Evening star., 1895-04-16
LEGATION ROBBED
Chilean Minister Anxious About the Where
abouts Of Some Jewelry.
With the. Property the Butler Has
Also Observation-Disclosures Missing
Police on the Lookout.

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The several robberies committed here
during the past few months by persons sup
posed to be expert burglars. as heretofore
published in The Star, were followed last
night by heavy robbery at the Chilean
legation, and the property taken is vari-
cusly estimated at from 5000 to $4,000
Senior Don Domingo Cana, the Chilean
minister, and other members of the family
went from the legation at 1880 Massachu-
setts avenue about o'clock in the evening
and attended the play at the Grand Opera
House. While the ladies in the party wore
jewels they also left many valuable arti-
cles Of jewelry at home. as they had on
many previous occasions and never dream
ed there was any danger of their being
stolen. 1t was sometime after IL o'clock
when the members of the theater party re-
turned. There were none of the domestic
servants on guard at the house when the
party returned, and the butler, Oscar Brau-
ner. who should have been on duty, was
nowhere to be seen. On the lower floor
" the house there was nothing to indicate
that anything out of the regular order had
transpired, but when Madame Cana went
to her room she was surprised to find that
her jewel case had been emptied of the
valuables The case was locked when she
off and the jewelry was gone.
Where's the butler?" was the first ques-
tion asked.
There was no one in the house who could
make response. He was not in his room,
and the other servants were aroused and
questioned, but they were as much sur
prised as were the members Of the family.
1t was evident that the valuable jewelry
and about 500 in cash had been taken from
the house, and the minister lost no time
in reporting the matter to the police and
having the late trains watched.
Stolen Jewelry.
A list of the stolen property, as far as
Madame Cana knew, was given as follows:
Diamond pin. with pearl in center of clus-
ter.
Pin in form of bird set with pearls.
Necklace set with diamonds and pearls.
Crescent diamond pin.
Diamond bracelet.
Bracelet set with diamonds and sapphires.
Bracelet in form of horseshoe.
Gold chain, with hanging shell.
Breastpin set with a large pearl and dfa-
monds.
Two large pearls.
A gold pin.
Gold pin. with diamond, pearl and ruby
setting.
An oval pin. with topaz setting.
The Missing Man.
The missing butler was at once suspected,
and Minister Cana furnished the police a
description of him. He is about thirty
years old. feet inches high, dark curly
hair and light eyes. He wore a double
breasted coat and light checked trousers.
He had been employed at the legation
only about three months, and 1t is said he
was employed without even showing a
recommendation. When he appeared and
asked for employment he claimed that he
was native Chilean, and was born in q
portion of the country where there are
many Germans The man spoke with a
German accent, and he was also master of
the Spanish language His knowledge of
the German settlement in the South Amer
lean country made it apparent that he had
been there, and the members of the family
were well pleased with him. Only few
days ago another man of the same kind
appeared and asked for a position, and now
the police are satisfied that if the missing
butler took the jewelry he had an accom-
plice.
The butler did not have access to the
sleeping rooms in the house, and when left
in charge at night his duty was to remain
on the lower floor. He had no trouble
tected, for the other servants occupied
rooms on the upper floor. But one Of the
servants happened to be moving about the
house about O'Clock, and saw Brauner
in the room from where the jewelry was
taken. He had managed to enter the room
by unlocking the door with key he had
made himself.
1t is more than likely that he had con-
1eQerate, ana naQ ne not been seen by
of the other servants would probably have
turned over the plunder and remained
there, but being seen, as he was, in the
room from where the jewelry was taken,
he thought he had better leave, which he
did.
This morning Detective Boyd was as
signed to the case, and he visited the lega-
ton and made an investigation. He Is
satisfied that the missing butler took the
jewelry, and thinks he has probably gone
to New York A description of the man
and jewelry has been sent to the police of
other cities, and Minister Cana has offered
a reward of $500 for the arrest of the thief
and recovery of the diamonds.
Another Case.
About six years ago similar robbery
was committed at the legation by trusted
employe, who was caught at the depot
when he was about to leave the city on a
train. He had several thousand dollars
worth of jewelry belonging to m ambers Of
Minister Gana's family, and the officers Of
the third precinct recovered 1t from him.
The prisoner that time was Cuban who
had been in the minister's employ some
time
Although he was caught with the property
in his possession he was never prosecuted.
This afternoon the police had received no
tidings of the butler who left the house so
suddenly last night, nor had they received
any clue to the whereabouts of the missing
jewelry.
Fish With Human Teeth.
From the St IOuiS Globe Democrat