, 1864-01-03
Extensive EobEery or the Duke 91
Exuustytcks1 Jewels


4 robbery Of Diamonds to tie value 4kfrom
sCGO, ,G0Of. to 9,CCO,0 ,000. (betWeen gJs5, 600
and e4cp,O00,} was committed on Tuesday
night last, at the hotel Of the Duke Of brun6-
wick, in Paris On the 1st Of July last, the
Duke hired s. young rnau named SHAW. o1
English descent, who speaks several nn-
gnuges, as second ta|f: sfe ctdmore. ae ap-
and, in q short time, he gained the confidence
ct lis master By his close attention to hls du,
tbs. The Duke possesses q collection OF
Diamonds said TO be the richest in Europe.
4 portion Of them arc deposited In m iron
chest, placed in his bedch:mber, and sup;
Piled with two doors, one OF which Is opened
by spring ingenfonsly concealed u 4 ths
Wains:oaiinE, ana the other bs key. Ihres
or four PERSONS only, among whom Has shaw,
were ncanainted with this fact; but tts key
was never entrusted to any Of them. On Iues-
day tic Duke, Oh leaving home tor
tie afternoon, informed Shaw 1hat
lie expected a jeHeller to come me l9l"
lowin= morning to mount some OF sne dla.
nords in thc iron chest, and that In order
mi to have TO leave his bed in the morning,
he lad left the second door Of the chest open,
and he could open tho other b! touchln? lne
sprirg. He further desired Shaw TO let Inc
jcveiicr enter his bedroom without deAa5;
He then went out, aud did not rotafn uhtu
between one and Two in tic morning. "Hen
lie Was 64IpllsE4 NV ~ A1tA - 1T.
his Eost. The Duke, suppo5ln5 mat ms
yalet WIS asleep, went up to hs bedroom
and found that be wss not there, nat ne
observed on the bed a number Of bags ln
which he kept his diamonds. Ihcy haa eN
IDENTIFY been abetracted fronl the IRON caes1. on
a further examination be discovered nam
ber Of diamonds scattered about Is y thes
had been abandoned In . moment OF 1f.EnI
Theec diamouda were worth at least l,No,7
CcOf: Tie Duke descended to his bedroom
on The first floor and summoned his sefFan9
They Ill appeared but Shaw, lnc uuAe asn- s31
cd item what had become Of the lailer, lSn-
ing them at the same time that Ms alamnaus 1,..s.
Lad been stolen. They replied thai saaM
had In thc hoteI at ten q CLOCK at night and
noi rnf returned, The Duke next e1anlnca
his iron chest. and nsceltasued that dlasnonds
to tic value Of ,OG0, ,oOuf Lad been abst trac1ea,
to0rthcr with sG,0OM IN gold pieces OF taOt.
TIerc as a pocket book In the iron cnsse
containing bank note to the amount OF 1oV.
ffCf anl TarioUs valuable securities, Thich
fhc tlicf had left Information OF = ihe
robbcrY vos Immediately giTen to the fke,
fcct Of Police, and telegram Tas Iecetsea s
within few hours from Boalosne'8us:a e1,
announcing the capture o. nha" aaa3s aaaH ~, -,
the stolen property. kinefyekx pa9cels o1 y,
diauopds 1ud otLer precious stopGs Ness
funnd @ in his pcckcts and leather belt round
Tia nrrern. toretler with number OF golo
1icces Of 1COf. In reply to tne Questions
addressed to him bJ TIE lay oihsef
shew eaid that oil the diamonds ho hse
ahstrccfed were there, and be W2s
certain fo Tad neither lost Eor given ant,
swav- The ievelIcr valued tho diamonds a
abouf 6. 6.Cpo. 6G0f. Several Of them are Of e
fraordinery Marty and great va1uo, one bat
| tou being xosth ~, ,Q3. (ela,Qao'9 1ae2oa'