The New York herald., 1870-06-02
SPECIAL oRDKR--No. SO.
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MILITARY ACi
DESPERATE ROBBIE aY.
A Diamond Broker Gagged, ChIorOfOrmed
and Robbed in the st. Nicholas Hotel.

A Diamond Broker Gagged, ChIorOfOrmed
and Robbed in the st. Nicholas Hotel.
The latest achievement OF crime Is also one OF the
most daring and adrolt upon record, and 1t was
served for two terlOpers in the criminal circles Of
this city to achieve this bad eminence.
A man dark IN complexion, with dark mustache
and goatee, evidently an Italian In adver-
sity, called on Joseph E. Isaacs. diamond
broker, at No. 81 East Thirteenth street, Tuesday
afternoon, saying that he was stopping at the St.
Nicholas HOTEL where he desired Mr.. Isaacs to call
and examine some diamonds and jewelry which he
had just brought from Cuba and desired to sell. at
the same time giving him card bearing the inscrip
ton "Carlo de Dejas."
Mr.. Isaacs promised to comply, and according
to his agreement called at the hotel at
ten O'Clock yesterday morning, where, pre-
senting the card, card which had been given
room No. 45O, on the fifth floor. There he found his
acquaintance OF the previous day awaiting him. In
medlateiy returned with carpet bag which he said
contained the jewelry, and pretended he could not
open 1t, saying he had the wrong key. After time
he proposed that he should Call on Isaacs at his
Office at eleven O'Clock; but that speculatOr
objected, saying that as he mad taken
would rather examine The articles there Details
thereupon left the rOom as he SAID, to get another
Key Ggt amos Instantly ,1 , returned a sm wta man m
pci0us Of his surroundings and eneav0red TO leave
the rOOm but the second man barred his passage
with drawn dagger which he threatened to plunge
into his heart if he made the least Outcry. On tile
instant Details tiipped him to the floor, at the
same time pulling open his mouth and stuff
ing it with towel saturated with chIo-
reform. Isaacs. instantly became unconscious,
when the two desperadOes bound HIM hand and
foot, and, taking from him 5000 In money and dia-
mond ring but, strangely enough. leaving diamond
brooch, u diamond scarf PIN and his watch aud
chain, took their departure. They locked the door
behind them and, abandoning their baggage,
which proved to be only q carpet bag, containing
nothing OF value, left the holel.
Afier lapse OF aCout twenty minutes, as IL SubSe-
quenLly proved Isaacs recovered CONSCIOUSNESS, and
finding hmsef IN helpless plight yelled Justify for
assistance, which finally came 10 him IN the person
OF the carpen er OF the house, who happened 10 be
the floor examining the locks. The carpenter,
finding the door Of 400 fastened, burst IL open and
released lsaacs from bondage. The outrage beng
noised abroad through the hO,el IL was found that
Dealis had arrived Monday afternoon, with Josef
Chevalo both registering from Philadelphia, and as
signed to Nos. 449 and 450 respectively. They We're
evidently Foreigners and were supposed by The clerk
TO have Just landed rom the steamer, and were sup
posed by their accent and appearance 10 be Italians.
They were seemingly strangers III the city. and are
certainly unk9own to our deiectlves. The affair
being reported TO Cap ain Kelso, that officer Started
out MS best detectives on the hunt Tor the despeia
does. but has not succeeded In getting upon their
track.