The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1890-09-16
FOUND THE DIAMONDS.
HOW A TURKISH DETECTIVE RE-
COVERED STOLEN JEWELS.
He Poses as Merchant and Invokes
the Aid of Tribe Of Turcomans.

Hs Poses as a Merchant and Invoke:
the Aid Of a Tribe Of Turcomans.
Some years ago the diamonds Of the
Austrian Ambassador at Constant.
nople were stolen from her toilet table
A large reward was offered for their
recovery, and Dindar, one Of the
secret polce-agents OF the Grand
Vizier, was given the case. In the
course Of q week Dindar got a clue
to the perpetrators Of the robbery
The plunderers were numerous: and
as the jewels could not be sold without
great risk of detection in CONSTANT
nople, they had resolved to carry them
for sale to Teheran, where they had no
doubt Of finding ready market.
Dindar found out their intended
route, and on the arrivals Of the rascals
at Kars, respectable merchant from
Koordistan, in high cap Of black
sheepskin and huge robe, entered
their caravanserai, and very dexter
ously managed TO extract from them,
in the course of conversation, an
avowal that they had diamonds for
sale. For these the pretended mer-
chant, who was no other than Dindar
himself, offered to give handsome
price, and thus save them the trouble
of continuing their journey to the
capital Of Persia. After a great deal
of bargaining, the robbers agreed to
sell the jewels for 10000 piastres, or
feO0 sterling; and, with apparent
reluctance and hesitation, the merchant
produced a heavy leathern bag and
counted out the sum in silver beschiks.
The money was some counterfeit coin
manufactured in England or Russia by
a gang of coiners.
The robbers left Kars joyfully on
their homeward route. At their first
halting place, however, some of the
more wary began to suspect the accom-
modating merchant who had so oppor-
tunely interposed to save them the
weary ride to Teheran. ct any rate,
the thieves examined the contents of
the money-bag, and soon discovered
the beschlks to be spurious limitations.
The gang returned at full speed to
Kars, found the treacherous merchant
quietly smoking his chibouque in the
caravanserai, furiously accused him,
deprived him of the brilliants which
he had so unjustly obtained, beat him
severely with brindles and belts, and
pipe-sticks, with the full and unquali-
fed appreciation of the bystanders,
and, finally, only abstained from drag
ing him before the Cadi from the fear
that some of the party might be un-
pleasantly familiar to the myrmidons
or magistrates Of Kars. Having thus
regained possession Of the diamonds,
they fastened on to Teheran.
A fresh plan was soon formed, and
Dindar mounted his horse and rode as
esst s.: as possible on the road toward
Persia, snd by seeking little unfre-
ouented pass in the mountain range
had the qualification Of arriving before
the robbers.
Twas some time before be encoun-
tered band Of nomads fit for the
purpose he had in view. At last he
srived among tribe Of Turcomans,
speople, brave, hospitable and faith
thl, but with exceedingly medieval
dc; sf the rights ef gEeRsEsE: ss4!:=EIs e
the chieftain of this horde, Sultan
Moorad, Dindar told aplaintive tale Of
wrong and violence. He had been
cheated out Of the price Of set OF
superb jewels which be had sold to
some Kaf1rs of merchants at kars.
The unbeHeving dogs, rank heretics, as
we'll as the swindlers, had taken away
the money they had paid him for the
diamonds by force after he had given
his receipt; and when he complained
at the footstool of Justice, the Cadi Of
Kars, that son of a burnt father, and
grandsire of asses had taken bribe
from the thieves to apply the bamboo
to Dindar, and to drive him with blows
from the court. Whereupon there
had remained no other resource to the
ill treated and disconsolate Dindar
than to PROSTATE himself in the dust
of the Turcoman encampment; and to
adjure the brave and victorious Sultan
Moorad, before whom the universe
trembled, to put himself at the head
Of his ion-eating warriors, and sur
prise the robbers on their road to
Teheran. Dindar added, that besides
the diamonds, the rascals had taken
10000 piastres in silver in their pos
session, and that he should be content
with the restitution OF the gems, leav-
ing the money to his faithful ally,
whom he finally implored by the beard
of his father and the salt of his hospi-
tahty, to protect and avenge him.
The Turcoman chief sympathised
with the wronged and injured Dindar,
and his eyes sparkled at the mention
of the piastres. He agreed to punish
Dindar's enemies, and to restore him
the gems; and forthwith plucked his
spear from the ground, where it was
planted before his tent, mounted his
steed, which had borne him on many
day Of battle, and called around him
his young men, who mustered gladly
at the first announcement Of foray.
To the dismay and astonishment of
the Stamboul thieves, as they emerged
from the intricate passes of the noun
tains into the open plains they were
charged by an overwhelming force of
Turcoman cavalry. HALF Of their
number fell beneath the scimitars and
lances Of Sultan Moorad and his fol-
lowers; and the survivors, having been
stripped and plundered, were detained