Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-08-06
Miscellany.
THE SHAH'S JEW WELS.
THE GREAT PLOT TO ROB HIN.
The Shah's Love Of Beauty Leads hin
into the Trap.
HOW THE PRIZE WAS LOST.

The London CORES pendent of the NeW
York World gives most graphic and
interesting account of the great plot to
rob the Shah Of his jewels, to which
brief reference has been heretofore made
in our columns. The story is too long
to tell in detail but some idea of the
bolduess of conception and consummate
skill with which it was carried almost to
success. may be gathered from the fol
lowing epitome ...-.
"As soon as it was definitely settled
that the Shah would visit England mea
sures were instituted to
PROTECT HIM FROM ROBBERY.
Col. Henderson chief Commissioner OF
Police guaranteed to insure the Eastern
Monarch against beirg plundered by
mobs, rushes Of the crowds. by high
waymen, or in any public manner-this
being the chief danger. it was supposed,
owing to the narrow and crowded streets
through which the Monarch would have
to pass 80 frequently, both by night and
by day. A detail Of police was arrang
ed for Buckingham Palace, and the Home
Secretary promised that these premises
should have additional securities ordered
for them, and that the jewel-safe Of the
Shah in particular should be made burg
lar-proof after the newest and most ap-
proved patterns Ia addition to all this
a detachment Of London detectives was
to Join the Shah at Moscow, and remain
part of his suite thenceforwaid until he
finally left our shores. This detachment
consisted of two Inspectors and five Ser
geants. On reaching our shores they
were to be reinforced BY another !nspec
tor, three Sergeants and ten men, the
very elite of the force. 1t was thought
that, these arrangements carried out. it
would be impossible to steal the Shah's
treasure go long as he was the guest of
Her Majesty.
THE ROBBERS PLANNING.
But the best laid schemes of mice and
men gang aft aglee. Within twenty-four
hours after the detectives left London for
Moscow another party left the same city
for the sans objective point, and with the
express intention of concerning means for
effectually plundering the mighty Shah
in Shah of all his priceless jewelry. This
party consisted of three remarkable MEN,
criminals of the first water, yet who
were totally unknown to the London
police. and indeed, though often COM
promised, had never been convicted of
any felony. They were Col Algernon
B,gnor Hawkins. the leader of the party
and organizer of the conspiracy; Serafino
(this other name is not known), jew
diamond broker of Marseilles, but form
erly of Salonice, and Baron Narses
Migradtch Dadian. formerly ''sreaff'
or money lender of Aleppo. but late Of
London and Paris, an Eutychian Arme-
nian. and said to be connected with the
eminent Ogion -Dadian family which so
long has managed the finances of the
Sublime Porte,
HAwKINS-LEADER OF THE GANG
Hawkins is an adventurer of rather a
heroic stamp, and is said to be of good
family. He is a man of nearly fifty
years of age, and Of very commanding
appearance and fascinating manners -
Originally he was Lieutenant in walk
ing regiment and went to India. where
dissipation and difficulty about cards
compelled HIM to sell out. He drifted
about in the East, seeing life" and pick
ing up adventures for some years. He
was for while in the service of the En-
peror of China, he was in Australia, he
was in South America and Mexico. He
certainly served twice under Garibaldi,
was for time in service in the American
civil war but on which side l am not
Ii, ~, tooL mart in the last Polish