The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-29
Diamond RobbelIes.

q u. LOUIS G1o6a--4 ljeaeocruj reporter
spent an entire afternoon in the office of
3. Spyer, a well known diamond dealer.
and listened with rapt attention to re-
minisoences and traditions Of diamond
robberles, successful ana attempted.
". Ono day a respectable looking gentle
man with young lady, to all app arance
9 wife, came into Spyer's and spent
several hours looking at diamonds. One
cross aud ear rings valued at ST., 900
seemed to strike the young wife's eve.
me husband demurred at tie price.
The wife playfully coaxed him to Duy.
Well, we'll, will think about it." said
he, as they departed without buying. II
The next day tbs young woman drove
up IN coupe, and said. my husband
desires to see those again. think be will.
buy, He is sick IN bed, aad Will you 90
to the Southern with me, or send q elerk2"
Warned by a previous bitter expert
ence, involving 9 loss Of 81 900, Spyer
did not send a clerk, but went himself
Inc couple had a suit of parlors on the
second floor. The young lady was quite
engaging. Her husband was sleeping.
Would the gentleman wait a few mo
raentss He would. The lady was IN
Usually Interesting; and, always s,iccep-
tible to the charming woman, the time
passed agreesbly to the diamond dealer.
The young lady got up and entered the
inner apartment, but returned iumedi.
ately with the announcement. that. her
husband was awake. With the sweetest
attectation ofenthusiasm, she picked,up the
case containing the jewels, and, with
Let me show them 30 my husband, =
disappeared with a. IF #g5}5:.*s ;.s E
The door seemed accidentally to blow
shut. spyer jumped up; and as he did
SO ne tl heard a key turn in the lock. He.
' at once recognized what was 10, and
sprang to the door opening 70 the hall.
He found it locked. He was d prisoner,
The solid door mocked him. He was saass
desperate. IN an instant he drew his re-
yolver, placed it to the lock, fired: it was
shattered, and the d1or swung open to
bis touch. Like mailman, he tore
along the halls, down the stairs, through
the rotunda, and around to the ladies'
entrance, just as alady in a carriage gave
the order, Relay depot, East St. LOUIS ~
A. he leaned into the window Of the car
ria e, and said, s'Wlll your husband take
the diamonds, madam?n 's75
!. she gave him one long, searching look.
quietly said, 1.-THE price is too large, ana
then they are such hard things to keep:''
produced the case from the recessey Of
her muff and handing it to him, saving.
" should have been quicker Spyer
looked at the diamonds, saw thar thew
were al right, and hade the young 4wo1,i-
an good day. Within the hour she and.
riconfederate had left the hotel. Since.
then Spyer has never left a diamond
leave his hand for more than two seconds.
The Gait house at Louisville IS now de-
fendant III a suit for $4,000 damages.
It Is the custom Of travelling diamond
merchants to deposit their stock in the
safe OF the hotel. A New YorK traveller
had been at the hotel for several DAYS.
He came down from his room at about
supper time one evening, and handing
over a little satchel to the young clerk il
charge with "put that iii the safe;n the
smart young clerk took the satehei. gave 4
CHECK for it; the drummer walked awav.
the clerk was called by a guest who want
ed ice water in 37S, put the satchel un-
der fhe counter; another man came ,1n
and loudly complained that his baggaas
had not been sent to his room; , the &. erk
took to explain, and the man who nor.
haps, had followed the drummer thous.
ands Of miles, and for months, reached
over and under the counter and secured
the valuable package, and has THIS far
escaped detecuon. ~ Va
About as interesting a case as there 81