The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-20
LOST BRILLIANTS.
Sensational Robbery of
Diamonds.
TAKEN FROM A TRUNK.
Two Burglars Startle the
Detectives.
A DEEP-LAID PLOT SUCCEEDS.
Collision Suspected, but the Robbers
Escape With Rare Gems,
Jewels and Money.
A DEEP-LAID PLOT SUCCEEDS.

a celebrated case was committed in this
city early last Saturday morning.
as yet the daring thieves have not been
traced, and only the merest suspicion is
relied on for the foundation Of clew.
But no stone is being left unturned in the
search for the burglars; so it is probable
they may be trlpped up, provided the plan
of robbery was not laid on an elaborate
scale by some of the sharpest and clevsr-
est OF criminal operators working in COL
fusion with a person or persons in the
secret. In this case the scheme would un-
doubleday develop still more sensational
aspect. The slippery leader with his
brilliant wits at work devised a method
for immediate escape with the booty
possibly on a sailing craft that weighed
anchor before dawn.
If such Quick action was not taken after
the robbery there will be little chance for
the burglars TO get out of San Francisco
with the stolen jewels. Captain Lees and
his best men are engaged on the case.
They have hunted in every imaginable
place for clews. Likely and unlikely
houses have been visited, suspects tracked
and suspicious treaded out. Policemen
have received secret instructions to pro-
coed in harmony in the search. and as
they are supposed to cover every street in
the city no neighbOrhood is without Off
cial espionage.
The services OF Harry n. Morse and his
detective agency have been engaged, and
this creates rivalry between the regular
detectives and Morse's men which makes
the hunt all the more enthusiastic and
stubborn. The private detectives are
searching day and night on their own ac-
count, but whether they have as yet Oh
tanned any satisfactory clew is still Sc
cret so far es they are concerned.
Among the inducements offered for in
formation that will lead to the arrest of
the burglars or recovery of the property
reward of $500 is offered by Morse. Be-
sides, the unfortunate owner is willing To
covering the yaluables.
Such a clean haul as the burglars drew
In their net on Saturday morning is
enough to take away the commonplace
criminals breath when contemplating
their value. Immensely valuable as they
were the stolen articles could be- carried in
q mans silk hat or in his pockets. And
this adds to the detectives task a quality
of hopelessness which they do not relish.
The complete list IF diamonds and jew
in possession Of the loser, mas been pre-
pared for the police as follows:
One necklace containing % diamonds.
One solitaire diamond ring, 3 karat.
One pair solitaire diamond earrings,
both karat.
One pair solitaire diamond earrings.
weight each IL karat.
One pair solitaire diamond earrings.
weight each 3 karat.
One breastpin. solitaire diamond. weight
IL karat.
One breastpin with single stones. knife
blade setting.
One breaStpin bar, solitaire diamond.
One ring, ruby and 2 diamonds.
Two solitaire diamond wedding rings.
Thirty ounces of old gold.
Three gold bangle bracelets.
One hunting case lady's gold Swiss STEM
winding watch.
One bracelet with 9 diamonds.
." One pair of earrings, solitaire, weight
karat.
One gold ring, weight u karat.
One ring, 2 white diamonds and black
diamond in center.
Two gold bangles with 50 so goldpieces;
Z. n. or Eva on one.
One pair pearl screws.
One diamond cross.
One onyx and diamond ring
2 These articles are valued at from $4,000
70 $4,000. In addition to the Jewels and
brilliants nearly $1,000 in cash was carried
of.
The remarkable feature of this sensa-
tional burglary is that the jaweIry and
money were In trnnk, without any other
security than that offered by the doors
and windows of an old-fashoned dwell
ing-house. But this is explained quite
plainly.
The crime was committed between and
O'Clock on Saturday morning in the
house of Simon jacobson at 1927 Howard
street. Jacobson's house is a plain two
story dwelling on the south side of How
ard street. three doors east from Eleventh.
1t stands in a row OF dwellings which are
in deep shadow after the stores across
the street are closed at night In the rear
q narrow alley leads from Eleventh street
TO the back gardens. and being surrounded
by high fences it offered an excellent
means of escape without detection.
Friday night Mrs. jacobson entertained
some friends and the family sat up later
night to sleep soundly, while the burglars
entered the house and took the Jewels and
money. The policeman on Howard street
noticed two young men lettering about
the corner at Eleventh street, bur seeing
they were well dressed and had nothing
suspicious in their appearance. he passed
them with second look. Others saw the
two loiterers. but thought they were only
chatting on the street.
1t is now believed by the detectives that
the burglary was committed by these gen.
tlemanly appearing thieves and special
efforts are being made In the direction of
tracing them.
About o'clock the people living next
door to jacobson were awakened by un-
usual noises. They arose and saw two
men leaving a trunk in the back alley and
then escaping hurriedly. The action was
SO suspicious that Jacobson's neighbors
aroused the household and called special
officer who was on the block. When
Janobcon was wakaned ha eborad siore