The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-07-26
ABOUT THE BLUE
DIAMOND ROBBERY

III y NUM- hODDEh l
Those who pay attention to the
records Of criminal eases, as reported
by tie newspapers. and who have Il
good memory for such matters, will
rccolleet the interest aroused. NOW
several Years ago, by the trial of one
robert Morris for what was known as
The Hue diamond Robbery" In the
minds of some. perhaps. the details
OF this crime may be still fresh. hut
for the benefit OF HAT infinitely greater
number of persons whose memorial
faculty Is only nine days affair. 1t
viii be ms well To recapitulntc all the
facts of the case before proceeding
10 the calculation of one very mNsterl
Gus point which nj the time of the
robbery hailied the eleNercst detectives
in London.
First then, for the rpcapitulation of
the facts rs disclosed before the Right
Honorable the Lord Mayor at the Man.
sion House, and subsequently before
the Recorder of London ut the old
Bailey. The Victim of the robbery
WAS one Jaeob Rlumefccld. IN Anglo
German Jew, and II we'll known dia-
mond merchant in liatton Garden.
This gentleman, IN the course of II
visit to the Dutch East Indies. with
Il view To the purchase of pearls Nn
Which also he dealt had picked up
| from native Sumatran for II song.
six stones which the Vrndcr supposed
| to be small, pale, aud therefore com
| paTatiNciN worthless SHpphircS but
Which Blumefeeld's eye told him ut
once were those rareSt and costlicst
stones III the market VIZ, blue dia=
mnuds. II WIS stated In court. | recolz
leet, by expert Witnesses, that there
were not more than thirty blue dia-
monds known 10 exist aud tint the
ratio of their value To ordinary tin.
munds of the saline size and watcr
WIS mt least io6 to |. en- this basis
the SIX stones referred TO, despite their
insignificant SIT. were worth fully
G2O, 900, indeed. mt the time when they
were stolen Biumefeeld WAS negotIat
ing sale of them To Mcssrs Rostron,
the Rond street jewellers. for II sum
several thousands in excess of that
amount Ii may be readily imagined.
therefore. that the theft of such gems
excited no small sensation
| The circumstances of the theft were
or appeared To he, sufficiently common
| place On the day of the rohhcry
| BunWfceld had carefully locked thu
blue diamonds in his safe when ht
| quilted his Office 1T O'Clock. a
about s or 8 the Waterman who WIZ
on duly and who had received pnfticu
| lar DISTINCTIONS to keep an eye Oh
Blunefccld.s Office. happened to eatel
| the flash of light through the key
| hole, and pushing open the door
| which II" found uniaSl"hrd, made ms
| way Inside ana hcl'iahy thnehl lll'
| tibet red handed III Bl'iheIeeld
| room. II" At once coilaf"d lli' l"llnW
small, Weak man, VINO hli'de III
| tie Resistance 10 his SlhlWart caplof
| ana raised no alarm: IN minute or
| Two several coasiahi'S were ON ln,
scene. ana II niue hl'f an Inspector
arrived, who LOST ~ lilll' III despatch
lnG hlt'lal messenger 10 ihui,i'
irrld S private ftSlutllc" III irllbfluE''
square
TN tue diaiholid iiiefcHah' "rilsa''
q thorough examination "i 'n' prom
ls'S was lnah'' DISCLOSING 'li' inc' 'l'n !
ms s'llo na'i t''h oI''i'''' WIN "uli'
| cate Key WHICH IN lhrl WIS sun III
| Inc lock. ma llGit. WINE everything
neon hI ui'""'i,'h' ,hc n'oS'
| Valuable contents, hahl'lN' l''P niu'
tH'" al,HirH''t"' IL,
thief. OF COURSE WAS lheh conveyed
~ un.m dtihA. 10 inc nearest ponce
! station, ana dulN 'hafG'" ny hiuile
| Ircll' VINO now i"'nGhl"''' MN ny u
man VINO ma calico upon MN NJ ms
Once lt" aaNS previously ~ Icl'l
ehce L" II ifolioaeu purchase 81 Ettls
which hAd iail'll thfouRn' ne rtoi
leclrd, also tlial ne Ilu IN" ocehS,ol
| to leave the slfaiGor "'o',t III M
"llict Tor Il minute or 'W"' Wi'h, P'op
| ably. Tie lattef ma li'aii"I'u 20 se' an
! impression Oh tne n'h oi ms sair
! 1hr prisoner ana ho' d'hy 'hlS' Nor
III spite oi the usnal 'aullol'' ana h'
| make any secret oi inc larl tlal h'