alta litlle distance from the counter.
Bushell believed for some time that the
Frenchman made fair division Of The spoil
with him, bu, from what he afterwards heard
from some Of he London jewellers who were
plundered by both, he Frenchman used 10 sack
dealings with some OF the London jewellers,
they found that The mode adopted Of getting
business was not very crediable 10 the shops
keepers.
The Frenchman had two desperate fellows
while he was in Paris in his service, but when
grand role, as it was called, was to be played.
Bu,hel was the man appointed to acl the
principal character. He passed as a Spanish
uDhenl nh h, al ~ A.
lion OF the Emperor Nicholas, al ST. Peters,
burg, where he and the Frerchman picked up
great deal of money by different plans OF de-
?'ion. They found very little difficulty in
sbslractng j"wels f'om he English jewellers,
but tey found French jewrlIer, whose eyes
were 50 quick, and whose suspicious were so
much alive, that even the unrivalled French
man Came off toiled This prr>evering fellow
however, determined 10 rob the shopkeepcr,
aud he gave orders to the two assistants TO
whom we before alluded, to be in readiness.
Eht jrweller kept his diamonds regularly mar
snalled IN pincu shion which he used TO hold
up to The rye, OF his customers, whose hands
were not allowed 10 approach il; but his inge>
nuity was beaten ont by force and man9uvre.
One of the assistants, 6y the Frenchman's d.
recipn, stood al The door with piece OF
strong whipcord, while the oIh,r went into the
shop, the door OF witch instantly closed, and
asked to see some diamonds. The brilliant
pincushion was produced. The Frenchman,
wno stood at the opposite side of the street,
gave the signal; the fellow who stood at the
door suddenly opened it, and cried aloud "Ha!'
the jeweller started back-tae pincushon
instantly changed hands and disappeared and
the plundered owner found tina: the latch OF
the door was ii down with whIpcord, and
that ha must gel trough the window TO tol-
low the thieves. No person bu' master
could have planned superintendent such a
robbcr, a. th.s. The whole did not occupy
more than three or four seconds. The amount
t. which plander was committed by the
Frenehman is known 10 he enormous. 1t is
asserted shat very few jewellers have escaped
him. After Bbshell was apprehended, he
wrote 10 the Frenchman charging him with
having done him lrreparable injury, The only
answer he received was "Terbin,hine is SAT-"
London paper.