The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-07-19
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.
Diamonds Worth Eight Millions Of
Francs stolen.

| Francs stolen.
The Figaro of Paris tells a remark
able story of a most ingenious robbery
which has been recently perpetrated il
Paris.
There is row living in Paris lady
wi ose name is not divulged-who mas
become celebrated throughout al
Europe for her adventures and for hel
magnificent diamonds. The value OF
these diamonds was estimated at eight
millions of france.
! Among her intimate friends Madame
X. counted Sir Joshua d., gentleman
of cold and reserved bearing. He was
very attentive to her, and was her
favored lover. But, unfortunately for
Madame X, the devoted Englishman
did not love her for herself, but for her
jewels, and he was in reality the chief
of an organized band of robbers.
His plan was well laid. In the month
of January of last year he induced the
husband of Madame X. to have the
ceiling of his apartment frescoed, and
recommended to him for that purpose
all Italian painter, who, Sir Joshua
said, was an excellent workman. The
painter, member of the robber band,
came from Milan, and improved the
time he was at work in the room by
taking an impression of all the locks
A month after this, Sir Joshua sug-
gested to the husband that his wife's
diamonds were not in safety, and that
Madame X. ought to buy Jewel case
for them, at the same time remarking
that he knew very good English ma
ker. The new jewel case was accord.
ingly made in London, and the dia-
monds were placed in it.
At the end of two months later, Oh
the warm recommendation of Sir
Joshua, permission was granted by
Madame Y. to another of his confeder-
ates, a Munich jeweler, to copy the
designs of some of her jewelry. osten-
sibly for the Empress of Germany.
The plan was then complete. A
0diet-de chanabre, in the employ of Sir
Joshua, sopened every Gay the jewelry
case, which had been provided with a
secret and invisible opening IN the
back of the case. 1t was only neces-
sary to press button and secret
spring opened the box.
In this way all the diamonds were
removed one by one, their places being
supplied by imitation stones, which
were made with such inimitable per-
lection by the Munich jeweler that
they exactly resemble the genuine dia-
monds. Madame X. did not perceive
any change, and the robbery was only
discovered by chance. A few days ago
one of her intimate friends, a lady who
was going to London, borrowed from
Madame X. splendid solitaire.
Take good care of it," said Madame
X, as she gave it to her friend cit
would be worth fifteen hundred thous
and francs if it did not have a little
defect"
The lady wore the diamond at the
Covent Garden Theatre, and while
there one of the best known jewelers. of
London, Mr.. B., was in her box
She called his attention to the bril-
liant, saying what pity it was that it
had defect
Mr.. b. examined it and could not
detect any flaw
He asked to be allowed to see it by
daylight on the following day. He did
so and pronounced it an imitation
diamond.
The English police were notified,
Sir Joshua fortunately, had been ar
rested two days before this in London,
on suspicion of being concerned in the
Bidwell forgery case. He was examined
by Mr.. Williamson, the chief of the
detectives, about the diamond robbery
At first he denied all knowledge of the
affair, but afterward, thinking that the
truth was known, he related all these
interesting details, and gave the add
dress of many of his accomplices.
Figaro adds that the whole band was
| then in London, and probably all would
be captured that the friend of Mad
anne X. had not dared to reveal her
first learn it from the London police
on the same day that it was published
in the columns of the Figaro.