Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-18
BOLD DIAMOND ROBBERY.

A Thief Threw q Brick Through q
Window in q Boston store and
Made Good His Escape With a
Tray Filled with Valuable Dia-
mOnds.
BOSTON, Jan. 17.-Oue of the boldest
robberies committed In this city for years
occurred this evening when q tray con-
tanning thirty-six diamond rings, valued
at about So 900, was stolen from the show
window of Harrington & freeman, deal
ers In watches, diamonds and jswelry, 80
Court street. The robbery was evidently
done by a professional, as he used an old
method of robbing show windows-wrap-
ping q paper about an ordinary brick and
throwing it through the window, then
reaching inside and taking tho tray. He
also selected the time when hundreds
were passing the store, but succeeded In
escaping.
About 5:55 the statesmen employed in the
store were startled by bearing q crash at
the window, witch was of thick glass
One of the salesmen was standing near the
window, in ,ide the store. and immediately
darted from b,hind the counter and out of
the door in time to see the robber 60 by.
He had no sooner reached the door than .
shot was fired by the fleeing man, but
without effect. He gave chase and saw
the robber turn down Cornhill. He fol-
Low 81 him a short distance, but finally lost
eilhs of him and returned to the store.
From the time the crash was heard to the
time the man was lost sight of there was
but five or six seconds, according to the
men in the store at the time and the wit
nesses to tho affair.
There IL no doubt in the minds of the
police that the robbery was we'll planned
| and the robber knew before he threw the
brick which tray he was to take, as tie
missing one was the most valuable in the
/ window at the time. There were probably
SIS, 900 worth in the window. Police
Officer Brennan was standing directly
| across the street when the window was
broken, and when he saw q man running
full speed down Cornhill he gave chas ).
| He had gone but few yards when the
man eluded him. Officer Brennan and the
clerk got . slight description of the man
l while he was running, and are of the
opinion that he was about twenty five OF
thirty years of age.
At the time the robber turned into Corn.
hill woman was standing directly on the
corner and when the officer ran by she told
him where she thought the man ran to.
Whether she was an accomplice and
| misipformed the officer as to which direc
ton he took Is not known.
The brick was thrown with such force
that 1t struck and shattered the mirror or
the traneom about five feet srom the win
dow.
The police were notified aud number o.
Ulcers were stationed about the place
while the clerks inside the store removed
the remaining stock. Not . person on tn,
sidewalk made an attempt to catch tn
thief although several men saw him do tn
deed. At the time there were four EN-
ployes in the store, and they were prepsr
ing to lock up. Had the thief been W.
minutes later the tray would have beel
taken from the window. He probabl,
knew this and was prepared for his work
90 as to make good his escape.
A largo number of people assembls
about the store and for Q time considers
bic excitement prevailed, the officers bein
kept busy in trying to keep the Sidewalk
clear. The brick made q hole big enoug
for man to pass through 1t, which afford
ed the thief an excellent opportunity :
pull the tray through without interruption
The tray was In the shape of Q case mad
of morocco leather, lined With light sill
Each ring has peculiar mark on the In
side and can be easily identified by th
owners. It is the frm's trade mark an
cannot be detected by any person outsid
of the people employed In the store.