Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-23

Tewelry and Diamond Thieves Come 90
Grief-A Rich frnd
CHICAGO, May 12.--At noon Saturday,
foung, genteel-appearing Jew entered Marks
Rssengarten's tailoring establishment No.
io1 State street, and calling the proprietor
sside drew from his pocket morocco jew
,lry-case containing q set Of diamonds
which he wished to sell. The jewelry, con-
,istiny Of q cross, solitaire earrings and
ing glistened temptingiy upon the crimson
ATTN lining Of the case, and after pre-
iminary bargaining one hundred and fifty
dollars was offered and accepted for the
,ems. The money was paid the stranger,
who placed it In his pocket and
Mrned to leave the store. At that
moment the embryo diamond purchaser
.ave his acquisition another glance of adj
niration which suddenly gave place to con-
;ternation. The diamonds wei tie! Be-
iore the young man had reaclo,. the door
ne was seized by the victimized tailor, who
accused him of fraud and demanded the
ceturn of the $50. The demand was re-
fused. Rose ngsrten detained the vendor
until the arrival of n patrol-wagon which
had been summoned, when he was given
over to the custody of the police. AT the
armOry he gave his name as lsadore Mandel.
He was taken into the presence OF Detec-
tives Gallagher and Mcdonald, who
FORCED FROM HIN
the confession that he had All associate at
No. $50 South Clark street. whittier they
proceeded, Mandel meanwhile having been
placed in a cell. Upon arriving at the To-
cation designated the detectives burst into a
COON, where they surprised a man in the act
IF melting a miscellaneous collection of
in, Hn mt
placed under arrest and locked An q separate
cell from Mandel He said hin name was
ID. Weisenberger. The room was then
searched. Ii was small, scantily-fur-
nished apartment, but medium-siZed,
strongly-constructed trunk was found which
from its weight bore evidence OF containing
other than wearing apparel. This trunk,
together with the crucible, which had been
removed from its lamp that it might cool,
was taken to the police station. A key fit
ting the trunk was found among the effects
of the men, and when applied revealed
IN assortment of jewelry that in value and
extent exceeds any discovery of the police
| ia this city for years. Competent judges
appraised the contents of the trunk at So, 600.
1T consisted of nearly four hundred watches,
half of which were gold; numerous gold
and silver Weaknesses. from which the
works had been removed; watch-works of
| all manufacturers, not incased; one hundred
solid silver table, dessert and teaspoons
papkin-rings, silver goblets, gold spectacles,
opera glasses, field glasses, gold snuff-boX
and match-safe, rings, scarf-pins, bangles,
bracelets, and a cigar-bOX filled with antique
gold coin, evidently part of a collection.
| There were also
THREE NUGGETS OF SOLID GOLD
constructed from melted metal, each the
size of an egg, and a bar of silver about two
| pounds in weight. The Articles were all of
| the finest quality and of various patterns.
Some of the silverware was of a design and
bore monogram that showed it to have
been ancient family plate. Nearly all the
| pieces bore monographs, a. did many of the
watches, bracelets, rings and toilet articles.
Notwithstanding that Mandel had admitted
having an accOmplice, and that Weisenber-
ger was found in the room whittier the Off
GERS had been directed. yet on being exam
ined separately in their cell both denied all
knowledge of one another, yet they agreed
in their accounts of themselves. Both
of them claimed to have purchased the
articles from various pawnbrOkers in this
CITY for the greater part. though some else
where.
ROTH ARE WELL DRESSED
and decent in appearance. They are Jews,
and have a decided accent. The police re-
gard the men as what in their vernacular
are designated travelling fenccs''-that is
persons who move from city TO city, pur.
chasing plumber of thieves or from other
purchasers who have acquired stolen prop
erty which they in turn fear to retain In
their possession or sell openly lest it should
incur the suspicion of the officers.