New-York tribune., 1870-06-02
EXTRAORDIN4RY ROBBERY.

WEALTHY DIAMOND BROKER GAGGED
DRUGGED, AND ROBBED IN HOTEL-IIIS
STATEMENT.
About % o'clock on Tuesday afternoon a tall
dark man. dressed in dark tweed clothes and bearing
the appearance Of "a Sican, called at the office of Mr.
Joseph L. Isaacs diamond merchant doing business at
No 81 East Thirteenth-s stated to Mr. Isaacs that lie
had about $4,000 worth Of diamonds and Jewelry and
several pounds Of gold dust which he desired to dispose
Of and invited him to call AT the ST. Nicholas Hotel yes
terday examine his jewelry. Mr. Isaacs agreed 10
call vhereupon the stranger told him TO inquire for
sigor Carlos Deiuli, Room No 45O Mr.. Isaacss state
ment is as follows:
In pursuance of engagement with Deulis, called
clerks Office directed. was conducted to room No
49, which is in the sixth story and facing Oh Mercerst
On rappug for entrance the door was opened by De-
lis Who shook hands with me and invited me in. He
looked at his watch which | noticed was silver and
which lac held partially covered with his hand - though
conceal il from me, and remarked that was very
pmctua man. took chair, aud entered into conyer-
satOn with him. He said he had such large quantity
of goods to sell that he did not suppose was prepared
To- pay IoI lheii anu w VA M He ma a. 49, @ n M iht M H nt
didn't leave the Office TO look AZ goods but SINCE
was there | thought | had better see them. He then
left the room to 20 10 the Office, / supposed
To 90 diamonds in four five minutes he returned
win bacI leather yalise in his hand 1 asked him if
he had the diamonds in that he replied that he had, at
least Of theul and again proposed to call az my
keys from his pocket, one OF which he tried,
aud finding that il would not nj, exclaimed that he had
got the key, and again left the room, with re-
mark about seeing hJ sister and procuring the right key
after a minute and half he returned with another man
whskers and mus;ache, and who looked like Italian
brgand the two eOnversed in French or Italian for
few moments. when the second man opened
the valise, in which, on approaching nearer, saw
cigar box put Gm nS ny a!l gs5sfs fS SUI SgPpos %e
diamonds were i'll the box, or whether II contained
cigars Deius replied that it contained the diamonds,
his thumbs in my mouth and fingers In my drawing
my mouth wide open, 80 that ! could make no Oucry,
while the other man tied my hands behind me. 1 sue
ceeded in breaking away from them and wa about TO
leap from the window when | remembered that it was
six stories from the grounds then shouted for aid 10 the
of my ability. The strange man again approached
least u or Is inches long and holding il my throat
said that if made any noise he would bury
and after satuIating it with chloroform put it
T Uyer mouth With f his thumbs in the mda T time he
fel on the floor ! rene, remember one, one Of them taking
cred was the greatest agony; my hands and legs
tied with ropes and my mouth torn and bleeding
one knocked at the door; explained my condition
well could the door opened and carpenter who
was at work the premises cut the ropes which was
minutes longer offering TO assist | then
the private Office of the hotel, where i explained
the matter to them, after which We proceeded
statement to Superintendent JOurdan and Capt Kels
Deiulis and his accOmphce robbed me ~ my pocket
book, containing nearly 800 IN greenbacks, three gold
pieces fastened together with Ing S gold piece and
nearly $1,000 worth Of prouissoiy notes ring with eight
diamonds IN clnsieT and ruby worth sl5O had also
watch and chain in my pocket diamond scarf ininny
mond ring my pocket all Of which they neglected
take.
Mr. Isaacs is man apparently 80 years Of age,
about feet II inches in hight cOmpacy and stOutly
built His lips very mnch swollen, his mouth and
ears acerated 10y the rough treatment he received
hs wrists and ankles by the cords with which he
wSs tied.
On nquirng at the ST. Nicholas our reporter was In
formed by the hotel detectives at the tall dark
man named Cheysl; that he and Dcius arrived at
the hotel late OH Monday night and assigned
Nos 40 aud I5 that the first they heard o the robbery
was from q boy who informed them that No 45O
boleng: that they immediately proceeded 10 the room
the door Of which was unlocked by carpenter at work
on the next floor, and Mr.. lsaacs was found seated
though very much excited he was gagged
and his hands and feet tied but there
smell trace Of chloroform in the room The towel
with which Mr. Isaacs claimed he was drugged was
found with blood ana taken 10 Police Hcadquhr
smell Of clOrOfOrn about II,
there anything about the the room to indicate
chlOrOfOrm had bceu used. Deulls ana (heyh de
parted Immediately, leaving behind them some paper
collars shirtbOsOs, aud the ike and All unpaid hotel
hill Of about $40. The IL IN the hands Of the de
tectiyes, who express their conviction that, upon IN
yestgaton, some things now apparently mysterious HhI
In Hnrayejed