The New York herald., 1874-12-06
GRADY's DIAMONDS.

He Drops $4,000 Worth and Has q Lit.
tie Trouble In Recovering Them
A Policeman Concerned i'm the Story.
John ID. Grady Is a diamond broker, ana gener-
ally goes about with $4,000 or $4,000 worth oi
these gems In hts pocket. He carries them very
loosely, handles them carelessly, and occasionally
drops $4,000 or $4,000 worth In the street. He
dropped $4,000 worth In Court street about year
ago, and had to give reward Of $1,000 to get
them back. On the 18th Of November he dropped
$4,000 worth OF these precious stones near
the Fulton ferry, while he was chasing ono
OF the Fulton street cars. When he discovered
his loss he swore at himself called himself
all the careless vagabonds he could think Of and
declared he would never trust himself again with
diamonds as far as he could see himself After
hunting the street over where he supposed he
dropped the jewels without being able to discover
them, he wanted somebody to kick HIM. He
thought II somebody would just give him good
kicking he would feel better. Upon cooling on.
however, he offered reward or $1,000. After
was not likely to get his property back.
When he had about given up all hope he
sad raS s@
lie He made an aifidavis to the fact and Id Crazy went
% but tod Grady thas s thought he
could get them for him. Grady's hopes began to
DTlSuCeu, auO he OHeTeu Gra0J, rs ne says, $oUO,
but Grant Is alleged to have said that $1,000
would come nearer to the mark. Then he saw tho
reward and told Grady that he should want the
full amount, $1,50O Grady left him without being
able to get MS diamonds. He then received
y letter from lawyer named Crook
who told him ne might be able to assist him IN
getting his diamonds Grady saw Crook, but was
unable at the f1rst interview to get the diamonds
or to discover who had them. Grady began to get
uneasy, and finally shook the 81, 500 on the lawyers
desk. whereupon the diamonds, with the excep-
tion OF q lady's cluster pin, were produced. Now
Grady makes an aff1davlt to the enect that there
lawyer, the o11cer and another party to deprive
HIM OF his property. Grady, therefore. obtained
the following Injunction from the Superior Court
restraining the lawyer from disposlng OF the re.
ward until further orders from the Court.
Nep Yorh Suprems Court, Kings County @:-James
g. Grant, John Doe and Abel Crook.-On the amended
afdat and comp amt to be we'd herein and such
further aidavits and papers be served before
read the argument herein. let the defendants
their show before ol the Justices
this Court at Chambers thereof in the County Court
House. city Of Brooklyn the 7h day OF December 1874,
should not be enoined from paying dsposng OF
TO person persons the of $ deposited with
him by John D, Grady, plaintiff herein the day
and why the defendant should not such other and
further relief this Court jlBt the
meantime the said defendant Abel Crook Is hereby
joined from paying over to- disposng OF, the 0f
$3.50 any portion thereof to any person persona
until the further order OF this Court
A. b. TAPPEN, Judge of Supreme Court
Dated BROOKLYN, Nov. 30, 1874.
On this summons for relief was issued, and
Jonas G. Grant, Abel Crook and the middle man,
"JOhn D0e.n Will have to appear before Judge
Tappen on Monday morning.