The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-15
England,s 10000 Robbery.
All the detectives of Europe are at
CNew YnrI, World \

All the detectives of Europe are at
New York WORLDLY
work trying to run down the thieves
who captured 100000 worth of jewels
belonging to the dowager duchess of
Sutherland the other day. The theft
was so intelligently done that there is
no doubt it was deliberately planned
and executed by professionals. Already
the thieves are trying to negotiate for
the return Of the gems, having offered
to take $4,000 for them. The duke Of
Sutherland, however, is a member Of
the bar, and to treat with the robbers
would be compromising a felony and
he has therefore refused the offer.
The duchess was returning from Paris
with Sir Albert K. Rollit and her
grace's brother, Rowland Mitchell She
left the Hotel Bristol with her maid to
catch the 11:50 train, and her box Of
jewels, together with other parcels.
was placed on a seat of a compartment
of the train at the Care du Nord sta
ton. Just before leaving for Calais the
duchess left the compartment and
walked a couple of PAGES on the station
platform to speak to Sir Albert Rollit,
at which time she felt certain that the
jewel case was secure on the seat.
Then, when she returned to the com
partment, after an absence, probably,
of about five minutes, she found, to
her CONSERVATION, that the jewel case
was gone. The carriage was one in a
corridor train, a vehicle which seems
to have previously lent itself to this
sort of robbery. The opposite door was
found at Amiens to be unlocked, and
this is looked upon as a very suspicious
circumstance. The jewel case con-
tanned pearls. diamonds, saDphires and
other jewelry to the value of 100000.
The Paris police, who were at once
informed of the robbery, are tracing
and watching all the gangs of robbers
or suspicious persons known to them
in the city Of Paris. The family are
firmly convinced that the robbery is
the work of a gang who have watched
the movements Of the duchess and her
party during their stay in Paris. No
suspicion is placed on the servants of
the railway company. The authorities
of the criminal investigation depart
ment at Scotland Yard have been in
formed, and they have already been in
communication with all the chief cities
of Europe.
A Reuters telegram from Paris
states that no success has yet attended
the efforts of the special commissioner
of the Care du NOrd to obtain some
clue to the authors of the robbery. 1t
| is at present impossible to say whether
the rObber remained in the train or left
it and returned to Paris, or whether he
continued his journey to Dover or Lon
don.
The first theory is, however, regarded
as the most likely, for the reason that
since the platforms of the Care du Nord
are closely watched, the individual who
committed the theft would have pre-
ferred to continue his journey. Regret
is therefore felt by the police authOri-
ties that the duchess, on becoming
aware of the loss of her jewel case
ten minutes after the train started. did
not think of insisting upon all the pas
| sengeTs' luggage being searched. 1t IS
! conjectured that the duchess, who
bought the greater part of the stolen
/ jewels in Paris, must have been fol-
| lowed during the last few days by the
| thief. Among the stolen jewels is a
| necklace worth $4,000.