The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-12-13
STOLEN JEWELS s.
ADetecsive,s Story OF nm Old Time Dia.
mond Robbery.

mond Robbery.
YESTERDAY a detective was standing at q
corner engaged in conversation with Fourth
street jeweler and one or two others, when a
man of poor appearance, but who had for
meriy been one of the fashiest sports of st.
Louis, passed aud nodded In answer to the
"cop'sy question the jeweler said he knew
the man slightly, and said that the world
seemed to have gone against him in the past
few years. The other assented, and remark
ed that he had had the fellow under surveil-
lance for some months, years ago, as he very
strongly suspected him at the time OF being
guilty of stealing the set Of diamonds taken
from Mrs. 's bedroom. The jeweler
said he knew about the case, and that the
diamonds had been recovered and the thief
arrested "You are mistaken there, replied
the officer THE diamonds were recovered
and the man arrested, bat no one ever SEEM
ed to know the true facts, except the parties
directly concerned in it. Nothing was ever
published of it, except the recovery of the
Jewels"
Mrs. - was that time keeping board
ing house on Fifth street, and was supposed
to be in straitened circumstances. One day
she appeared at the Office Of the Chief of
Detectives and surprised him with an ac-
count of the loss of diamond brooch and
earrings, valued at $1,000. The property
had presumably been taken from bureau
in her chamber--the drawer having been
opened by false keys--and her suspicious
were directed toward two of her boarders,
one of whom was the man who had short
time before passed the group on the corner
detective was detailed to work up the af
tair, and very soon came to the conclusion
that the woman had been too poor to own
such set as she claimed to have lost Al
the expiration of nearly two years the affair
was almost forgotten At that time rather
seedy looking individual entered VIM. Muir
rays establishment, on Fourth and Pine
streets, and unfolding dirty scrap Of paper
displayed an unset fine looking stone, and
asked the proprietor what he would give for
It, Murray, who was an excellent Judge,
considered the stone worth $500 or 5000,
but had doubts of the possessor's honesty,
and questioned him sharply. He, however,
told a straight story of having been in better
circumstances, asserting that the stone was
an heirloom. The pawnbroker was almost
induced to make an advance on it, but be-
fore doing SO made more thorough exami-
nation with powerful glass, and by several
other tests convinced himself much to his
surprise, that it was nothing but wonder
fully clever imitation, and comparatively
worthless. He asserted this to the man,
whose dismay was evidently genuine, and
who begged him piteously to be certain that
he was not mistaken. When assured tina.
there was no doubt he left the store, and in
his rage and Disappointment threw the paste
into the gutter where it WAS lost Pine
street was at that time the headquarters for
pawnbrokers, but instead of trying another
of the more pretentiors he skunk around to
an obscure place on Third street where he
drew out of his pocket Mrs. Is missing
act and asked for loan of So on 1t The
sot iaiani with Aha A2aets ton of Tho oen-
tire stone of the brooch, and the broker and
his clerk at once recognizing its value agreed
to lend $3 on it, after which the clerk osten.
sibly went out for change, but in reality for
Apoliceman, who soon put in an appearance
and marched the man of to the station. He
there told curious story, which was partly
verified. He was convict, who had just
been released from the Penitentiary, where
he had made tho acquaintance Of another
prisoner. who had much longer time to
serve. This second man had taken him into
his confidence, told him where the stolen
Jewels were "planted" and how to get them
and dispose of them. He was then to put
the thief in possession of one-half the mon
ey realized and retain the other for his
trouble. He did not dare attempt to dispose
of the set Mt first, and SO punched out the
centre stone thinking it could not be identi.
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