Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-11
Rnss TMccd.s D,nmond.

1t is a stone of great beauty and purity OF
color, weighs something over twelve caratS, and
is valued at about $4,000 in gold. 1t was im-
ported by diamond dealer in New York, in
whose Office il was seen and admired BY the
leading dealers ofsuch haubles. At the request
Of a dealer in this city, whom, for convenience
sake we will call G, it was brought TO Boston,
and by him sold to a gentleman in this city,
who wore it as Solitaire" pin
But in time the owner tired of his triukct, and
another Boston dealer, NJ, we will call him. Of
iering TO find a purchaser for it in Chicago, It
was entrusted to him. NJ. did not 80 10 Chi
cage, but stuck the pin in his shirt bosom and
"sported" 1t in New York for some days, trying
TO sell il, hut without success. lie accordingly
returned 10 Boston, surrendered the gem 70 us
owner, and he in turn took 1t TO u Tor SAFE
keeping and sale should buyer appear.
Now il CHANGED the NJ. Just previous 10 his APP
pesrnpce in New York with his sparkling Jewel
in his bosom, had returned from Europe with
small invoice Of gems which he had regularly
| entered at the custom house. The keen dctec-
lives at that institution, ever on the watch for
| fat reward for detecting smuggling, thought
they smcllcd the odor of a very large-Sizcd rat
about this affair." jumping at once al the cOnCln-
sion that the smaller stones had been passed
through the custom house as a "hliud' meicly,
and that the large one had been brought in con-
trary 10 law.
Accordingly they came 10 Boston, took pos
session of MS premises, rot the KEYS of his safe
examined his books, aud comportcd themselves
as agents of the government are wont to do
when fraud upon the revenue is suspected. BIT
they found nothing, and were about to give mp
the ease, when they learned accidentally that q.
had large diamond in his possession whose de
scripiiou COrreSpondcd exactly with the one
which they had seen flashing upon Us breast
in Gotham.
Following up this lead, they called upon G.
and asked to see the large diamond of which,
hoy :
tCousy responded, when one of the pair, after
examining the stone carefully with a glass, in
formed his companion that that was the stone
G.. was then told that the stone bad been snug
gled, and that he would have TO surrender it to
them. G.. quietly remarked that he didnt know
them, that he shouldn't surrender the stone, and
that they coHldnt have it unless they took it by
force. After some parlcy ii was decided that
the stone should be taken to Collector Russell of
this port; that he should have custody of il and
become personally responsible for its return in
case the charges proved TO be unlOundCd, and
that in no case should he allow it to be taken
10 New York.
Then the detectives went TO work. and so did
g., who, having bought the stone direct from
the importer, could trace it much quicker than
the officials. In three or four days he was able
to give Collector Russell the exact page aud line
OF the custom house record book of entries
where it had been entered, with its weight, de
scriptiOn, invoice value, duty, &c, as well as
the names of the parties who shipped il and by
whom it was received. Upon investigation this
proved 10 be a straight story, and before the de
tectives had fairly begun to work up the case,
Collector Russell sent polite note to G asking
HIM to come and take the stone away, as he did
not care TO be responsible for so valuable piece
of property.
From G's store the stone went to New York,
where il was reset, land surrounded with one
carat stones, and in this shape ii was bought by
Boss Tweed who, we believe, still wears it.
Where it came from, or how many years or CEN
turtles it has been worn, no one knows, nor can
one even conjecture into whose hands it may
fall and what changes it may see in the near and
far distant future; for though Tweed and all his
followers may fade ont of the memory of men,
though centuries may pass away and with them
the names and fame Of nations now of first
rank, that stone will retain all the beauty, all
the marvellous lustre, and all the value it now
haS-in very truth "a thing of beauty and a
joy forever Commercial Bulletin.