The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-27
A PARIS ROBBERY.

THE CLEVER GAME OF ENGLISH LADY AMI
| GENTLEMAN.
London paper says: A few days ago q
Partisan ieweller was victim of robbery to
the amount of LOG, 900 francs, organized with
rare audacity and persistency. week or SO
ago a well dressed gentleman, accompanied
by a young and handsome lady, very elegant
and very shy, followed by an irreproachably
attired man servant installed themselves in
apartments on the entresol of an apparently
very respectable house in the Avenue D'Eylau.
The rooms were completely furnished; the
rent $3.50 francs month) paid in advance,
and they we're let for two months. The gen.
tleman, lady and servants affected marked
English accent They brought with them
numerous trunks, conducting themselves as
though they meant to make long stay.
Monsieur and madame went out good
deal. Shopmen almost every day brought
for. Among these was jewellers employe,
who brought something or other nearly every
day. sometimes q ring, at other times, ear
rings, studs, pins, etc. The concierge was
more and more deferential to his wealthy
tenants He calculated that within week
they must have spent about 5000 francs. The
jeweller alone had supplied them with arti-
cles worth 5000 francs. As, however, the old
servant, with his large blonde whiskers and
his prepossessing air always stood at the door,
as soon as shopman frrived he politely con-
Quoted him to the entresol so as to save peo-
pie the trouble of accosting the conciege
Thanks to this the tradesmen- above all
the jeweller-did not know but that their
customers occupied rooms furnished by them
selves A few days ago monsieur and mad
anne treated for o set of diamonds, for which
the jeweller asked $4,000 francs, and for
which they offered him loo, 900 francs. After
several visits monsieur called and offered
LOG, 900 francs, which was accepted. He
wished to surprise madame by giving the ex-
ira 5000 francs, for she was ill, and he asked
the jeweller TO send the casket and bill to the
Avenue d'Eylau. When the shopman arrived
the servant was at the door, and hastened to
usher him to the entresol Monsieur was in
the drawing-ro room, which bore traces of mad
anne having been in it.
An old shawl was thrown on chair, work
basket was placed near the window, and on q
table in the corner bundles apparently OF
bank notes we're in readiness for settling the
bill The shopman entered. Monsieur took
the casket, and begging the shopman to wait,
carried it to madame, who was in bed. The
shopman waited, looking through two or three
amusing newspapers, which were on a table
beside the couch on which he had been
directed to sit. The reading entertained him,
but after glancing over the three papers he
raised his eyes, and looking at the timepiece
he perceived that 1t was motionless. Seized
with q vague uneasiness, he took out his
watch. He hao been waiting three-quarters
of an hour. He instinctively rushed to the
table containing the bank-notes. He began
to count them, but perceived that they were
only prospectuses.
He hurried to the door leading to madame's
room; it was locked. He went from one
door of the drawing room to the other; all
were locked. He tried to ring. The bell
pull fell off into his hand. Hs opened the
window and called the concierge. The con-
cierge had been sent to the Boulevard Male
sherbes by the incompatible domestic to get
a portmanteau repaired, and his lodge was
intrusted to little girl. He leaned over to
the street, perspiration on his face, and his
countenance distorted by the fear Of how
matters stood; he gesticulated; he cried "Je
suis uole! Je suis uole! Passers-by looked
up at him, took him for lunatic, and
laughed. There was nothing to be done but
to wait for the concierye's return. Three
quarters of an hour elapsed before the con-
cierge arrived. The stairs were assembled
with some precaution, the unfortunate man
was found locked in, and no longer knowing
what he said.
A thorough search was made. The occu-
pants had disappeared The neighbors saw
them quietly going out with boxes
under their arms, bowling politely, and get
ting into cab waiting at the corner. They
had been gone two hours. The police COM
missary of the district was sent for. put his
questions, and sealed up the apartments.
They were inspected this afternoon. Trunks
we're found entirely empty, and a little dirty
linen without any mark. In closet there
was mans hat, without any hatter's address;
some light chestnut tufts Of hair. two or
three pairs of whiskers of various shades, q
beggars dress, workman's ditto, lady's
old dress, an old shawl, carpeting. and the
famous bundles of bank notes. Everything
else had disappeared, and the unfortunate
jeweler swells the list of victims Of his class
to similar enterprises