, 1875-12-20
CRIMINAL NEWS,
Enormous Diamond Robbery in
Brazil ---Oycr 100000
Worth Stolen.
An Iowa HAN Who Was Willing to
Sacrifice His Wifo's Relations.
Abortion and Infantic;io tho solution Of
Dwight, ILL.,, Mystery.
THE BRAZIL DIAMOND ROBBERY.

THE BRAZIL DIAMOND ROBBERY.
From the Souta Il Afrtcan Mail OF tho 9th ult.
We gather tho following particulars respecting
tho n eat jewei robbery at RIO Il" Jancir'. brief
reference to which has been made Ill teleg1sthc
adviccs from tho Cape:
ION tho 22a Of October tho resident Mayia-
trato Mt Port Elizabeth received teleg,a asu HAT
Ing that a communication lad been received from
thu lnposiA Government relative TO g.gautic
Jawclry Balude nt Rio do 1aneiEo, and to4icnt.
my him to keen lookout for three
man charged with Obtaining Aatnonas
trio Wir0 how over, Kut out Of order, md the po-
lice could only nHcertain that tho Lark lleten
Capt. ". korrle had called at Algora 1ay, and,
n d very strange 1nalneE, landotl three Of her
crew. Sile bad sailed from tsio the day befure
tho goods were procured (Aug. ~, ant arrived
nj Port Ellxnbctl IN ths 18Th ut. When Fort
Captain skea'l boarded the Helen. lo saw three
well.tseHte'l men who wished to 1an.. Tho Cap
compelled u cmhask Oh Eal!ors, 4p4 that le
wibhGd to discharge thcul. Gait. Shcad
naid tlas they must 90 t. tho. Port
Office, aud 10 found t!on entered M fo'loaa;
Francis Cnndit, fIencftnan, shipped as
ntcu ard At ~ month John Htouart, at, Amer
lean, aud Frank Antiorsson, German. ordinary
eeamcu. at onc shilling each per month. Having
rot theis discharges thoy left tho ship. and ln
tl,o l4lco "sallors u weto living en- prince u the
piiuulx Hotel. lie interviewed them there. but
found them under The names OF {Cundtt) IIcury
Smith, (steunrt) n. C. EIwartlB aud {A1lderseolt}
u. Meyer. Thov were carefully Watched, aud on
aloaday tnoftlns further particulars we're ro.
cGived from tue Catos Which resulted III tic
rropr'cto-a Of the plnrni1 being informed hv
tue local authorities Of what they susps ctcd aud
they were charged not to part With certain
valuable pnrcclH Which had beon deposited
viii, tho said proptlotora for ssfo custody.
by Tuesday morning tile necessary iuforna-
tiun was at hand, and on tue three 1ncn being
arrested and eearcnod diamonds. rubes, ctnes-
aids, rings, and watches to = considerable
amount wcfo found upon them. They wcre
| taken To tho resident Magistrates Office, where
| iu tho presence oi Witnesses the 'sHaB' waa
scaled up, and tho prisoners were re!naudod till
next day, ~ tho very severe weatLe, on the
coast had delayed the mail being landed from
the royal mail steamship Uauube. On Wedues-
daJ tho resident Magistrate rocolved tLcyo do
tallH, aud it was known that IL, Charles Rouna
l'arn, had received telegram from Rio. stating
that three men Lad t1efrauded fesesal jowelera
mud obtained goods to tho shluo Of .C22, 0ou.
/ Thoy Will probably 30 sent back to Brazil,
but tho vaguencss Of tue Charge IL very
singular. lie accused stato that thoy purchased
| the gaoda ton credit II the goods aro stolen.
the Goyernment OF Brazil will claim them. II
tho prisouoss aro discharged the jewels sro for
feiied to tho Government, because they lavo
noyer paracd tho Customs. According to reli-
able information, tho LIST Of estIeatc1 articles
comprises 200 cut diamonds, seventy gold
watches, many rabies, emeralds, diamond sultes
aud IinEH, various enr-rngs. pendants. bracelets,
and Chains. Their hotel bill amounted to be-
| tween .90 aud Gi0 In air days, Several jewels
| which they had about them hare been found in
TIM JUL. Thoy gare them to fellow-prlsoner,
rho buried them ia tho yard Of the I'rison, and
Inspector Btomwch has worued out Of this man
| Nllure tho spoil was hidden. Tho jewels rccuv-
e1cl represent nbout Il.20o."