New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-09
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
SOME OF THE DIAMCNDS ARE PASTE.

THE VALUE OF BEOoKLYN's JEWEL NINE RE
DUCED-sOME OF THE WATCHES TRArED.
The brooklyn police now believe that they will
soon settle the question a, 10 the ownership Of the
diamonds and jcwclry found in the apartments o.
Jeanne Dole and Eugene LcroIX, at NO W Betty ST.
Thursday last. Two Of the watches iouhn III
the apartments have been identified IA part oi th'
stock sold credit to Alexander 'oehuneer )eweiier
OF Nos 600 and OPS rue de FarbOurG. 81 AI'ohe'
Paris The police say that they have received In
formation that Vcelkunger coSed his place OF business
within few Weeks and ran away WIN MS S'o ID
and woman who not his vile
Maurice Ditcshcn. d son Of manufacturing
eweller OF the name in ChauN de F"naN' Swl'zr
land. i'm this CITY on his way I" .hl'aGo Wheh
no heard Of the arrest Of the woman and man. lie
at once suspected that some Of the watches had come
from his fathers stock, and told the pOlt" tlat h'y
had been purchased credit by man named N"'l
hunger Persian jcwelcr. lie obtained from NJ
father the number of the watches, which were 2oA"
36243 = s64 and 3."o7. OF the watches found In
tho Eerrv->t tenement. one was numbered 2.jf6 and
the other 3G,2I3
Notwithstanding this information the police are
vet unable to learn how LcrOuX and the woman got
possession of the jewels. II is now said that the
unset which number three or four gross, are
paste instead OF genuine stones. This information
was furnished yesterday by Jacob Morch, of Broadway
and Bedford-ave. who has been mailing an inventory
Of the stock. This Will greatly reduce the value OF
the stock. Mr.. Morch now puts the value at about
$4,000 or $4,000. The work OF making the Ill
ventory will be completed today
The prisoners say that they came in possession OF
the Jewels through Il man named Flammant. who left
them in their keeping. They met Flammant at me
Hotel Transatiantique. Wcs-St.. New-iork. Flam-
man has disappeared The description given OF Ram
Inant and his reputed wife tallies with that OF Il
man and woman who came from France on the New
York. thirteen days after the arrival Of Leroux and
Dole.
The prisoners complain bitterly against the police.
whom they say are making little or no effort TO find
Fammant The police SAY that the woman Is not
bv any means as innocent she would appear
When the truth is known. they say, she VIII ic 1ouhd
to be one Of the principals in the tran-action.
Every effort is being made by the police TO hnd
Leon Giesmann. the wine merchant. of No. 1872 Bed
ford-avc who has been missing since Thursday last.
ieismann disappeared just after the arrest OF LerouX
and the woman lie boarded with Mrs. Auhlfiier
OF No. 145 North Sevenh-st. 1t is said That
the woman sspcnt TWO nights at his boardingh house.
and she IA frequent visitor at his wineshop On
"Wednesday last Geismann lad a new safe delivered
ct his place business greatly TO the establishment
of the nGghbors. who did not imagine that he had
enough business TO warrant it, The SAT" Is still there
and the police are inclined 10 believe that IL contains
something that will throw light on the case. The
house j. carefully guarded BY the police.
\ writ Of llabcaS corpus was yesterday obtalncu |
from Justice cullen for me appearance OF le pliN4n
ors in court to-day. Mr.. Towns. counsel for III" |
prisoners, claims that proof has far been pro
duced that the property was stolen and declared mat
the detention of his clients was an outrage n I'- |
Ter and cable message were found Yesterday IN IN"
Bcrry-st. Gouse but when translated had little bear
ing the
The United states authorities have placed an AT |
tachnont upon the diamonds AMI ether jcwelry and |
deputy marshal has been detailed TO guard 'heh'