The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-19

diamond robbery at tie Burden house.
40. o east Twenty sixth street ON the
night OF December -sth last. Was made
E.. De- D1iicc VI Richmond. Ni. yesfCr-
day an the request of Captain O'Brien. of
the Detective Bureau
The man who D. arrested D. clever
sNindlcr. who poses as a French count.
iie is charged With having robbed and
swindled many people DOB This city and in
the South.
This bogus count registered at tho llo-
tel Brunswick. Fifth avenue and Twenty
sixth street. on December 2ith as "E.
Calmont.' lle was assigned 90 room 40.
Z27. and occupied 1T until the night of tho
Burden diamond robbery, when he dis
appeared.
The room he occupied overlooked the
rear yard Of the Burden house. The po-
lice exploited a theory al the time OF the
$4,000 robbery that the robbers had
gained access 20 the Burden house by
passing through the Hotel Brunswick
and dropping into the Burden yard from
the window cf the room which 'E. Call
monr had so suddenly vacated.
A rightshrt belonging 10 "E. cal
mont" was found I'm the rear yard OF
the Burden place the morning after the
robbery The police gave 10 as their
idea that the nightshirt had been blown
ont Of the window Of room No. 22J. hut
| they have been looking for 'E. Cat
mont" ever since.
Captain O'Brien. Of thc Detective Bu-
reau. when asked last night whether
the arrest Of IL. CalmOnt' uy the Rich
mond police had any bearing ON The Bur
den diamond robbery, replied that L. had
| not Yet the facts are as stated.
The prisoner refuses 10 come on here
without rcquisition papers, To-day one
of his victims who is In this city VIII
so before the grand jury and secure
an indictment ReQusiuon papers then
viii be obtained. and an officer sent 10
Richmond, where the police say they
viii detaln the fellow for ten days at
least
The bogus count has cut quite a figure
since he arrived 10 this city on the Red
Star liner Friesland OH December 18th.
lie won largely at cards OD the voyage
over and made himself very agreeable
10 the passengers. particularly 20 Leo
pold Rogge, Of whom he borrowed a
large sum Of money, and to the Com
tesse Orgies dIvry. Of Montreal
Royce is mechanical engineer from
Brussels. and it IS on his special com
plant that the swinder, who was known
on the steamer as Count Lucien di AT
IUInNE l4lAfriN- aNlANANI N4Nt'f F'-"tt So
approprlated-is arrested.
HE STOLE ROcGES WATCH
According TO the .yolice. the Count
after borrowing all OF kosses money
took him 10 the Hotel Martin, on Uni
versitv place. stole his si1j watch, ana
then left him almost penniless. Rogge
viii be the witness before the grand
Jury to-day.
Tho Count subsequently, went TO the
Broadwav Central Hotel and the Mar-
raw hin Hotel and being Of me man
uers and distinguished appearance, ne
had no trouble In finding yistims aii
over The city. particularly among the
French residents Although the police
dad not locate him. he came 10 their at
| tention as a swindler under the names
already mentioned, and the names OF
Count De Llgnee, Count colmah' mont
real. Count dOuiramont Count Forget
| and r. Carton.
ana took the name Of T.. Calmont he me,
/ fh. Comtesse orgies d'Ivry once more. as
she was waiting ther. for her husband.
She s,.v, much OF him. and he Is sccused
| ~ haviug stolen from her very valuable
iewelled watch. an heirloom. Her nus
| hand asked the police to recover u II pos
! sible without publicity.
| when tho comtesse was asked II her
watch haA been stolen by the Fellow she
/ shrugged her shoulders and replied:
Perhaps: perhaps not. what does y
| matter lie was bright and clever.
After leaving rhis city the Count went
| ~ Philadelphia, and The New York pc
| ice ASKED for his arrest there, but ne
got away. Track OF him was secured
! AGAIN through his use Of the name al
| Mr.. Forget. the agent OF the French hne
! of steamships in this country whose
nephew AMI business agent he has clnin''
ed 10 be while opers tirs Ia Sculhcfn ei'ie=
Mr.. Forget received many teleerams IN
/ curing as 10 the responsibility Of q trenci