The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-13
DIAMONDS.
Daring THEFT In AlbaBy-ExcitinG Chase and
Capture of fine thief.

Daring Theft In Albasy.-ExcitinG Chase and
Capture Of fhe thief.
The Albany Journal of Wednesday evening
Last evening our citizens were again startled
by the commission of daring crime. I1
"a young, smooth-faced, dark-eyed fellow,
well dressed and handsome, one well calculated,
from frank, ingenious expression. to dsarm all
suspicion of the criminal, called at the jewelry
store of George L. Stevenson, shortly before z
o'clock last evening, ostensi6ly for the purpose
displayed tray of his choicest diamond rings,
comprising in all q value of over $1,000. The
young man closely examined several of the
articles shown and at last pretended to discover
q flaw on one of them which be seemed par
ticularly anxious to purchase. Mr.. Stevenson
turned around for the purpose of getting a
microscope to convince him such was not the
fact. .L 49,
"The robber, seizing the tray, broke for the
door, and was out in second. Mr.. Stevenson,
seizing revolver, started around the counter in
pursuit. At a point between Columbus aud
Steuben streets the decided command to halt
or you are a dead man, speedily brought the
villain to stand-still The leet-footed rascal
surrendered, and Mr.. stevenson returned to the
store with his prisoner in charge, who, how
ever, had but three of the diamonds in his pos
session, the remainder having been scattered all
along the route of his flight.
r "The tray contained some twenty rings in all,
ranging in value from 5000 down to S46. posse
of police were sent out to search for the missing
valuables. close securing of the cutters
along the route of flight yielded a satisfactory
result, and during the night twelve rings were
picked up, leaving, however, some of the most
valuable ones still missing"
rhe Latest sieisht sf Hand in a broadway
We take the following from the N Y. Mail Of
last evening" hit
Brooklyn lady recently left her home to do
some shopping In New York. She got into a
Broadway stage, and some time after paid her
fare. This she remembers. as she does that she
restored her purse to its cosy resting place again.
The stage, as 1t passed the Astor House, pulled
up to admit passenger who was not of the
| everyday sort. He was gotten up in the most
| princely fashion. He might have been rail-
| road director or an alderman. He sat down
| opposite the Brooklyn lady. Whatmost attracted
| her attention was magnificent solitaire diamond
| ring which he wore upon one of the fingers of
! bis left hand. The stage soon became crowded,
and the gentleman rose to give his seat to lady.
| By-and-by seat became vacant beside our lady
| friend, which the gentlemanly stranger with the
nice clothes and the solitaire took. The lady
| rode op, and had forgotten all about the en-
bodied elegance and the ring when she arrived
| at Stewards. She went into the store, chose what
| she wanted, put her hand in her pocket for her
purse, but found it missing She borrowed ten
! cents from the clerk to pay her stage fare home.
She told her husband, who laughed at her until
she cried, she says, then kissed her, and gave
her $40 to buy new purse.
A friend dropping in after dinner, she had to
tell the story all over again. Strange to say, he
suspected the gentleman with the solitaire.
"Was he in when you paid your fare?" "He
| wac" could he have seen your purse and
where you put it?" "Why, of course he could.
Didn't he get up and then sit down again-the
second time beside yon?" He did, but --'
"Where's your pocket" why, here" said the
lady, plunging her nervous fingers (for she was
excited by the cross -questioniug) deep into the
| pocket of the dress which she still fright
| here. Aud, bless me! said she, as she withdrew
her hand again. 'As I'm living woman but
here's the ring!"
True enough. The exquisite, in abstractne
the purse, had left the solitaire behind him.
| A Broadway ieweller values it at 1880.