Connecticut western news., 1873-08-08
A Diamond Story.

The FEgaro tells remarkable story
 There is now living in Paris a lady-
 whose name is not divulged-who has
 become celebrated throughout all Flu
 rope for her adventures and for her
 magnificent diamonds. The value of these diamonds was estimated at eight millions of francs.
 Among her intimate friends Madame X. counted Sir Joshua D. a gentleman of cold and reserved bearing. He was very attentive to her. But, unfortu- nately for Madame X. the devoted En- glishman did not love her for herself, but for her jewels, and he was in reali- | ty the chief of an organized band of robbers.
 His plan was we'll laid. In the month of January last year he induced the hus band of Madame X. to have the ceiling of his apartment frescoed, and recom- mended to him for that purpose an Ital- ian 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 i'm pression of all the locks. A month after this, Sir Joshua suggested 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 8 very good English maker. The new lewel-case was accordingly made in London, and the diamonds were placed in it.
 At the end of two months later, on the warm recommendation of Sir Josh ua, permission was granted by Madame X. to another of his confederates, a Munich ieweller, to copy the designs of some of her jewelry, ostensibly for the Empress of Germany.
 The plan was then complete. A valet de chana6re, in the employ of Sir Josh ua, opened every day the jewel-case which had been provided with secret and invisible opening in the back of the case. It was only necessary to press a button and 8 secret spring opened the box.
 In this way all the diamonds were re- moved one by one, their places being supplied by imitation stones, which were made with such inimitable perfec- tion by the Munich jeweller that they exactly resembled 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, 8 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; "It would be worth fifteen hundred thous- and francs if it did not have 8 little de- feet"
 The lady wore the diamond at the Covent Garden Theatre, and while there one of the best known jewellers of Lon don, MT. B., was in her box.
 She called his attention to the brilli- ant, saying what pity it was that it had a defect.
 MT. B. examined it and could not de- tect any flaw.
 He asked to be allowed to see it by daylight on the following day. He did | so, and pronounced it an imitation dIa- mond.
 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 Bidwel forgery case. He was exam lned by MT. Williamson, the chief of the detectives, about the diamond rob- 5ery. 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 tLe address of many of his accomplices.
 FEgaro adds that the whole band was then in London, and probably all would be captured; that the friend of Mad ame X. had not dared to reveal her ter rible less to her, and that she would first learn it from the London police on 5he same day that it was published in jhe columns of the FTgaro.