New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-08
COMMANDER GYE ROBBED.
MS vALIsE, CONTAINING ALBANTs DIAMONDS, TAKEN
FROM HIS SEAT IN A TRAIN.
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(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSB.l
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7.-Commander Gye who
left the st. Georges Hotel Saturday night, shortly
after o'clock, and took train for NewYork at the
Pennsylvania Station. at Broad and Market-sts.,
was robbed of $4,000 worth of jewels and other
property belonging to Madame Alban He
was unaccompaned, and on taking his seat
placed alongside him on the cushion black leather
travelling bag bearing his initials, " II. f. g." in
| old English characters, and his crest stamped in
gold thereon. The following Is list of the lost
| property: 800 III bills, one pearl
| pin. one diamond pin, one coral
| and gold snake ring, Roman gold ring, three
sets of gold studs one ivory and gold stud, one sill
cigarette case, one meerschaum pipe, one check
| book of Messrs Coutts 81 Co., London,
one check for $4,4OO to the order
of and Endorsed by G.. Franchi and
signed by ]. II. Mapleson and Herbert f. Gye, one
check for $3.50 to the order of and Endorsed by j.
Lavine and signed by J. II. Mapleson, some letters
and miscellaneous articles.
In addition to the valuable jewelry. cash,
checks and private papers as given III TINS
list furnished by the police the bag contained a
very valuable pair of solitaire diamond ear
rings, presented to Madame Albani, the wife
of Ernest Gye, the impresarlo, Dy
the late Car of Russia. The stones are almost
phenomenal in size, perfectly matched, and remark
able for. their brillancy and purity. Madame
Albani Is hourly expected to arrive in New
York from Europe. and her brother
in-law had brought the jewels over for her with
other valuable jewelry.
Possibly Of even greater value than the
jewels was tho duly signed ard witnessed
contracts between Ernest Gye and Madame Nilsson
STIMULATING for the lady's performance
under Mr. eyes management during
the present season, in view of the fact that
legal proceedings founded upon the validity OF this
contract are at present pending to prevent Madame
Nilsson continuing here the since ratlheu engage
ment with Henry l.. Abbey.
In the car ahead of Commander Gye was Madame
Rosn and when the d tR @GpoaGSeG mh n
owing TO the tracks being blocked by an
accident that had occurred some
to reassnro Nine Rossni who he thought might be
alarmed by the protracted halt. the Commander
left the and passed forward to tell th' lady the
minutes OF 20 to the seat he had just ydcated,
he was Mortified to find that tho bag
had vanished. a hurried search satishrd Mr. Gye
that the bag had been stolen and was no longer on
the cars
He al once returned to the city, and on making
known the particulars OF his loss az me lfenh-
District Police Station. On stating the case
here he was recommended TO proceed 10
headquarters. ana tOrtnWltu uIoFo ~ Wy
Central station fast aS mack
could carry him. Much valuable time was thus
doubtless lost, az. no officer being then
on hand at once to take up the case,
all the Commander could do was to write the full
lists ofthe lot property and lcave the memorandum
with the attendant in charge.
that he should roughly estimate the value OF the
cwery az $4,000 The check tor
$1,000 hid been paid over to Madame PATHS repre-
srrtatIve NJ Franchon. on SATURDAY. afternoon for
her performance Of Lucia Mt the AGA leny OF Music
Commander GYe had been anxious, he added,
that the fact that Madame AlOanIs
historic ear-drops being among the
stolen property should not he TOO
widely disseminated, the care WIN
which he had secretly borne them
aero . the pillows OF the broad Atlantic, and carried
thrm safely ashore unobscrved by the proyer9iaily
lynyeyrd Custom House officials. might ut be re-
garded with complacency by tine Collector OF the
Port of New York. $500
Unfortunately however Colonel MaplesOn told the
story before he received VISIT early yesterday
morning from the unfor unatc gentleman.