New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-05
4 TENEMEN1rS DIAMOND NINE.
THE COUPLE LADENED WITH JEWELS

ARREST OF FRENCH MAS AND WOMAN IN
BRookLYN WITH GEMS WORTH 100000
The police OF the Fifth Precinct, Brooklyn. r.
ID, arrested last evening two young french pco-
pie, man and woman. who had on their persons
ana In their rooms in toncmcnt-hou" leweis
and unset diamonds valued al over Sloo,ooo
This estimate Of their worth was placed on the
property by some OF the most prominent diamond
dealers in the Eastern District, among them being
Jacob Marsch. How the couple came into pos
session OF the treasures is at present wrapped in
deep mystery. They say that thc property wac
gwen to them to sell by friend in Belgium
The prisoner, gave their names as Jane Dole
nineteen years old, and Eugene LerouN. The
woman said they had Eccn in this country only
week. Leronx, who was waiter in Paris. ac-
| companicd her to this country from Belgium. The
Jewels were brought across the ocean with them
she declared. The prisoners were kept in Cap
tain Shorts private room in the station-house for
the night.
On Wednesday afternoon two men poorly
dressed entered Freels pawnshop on Grand-st. and
pawncd diamonds valued AZ $500 for S25 TIL"
diamonds We're found 70 be good stones. Mr.
Eteel at once became suspio ous and sent word TO
the police of the Fifth Precinct Detectives Cor
coran and Hayes were put the case. and all day
Yesterday kept a close watch the .pawnshop.
II expected that the men would return.
Shortly before ) o'clock the detectives saw a voun.
woman enter the pawnsllop. She STAYED a minut"
and then tripped ont again Detective Corcoran
went into the shop and learned that she had
pawncd diamonds worth about 500 for S25. The
detective quickly followed the woman. She went
down Grand-st and entered Samucl's pawnshop
near Koapst. and got $40 for diamonds worth
$500.
She then went to A. Lewis's shop in Grand
st. near Lorimcr As she going into the
place the detective stopped her She flushed mp
and looked inquirney At him. Let me Took
under that coat SAID the detective He lifted
the garment and saw a Tow OF bracelets fastened
about her waist On each arm three
diamond bracelets, and nearly all her fingers
had diamond rings them. The officer tooh
the woman 70 the police station. When sh"
WAS further searched thirteen cut diamonds. worth
g.. .ooo were found in the pocket of her dress
The iowclry she had about her WAS valued al
about 100000
The prisoner is a bright and pretty little French
woman and does not look any older than shc
saws she is She took her arrest coolly, ana to'h
the detectives she was as honest as they
"Thesc articles were given to my husband by
pcrsons IN Bclgium.' said she. "and he intended
to sell them on commission 80 you see that We
are not dishonest.
In response TO other questions she said her hus-
bands name was Eugene Leroux. She lett
Paris in his company some time ago, and went !"
Rclgium There she got the diamonds
and then they sailed for America. ar
riving hero week ago. She s'd
they were married by an Alderman ~ the CIV
Hall. New-lork. and on Monday moved 10 Ia"
Eastern District AMI rented rooms at o. Brry-st
As this was all the information she could or
would give she was locked up, and the detectives
went to the address given. The house is a diney
tenement, occupied by poor people, ana tie
LcronNs had three small apartments on the top
floor rear The detectives broke IN ti" door, bu'
found no one in the place. They waited; now
ever, and III the cours" Of half an hour i"r1uN
APPEARED lie was placed under arrest lie dot-
not speak En1lish and was much eAcIt"d wNcl
the officers Solz"y him. ~
After he had been taken away the detectives
thoroughly ransacicd the place The place looked
only an ordinary everyday tenement, nut III,
vcstigation proved II 10 be "A regular DIAMOND
mine. Two hig trunks which stood IN the bed,
room first attracted attention. They were ophcl
and i'm them was found enough Irwelry TO make
any ordinary man satisfied for lifetime: There
were diamonds gold watches. Roman broorh"s
studded with diamonds, innc; VinaIgro ttes chhln
bracelets silvcrWarc. gold spoGn--in fact, almost
everything in the way of t'wcliy TIM; can he
imagined A., .,,
BSldcS, there were lWo III ''''
ments also filed with lewery. There was also
an ohong cushion, which upon being opened was
found 10 contain three long bands, such as are
,vorn AS belts In one Of these bands wcr"
diamond rings and broocl rs worth S?c cOD
When Leroux searched letter was found
upon him addressed TO person al the Hotel Trans
atlantic. in ChriStopheI-St, tins cly Inc pH pqHia,r
rornsc to diyulcr the name OF the man 10 whom
tLn letter was addressed Tho tenants III me
Lou-e in which the couple lived were astonshcd
hnvond measure when they learned Of the amount
of icwels that had been found in the room 81 theii
new ncighboi LerouX Is about thir'y-tWo years
old lie refuses 10 make any statement
h,. y,,s committed in some foreign country, aud
That the prisoners had come to this country 10 dis
posc of the articles ,
II was .aid late last night that the Frcnchman
L.d MAIDS , confession, and that the detectives cN-
m"c,cd IN arrest the man who gave him the
Jewels.