New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A c,rpyorrs POLICE REVELATION.

A CURIOUS POLICE REVELATION
ruARiEs AspERsoN's DIAMOND ROBBERY sio"'
ExPLoDED-A DETECTIVES REPORT
Tho particulars of O great robbery W.
narssted in THE TRIBUNE on Saturday las" ,o,ed tba
II such an extraordinary nature that a. ,h q, tho
solce expressed their unbelief Oh 'no - net,
49,. -. sto,emen, Capt. Irving OF 'De Detect
a., sn.a mas especially iucreduous, ana ip auo'o" "
saorts 10 arrest the thieves has had ono vi u.
~ xort ascertaining the probaph''y Va ' ,..,
rh.,,os Anderson, a swede, had staVeu W
an, Ma,sel, that he formerly captain y, sHp
MAT while trading along the coast oi ndi'O" ~ ~
,,,,rchased rough diamonds worth Slo'oVo h"'e'S 0
- .arr,ea An this city and went to diamond pro-
sers on Broadway Houstonst, to sell few OF the
diamonds, Intending to get money TO make orlua
tour through Europe. Tie broker was away anu
clerk told him to come again. While gong 10 '"e
nrokers on the afternoon OF the same day. Mopu"y'
lane l. he met the clerk who was accom-
,an,aa nv n woman. The clerk said that the Wo"an
vas his wife She persuaded him to take iozenge anu
he became unconscious After two days ne a"oAe, anu
found himself imprisoned in cellar Two MASKED men
aptered the cellar and gave him some conee W
drink and be again became unconscious Wheh nc
again rcganed consciousness he was lying on the side
walk at Spruce and Nassau-sts He searched his pocR-
alta and discovered that all diamonds had been stolen
The d,v upon which he recovered his liberty June L. he
told his friends that he had been robbed and they ad
yised him to inform the police
Detective John Dunn detailed by Capt irving 10
learn Andersons previous history The officer mas peeh
hard at work upon this duty for week past In RELATION
thereto he made the following report TO capt. Irving
Yesterday and informed him that he had thoroughly
verified all the astonishing statements made IN the re-
port: 1rvv,71 1874
Cant IRyISG-Sir Having complied with your order
nj June TO- am able TO submit the following report
few years ago applied for situation OF ehgneer
in n morocco factory up town. Having COOu reconhmeh
cations be was accepted aud worked there Tor about
wear During this time he was absent on seVeral &c,
casions, When asked by his employer the cause OF
these absences he answered that he was socRhouer
IN hotel at Long Branch 10 the amount OF SoOo1, ana
he had 10 attend to sometimes. 10 other men ne
stated that he was Baron Lindof Hacby and swedish
pObeman. After leaving the morocco factory ne was
employ ed dyeug establishment OF Spre Ptou AZ
No 20 LOrimer-st., Brooklyn, E. ID. He worked there
about two years. When leaving Pitous. when was III
NAV last, Mr.. PitOu paid him S6J lie, the
Baron, showed Mr.. Pltou small brown paper
package and said This contains diamonds
10 the amount OF $4,000" Since then the Baron has mar
ried lady OF a romantic turn of mind; and the barOn
has changed his name 10 Mr.. Charles Anderson coca
eaopaly met OF his friends In ana
when asked where he had been be on one occasion an
swered that he had commission from the CUBAN Juhla
and that lifted out at his own expense snip ana
400 men to fight Cuban liberty THIS Is Carlos AMER
sOp who says he robbed OF $1,000 worth Oh ala-
Iponds a few days ago on Broadway, married on May
"a 1874 under the name of Charles Anderson LIND;
occupation, officer in the Cuban army.