, 1875-12-20
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Enormous Diamond Robbery In
Brazil -.- Over 100000
Worth Stolen.
An Iowa Man Who Was Willing to
Sacrifice His Wifa's Relations,
Abortion and Jnfantlcide tho Solution OF
Dwight, ILL.,, Mystery.

THE BRAZIL DIAMOND ROBBERY.
From tho South A(rtcan 4Matl OF tic 9Th nit.
We gather tho following particulars respecting
tho Rscas jewel robbery at Rio do Janc!ro. brief
reference to which haa bcen inAdc i'll telcgrhtbie
adviees from tho Capc:
"Un tho 22d Of October tho resident Mayia-
trato at Fort Elizabeth received teloKs am hlat-
ing that communication lad been Tecelredftom
tho Imperial Government rolatso to glsautlc
iowelry aalndlo at Rio do Janelro. and tcqnekt.
Ing him to keen q lookout for three
and jouclry to tho ynluo Of Ez!,0vu. The oicc~
trio wire. however, got out of order, nod the po-
lice could only ascertain tllae tlie bark lieien.
Capt. ". Norrie, had called At AgorA Bay. and,
IN very strange nanner' Landed tlitco Of her
crew. Ahe had sailed from lilo tho day bcforo
Tie goo,la wero procured {Ans. 29). and arrived
Ut Port Elizabeth on The 18Th nit. Whcn Port
Captain skcaa boarded the Helen. l1o saw three
Yell.drneeed pets who wished 10 land. Tho Cap
| tain Of tho yetscl EXPLAINED that they had teeh
slnhed to discharge them. cai.t. skcad
said that taoy must 60 .a tue , Pot
/ Francis Cundit, FIench1nan. shipped as
steward at ~ a month Joh, Stouart an Amer
team, and Frank ANDERSON. Gertuati. ordinary
seamon. ut ono shilling each per month. lissiug
got their discharges they left the ship. aud In
Bpector Uromwich subsequently found ont that
tho threo - sailors y wefe living en- prince II the
Ihuu.x Hotel. lie interviewed them there. hut
/ found them under the names Of fCuptIt) 1icnEY
Smith, (6teuhrt) II. Z. Edwards, aud (Aulersaou(
ii. Meyer. Tbsy wsro carefully watched, aud Oh
Monday mornlnS further particulars weru ro-
ceiyed from tho Capo, which resulted III the
proprleto.a Of tho rh'rnix being informed hv
tle Iocat auttofitlon Of what thcy nusptc ckel and
they wcre charged uos 10 part With certnln
valuable parcels Which Ind beon. deposited
with tho satd proptiotors for safe cuAsody.
by Tuesday morning tho necessary tutortna'
ton wa at hand, AID on tho three men being
arrested aud searched diamonds, rube., c1ner-
aids, rings, and watches to d conAldcrable
| amount wero found upon them. They wcrc
take. 10 tho resident Magistrates Office. where
iu tho presence Of Witnesses, tho 'sHag' WI
sealed up. and tho prisoners we1o rotnhnded I'll
coast had delayed tue 1aail being landed ffo1l
The royal mail steamship Dauubo. On Nodnes
day the resident Magistrate racelved theso dc
talla aud 1t was known that ii. Charles Noullna
Paris. had received telegram from Rio. KtatnG
ttat three mon had defrauded eeyatal Jewellers
aud obtained goods to the valuo Of E22 oou
, They will probably DO sent back to B1azil
but tho vagucpess of the charge ia ver.
singular. I lie accusod state that they pu1chaset
the goods ON credit II the goods nro stolen
. the Government Of Brazil will claim them. 1
the prisoners axe diEcharged tile jewels arc for
= | foited to tho Government, because thoy laF
i never passed tho Customs. According to fesi
able information, tho list OF esttcated article
comprlaca 200 cut diamonds, soy6hty Eol
! watches, many rnbies, emcralds, diamond suite
and rings, various earrings. pendants. bracelet!
aud chains, Their lotel bill amounted to be
tween E30 and Gao IN sl1 dhys, Several 1owo'
which they had about them hare been found i
tho 1nil. They 3aye them to fcllow-rrisouet
NLu buried them in tho yard of tho prison, an
inspector Bromwich has wortned out Of this ma
> Nhcro tho apoil waa hidden. Thu jewels recoy
| cred repFceept about IL, 209."