Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-08-17

a few weeks, however. one Of them was
sold 10 q firm Of diamond merchants
trading as Lipinski Brothers. and out
wardly in a large. way Of bust
The other five cou d not be disposed Of.
and remained stored. All the while the
trio had kept studiously aloof except at
stated appointments. and maintained
as respectableSa department as was pos
sible at the period. They now saw a
way to business, and prepared for it.
It was absolu telyn necessary to get some
confederates, and luckily one Of them
was employed as a sort Of messenger
and handy man by the Lipinski firm.
He was apparently q confirmed TOPPER.
exhibiting an abiding thirst. hut with
a remarkable amount Of cunning and
craft. s.
It was this man. Dennis by name. who
urged the absolute necessity Of ..squar-
ii a fifth party to the exploit. This
seemed to John a rood opportunity. and
he advanced Dennis and Chiffon. The
"tec.', $50 each with Great cheerful
ness.
All was now ready for the grand
com. Dennis had informed them that
| there were &C, 900 carats Of diamonds,
worth at that time about 6 ID, coo. in the
safe awaiting transit BY mai on the fol-
loving day. IS
Never probably was a burglary so
easily effected. Between midnight and
two o'clock the window Of the office had
been taken bodily out, the iron bars,
which were merely mockery to an ex-
perienced cracksInan, wrenched from
their sockets, and the safe opened and
| four precious parcels safely transferred
| to the lodgings Of the Adventures. The
night was dark, and positively no sus-
picions whatever seemed to have been
aroused. # 5
! John and his two accomplices opened
the parcels and gazed with glee and
exultation on the gittering, glistening
gems that were to make them all rich
for life. They fully expected that next
| day there would be a great commotion
in the town, and that on the following
day the newspapers would be full Of tile
sensational account Of the robbery. But
not a word appeared in either Of the
Sheets.
The circumstance was very plausibly
explained by Dennis ard Chiffon, who
1 declared that the detective department
had insisted upon silence on the part Of
Mcssrs. LipinsH as one Of the very best
means Of getting clew.
These two men had played their part
well, John thought, and he willingly
paid them # with G2505each. 8 5.
':Good luck to you, mumbled Dennis,
as he shufHed away, while the "tec.'
simply put his foretinger to his nasal
organ and CALCULATED .'mu z, in a mys-
ferrous ashion and departed.
| Andnow the restsof the business was
comparatively easy. Although the dia-
mond trade act permits an examination
of every person leaving by steamer,
only suspected persons are ever
searched. The three men carried in
their pockets each a portion Of the3so,-
0OOscarats, d#after three days jour
EneySto Port Elizabeth l got safely safe on
board the steamer me- forllnrglan 9 without
eyensa question3or a look from N any body
to cause them any concern.
Table bay left behind, they were in
high spirits, and had q very, very merry
voyage home. Tbs remnant f1ls1 Of the 81
200 capital with which they had been
supplied by the syndicate enabled ID the
trio to- have what they considered i Isl i q
high Old time.
Immediately NJ on arrival at south "a
ton John wired ed. a message, ambiguous
enough to those through whose no Sc hands
it passed on the the line but most reassur-
ing to the syndicate. ~ was proceeding
serenely
Few men nh nave Vt ever been IN such an an
exultantSmood as John y Wild VII Ia as ne en-
tered the place OF m 17leg mouse N
York x road, Lambeth Lam with the = 4o,ooo
worth Of di '7r.1 q valise, which ne
held with both hands. :. lhe repre-
se entail OF me #'syndlcate ~ Two J.
hoary7heade sl OLD a. rascals-Were on the
t IF to e. ofhPleasqraple expectation.
John undid the parcels pare: and spread read out
the glitter1ing vanities With great self
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