Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-05
The Diamond RObbery-Arrest Of the
Alleged Thieves in Chicago.

From the st. Louis Republican. lst.l
The adroit and successful robbery oil
between $1,000 and $4,000 worth of dia.
monds and rings from Mr.. Il. Prouhets
jewelry establishment on Fourth street,
on the 23d of July, as might be expected,
produced no little excitement among
jewellers and in police circles.
The robbery was perpetrated in open
day, between one and two o'clock, and
every circumstance seemed to favor the
well concocted plan of the operators
The proprietor was the only person in the
store at the time, his assistants being at
that moment absent. He was induced
| by wel-dressed person to 90 toward the
rear of the room, and, while thus decoyed
by this stranger, under pretense of pur-
chasing clock, female accomplice
stepped into the front portion of the
store and, gathering up the valuables,
retired, leaving only the impression of
her form as she vanished on the mind of
the proprietor, who by this time happened
to look in that direction. No clue was
obtained of the perpetrators after the
most diligent inquiry, except that the
woman went out on street car toward
the western part of the city, while the
male operator paid his bill at the South
ern, and left in a hurry for parts un-
known-merely saying that he was going
to Chicago.
Days passed without the public being
aware OF the efforts being made by the |
police towards tracing up the robbers, as
the progress of operations was kept q
secret. On Friday George Wilson, alias
English George, and a woman said to be
his wife, who went by the name of Louisa |
Davis, were arrested in Chicago on the |
requisition of Governor McClurg. How
they were traced to Chicago, and what
led to the Identification of these parties
as the robbers of Mr.. Prouhet's diamonds,
are not known except to the police de-
tectives. This interesting portion of the
story is kept secret. There may Se
some good reason for it. All that is
given out is that the thieves left St.
Louis for Chicago on freight train.
There they we're spotted" and finally
arrested on the arrival of the requisition
from Governor McClurg by PInkerton's
detective force, assisted by a couple of
Metropolitan police.
An attempt wsG at lrst made to arrest
the woman, by one of Pinkerton's men,
when she drew q seven shooter and made
her escape.
The detective force finally oeptured
Wilson and his wife 10 the suburbs, at a
picnic, given at St Georges Church, as
we are informed, and they we're brought
here Saturday morning by Officer Tracy.
They we're CONDUCTED to cell in the
oslahoose where various parties we're ad-
mitted durisg the day for the purpose of
The man had been iden-
titled as one of the persons who we're
figuring in the city at the time of the
robbery. The woman has not hesu
identified,
toae Of the missing vaiuables stolen
from Mr.. Prouhet have been found, but
it is we'll ascertsined that none of it was
sold in Chicago.
They are said to be London profess
sionsls, and have been in this country
three months. They operated some little
10 the East, made their home in Chicago,
and this is alleged to be their first opera
ion in the West. Wilson is thirty-four
Vesrs of ago, well built and large frame
The woman is tw0nty-eight years of age,
yood looking, with a sharp, penetrating
sye, She ls sprightlY in her motions.
1T Mr. Frouhet's request that she would
Use from her seat in the cell so that be
,ould observe her form, with view of
Identifying her as the female whom he
aw leave the store, she INTERESTINGLY
Certainly, sill" and rising
rom her seat, she vhisked round l5ses or
our times. The lady who E.et the wo-
nan face 10 face sc she was going out of
hs ..sre With Der plunder is not in The
ity, but we understand she will be sani
or, with a view Of establishing aH ldenti,
icaiicn. There is some unclaimed hav-
age at the SoE.kssn Belonging TO one OF
be thieves registered as Sprague, con-
isiing OF bottle Of medicine and some
mall change.
The ladies =, the White Mountains
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