Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-11-18

y say ~hich. bat believe the latter-to a
grsnd-uncle Of the Josephs. Who carried on
a business similar % their own. bot on a
much more eHsnded scale. BY certain
Russian countess. Who came in the tram Of
The Emperor Alexander. when the allied
sovere igns visited England The transac-
ton ~as private oee. % be kept from the
knowledgc OF the laay's family. and doubt
less the Josephs' grand-uncie had bis own
reasons for keeping a strict silence on the
subject Yet some intimaf.on % the aia-
mouds and their whereabouts must have
reached noted gang of burglars. who in
Tested London early in the T~enties. for
they made an ATTACK on bis premises. one
night. ard carried Of. among other spoas
Of less Value, the Russian countess neck
lace. The grand-unclc had psrsued them
With All the force az law. and With all the
power Of riches. Many q the gang we're
taken. and among them the leader. in whose
possession thn diamonds we're believed 10
remain. Bot no bribc. no promise that The
Jewish attorney employed for the purpose
could ofer. wouid indoce bin o. give the
smallest Information regarding the place of
their concealment. The nan ~as strange
and desPerate character. and owed a e Grrn
q grudce on aocount Of brother in the
same trade. whom they hal been in.trdnen-
tai In bringing 30 Justice. for an unsuoc-ss-
fol endeavor after those very diamonds.
Tie stood out stoutiy against every pcrsecu-
tion- Thc Jew should get no kno~led.,c
out % hfm D. would make no confession.
b. would not BE- eNecutcd and the burglar
kept his Worl in the manner already men
TUNED. having his oeil invested Nth tradi-
tionAl terrors for all future prisoners. But
the JoscPhs' attorney. IN the course ofhis
frequent coufcrtpces With bin and his asso-
ciates. made one discovery. or rather eues..
Prom hiuts Inadvertently dropped. snd
lo0ks INCIDENTALLY cast. b. took suspicion
THAI. m spite Of prison-searchers and other
improbabiities. the diamonds hsd been
smuegied in with The chief - the robhe-s-
and hidden iu some crcsice ofhis condemn
ed cell. Like prudent son q Israel. the
attorney bal kept the suruiise f1r bis own
future benefit; but year passed. and no op-
portunity ior acting upon it came within
his reach lIe grew Old. infrr. and ready
to retire from business. IN uhich e spr,ear-
II be had not rvaiized much money. and
then q occurred 20 him. A. 4 proper and
profitable course. 90 sell his suspicion fora
respectable .um % the surviving relative.
ofthe diamond-io-er Accorlin., % Jacobs.
TIE bargain had been a stiff one. though
owing % The lapse of time. the failure of
memory. and the alterations made in the
oh PRISON. . was impossible for the atfor-
nes to say What eel the burglar bad occu-
Tiri. BY i1iicio-s inquiries. bowevrr. the
Joscphs found o1t thar su.h cell stii sx-
isfed. marked ard made ucmorabi.. D. III.
peculiar legend. ard their Kitchen pisil
J~mima. being Of pure Jewish race. and a
distant relation. voiarteerci o. recover the
family treasure ~ a. expedient AMI f,ra
reward With nobody boz dc.cendsn, o.
BIN who served the fourteen years f5r la
ban. daughter woaii have housit o.
Dc appeared sbc bad fHed her aaertions
on lleir son >amuei-uL,ther on Account
~ his beng the bcir Of she bousc. or f5r
some other special aitract.on ~hich sbe hal
discovered ln him, Jcmima did ut make
clear o. me--hut on tbc strength ola prom
BEL ihat .hc could be made Mr.. samuel
Joseph'. % ber scheme proved succcssfll.
this tr1c laughter ~ Jacob l1f course With
tbc counissnoc OF che amily) stole plate
ana other sa.aahlc.. concealed ti.etn in her
hoV 0i clothes. incurred suspicion and
search. "a oonnirel. llcl and sentenced
Cd a gctr of penal ser, it--.- 1. .ttia che pris-
etrre fh. i.ta..' a.-. .--'rtrl f8 I.e
.r ~.. -.....l .. a.r .fa ingenu-
rg nr a.tn. n.o tae dreaded ccI. and
l.s.1ts-rs fhe l.llen p.s,e, h,n.e. brr
rlaert removals. Ler b. rliiialnr aaI s-or--
ruz propeus.ti.s. aal. ! sincerely believe.
trtel to bri1c che aou. ' fa ihose sKchsne-
.s H.ih snail art..l.. oi .ea..ry 5roueLt to
o. ru-oa. and retained .a spife oi hair-
..r.r- anI change. of clothes. jacobs
iltnkly ooai.tsed. .sr f.s pla .ls offered to
mc sas o.. ai them. Elt the mosi curious
pari .f fhe a.siarss. fo my thinking. va
tie Iossrhs' rera.a- Haeston concerning
herr.T .afance. slllh ats notliag Irss thar
t.e s--..l.ar ..r.ai. arI meant. 90 iase
ts1 found tler t.t. jacobs made a Der.
tect l-an breast rt.rs vas nobody within
possible carsitt--anI uhrn sie bad told
u. a.I. f.s pHar l.s0.. .,..I BED uiih that
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