Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-25
An AudaciOus Exploit.

About two years ago a Jewel robbery
took place in London which excited the
greatest establishment, not only on account
OF the lar~eness of the property stolen,
but by reason of the remarkable audacity
with which the robbery was committed,
and certain novelty in the n1odus 0perandi.
young and pretty woman, exceedingly
wcll-dresSed, went to Messrs. London &
Ryder's, celebrated jewelry firm, and
selected quantity of very valuable arti-
cles. lnasmuch as they were to be bought
subject to the approval Of another person,
1t was arranged that the jewelers. clerk
should attend the following day with the
goods selected. This accordingly he did
All seemed perfectly satisfactory, when of
sudden he found a handkerchief envel-
oping his face, and remembered nothing
more after this. At length he found the
found the room empty and his arms pin
toned. EXtricating himself he went to the
door, but it was locked. The KEY, how
ever was gone, and it was some time be-
fore he could get out. OF course the Jew
elry was gone, too, and he returned half
frantic to his employers. The people of
| the house proved to be honest and quite
unaware OF the character Of their dodgers,
who, as it subsequently proved, were, by
the time the alarm was given, comfortably
seated in the Birmingham express. They
were only discovered by the merest acct
dent, and one at least is now expiating his
otfense. A robbery somewhat of this
kind, but more audacious and original,
has, within a short time, been committed
at Baltimore A ladvlke looking woman
entered jewelers. shop, selected aquantity
of valuable articles and begged that the
Had the ieweler been familiar with the
exploits Of Mrs. and Mr.. Tazpey, to which
we have alluded, he probably would have
suggested that the jewelry had best re-
main where it was until the cash came to
pay for it, but in default of such valuable
experience he let his clerk go off with
the would-be purchaser. In the out
skirts of Baltimore they drove into
grounds and approached large house.
Alighting from the carriage, they were
shown into a room where presently a
gentleman Joined them With this gen
tleman the lady had a conversation Of
apparently a very confidential nature
which the clerk no doubt thought related
to the contemplated purchase. But the
real tenor of it was that he was placed in
most painful dilemma. The young man
whom DR.. - (for the gentleman was a
director Of a private lunatic asylum) saw
was her brother. His intellects, alas,
were sadly diseased, although, like SO
many others in the same unhappy con
ditiOn, stranger would discover no signs
of delssion. She did not know what to
do with him for a very few days while
she was staying in Baltimore. The un-
happy young man was penetrated with
conviction that she had run off with
quantity of his jewelry, and raved about
this, never leaving her night and day.
She was well nigh worn out, and at
length the idea had struck her that, if the
doctor would be so kind as to detain
him for even twentytOur hours, she
could meanwhile make further arrange
ments for his proper surveillance. The
doctor was at length induced to assent,
the lady suggesting that, on the plea of
showing him something, he should get
him into the next room. The clerks sus-
picions being entirely lulled by the evil
dent responsibility of the surroundings,
accompanied the doctor into his room,
where they remained for few minutes,
having left the lady in the other room
with the jc yels. She, of course, lost no
time in making tracks. The clerk pres
emily grew uneasy. The doctor endeav-
ored to detain him with assurances that
all was right. Presently the unfortunate
young man made for the door; it was
locked, and the doctors straight.jacket
gentlemen made their appearance. Then
came the story about the jewelry, for
which the doctor was duly prepared. The
clerk raved and beseeched, but received
but little attention. However, when the
twenty-four hours passed and the lady
didn't appear, the doctor listened to the
clerks prayer that he would, at all events,
send to shop named and ask whether a
clerk with quantity of jewelry was not
missing. Of course, the reply was that
whom they had reposed perfect conf
dence had absconded So the murder was
out Whether the woman has been caught
we can not say, but holder hand has
surely rarely existed.