St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-22
HER AMULET STOLEN.
Madame La Chere Assaulted
Last Night and Robbed
Of Treasures.
Many Diamonds and Her Mys-
tic Charm All Wrested
From Her.
Gossip on Some Of the Tasks
Before the Coming Ad-
ministration.
National Building and Loan
Men Meet--BOapd OF
Trade Life.

Madame LIE Chere is new arrival in
the city. She is science reader, and
by the aid of serpentS and an1letS
causes young and pretty maids to love
old and wrinkled bachelors. She is a
well-formed, well-dressed lady, as dark
as an Egyptian princess, and carries
herself with the naughty manner of a
female sutfragist. She called at the
police station last night and brought
with her furry of wind that will not
soon be forgotten by the modest and
retiring assistant superintendent, Jake
Helm, who was unlucky enough to come
within its course.
About 10 o'clock last night the assist
ant superintendent was sitting peace
fully watching the smoke as it curled
up from policeman's cigar. He was
startled almost out of his wits by the
bursting open of the door Of the Office.
In came an infuriated queen. She was
Nine. La Chere, and she did not wait
long before she informed Helm of the
! fact. She burst upon him like the
treacnerous cyclone of Kansas upon a
wheat field. and insisted he should send
an officer with her at once.
She had been assaulted and robbed,
had Nine. LIE Chere. Her face bore
evidence of blow, for it was streaked
with red where some brute had struck
her. When she became cool enough to
| talk she informed the officer that she
had called at the Tribune Office to pay a
bill a short time before, and with her
she had bag containing all her fortune,
$3.50 in cash, p set Of diamond earrings,
and. awful to relate, all amulet. This
mystic treasure, she said, she never al
! lowed to become separated from her
| person. She was going to her rooms,
z and Rialto block, corner Of Seventh
| street and First avenue south, when she
was accosted by a man at the alley in
the rear of the Tribune building. Be-
fore she could say word, he struck her
in the face, and with jerk took the bag
from her hands. She says she clung to
the bag as tightly as she could, but he
was too strong for her. She brought
! the handles Of the bag to the
station, all that was left of her
fortune. When the man secured pos
! session of her bag lie ran through the
alley and disappeared. Madame La
and attracted the attention of number
of people to whom she told her story.
They advised her to 20 to the central
police station aud notify the police. She
went instead, to the police headquarters
and surprised the retiring and bashful
Helm. While she was telling her story
she Sobbed like young girl, and no
amount of soothing words frOm.the as
sistGnt superintendent would keep her
quiet. What she PRICED more than all
the wealth of the ages had been stolen
the amulet, the Cleopatra amulet by
whose use she was able to turn the
universe back day and make lovers
weep for very joy.
Inspector HanBinSOn was detailed to
accompany the madame and look for the
amulet. He hosted up his trousers aud
started off. When they left head
quarters the start was even, but before
the end of the block was reached
Capt. jim" was lap behind. Up the
street ran the excited science reader.
and after her ran the inspector, putting
like fire engine. He never overlook
her until she had reached the alley
mentioned above. Then in tragic
voice the queen of mysteries and anu
let's cried:
MIR. Officer. 1 command you to
| ShOOtW
Whats the use of shooting? The
robber has got as far as ST. Paul by this
time" replied the inspector timidly.
''Shoot any way! Shoot into the air,
anywhere, so you hit the robberW was
the angry ejaculation of Madame La
Chere.
But Hankinson did not shoot, and
thereby lost caste with the manipulation
of uncanny things. Officer Garvin made
a search of the alley, but it was too
dark TO discover anything, so the
search for the amulet was post
poned until today.
She stated that on last Satur-
day night man called at her
rooms and asked to see her jewels
and the precious amulet. She re-
fused to grant him this privilege, where.
upon he insulted her, and she drove
| him out of the building with a revolver.
| She is positive the man who assaulted
her last night was the same one. She
said she could not be mistaken, for in
the glare of the street lamp she saw his
face: An attempt will be made by the
police today to locate the fellow, tor she
says lie told her he lived in st. Paul.