The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-28
A DARING ROBBERY.
Bold Mexican Makes or With VaIua.
bles Amounting to $4,000.
Captain Malone Takes Him In.

A bold robbery, involving a loss of $4,000 in
money, jewelry and diamonds, was success
fully perpetrated last evening between and
o'clock, at the Cont Verandah Hotel, the par
particulars Of which disclose daring on the
part Of the burglar rarely instanced in this
city. About three days ago gentleman who
registered as H. Weiner, from Boston, arrived
at the Cont Hotel, secured an apartment and
was shortly joined by two friends, who hail
from Mexico.
The three have considerable luggage, con-
tanned in three OR four trunks, large and
SMALL all OF which was placed in large
room fronting on Cont street, the friends
EXPRESSING A DESIRE
to occupy the apartment jointly. Since their
advent at the hotel it was noticed that the
three never went out together, one always
| remaining in the room or about the hotel, a
fact which naturally gave rise to the idea that
they were the possessors OF valuables which
about dusk. however, this rule was
not observed, and two OF the gen
tlemen, Mr. Weiner and his brother-in-
law, left their room to visit the Post Office,
the third party having gone to the Telegraph
Office, taking the precaution, however, before
| leaving. to place q small trunk which con-
tanned the valuables in an armoir, and to lock
the armoir, whereatter they fastened the win
dow and locked the only two doors that led
| from the room.
The visit to the Post Office consumed but
half an hour, but on their return, 10 ! a scene
of confusion met their gaze. The door lead
| ing to the veranda was found open, and the
apartment. htsf ny with the contents
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and the small trunk which had been placed on
end therein, taken ont, broken open, and
rifed Of its valuable contents.
| Every trunk in the room had been forced
and closely examined, as was shown by the
manner in which the wearing apparel they
contained was thrown around. Mr.. Heiner
Immediately repaired to the Third Precinct
Station and related the fact of his loss to
Captain Malone, and the two returned to the
| hotel, It was evident from all that could be
cleaned, that the bold burglar was none other
than a boarder in the house, a Mexican known
as Antonio Perez.
He was seen on the veranda shortly after
Mr.. Neiner left, and was noticed leaving the
house just previous to supper, an eccentrloty
of which he was never guilty before. Capt
Malone appeared satisfied that Perez was
the man, and Immediately went forth to
find him, and run the gent to earth at house
On Burgundy street, corner OF Toulouse,
about the witching hour of 1890.
Most of the jewelry was found in his pos
session, but from the rings, sleeve buttons,
etc., all the diamonds, pearls and other pre-
cious stones with which they were set, had
been taken. He refused to state what DISPOSE
ton had been made Of the stones, unless the
parties paid him 5000 cash.
This was etfrontery with vengeance. Five
men-Ignatius Santa Cruz, Carlos Calls L.
Magalunez, Ascenio Lariol and T. Liloa-
were arrested and locked up with him at the
Third Precinct Station, as accessories to the
robbery.