New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-06
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
THE DIAMOND MYSTERY STILL UNs.LvED.

POLICE OF BOTH CITIES At WORK on THE
CAsE-THE PRISONERS HELD WITHOUT DAIL
Although every effort has been made by the ponce
to unrave the mystery surrounding the diamonds
and jewelry found in the possession OF the young
woman. Jane Dole, and Eugene LcTonx. who Were
arrested Thursday night with third party. iierhcr'
Dodlander suspicion 81 theft they have 30 lar
failed. II was rumorcd YESTERDAY that the ponce
were keeping back what little Information 'hey hao
In order that their plans might not he n'eri'rea VIM
From outside II j. alleged that Inc ROBBERY
would impllca,e several Ncw>ork custom House
officials The property is still in the possession OF
the police Of the Fiith Precinct although an attempt
is said TO have been made yesterday 10y me custom
House officials to get possession of IT. The stock Is
of foreign manufacture. presumably french.
The prisoners take thrir arrest coolly and refuse
10 make any statement further than mat 'hey came
into poSscsson Of the diamonds and ewelry honesty
The charge against them wa, grand larceny. Coun-
selor Edward Moran for the prisoners entered plea
Of not guilty The magistrate refused to accept hhll'
and committed the prisoners to jail. for one week,
whom the examination will be held Later they were
taken from the prisoners pea 10 Police headquarters
where their pictures were taken for the rog''eS gal
lery The young woman passed a restless nleht III
her cell in the station house. having been taken with
several severe hcmWIhaecs. Her eyes were S"oi'eh
when she stood before the magistrate and she hau
evidently spent the greater part of the night Ill
weeping Several New-Iork detectives went TO the
Eastern District for the purpose OF seeing thc pi>o
ers.
When the magistrate read The complaint "ach OF 'he
prisoners looked the Others in an inqnirihg man
ner They DO not speak English and were entirety
icnoran, Of what was being said 20 them Inc COM
plant was finally translated 10 them ty an IL
terpretcr $500 IL,
The woman is a blonde of medium height with
clear, refined features. Her clothing WAS oi "n'
arrl
texture and styllNhly made. tnH'hr h'ro"A' ""','
thc woman said wa, her husband. is typical French
touch He was unshavcn and poorly dressed.
Doc,l,nder Is about thirtythrcc years old Of stout
build and wore good clothing lie was arrested ai'
midnight at the ten 'men house, No. w be!ry -S'" "oo
the other two prisoners lived since Monday. Do"i-
lander had called the house t. see the couple lie
tod the police that he had been sent by strange
man from the Transatlantic Hotel In Christopher
ST. New-lork to convey a message, but refused 10
say what the message was.
Just before the prisoners were removed from 'hH
courtroom two men who said to be Custom House
officials held Il consultation with Justice Goctung
Later they entered The prisoners pen and held a
hurried conversation with the male prisoners
when they cnGcavor,d TO induce 10 tell how they
managed to secure an entrance I'm this country WIN
the jewels LcrouX replied that they hal given 800
and a little black box. lie did not explain wia'
was I'm the black box.
Representative, of the Belgium and French con
suatcs called at the station during The day. and
obtained a description OF the goods From what conii
be learned they were in communication with their
Governments as II is expected connect tn property
with series # extensive robber recently com
mitted in Paris, Brussels and Vienna.
The police Of the Fifth Precinct Yesterday afternoon
made another search Of the apartments used by
Leroux and the woman. ana found concealed III the
hack Of Il bureau drawer Sj75 I'm money. IL was
taken charge o. by the police. y singular tilhe l.
that the detectives have been unahl" 10 find any OF
the pawn tickets. and i l. supposed That theE W.f'
estrOycd as fast rs they accumulated. \ number
of letters were also found IN the rooms written I'm
French. and it j. believed they VIII furnish Gle"
when they are TRANSLATED +,
LerollX SAYS he got the diamonds and Jewelry IN
New Jersey. while the woman Says they W"r" Cd
taiu.d In Paris. The polio" making an active
search for another Frcnchman named Ia Mont
letter addressed I'D Who T. said 10 have dNapp"1r'i
from the Hotel Transatlantic. In Christopher st. New
York. \ Telegram received ly>up'rin camp
bell from Belgian Consul saying that an extensive
robbery was committed in BRUSSELS on February Lei
over $4,000 worth of diamonds having been stolen
from the Count of Flanders II Is said that de.
scrption of the stolen pr pcIty agreed win tha'
found on the people arrested
Police Captain short visited the Newfork Police
Headquarters Yesterday and had long conversation
with superintendent iWrneS. He said last evening
that the Superintendent had detailed six men on the
case In the hope Of clearing II up.
Collector Hendricks yesterday consulted with Deputy
Phelps OF the Law Division OF the custom
House and the result the determination 10 Send
81 Government officer BROOKLYN TO stz" IN" Jew"lrN
Tie Custom House officials believe that II was
smucgei into the country. Inspector Donolme wa
sent Braotvn 70 seize the jeWelY. but when the
Custom House closed last rirh be had not returned
with it,