Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-04-11
NEW CRIME IN PARIS.
Photographer Aiding Thief and coun-
terfeiter.
Nav the Dentist Cheroy was AccumuIatng a
Fortuns. Spurious Jewelry
IA, leouine.-A Mastiff Which Led TO the
Detection OF Organized Robbery.

,or Genuine.-A Mastiff Which Led TO the
Detection Of Organized Robbery.
Monsieur Charoy was poor dentist of
the Rue de Cbazelles, Paris. He was
vidower with a large family, and resid-
ed in the Rue Legendre. He had been
struggling for livelihood for years, for,
although an expert dentist and fine
hooking man of good address, fate seemed
to have denied him success. As it was.
he was barely able to make a subsistence
dor hiinself ard family-and, TO tell the
truth, added little to his doubtful! pro-
fessional income by acting nightly as
marker in a billiard hall in the RE des
Capucins.
On the afternoon of November Z. 1888,
Cberoy was standing not far from the
billiard hall. when he saw veiled lady
quit large millinery establishment near
by, and approach carriage in waiting
for her. The day was windy and raw
and the earlier part had been wet. As
the lady stepped into her carriage, her
veil blew on one side, and she caught 1t
and drew it to her At the moment
Cheroy saw something flash. The lady
entered the carriage and it was driven
off.
THE LOST BROOCH.
Cheroy wat ,hed the ,ehic,e dcuart,
and. as he was turning away, his eye was
attracted by glitter in the gutter, in
which there was water and mud. Look
ing more carefully, he was satisfied that
the brilliancy came from nothing less
than diamond. AS he drew near the
edge of the sidewalk he distinctly saw
that srlendid piece OF jewe'ry lay
among the mud. For a moment he hest
tated. Paris is not city where pei
son other than chiffonier can pick any
thing from gutter without being OBJ
served and probably surrounded. Cheroy
knew this well, and had recourse, there
fore, to a ruse. Taking his purse from
his pocket, he appeared 70 be searching
for something inside, and then accident
ally, as it were. dropped it in the gutter
In picking it up he gathered up the
supposed jewel with it, aud then placed
both in his handkerchief Having
wiped the pocketbook, carefully conceal
ing the jewel, he put both into his pocf'
ct and went oyard the billiard hall.
On examing his find, he was satisfied
that it was most valuable. A lirge brill.
liant surrounded by sixteen smaller
stones, all set in magnificent piece Of
filagree, was what was disclosed to him
Carefully putting it away, he attended tc
his duties that night.
MONSIEUR GREUzE.
Next morning he visited the Rue dc
Vaugirard where an old jeweler whom
he knew had his busin ,ss. This man
named Greuze, bought gold and silver
and supplied good many of the smaller
dentists with what they required. He
was a shrewd dealer and skillful lapi
dairy. When Cheroy showed him the
jewelry he examined it slowly and with
out enthusiasm, and at last, having scru
tinized it through several powerful
lenses, he laid it on the counter with &
smile and shrugged his shoulders.
swell, what do you think about it
Monsieur" asked Cheroy.
"Paste," was the almost contemptuou
reply.
mo false gems ever shone like thes,
stones, and, beside. the setting shows tina
the thing is valuable"
Greuze took the jewel once more ant
examined it. At lengtbshe said:
Il may be mistaken, Monsieur, and
yoyf win leave. if With me for few davs
| will <ek 1sIeans to settle bevOnd
doubt - question of the genuineness 0
these stones" ..
!. MANY thanks. was the answer but
.eturn it to the owner this evening""
"The Marchioness du Ponthieu,
!, Greuze said with half sneer.
~ don't understand you," Cheroy said
"You don'tP" Greuze replied; "reat
!. that"
= - HE REWARD.
Ia Neafevs.a morning newspape
1]fs side' pocket, folded so as +
q 1hd only a small space, and handed i
Cheroy, at the same time placing his fin
ger on an advertisement. Cheroy tool
the newspaper and read as follows:
1000 FRANCS REwARp.-Lost, yester
: day afternoon, in or near to the millin
.ery establishment of Madame Joliyet
Boulevard des Capucins, a brooch Sc
with one large central brilliant and six
teen smaller ones. The finder will Ie
ceive the rewaNlnamed above in return
ing tie brooch to Che Marchioness d
Ponthieu, boulevard HaUpsmann."
"This is the article evidently,
Cheroy said, "and, with a knowledge {
this advertisement and reward, / cannC
understand how you can suppose for
moment that the jewels are spurious"
If they had been genuine" was tb
reply, don't You suppose the rewsr
would have been larger?" Greuze asked
"a thousand francs is good deal {
money" Cheroy replied.
ITO you 1t may he" was the answer
"but let me tell you that, if these jewe
are genuine, they are worth at lea.
thirty thousand francs
Thirty thou Sanu frAncsn exrlaime