The New York herald., 1872-10-29
THE JOHN STREET DIAMOND ROBBERY.

The Official Report OF the POlice-Lfst OS
Articles Stolen-The Mysterious Straus
ger who Called ON Mr.. Kcough-How
the Robbery Was COmmittcd-Detec-
tivcs at Sea.
No new light has been thrown upon the diamond
robbery at No. John street. except the Official re-
port Of the police. 1t appears that In the planning
1t was one OF the neatest robberes committed here
In many years. and the way in which the men went
to work was quite sufficient to battle much
smarter police than that under Captain CaGrey.
The robbery was committed the third floor, rear.
OF the building No. John street, and MessrsI
Ormsby & Keough are the victims. The robbers had
undoubtedly secreted themselves on the roof, and
when the various business men who occupy the
building (they are all jewellery had left on Satur-
day night they began their operations. 1t is evt-
dent that much OF the habits OF the propriet0rs
must have been known to the burglars, for OF all
the safes in the buildng-and there were half
dozen OF them-they chose just the one which
could not resist the attack OF
WELL ORDERED TOOLS.
It was an old-fashioned safe OF little practical
value. number OF the headquarter detectives
they hope to be very soon able to unearth clew
which may lead to the arrest of the thieves. Bus
it is certain that nothing has been done as yet by
them. 1t is said, though vaguely, that the pro-
prietOr, Mr.. KeOugh, remembers that some days
ago q stranger entered his place with the
ostensble PURPOSE OF buying some jeweiry the
stranger led the conversation to safes saying that
he wished to buy one for the country; MT. Keougn
the old Urban sale In his ofice-the one which has
since been broken open-'sThat one OF ours Is no
good at all, anybody could break into it, or words
to that effect, and he added that he was going to
get another in few days. 1t seems, OF course
imprudent that he should have said this to .
stranger; but tten supposing him to be customer.
he had not the slightest suspicion.
The value OF the goods which have been stolen
Is S23.47O, They consisted OF the following arti
LIST OF ARTICLES STOLEN.
10
$1,000; one paper OF diamonds, $1,000; five cameo
sets, pins and earrings, oval $3.50; one large dia-
tngs, $780, one set two studs, skeleton settings,
$225; one pair solitaire diamond earrings, $500;
amethyst anne r rings $1,000 thirty diamond "a and anne.
thyst rings 5000; thirty seal rings square, and
black and red onyx, $3.50; thirty.tive stone cameo
stone rings $780, one lot OF ro chains $500; forty
pairs cameo sleeve buttons $4,000; twelve cameo
' two diamond ad and green onyx crosses, s4o; one
black and onyx and pearl cross, $50; one pair Of
cameo earrings pink s5o one pink ,cna cameo pin.
$500; one lot Of stud settings, without stones.
5000; seventeen unfinished single diamond rings,
face English gold watch, Cooper maker, $50; one
hunting case lever gold watch $50; one lot Of
one o peas ova packages $685.
OF iOrtyeight seal rings, imported without stones,
5000; thirty.six stone canoes toval and round)r
canoes, without stones, s2o0 one lot of seal rings.
stones, onyx and amethyst, emeral1s, rubies an3
blood stones $1,000. The following
PRoMIsSORY NOTES WERE ALSO STOLEN.
One note drawn by Benedict & Bros. for three
months, $Sl5; one note drawn by Benedict Bros.
for four months, STAT; one note drawn oy Bencdick
Bros. for four months, $3,so0; one note drawn BY
o. H. Kelly for three months, 5000; one note drawn
by George Stable for two months. SIT; one note
drawn by Albert A. Lincoln for four months, $ll3;
one note drawn by Albert A. Lincoln for i've
months, $1l3.
The oifciai report OF Captain Ca;rrey continues:-
The rear room door containing the safe entered
by false keys and locked by them on leaving.
The window and sash door separating this from the
front room were darkened by oil cloth being thrown
over them, so that no light could by any means be
seen from the street. The robbers lett the building
between the hours OF 40 and 80 A. M. on SUNDAY
by the front door. Tie door had no marks ug
violence, and was opened from the inside.