The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09
ROBBERY OF JEWELS.
THE GREAT ROBBERY OF DIAMONDS AND GEMS
IN LoSDoN--ENUMERArroS or THE ARTICLES
STOLEN FROM THE HArToN GARDEN FIRM.

/ THE GREAT ROBBERY OF DIAMONDS AND GEMS
| IN LoSDoN--ENUMERATIoN OF THE ARTICLES
STOLEN PROM THE HATToN GARDEN FIRM.
From the London telegraph, March 2z1
Between hali-past two O'Clock Saturday afternoon
and midday yesterday, but probably during day.
light ON tho nrst named day Messrs. Williams 4 Son.
manufacturing Jewellers, Of Hatton Garden, wero
robbed OF jewery valued ut E25 600 The reason for
believing that this bold and far, successful theft
was perpetratcd before dusk on Saturday IL that at
night time the window shutters arc loft open gas
light enables the police and every passer by see tho
interior OF the counting house. with the sales con-
tanning the valuable stock trade. person might
let hinsclf into the house ia the daytime, supposipg
HIM To be In possession OF n latch key and being UNI
suspected. would have ample time TO ransack tho
place. and the almost total absence Of or traces
would appear 10 show that the robbery was committed
~ the most mcthodcal and cisurciy manner. When
tns principal partner visited his business promises
al Que O'Clock yesterday afternoon, he opened the
strectd0or usual and passed by means OF a Chubbs
Key inte the counting housc where no saw everything
IN pcricet order the safes being closed ana the oor
clear oil any litter or sign of intrusion. Looking 10.
wards ono ot the front w'ndows, however, he was
STARTLED
by percefvng number OF Jewel cases on the countcr
They were placed there "a any confusion but a.
by person accustomed to haLdc such things; and
they were hiddcnffom external Wow OF the shop
OF once ~ an Opaque glass screen. Finding tho
TO be mostly empty Mr. Williams tried the safes which
We're ~, locked. one OF the cases containing num
Der OF watches had been riod only or or three Of
the most valuable, showing that the thief knew what
was best worth taking Mr. Williams was Obliged 10
return home Tor the keys OF the safes whoa got
back again to the house OF business which 10 q Tow
doors from Holborn Circus on The Icls
hand going up Haiton Garden, he was able
70 open aii the sales easily " they
had not boon tempered with. In TACT u then be-
came perfectly evident that only these rcccptaecs
oil costly properly but the front door OF tho
counting house had been
OPENED wirn KEYS,
made from moulds which must have been taken from
the uo ones Two only OF the safes had been Yobbod:
but from them had been distracted jewels VI the large
aggregate value above mentioned Tho
LIST or TIN PROPERTY.
cnce 70 the books, Is ~ follows-
Three hundred diamond aud gcm rings
Ten to hifeen pairs Of brilliant earriuvs
Forty diamond bracelets
Five diamond ornaments for hair
Two hundred gold kets with various pseious
Two hundred carstS of diamonds. S' "o1'ss
Forty carat. n rubcs.
Fprty earatsNf enersldx.
Sixty gold chains
great quantity Of loose gems pearls turooolses and
sapphres, with vnrous goods stnocd god
nAmbcrsn aud having the private pricsx sh ana
name Henry Scott and cipher ~" -
That the keys were madc with great skin from caro-
Iuy taken mouids there II little doubl for M Will
iams joun1 his own duplicate keys IN secret place
ana the safos arc Of tho best No limo
haH ocen lost "a following up or two or the FIRST
siish. ciews which presented themselves Supcrnscu-
aen. ridec. Of tho Ccrkenwe division has been ac-
vey pursuing Inquiries into several circumstances or
which y would DO indscreet 70 mako particular men
on and tho cass u 10 the hands o Detective sereeaos
hiies, 81 ths sans division