The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-19
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| From THO ficsson .,aieiin.
Boss Tweed diamond has attained world
wide notoriety from the prominence given to
IL In Nast's weIi-known dalineations Of the
great master OF the ring. 7. Is stone OF
great beauty and purity Of color, weighs
something over twelve esirrals, ard fis VII
ned at about $4,000 in gold. It was inn
ported hya diamond dealer in New i ork, II,
whose office it was seen and admired by the
Leading LEADERS, of such taiibIes. At the re-
quest OF dealer in this city, whom, FOR; con-
veIiience sake, we viii cali &, it was brought
this city, who wore it as a solitaire pin.
But ID time the owner tired of his trinke.,
and another Boston dealer-M. we will call
him-oHering to find 4 purchaser for it in
Chicago, it was intrusted to him. n. did not
go to Chicago, but stuck the pin in his shirt
bosom and "sported" it in New York for
some days, trying to sell it, but without sue
cess. He accordingly returned to Boston,
surrendered the gem to its owner, and be in
turn took it to G. for safe-keeping and sale
should buyer appear. lss. ..@.
Now, it Glanced that NJ, just previous to
his appearance in New York with his spark
ling jewel in his bosom, had returned from
Europe with a small invoice of gems which,
he had regularly entered at the customs
house. The keen detectives at thatiustitn-
ton, ever on the watch for fat reward for
detecting smuggling, thought they smelletl
the odOr of very largC-sizcd rat about this
affair, jumped at once at the conclusion that
the smaller stones had been passed through
the crlstom-hOuse as s.hlind y merely, and
that the large one had been brought IN con-
trary to law.
Accordingly they came to Boston, took
possession of MS premises, got the keys of
his safe, examined his books, and comported
themselves as agents Of the Government are
won't to do when fraud upon the revenue is
suspected. But they found nothing, and
were about to give up the case, when they
learned accidentally that G. had a large
diamond in his possession, whose descrip-
ton correspondent exactly with the one they
had seen flashing upon Ms breast in Gotham.
Following up this lead, they called upon
G. and asked 10 see the large diamond, OF
which, they said, $ q friend had told Them
G. courteously responded, when one Of the
pair. after carefully examining the stone with
Il glass, informed his companion that 7" that
was the stone.'
G. was then told that the stone had been
| struggled, and that he would have to srrren-
der it to them. G.quietly remarked that he
didn't know them, shouldn't surrender the
stone, and that they couldn't have it unless
they took it by force. After some prley il
was decided that the stone should be taken
to Collector Russell, of this port; that he
should have custody Of it, and become per.
sonaliy responsible for Its rettH4+ in case the
charge proved to he unfounded, and that III
no case should he allow it to be taken tC
New York.
Then the detectives went to work, and SC
did g., who, having bought the stone direct
| from the importer, could trace it mucl
quicker than the officials. In three or foul
days he was able to give Collector Russell
| the exact page and line of the cust0nl-hous'
record book of entries where it had been ell
tered, with its weight, description, invoice
value, duty, &C., as well us the naIneso thu
parties who shipped it and by whom it wa
received. Upon investigation this proved t.
be straight story. and before the detective:
had fairly begun to work up the case Col
lector Russell sent polite note to G. asking
| him to come and take the stone away, as h'
did not care to be responsible for so valuable
piece of property.
From G.'s store the stone went to New
York, where it was reset and surrounded
| with onc-caret stones, and in this shape it wa
bought by Boss Tweed, who, we believe
still wears it. Where it came from, or how
| many years or centuries it has been worn
| no one knows, nor can one even conjecture
into whose hands it may fall and wha
changes it may see in the near and far dis
tant future, for though Tweed and all hi
followers may fade out OF the memory o
men, though centuries may pass away, ant
with them the names and fame of nations
now of first rank, that stone will retain al
the beauty, all the marvellous lustre, and al
the value it now has; in truth, ga thing o
beauty and joy forever" 49,.