Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-08-09


apparatus of the observatory, though
exposed to the air, is wholly nninjured,
and the instruments act with unerring
Extraordinary Robbery.
The Figaro of Paris tells a remarka-
BILE story of a most ingenious robbery
which has been recently perpetrated in
Paris.
There is now living in Paris lady
whose name is not livulged-who has be-
come celebrated throughout all Europe
| for her adventures and for her magnifi-
cent diamonds. The value of these
diamonds was estimated at 100000
francs.
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
", the devoted Englishman did not
love her Tor herself, but for her jewels,
and he was m reality the chief of an
organized band Of robbers.
His plan was welllaid. In the month
of January of last year he induced the
husband of Madame Y. to have the CELL
ing of his apartment frescoed, and
recommended to him for that purpose
an italian painter, who, Sir Joshua said,
was an excellent workman. The pain
ter, a 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 we're not in safety, and that
MadameX ought to buy jewel-case
for them at the same time remaking
that he kpw very good English maker.
1.-THE newjewel-case was accordingly
n Nade in london, and the diamonds
- ~@e placetin it.
= the en- Of the two months later,
On H> wa,n Recommendation of Sir
Josnua, penission was granted by
Madame ~ another of his cOnfeder-
ic ates, Nun jeweler, to copy the de-
40 igns of sonb bf her iewelry. ostensiblv
|: f@ the empls of Germany.
h me plan then complete. A ralet
m de eadmore,ln the employ of Sir
h oosnoa, opent every day the jewel
m case, ~hicn haapeen provided with a
}. s0IeI anu in'isle opening in the back
% oi Ine case. as only necessary to
u ed the box.
= In this wayPll diamonds were re-
. supplied by imitaSn stopas wh;c5
: were made with sucN ,,erfec.
! tion by the Munich eraisr that they
exactly resemts~i cenn;na d;c.
! monds. MsInns nj .o;vo %
anysh.-Wf~x - 80 nos P1celse P,
: discover by sunas - sas only
one one going % ESss,sn. @ ss;sss. - ssS
J lMadame <. splendid solitaire.
II "Take good care Of it, said Madam
X, as she gave it to her friend; "i
would be worth fifteen hundred thou
sand francs if it did not have little de
feet.
The lady wore the diamond at tn
Covent Garden theater, and while ther
one Of the best known jewellers of Lon
don, Mr.. B., was in her box.
She called his attention to the bril-
liant saying what a pity it was that
had defect
Mr.. B. examined it and could no
detect any flaw.
He asked to be allowed to see it b,
daylight on the following day. He dit
90 and pronounced it an imitation dia
mond.
The English police were notified
Sir Joshua, fortunately, had been ar
rested two days before this in Londo,
on suspicion Of being concerned in tn,
Bidwell forgery case. He was examin
ed BY Mr.. Williamson, the chief of tn,
detectives, about the diamond robbery
At first he denied all knowledge of tn,
affair, but afterward, thinking that tn,
truth was known, he related all thes.
interesting details, and gave the addres.
of many of his sccomplices.
Figaro adds that the whole band wa.
then in Lopcon, and probably all would
be captured; that the friend of Madame
| x. had not dared to reveal her terrible
loss to her, and that she would frs,
learn it from the London police ON the
same day that it Was published in the
columns of the Figaro.