Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-19
A NEW CRIME IN PARIS.
Adventures Of Rich Ladies With
Photographic Dentist.
How a Posr Partisan Picked Up Spark
ling Brooch from the Gutter---The
Suggesting Of Raseally
Old JeweIer.

Monsieur Cberoy was 9 poor dentist Of
the Rue de Chazelles, Paris. He was wild
over with large family, and resided in the
Rue Legendre. He had been struggling for
livelihood for many years, for, although an
expert dentist and fne-looking man of
good address, fate seem to have denied him
success AS it was, he was barely able to
make subsistence for himself and family,
and, 10 tell the truth, added little to his
doubtful professional income by acting
nightly as marker in q billiard hall in the
Rue des Capucius.
On the afternoon of November 7, 1888,
CheToy was standing not far from the billi'
ard hall, when he saw a yelled lady quit
large millinery establishment near by and
approach q carriage in waiting for her. The
day was windy and raw and the early part
had been wet. AS the lady stepped into her
carriage her veil blew on one side aud she
caught it and drew it to her. At the mo-
ment Cheroy saw something fash. The
lady had entered the carriage and it was
driven off.
The Lost Brooch.
Cheroy watched the vehicle depart, and
as he was turning away his eye wss attract
ed by glitter in the gutter, in which there
was mud and water. Looking more care
fully he was satisfied that the brilliancy
came from nothing less than diamond. As
he drew ner the edge CT the sidewalk he dis
tinctly saw that splendid piece of jewelry
lay among the mud. For moment he
hesitated. Paris is not city where per-
son other than a chiffonier can pick any
thing from gutter without being observed
and probably surrounded. Cheroy knew
this well, and had recourse, therefore, to
ruse. Taking his purse from his pocket, he
appeared to be searching for something in.
side, and then accidently, as it were, dropped
it in the gutter. In picking it up he gath
cred up the supposed jewel. with it. and then
placed both in his handkerchief Having
wiped the pocketbook, carefully conceslng
the jewel, he put both into his pocket and
went toward the billiard hall.
On examining his find he was satisfied
that it was most valuable. A larfe BRILL
ant, surrounded by sixteen smaller stones,
all set in a magnificent piece Of tiligree, was
disclosed to him. Carefully putting it away,
he attended to bis duties that night.
Monsieur Greuze.
Next morning he visited the Rue de Vau'
girard, where an old jeweler whom he knew
had his business. This man, named Greuze,
bought gold and silver, and supplied good
many OF the smller dentists with what they
required. He was a shrewed dealer and
skilfuly lapidary. When Cheroy showed
him the jewelry he examined it slowly aud
without enthusiasm, and at last, having
scrutinized it Through several powerful lenses,
he laid it on the counter with smile and
shrugged his shoulders.
We'll what do you think about it, mon
s,eur?' asked Cheroy.
Paste" was tie almost contemptuous
reply; ..;s c.o-ou. uuo
false gems ever shone like those stones, aud
besides the setting shows that the thing is
valuable"
Greuze took the jewel once more and ex-
amined it. At length he said:
Il may be mistaken, monsieur, and il you
will leave it with me for few days ! will
take means to settle beyond a doubt the
question of the genuineness Of these stones.
MANY thanks" was the answer; but |
return it to the owner this evening.
1.-THE Marchioness du Ponthieu," Greuze
said, with half sneer.
81 don't understand you Cheroy said.
"You don't" Greuze replied; read that
The Reward.
And he drew morning newspaper from
his side pocket, folded so as to show only
small space, and handed it to Cheroy, at the
same time placing his finger on an adver.
tisement. Cheroy took the newspaper and
lad as follows:
One THOUSAND Francs RgwARD.-Lost
Yesterday AFTERNOON, in or near the milli-
merry establishment of Nine. Jolivet, Boule'
ward des Capucins, brooch set with one
large central brilliant and sixteen smaller
ones. The finder will receive thu reward
named above in returning the brooch to the
Marchioness du Ponthieu, Boulevard Haus-
mann.
This is the article, evidently" Cheroy
said, and with knowledge oil this adver-
tisement snd reward cannot understand
how you can suppose for moment that the
Jewels are spurious
IF they had been genuine, was the re.
ply, don't you suppose the reward would
have been larger? Greuze asked,
"a thousand francs is good deal OF
money" Cheroy replied.
ITO you it may be, was the answer; but
let me tell you that if these jewels ars genu..
inc they are worth at least thirty thousand
francs" :,
Thirty thousand francs" exclaimed
Cheroy.
Every sou of ii" said Greuze. Let me
see it again :,
Cheroy handed him the brooch and he
once moro scrutinized il closely.
They may be genuine" he said; look
here"
He opened a casket and exhibited what
appeared to be a magnificent necklace OF
diamonds.
viii you believe" be said, when tell
you that every stone here is spurious-that
it is all paste2 1t is true nevertheless. Now,
you are poor man. and the Marchioness is
rich. Suppose these stones are real You
take them TO her and she hands you in re-
turn paltry 1000 francs. Nay, you don't
know that she may not have detective in
her aute-room to arrest YOU as thief. Now,
will talk business with you-shall II Then
here is my proposal These stones are genu-
memo doubt Of it. If you will leave he
brooch with me for four and twenty hours |
will take out these stones and pat paste IN
their places and give you ten thousand francs
for them. Then you can take the brooch TO
Madame de Ponthieu and get your thousand
francs.'
But she will discover the cheat, will she
not?'
IF she does" was the answer, lay the
blame on me. will take the risk.
Cheroy was poor and his children were
miserably clad and winter was coming on,
and he yielded to the temP:er. The next