New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-16

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From the st. Louis Republican,.
!. On Monday morning quite a seriou
jswelry robbery was developed at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Tohn l.. Kohler, at No. 7ls
Chestnut street. which it is thought wal
perpetrated on the morning of the fifth o.
July. The affair has some rather curious
features, and the following is q statement
of the particulars connected with it: On
the evening of the fourth Of July, MI.
Kohler had occasion to use large bunch
Of keys, and on returning to his bedroom
he left them on the top of the bureau.
Nj. K. was ill during the night, and atten-
tention was not again drawn to the keys,
although Mr.. K. states that he saw them
where he left them more than once during
the night.
The next morning, Mr.. K. having re-
covered, the keys were wanted, but could
not be found. As il was believed, how
ever, that they had been accidentally mis-
laid and they were not absolutely neces-
sarv in the affairs of the household, no
particular effort was made for their re-
coyery. it being expected that they would
turn up after q while. Several days
elapsed and the keys were not found, and
the mstter began 10 be discussed as rather
strange in the family. On Monday morn
ing last, Mr.. KS son procured bunch of
keys from q neighbor, and with one of
them he opened bureau where, among
other valuables, there was kept q jewelry
box containing number Of valuable ar
ticles and mementoes priced on account
of their associations. It was, discovered
that this box had been rifled of its con-
tents. The following is list of the arti-
cles carried off: -
Mrs. Kohler's gold watch and chain, No.
$3.50. The watch is q gold, open-faced,
cylinder escapement Vacheran, Geneva;
braided hair watch chain, set heavy in
gold and heavy gold key attached to it,
with the likeness Of Mrs. Kohler; one set
of gold sleeve buttons in the shape of a
buckle; one fine gold breast pin; one plain
ret Of sleeve buttons with gold star in
the centre; one heavy gold chemise but
ton; one set of coral earrings set in gold;
one pair Of ladies' emf pins; one pair gold
sleeve buttons with coral centre and stone;
Eve or six pieces of coin with the Pope's
head on them, also some Of Victor En-
manuel and other silver coins of all the
different dominions OF Europe, amounting
to shout $40 or $50; two fve-dollsr gold
pieces; one two and a-half.dollar gold
pics; one eight corner fifty cent piece,
California gold; one American silver dol
lar; one porte monnaie. chain attached,
containing about ten dollars in twenty
I've and fifty cent pieces in silver-porte-
monnaie lined with pink silk and made of
steel beads; one heavy gold guard chain
buckle; one oval gold breast pin, with
Mrs. Kohler's hair; and q great many
other valuable articles.
The total value of the property taken is
somewhat over $500.
The discovery of this robbery naturally
created something of q family sensation,
particularly as at fret the modus operandi
by which it was effected appeared exceed
ingly mysterious. The disappearance of
the keys alluded to above of course indi-
Gated that they must have been appropri-
ated by the perpetrator Of the theft, but
it was not easy to settle the time the rob-
berry was committed, as persons were in |
the room nearly all the time up to the mo-
ment the rings were missed on the fifth |
Instant 1t is thought, however, that the |
jewelry was taken on the morning of the |
fifth. The matter was properly put in the |
hands of the police, and detectives were
set to work to unravel the mystery. A |
servant girl employed in the house disap-
peared about the same time with the keys, |
md suspicion naturally turned in that d. |
recti0n. Up to the present no recovery o f |
he properly has been effected. The |
'alue ct the property stolen is not very |
yreat, but many OF the articles were highly |
for other reasons than their
intrinsic worth, and no effort will be
pared to bring ab out their restoration. A |
uaatity of valuable plate, easily acces-
IDLE, was overlooked by the thief. |