The New York herald., 1863-12-29
Extensive Robbery Of enc Duke OF 6rans-
yVtck's lie ywels.

rrrom tae London paiiy News, Dec ISL
robbery OF diamonds to the value ~ from 5000 ooof
10 600 Oo0f (be,wcen 600 600 and ft00, ,0O0 CON.
sd tuesday night last al the hotel OF tue Dake OF
Brunswic. Paris. On the LIST OF July last the Duke
bred young man naDod shaw, OF English descen, ~ho
speaks several languages second rol> IL, cambre lie
appeared TO be above bis humtte condition, and Ia
short time he gained tho confidence o, his b. ais
close attention 10 his dutes. The Duke possesses
lection OF diamonds sad 20 be the rcbes Europe.
,o'toa o' them are rrost.a " ~ roo ehe., paea 70
which spcnei by spring ingcnaousy concealed IN the
wainsoosting. and the other by Key Three or four
porsons olIy among whom VAS shaw were acquainted
with tis fact KEY entrusted O. suy o.
tncu 90 Tuesday the Duke. OF leaving home Tor tbe
Afternoon Informed shaw that he expected Is~oier 10
come The follow ing nvning snme % the da-
noDds chest s0d that 90 order not ~ have
20 leave hs bed IN the noruoy be nsd lc the second
door chest spcn sEd he croo opcn the other Nv
touching the spring he further desired cas~ 70 70.
the Ievelor sntsr his osdfcom -nhoi deiay ne thea
went cut aad did unt between one and Two
10 the psrns3g, when he was s1rP-ised aot 20 nnn
shaw NJ 'hr post The DUKE suppo-ug that his
valet Was asleep went up 10 bis bedroom sad fsnnd
Aas he was not there bot b. observed 90 the bed
number Of bsgs IN which he kept hs ditmoads Tbey
. fa,the~ examination he discovered a number OF sla
ruoass scattered about they h.i been shsndoaec
a ucrer % light. Tness diamonds we're worth AZ least
900 epJs The luke dsscebded g. hs bedroom the
drsi and summoned his servsots tkey s appeared
but Saw. The luke asked them vbn had become o,
the latter, telling them al tbe same time that ns di2
monds had been stolen They replied tas, rhs~ bad
lei, the hcisl at ten al night ne bad ns returned TIE
Duke newt exauice hts iron chest, aud ssccfaiDe thai
diamot ds e. the value of 900 DOg bad b@9 sbrscted
toxsthcr VITA 2o0yof. 10 gsh piecss - stg. There
ras q pccx xst5ook ia the iron chest CONTAINING bank
notes W toe " iOoocw and varsous valuable
securities Nhicb tbe toef had i-t Iuiorncion u the
robbery wss yiven q tbs Pre.ect .. Police,
ssd telegram received within a few hours from
Boniognc ysf. snDcsDc * the csp,ure q shaw and
ali the stoiea pfoper'y Mosiy-iI parces siAtnonda
and other preccss Stones we're fornd in h,s p1csst
a1c a leather b.t ronad his person tose,bsr win
q nber of g,d psess q ioG u rePy v ,be qscst,ns
Addressed ~ him by the is~ ocer -sw rad i al tts
diamonds BE- hat abr1raciei there and he
tam h. had neiIset lot nor gwen any away ihe saeer
saed the damonds al about sO0O ooOf several "a ib"m
u eNtraord nary etkuty aud great vAd sstton
bsing worth 45O OJf (fis ,OOO). The gole kesisc
al found with the ercepton " iOOf which The prsoer
admitted he had stent rsrs shaw then lodges IN
the town Wl~Ju, where he tsisei ~ acnep any ford
vnti the 81 ef Of the police arrived ,n Paris ieo
foOsIug asy. fie J~s r~ssded 20 40 ~, being c
vera.wess state Tbs f<soD~, with Al The saIasblcs,
arrived IN PARIS ThufAdsy. zw asserts that he
before CON matted crime, eitAer hs own cpntry
slseshsfs. M that furgg tbo f'sr rosshs he
rasei VA the esryice of the Duko 0f nswck Nc nrver
thought Of committing robbery untH tbc i1es aud
dcnIy suxxpaied BIN whep the Duke fnfosms him hat
he AID le,t the door n the iron chest oper