The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-26
PA TITS TOO MANY
MOND3.
The Bloodthirsty Chorus Phi.
Her In Her Dire ,ms-Watchsa
on the Stage.

Gil. Mapleson was found at II.
New YORK Hotel last evening d.e ns
Interested IN a g'me # draw o *,
with tw. lad'e. aud \ g nj ~ I'll.
ut isn't u big game" he said, '.o,.lv
10 cent chips, just for .em .ut.n'
He Was asked ab nut tho ,for,..
current about Nine. Patti ami M,
diamonds.
"Aii her diam,nd4," he said, "a,.
In the big safe 1t the Wlnis " h,t.l
where she lives. They are worth
SOM So ~. 900, and all of tn m war.
given t." her. $ ~ d,d II t buy me of
tne'n. Tue other day she asked mo
it 1 would like to soc them wi
yes, aud she said she ha.tu't them
with her. IA they w-re never in her
possession. Sue. aid she had 81 m Inv
that thev made her qui'e unhappy
as she was in constant fear of losins,
them.
"She got the di ,monds from tha
safe aud showed them to M, and
they W ire indee : u Won ierful c,IIec-
ton. There were three necklace, Of
diamonds, one If winch Wa present.
ell by Emperor Napoleon III, aud
another 10y Queen Isabella Of Spain.
Then there Was q diamond bracelet
given her by the Em peror VII lam
of Germany. aud a Turquoise neck.
lace from Russia. She had the great.
est quantity of rubies and other gems
st ~ pins. as insects, and in other
Shapes. Sometimes when she goes
on u stage She wears these all over
her dress. 81 that she H. faI,ly c vered
with gems. Her largest diamond is
as large as this poker chip. 1t for.
Merly belonged to the Empress
Catherine OF Russia, and was gwen
tn Patti by the tate car. The dia.
mond Is 81 very val liable that she
does not Care to keep it, and she has
tod ME that she would very ,eadlIv
Sell it if she had a chance.
She complains that she has far too
much capital Invested in diamonds,
and as they are gifts she does not ike
to sell them, besides the heavy loss
of interest on the ca, ital invested
she is at a very great expense in car,
Ing for them. When she is to liza
them at the opera she has tour men
sent by Inspector Rrynes to take
charge of them. She gives thema
card with q password to the hotel
cashier, and they get the diamonds
from the safe. The men carry the
diamonds in a small satchel, and take
1t 10 the academy in any way which
they think proper, but Away o. BY
u hew route on each trip. They
stand behind the scenes and keen the
diamonds in their possession until
they are wanted, al in the second net
OF 'Travita', then they hand them to
PATHS maid. The detectives follow
Patti to the stage and watch her
while she is on it, to see that she does
not drop any of the Ornaments.
When she leaves the stage she returns
the jrwelry, and it is all examined to
See that none of the stones are MISS
ing. Befnre [ learned "f this system
L had often wondered at seeing her
dressing rOOIn open, and tn. ughl it
would tie a good chance for come
sneak thief to- make n fortune. When
she travel, the diamonds 20 too. but
hey are never near her.
with all these precautions they
.r- still 4 great charge on her mind.
5'e told me that last Friday tight
hed dreamed that the opera chorus
too over her with knives, shouting
hat they wanted her diamonds. She
woke bath d in Il Cold p-rspiration.
Sail tn It nothing cn'lld induce
er to keen tre diamonds near her.
When In England she k--,s them in
he Bank of Eugland."-New York
Sun.