New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-07
HOW 1T IS DONE IN ST. LOUIS
How it is Done in New York
The st. Louis Democrat save:

JEwELRY STOLEN IN A HOTEL
The st. Louis Democrat says:
Between nine and ten O'Clock Monday
evening daring thief entered room No. 50
of the Planters House, occupied by Mr.. j.
l.. Meyer, OF Boston, Massachusetts,, and
breaking open two trunks in the room, stole
watches, diamonds and jewelry to the value
of $1,000. Mr.. Meyer is men, Der of large
jewelry firm in Boston, and coming to this
city TO sell goods, brought the articles with
him as samples. He left his room about
half.past eight O'Clock to call upon one OF
his friends, and did not return until nearly
ten. When lie entered his room he found
everything in confusion, and the remaining
contents of his two trunks scattered over
the floor. The thief or thieves had probably
spotted" him, and must have known what
the trunks contained. The entrance to the
apartment was made through door CON-
municating with the adjoining room, and
supposed to be properly secured.
After entering, the thieves pried off the
lock of one of the trunks and the hinges of
the other. The trunk containing Mr.. Meyers
wardrobe, it appears, WAS first searched,
but as the rascals did not find in it what
they wanted, the other was burst open and
the jewelry discovered. This trunk con-
tained diamonds and other articles to the
value of $4,000 or $4,000. but in their
haste to escape the scamps only succeeded
in carrying off about one-ftth of the valu-
abes. They must hare been either greatly
hurried or very poor judges Of iewelry, as
they carried away number of plated chains
and left between two and three hundred
of the trunk. Some of the most
valuable diamond sets we're also left behind.
The robbers departed in the same way
they entered, and the victim upon his return
discovered the theft and IL ntormed the police
authorities of his loss. Detectives were sent
out to look for the perpetrators, but up TO
this time no arrests have been made. This
burglary and robbery. following so closely
upon the Spyer robbery, shows that there is
gang of experienced burglars in the city,
who, if not brought to justice, will doubtless
soon commence operations on more eXten-
slve scale
Some citizens assert that there are good
grounds for believing both robberies to have
been committed by the same, or portion
of the same gang. Others, however, feel
equally certain that the thieves had followed
Mir. Meyer from Boston, aad, knowing what
his trunks contained. only waited favor
able opportunity to rifle them.
The New York Standard tells US how the
robbery business is conducted in New
York:
A robbery occurred at st. Nicholas Hotel
yesterday morning, than which the records
of crime can show none more bold, II the
statement Of the victim can be relied upon.
In broad daylight. at the busiest hour OF the
day. in this noisiest of hotels, on Broadway,
q gentleman wag gagged, bound, and
robbed. Probably it was because OF the
confusion and crowd that the daring deed
was committed with impuniry. for the
thieves arranged the job SO well that they
were enabled to escape at their leisure, car
rying their plunder with them.
On Tuesday afternoon, at about halfpast
two O'Clock, man, apparently an Italian,
speaking but little English, called at the
place of business Of Joseph E. 1saacs, a
diamond broker at No. 50 East Thirteenth
street, whose place was entered by safe blow
ers not long since, and robbed OF large
amount. The stranger announced he had a
quantity of diamonds and jewery to dispose
of. which he had brought with him from
Cuba. Some of them he had with him, he
said, and he showed the broker several
pieces of value. The rest of the vahables
were at his rom in the st Nicholas Hotel,
and he made an appointment with Isascs to
come TO the hotel yesterday morning at ten
O'Clock. when the sale was to be concluded.
At the app ointed hour, lsaacs called and
showed the card which his visitor had given
him to the book keeper, requesting to be
to that room. The card con-
tanned the name "Carlo Dejalis." room No.
$50. The visitor was shown to this room,
which is on the fifth floor, and was admitted
BY De]alis, as he styled himself, who asked
[saacs to be seated, and left the room for
about three minutes, returning with large
black, common oilcloth valise, which con-
;ained the jewels he said. The man took
1ut bunch of keys and fumbled at the bag
or some time, but said finally that he had
lot the right key, and '1 had better come
o your Office at eleven o'clock with the
ewels." He then LETT the room again for a
hort time to replace the valise, but re-
urned again, followed by another man.
Mr.. Isaacs, man of some observation an d
says that he became suspicious
It this time and started for the door, when
he last man who entered, who Lad evi-
lentiy come from the adjoining room, No.
40, stepped before him and warned him to
,eep quiet or he would drive the dagge-
through his breast. The other man then
eized Isaacs and gagged him, and the two
hrew him down On the floor. They then ap-
lied towel saturated with chlorotorm to
lis face, the victim says, and he remembers
lothing more.
In about twenty-five minutes he recovered
tASSlOuEbCoS, anu dllIoCli dioAC on"
he gag removed, but he was bound hand
nd foot, and his face was bruised and
wollen. For ten minutes he lay calling for
ssistance, when the carpenter of the hotel,
learing his cries, burst the door and re-
ieved him. The thieves had taken two
hundred dollars in money, valuable papers,
diamond and ruby ring, and some gold
DIN, but they mysteriously neglected to rob |
i'm of a diamond scarf pin and a gold watch |
nd chain.
When the detectives searched the rooms
hey found in No. 450 the black valise, which |
ontained nothing but clothing, except the
ignette of man, recognized as the princi-
al in the robbery.
The above is Mr.. Isaacs' statement. It is
arely possible that he has not told the
Fhoie story, and that when all is known
he robbery may not prove so atrocious.
The hotel register shows that the thieves
rrived from Philadelphia on Monday hight.
nd that their names are Carlo Dejalis, room
10. $50, and Louis Cheval.