New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-22
4 BOLD DIAMOND ROBBERY.
THIEVES STEAL GEMS WORTH $4,000
THEY LOCK THE JEWELLERS IN THEIR sToEE
BREAK THE WINDOW AND HELP THEM

SELVES TO THE VALUABLEs.
II it is true that there are no thieves Of importance
In this city is said by the Police Department then
there are lot of honest people who initiate the ac-
tiOns Of expert criminals 10 perfection. Following
close upon the heels OF the sand baggng eases IN
which the victims barely escaped with their lives
there comes another robbery which for bodness ana
audacity IS most remarkable.
T. HiIberstein & son have a loan office and jewery
store at No 10 sixth-ave., Thrd-st. They have
been in business long time in this neghbOrhood and
have long made specially of selling diamonds. This
season they laid in large stock Of diamonds. and
several large trays containing the brilliant jewels
we're placed in the show window a few days ago TO
make display to catch the holiday trade. The win
dow IS large one. covering the front Of thc store
with the exception Of the entrance. Besides ord-
nary door with windows The en-
trance. there safety door. made Of
heavy iron crossbars. which loosely joined with
rivets so that the door opened and closed like fan
Every night in the last two weeks there has been a
crowd standing at the window looking at the goods
Mr. Slberstcin warned long ago that it was dan
gerous to expose his without the protection Of
an iron netting at the window but he had been so
long In business without visit from thieves that he
laughed at the fears Of Others.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Silberstcln and his son
Isaac noticed a mulatto and a white man walking up
and down in front Of the store the opposite side Of
the street. They did NOT have an umbrella and were
closely mulcd IN large coats which served to attract
attention and also 10 protect them from the rain,
which was falling I'm torrents. The TWO men disap-
pcarcd at about O'Clock, and Mr. sberstein thought
that he had the last Of them. He was mistaken
At about quarter after o'clock when the
street wa dark and shortly before the side
walk was crowded with people going homo from
their days labor, Mr.. slbcrsten and his
son were in the rear Of the store. They heard a
sharp dick as If some was turning the door
KNOB and saw a mulatto standing al the entrance
lie seemed 10 be looking al The diamonds from a
narrow ,de window, and remained moiionleas. in
tcnty looking within, while pciicet-'n went slowly
by twirlinc his club The mulaito dd not seem 10
nave anv interest in any thing Until the policeman got
sight.
Two whistles from distance seemed to call the
mIla,to back 20 life. and III moment he was at
work al a lively rate. With great GOODNESS he
snapped the sections Of the iron door together and
In second he had firmly secured them with large
spring lock which he took from h.s pocket Before
Mr. sbersten and his son understood what the strange
proceedings meant. there whIzz in the air.
followed Instantly by a loud crash, and brick came
sailing through the window, and dropped at Mr.
SbersteB.s feet.
When the opening had been made IN
the window, the mulatto's companion Of the aitsr-
appeared and began taking the trays out oi the
window lie cont nued al work until Mr. SNerstein,
who became impressed with the idea that he was
being robbed, got To the Wlndo" ana Wds Close cou-
to seize him by the hand Tie tIicf had an arniiul
Of trays filled with diamonds and jcwciry and dh
not seem be In d hurry - get away several people
stood on the Sidewalk and watched the proceedings
without seeming TO comprehend that any thing unusual
was going On. When the thief thought II was aooui
time 10 be going. there crowd IN the neighbof.
hood. which had been attracted 10y the Dieakln5
glass but one thought of stopping the thiei lie
walked cOOlly down SXth-ayc. TO Minetta LAM
where his confederate waiting with bag Inc
trays were dumped into the bag and the two men
started Al lively pace through Mlneud Lane ana
disappeared.
Mr. >lvcrstcin a. soon as he recovered his senses,
stuck his head OF the hole in the window ahi
shouted Police Murder No policeman appedrcl
but several II Mr.. SiVcrsten, neighbOrs came 10 inc
rescue Undertaken Hawks. Of No. = iAthave.'
got axe and smashed the lock of the door ana
lbcraUd Mr. Sllbersten and his son. Nj. hllhrr,cih
went o. The Mercer 30 police station ana REPORTED ''
robbery 10 Capiar Brogan, who sent all his detectives
out 10 work mp the Mr.. Silbersicin was erralN
excited. and said that De- could not fix loss exactly
but estimated II - 900 II is probably not qllt
a. large this although most Of the goods taken were
diamonds.