Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-16
Ex-Minister Christiancy Robbed.

HIS ROOM BROKEN OPEN AND 5000 WORTH OF
DIAMONDS AND JEwELRY STOLEN.
This morning. between 8 and $50 o'clock. the
room Of ex-Minister Isaac P. Christiancy at the
National Hotel was entered while the occupant
was at breakfast and a box containing valuable
diamonds and jewelry worth about $1,000,
which had been received but few DAYS ago
from Peru, was broken open and the contents
carried away. Mr. Christiancy was absent not
above twenty minutes from the room, and when
ne returned the valuabes were gone and the box
thrown under his bed. A jimmy was found in
ms room with which the thieves entered. The
rifed box contained articles which had been en-
trusted to Mr.. c. for safe keeping while minister
at Peru, and for which he is response
BILE. They embrace great variety
Of articles, some Of them not of much value, but
there is long list Of them. Mr.. G. with his
lawyer, Mr.. IngersOll, reported the case to
Police headquarters and left the jimmy at that
office. Detective McElfresh has the case and
thinks the package has been followed here from
New York by some one, and the first oppor-
Christiancy's absence at breakfast. The room
was securely locked by one of the large Old-fash-
Toned locks, and there are no marks of it hay
ing been tempered with. 1t was probably IN
locked by false key.
THE DIAMONDS AND JEwELRY
consisted of pins, necklace, &C., and were the
property of an American lady who had married
Peruvian, who, during the war with Chilli,
claimed the protection of the United States, and
having lost the bulk of her fortune entrusted
the jewelry to Mr.. Christiancys keeping to bring
to this country. On his arrival in New York Mr.
c. insisted on leaving them with the custom
house officials until it could be determined
whether he should pay duty or not, and a few
days ago receiving information that the Treas
ury department had decided that it was unne-
cessary to pay duty, he went to New York and
recovered them, returning here on Wednesday
evening. Some of his friends advised him to
place them in some safe deposit company or
banking institutions, and it is probable that Mr.
Z. would have done SO in a few days.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE ROBBERY.
This morning, about o'clock, Mr. Christi
ancy, who occupied room 30, at the National
Hotel Cthe room so long occupied by the late
Judge ClifOrd) went to breakfast, carefully lock-
ing the door. The jewels were in the leather
bag-making package 12 inches long and
inches wide and deep-and were left on the
bureau or dressing case, and there were in the
room some other articles of value. After an
absence OF 20 minutes Mr.. C. returned and found
the door was unlocked, and entering was aston
lshed to find that during his absence burglar
mad been at work. An alarm was at once given
and Mr.. 1ngersOl (Of Mr.. C.'s counsel in the
divorce case) was among others early in the
room. The case was found to have been opened
with Jimmy" and the drawers taken out and
emptied OF the jewels and then thrown under the
bed. The Jimmy" itself Ga small instrument of
nne stee) was near them, as also some pieces of
gold from the sets, but all the stones had been
taken.
THE POLICE
were at once informed and set at work. It is
thought to have been the work Of some New
York burglar who knew of the jewels having
been left at the custom house. and followed Mr..
=. here when he took them out of bond.