The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-04
A Diamond Story.

The Figaro tells remarkable story
There is now living in Paris a lady
whose name is not divulged-who has
become celebrated throughout all En-.
rope for her adventures and for her
magnificent diamonds. The value Of
these diamonds was estimated ut eight
millions Of francs.
Among her intimate friends Madame
X. counted Sir Joshua D. n gentleman
Of cold and reserved bearing. He IVES
very attentive to her. But, unioriu.
nately for Madame Y. the devoted En-.
glishman did not love her for herself,
but for her jewels, and he was in reali.
ty the chief Of M organized band Of
robbers.
His plan was we'll laid. In tho month
Of January last year he induced the hus
band Of Madame Y to have the ceiling
Of his apartment irescoed, and recon-.
mended to him for that parposean Ital.
ian painter, who, Sir Joshua said, was
an excellent workman. The painter, Il
member Of the robber band, came from
Milan, and improved the time he was
at work in the room by taking IN i'm.
preston 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 Y
ought to buy iewel.case FOR them, ut
the same time remarkihg that he knew
very good English maker. The new
lewel.case was accordingly mnde in
London, and the diamonds wero placed
in it.
At the end Of two months later, on
the warm recommendation of Sir Josh.
m, permission wns granted by Madame
Y. to another Of his cOniederates, n
Munich jGweller, to cop. tho designs Of
some OF her jewelry, ostensibly for the
Empress of Germany.
The plan was then complete. A UalGt
de- chdmbre, in the employ Of Sir Josh.
III, opened every day the jewel.case
which had been provided with n secret
aud invisible opening in the back Of the
case. II was only necessary to press II
button and 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 inimitahle perfec.
ton by the Munich ieweller that they
exactly resembled the genuine dia.
monds. Madame Y. did not perceive
any change, and the robbery was only
discovered by chance. A few days ago
one OF her intimate friends, n lady who
was going to London, borrowed from
Madame y. q splendid solitaire.
"Take good care OF II, " said Madame
x, Ms she gave it to her friend; at
would be worth fifteen hundred thous.
aud francs il it did not hive little de.
feet"
The lady wore the diamond at the
Covent Garden Theatre, and while there
me OF the best known jewellers OF Lon.
don, Mr.. B.. was in her box.
She called his attention to the brill.
ant, saying what pity it was that it
mud defect.
Mr.. B. examined it and could not dc.
tect any flaw.
He asked to be allowed to see It Ivy
daylight on the following day. He did
20, anu pronounced u MI limitation ula'
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
Bilwell forgery case. He was exam.
med by Mr.. Williamson, the chief Of
the detectives, about the diamond ron.
berry. At first he denied all knowledge
IF the affair, but Rfterward, thinking
that the truth was known, lie related all
j ese interesting details, mud gave tie
address OF many Of his accumplices.
Fglrn adds that tue whole band was
then i'll London. and probably all would
oe captured; that the friend Of Mad,
.me Y. had not dared to reveal her ter.
rible less to her, and that she would
first learn it from the London police on
the same day that 1t was published in
the columns OF the Figaro.