Connecticut western news., 1881-01-26
A RUSSIAN ROBBERY.
The Bold Manner in Wh1ch Q Polio T eli Officer was Taken in.

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 Those who have traced the cafeer of that able dipdomatist, Count Shouyaloff, the late Russian Am bassador to Eng, land, will remember that ct, one time he filled a high position in tba Russian Imperial Detective, Police ats St Peters burg. In that post he had, at pertain periods of the year, large drafts of money granted to him from the impe- rial treasury with which to. pay the secret and other police under his. orders. These drafts, when received, he was in the habit Of otaAing to the house of the famous banker, Baron Etisglitz, to be cashed. Upon one cf these occa~ sions he had received the regular draft for ROO, ,00p rQahles, sq be, disbursed among his men, in various afaountxs As the amounts varied very much, it was necessary to obtain the payment of the draft in notes both of large and small amounts. ''-' .- <- 3.ee.
 To collect. the required amount, the banker requested the count to call in g short period, when the money would be sorted and ready for his receipt. s
 On this particular occasion, it was agreed that Count Shouva1offI should call at, or shortly before, two o'clock in the afternoon. These visits of. the chief of the detective police to the rich bankers had long been regarded by the light-fngered brethren. of St. Peters burg with eyes of envy, as it was we'll known to them that on these visits large sums of money changed hands.
 The arrangement which had been made between the count and the banker had been overheard by an attentive &C., compice; and they now, determined to make bold stroke for the money. Shortly before the appointed time for the transfer of the money, the bank doors opened, and in walked a gentle man, to all appearances Count Shouva- loff, wearing the official uniform; in walk, manner and voice the exact coun- terpart of the chief of police. e.l ,a.
 The required notes had been care. fully counted and arranged, and direct ly, on application of the supposed Count Shouvaloff, they were handed over with the utmost confidence, and the receipt rendered by the pseudo count. i-a7e:e-
 The bank clerk who attended him to the door, and handed to his official custody the precious package, saw 8 carriage-in every part the counterpart of the well-known official equipage. The servant, the horses, even the fit- tings, were we'll known to him as those of the chief of the police, and not one iota of suspicion entered the heads of the bank authorities, as with a graceful how the supposed august parsonage took his departure. s.,..
 Some twenty minutes after the de- parture of the supposed official, the bank doors again swung open, but this time to admit the real Count Schouyaloff, who at once advanced to the desk to demand the money for the treasury draft, ~s- -5 l
 On the application being made, both banker and clerks were dumfounded. a
 ''The money, your excellency? Why, you received it but half an hour ago, and here is your receipt f'rc
 Shouvalof saw at once that he had been robbed, and cleverly robbed, too, and his acute intellect told him that not a moment was to be lost. Assuming thoughtful attitude for few seconds, he replied, in quiet and composed . ssAh, yes How thoughtless of me I quite forgot it. ~sr.
 And, with some short apologies, he left the bank. .--. ...........
 Among the Russian police, both pub- lie and private, it is a standing order to note the movements of the chief of the department, in order that, should he be required, he can at any moment be found.
 Leaving the bank, Count Shouvaloff accosted the first of his men, and in- quired: ..-..,..
 eDid you see me pass this way half an hour ago ?"
 The man, who had, like the banker and clerks, been deceived by the pseudo count, replied at once: ''Yes, you left the bank and drove to the right.'' h' f ..-....,.-
 A second man gave further aid, and so the third and fourth, until at last the count learned that he Gin duplicate) had been seen to enter hotel in side street, and send away his carriage.
 Entering the hotel, the count accosted the landlord with some ordinary ques- tion of the day, and, while thus engaged, one of the walters entered, and started, aghast, to see the count talking to his master. --5- -~-.I elssWhy do you start2" asked Count Shouvaloff. ai) -.,.' -
 The waiter replied:
 'I have only just left your excellency at dinner, in No. 10, and here find you talking to monsieur.
 Shouvaloff had now the required in- formation, and he at once entered the apartment indicated by the waiter, and was brought face to face with his dupli- cate, who, with his assistant, were just refreshing themselves. prior to jour ney to lands far distant.
 On the side table was black bag containing the nicely assorted notes and the wardrobes of these would-be off cials. 5'- 1f Ho+ r'-'.t -' s...i
 The count saluted his double with a hearty welcome, allowed, him to finish the meal which he had so ably earned, and then both he and his friend were