The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-01-08

knowing certainly that Potters train was
al Carlisle Station, and held there with
positive orders to defer telegraphiug San
ders to leave Dayton. The Carlisle ope-
rator was dismissed this morning.
Extensive Robbery OF the Duke 81
Brunawtc k's Jewelry.
| Iron The London Daily News, Dee 10
A robbery of diamonds to the value of
| from 5000, 000f. to 9 900 ,0O0f. (between
f3o0, 900 and f40O. 600, Was commit.
ted on Tuesday night last, at the hotel Of
the Duke of Brunswick, in Paris. On
the lst of July last the Duke hired a
young man named Shaw, Of English de-
scent, who speaks several laugusges, as
second rafd de chomtye. lie appeared
to be above his humble condition, and in
short time be gained the confidence OF
his master by his close attention TO his
! duties. The Duke possesses collection
of diamonds said TO be the richest in Eu-
rope. A portion Of them are deposited
] in an iron chest, placed in his bed cham
ber. and supplied with two doors ono Of
which is opened by spring ingeniously
concealed in the wanscotipg, and the
other by key. Three or four persons
only, among whom was Shaw, were ac
qaainted with this fact; bus the key was
never entrusted TO any of them On
Tuesday the Duke, on leaving home for
l,he afternoon, informed Shaw that be ex-
rected jeweller to come the following
morning to mount some OF the diamonds
in the iron chest, and that, IN order not to
have 10 leave his bed in the morning, ne
had lefs the second door of the chest open,
and be could open the other by touching
/ the spring. be further desired Shaw 20
let the jeweler enter his bedroom With
out delay. He then went out, and did
not return until between one and two in
the morning. when he vas surprised not
10 fad Shaw at his post. The Duke sup
posing that his valet was asleep. went
up TO his bedroom and found that he was
MOI there. bnt be observed on the bed a
number Of bags in which he kept his dia
monds. They had evidently been abstract
ed from the iron chest.
Ga further examination be discovered
number of diamonds scattered about as
If they had been abandoned in q momen,
OF fight. These diamonds were worth a,
least 1000, 000f. The Duke descended
to his bedroom on the first floor and sum
moned his servants. They all appeared
but Shaw The Duke asked them what
had become of the latter, telling them ut
the same time that his diamonds had been
stolen They replied that Shaw had left
the hotel at ten at night, and had not re.
turned. The Duke next examined his
iron chest, and ascerlaincd that diamonds
to the value of 9,000.O0Of had been alb
stracted. together with 20,0OOf in gold
pieces 1O0f. There was pocket. book in
the iron chest containing bank notes to
the amount of l00. 000f and various val.
liable securities, which the thief had left
Information of the robbery was imme.
} distely given to the Perfect of Police,
and telegram was received withina few
hours from Boulogne- sur Mer, annouuc.
Ting the capture Of Shaw and all the stolen
properly. Ninety-sik parcels of diamonds
and other precious stones were found in
his pockets and leather belt round his
person, together with a number Of gold
; pieces of lo0f. Insreply to the questions
addressed 10 him By the law officer, Shaw
said that all the diamonds he had abstract.
Ell were there, and he was certain be had
neither lost nor given any away. The
jeweler valued the diamonds at abou,
s 900 ,OOof. Co.'s ,oO0.) The gold was
Likewise all found, with the exception Oh
l,4o0f., which the prisoner ad mitted he
bad spent in Paris. Shaw was then lodged
in the town prison, where he refused to
accept any food until the chief of the Sc
cret police arrived from Paris the follow
ing day. He was then persuaded to dc
so, being in very weak state. The pris.
oner, with all the valnsbles, arrived in
Paris on Thursday. Shaw asserts thai
he never before committed any crime,
either in his own country or elsewhere.
He maintains that during the four moths
he passed in the service Of the Duke OF
Brunswick he never thought OF com nit
ting robbery until the idea was sudden
~ suggested to him when the Duke in
formed him that he .hpd left the door Of
the iron chest OPEN ISL
| T M. About, in a recent publication,
says Of An avaricious man, that cit had
been proved that after having Hndled his
/ ere, Le stuck cork in the end Of the