The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-23
MUNCHAUsEN's INIITATOR.
THE BIG NEW YORK DIAMOND ROBBERY HoA

THE BIG NEW YORK U1AMONO hOEbEh1 a dOAA.
From the New York Sun, 1sth.[ m
The detectives have fully satisfied them
selves that Charles Anderson's story Of having
been robbed of diamonds worth $15, 600 Is
untrue When he first told Of being drugged
in Broadway in the daytime, Of coming to
his senses in cellar, of being led out blind
folded, and finally of being released in Print
ing House Square, Captain Irving doubted his
word. The police theory at first was that he
had been robbed. in o parelhouse, and had
invented different version OF his loss to
hide his disgrace. Later developments con-
vinced them that he had not been robbed at
all, and had not owned any diamonds.
This conclusion was strongly limited to An
derson, but he adhered pertlnaciously to his
story of the robbery, and gave q minute de-
scription OF a woman who, he said, had aided
in the crime. The police arrested woman
answering this description. and Anderson was
sent for to identify her, but he couldn't, and
said that it would be useless for the detectives
to make any more efforts to arrest the robbers.
Determined, however, to know as much as
possible of the case, Capt. Irving detailed De-
tective John Dunn to look up Anderson's his
tory. Dunn finished his labor yesterday, aud
his story is as follows l4
He is not Swedish sea captain, as he says
he is, and has never been q seafaring man Of
any sort, but is dyer by trade. The first
trace OF him is when, several years ago, he APP
piled for work in mandatory uptown. He
had good recommendations, and was hired.
During the year that he worked there he went
awny several times, his explanation to his en-
ployer being that be was q stakeholder to the
extent of S75, 600 in hotel at Long Branch,
and his presence was often necessary in the
management To others he said that he was
Baron Lind, Of Haghy, Swedish nobleman
After leaving the morocco mandatory. he
got employment as an engineer in Spire
Siton's dyeing establishment. % Lorimer
street, Williamsburg, and worked there two
years up to the first DAY Of last May. Then he
drew $50, wages due him, and went away. He
showed Mr. Siton bundle Of what he called
uncut diamonds, saying they were worth
S3O,uOO The police believe that these were
worthless pebbles, and that with them he SUBJ
sequently fooled many other persons, as few
know how real diamond looks in its natural
state. On Pfngsten Monday he married a
young lady, and took room at Sweeny's Ho-
til Anderson telling the bride and her rela-
tives that he would take her to Europe for a
tour as soon as he could sell a portion of his
diamonds. At this same time he was telling
the acquaintance he met of holding q COM
mission from the Cuban Junta, and Of send
ing q ship and two hundred men to Cuba at
his own expense Getting out Of funds, the
story of the diamond robbery was hit upon
to release him from the dilemma which his
Munchausenism had carried him into. IS.
A San reporter tried in vain TO find Mr.. An
derson last night. He had not been in his
room at Sweeny's Hotel since morning. nor at
the Police Central Office, and nobody could
ktell where he was. j. LII eLb 1I