The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-09

Robbins n Pawnbroker-A Cnpfurc-A Brtbc
spurned-New York Thieves.

MONTREAL, Nov. Gone of the most
extraordinary robberes ever committed In this
city was probed to the bottom on Saturday last.
after baffiinR the efforts OF the authorities for
month, and creating unjust suspicious against
others. ID. Lazarus kept a pawnshop In Notre
Dame street. Early the morning Of Oct,
10, burglars entered his shop and opened his
safe, which contained diamonds, watches,
jewelry, silverware. and over 500 In bank notes
amounting in all to 10000. The burglars, before
carving OF their plumber, removed the pawn
tickets from the articles. Not one Of the locks
on the safe had been tam pered with.
Shortly afterward the detectives arrested a
woman named Ward. She was charwoma an /,
and her husband was notorious thief. Formerly
she was slovenly In her dress, but latterly she
dressed In silks and wore jewelry. Another
woman gave evidence to the police magis-
trete against Mrs Ward. saying tnat she was
going to New York to reiOiu her husband. Il
appears that Mrs. Ward was about to depart
with more than her share of the spoil aud the
UnSea person INFORMED NED 1n ner U9
being given against her. sne said that freuch-
man named Isidore Marecna knew all ABOUT
u yong man was detailed TO sh dow"
him. and on Friday night last followed hiin
until police oflicer was met and Marechel was
arrested. While taking MIN to the Central
station, he tried desperately to regain his
liberty. He threw parcel on the ground,
saying. here are Sl0'OO m that parcel take II
mucu," replied the officer, anu Narechel and his
treasure were locked ~.
MaieChdl Is native OF Lille, France, stout,
full faced, and about 90 years old. lie ua- served
several TINES In snug sing Prison. lie ~ known
3" Dutch Gus" Gus narocnal," and by other
aliases, aud has several times been im plcated in
New YORK DuIgiarles. He ~ IA remarkably tai
tutcu uian. lie has Invented machine with
whicn lie can open an ordinary door or sale lock
with little trOubl..
ii was examined by the Chief OF Police, and
when ne found a network Of Circumstdntidl evt
he "A IN.
had made repeated visits to Lazarus pawnshOp
to learn the position VI the sale, purchasing Va
riuus luCIes TO disarin sus piclOn. On one coca
sion he bougnt "A ttunk. ana seeing sale Keys
lying on the counter. auu having wax IA his
pocket, he TOOK squeeze OF the shape OF the
keys. anu few days afLeIward nd duplicate
KEYS finished. lie secured tue aid Of an accom-
plce named Ward (whO Is In New YORK with
part Of tue jewelIyD aud accomplished the
robbery. He melted up the Of SO Ill.
aud In one NIGHTS Work destroyed workmanship
valued ~ Sl0VOO. In bis room VS. found IA
"a CfuCible which he had used 10 melt tue pre-
cious metals. Being unatle TO dispose of the
buliOn. he crept out ST dltntly Uy niR0t, ana
buried It In ala Did bury ing u ound IN the east end
oil the CITY. The movements of tue watches,
&c., lie put into carpet bog-, and threw the IA
iutO tue 1T. Lawrence river. lie So Use Quently
showed The officers where ne huTed us stolen
treasure, aud they uug Out nine do, Ks Of silver
aDd six Of gold nd loose Jeweir, anu reviewers.
Tue Unicer, then ushtd the treasure cat OF Inc
wheels, DTass cases, Iockets, chains, AL broken,
and con pletely destroyed. 1t Is behevcu tudt
" AID Is safe IN New \ UTk, vita luable dia
mOnds set IN brooches ana ilngs. Mrs. Mard Is
M Jail. fecnai expresses gre.t Efief at oeluR
seq rated nom his daughter, VINO Is also inpl-