Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-06
BONDS AND DIAMONDS
Henry f. Gilllg Robbed of About $4,000
Worth of Property.

A carriage drove up to Police Head
quarters in New York city Friday night.
and from It there alighted Mr.. Henry +.
Gillig, of the American Exchange. Lon
don, and Mr.. Farrell, who was until re.
Gently the American Consul at Bristol.
England. They asked for Inspector
Byrnes, and were shown into the
detective Office. There Mr.. GilIig
said that he had been robbed Of bonds
Of the value of $4,000, diamonds
worth $4,000, and a sealskin coat
for which he had paid $3.50 in London.
The robbery was committed early yester-
day morning as he was leaving the Massa-
soft House in Springfield, Mass Mr.. Gil
llg arrived in this country few weeks
ago and IS stopping at the Brevoort House.
On Thursday morning he went to Spring
held 10 transact some business. That
evening he dlned at the house Of a banker
named Lloyd and wore the diamonds.
Ihey were much admired by Mrs. LLOYD.
ana yesterday morning he called at the
house to show them to her. as
she expressed a desire to see the
gems by daylight. One of the dia-
monds was a. large solitaire, for
which he paid $1,000 at Tiffanv's. Mr..
Gllllg wore his sealskin coat, and on leav-
ing MT. Lloyd's he put the diamonds into
one OF the pockets. He drove back to the
Massasoit House, intending to take the
morning train for this city. He threw his
coat ON chair in the office, and after
paying his bill directed one of the porters
TO bring his valise from his room. The
vallse contained the bonds. The porter
brought 1t down and placed il with
some more baggage that was to be
taken to the depot. Mr.. Gillig went
10 the ticket office and bought a ticket
Tor New York city. When he returned to
Oftinn 10 ..
the diamonds were missing. He thought
that 1t had been laid aside for safe keep
ing by one of the employees of the hotel.
ana asked the clerk if he had it in the
once: The clerk replied that he had not
seen 1T. A search was then made for if.
but 1t could not be found, and the conclu-
sion was reached that it had been stolen.
W hen the search for the seaIskin coat was
going on, Mr.. Gillig thought of his valise.
IL also was missing. The pile of baggage
was turned upside down over and over
again, but the valise could not be found.
1t had evidently been stolen by the persons
VINO walked away with the coat The DO
lice were called In and the pOrters and
Otner employees were questioned, but no
information tending to throw any light on
the robbery was obtained from them.
They all claimed to be innocent, and in
sisted that they had neither seen the rob-
berry committed nor had seen any suspi-
clous-l0Oking person or persons about the
hotel during the morning. The search
and investigation were finally given UP,
Mr.. Gillig started for New York
city and arrived last evening. He
was met at the depot, almost frozen to
death, by Mr.. Farrell, whom he informed
of his loss. A carriage was called, and
Mr.: Gillig and Mr.. Farrell jumped into it
and were driven to police headquarters.
Mr.. Gillig gave description Of the bonds,
of the overcOat and of the diamonds. The
public will be warned this morning not
to negotiate the bonds. Two detectives,
Slevin and Reilly, were detailed to
watch the incoming trains for the thief.
Mr.. Gillig was of course unable to give
description of him, but the detectives
hoped that if he ventured to New York he
would wear Mr.. Gillig's fur coat. After
providing himself with an overcoat Mr..
Gillig returned to the BrevOort House. He
will offer large reward for the recovery
Of his DroporfU