Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-11-06
rne PRINCESS DIAMOND NECKLACE
An Episode of the First EmpIre-The
 ParIsian Police Rzaied

One evening when Napoleon | was in all his glory, there was a grand gala pro duction at the Grand opera How many reigning kincs and princes occupied the boxes and balconies, it Is impossible for me to estimate; the very seats usually Oc- cupied by the claqueurs were filled with noblemen.
 The Princess Borghese. the beautiful and accomplished Pauline, sparkled and shone in her box, eclipsing all around her by the splendor of her lovelineSs. as the sun does iIs satellites by the Irilliancy of its rays On her neck she wore a neck lace, the diamonds and massive pearls of which, intertwined and blendid with transcendent art. still further enhanced her incomparable brilliancy When sEe entered her box there was a murmur of general admiration.
 The imperial box opened in its turn, and the master of the world appeared. saluted by these kings and princess with for midable cry Of -Vive r Empereur.- Itwas generally remarked that the empress seemed unable to take her eyes off her sis ter-in-law, aud appeared 10 be fasci mated. dazZed, like the other occupants of the vast auditorium. with the marvellous bril- hancy of the necklace. Suddenly the box Of the Princess BOrghese opened. and a young major presented himself, wearing the brilliant bue and silver uniform of the aide-de-camps of the emporer's staff. -Her maj -sty the empress said he, bow Ing low, 'admires the wonderful necklace worn by your imperial highness. and has expressed the livrliest desire to examine it closer" The beautiful Pauline made a sign to one of her ladies of honor. who un- clasped and detached the necklace from the princess neck and placed 1t in the hands of the staff officer. The latter bowed gravely and disappeared This ep- isode occurred toward the middle of the second act. The entr' acte came and passed away. The third act concluded in its turn. The fourth act came and passed, and the entertainment concluded, yet still the necklace was not returned.
 The Princess BOrgkcse took this for characteristic freak of Marie Louise's. Next day, however, she asked if the neck lace had pleast q the empress and whether she had found the setting and arrange ment of the jewels 10 her taste. The en- press was thunderstruck, for she had not seen it and had sent no officer for it as de- scribed. Napoleon deigned tO mix him self up m the affair. He had the names of all the staff officers on duty the preced- ing evening ascertained. And then One by one, under some preteXt or other, he had them called before his sister. Sine l did not recognize one Of them They sum moned the prince of Otranto, minister of police. A long counsel was held Every thing possible was done, but in vain The unfortunate FOuche was ready 10 tear his har in despair. He had set his keenest bloodhounds at work His best detectives were literally worn of their legs. without result. As 10 their imperial master. he was literally bubbling over with rage and was almost on the point of thrashing his chief of police. But neither the necklace (which was worth nearly a million), nor the audacious thief was ever seen again San Francisco News Letter