The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
R0GUES N UNIFORMS
Oonned Official Clothes to Work
Their Victims.
CLEVER RUSSIAN swINoLERs.
The Plausible Old military Man Whs
Made Ct. Petersburg JswsIsr Whom
He Robbed Act % His Aeeomplies.
The Gnseastie Police Agents.


He Robbed Act o His Aeeomplies.
The Energetic Police Agents.
Nowhere IL uniform more potent
than IN Rvsais and thai fact has moro
than ouce been utilized by swtndless
iu their daring operations
Some years ago jeweier on the
Nevsky PrOspekt Of st. Petersburg re-
ceived Z visit one sunny afternoon
from an old and decrepit officer In the
uniform of general. The old gentle
man was assisted from his carriage to
the counter BY an attentive footman In
livery. The smiling jeweIer received
him With the Difference due to his rank
and accommodated him with q chair.
The gentleman had come to choose q
birt hday present for his wife.
The tradesman displayed his most
valuable collars and tiaras The vet
eran fingered over them lovingly. At
last be made choice of a costly suit
and intimated that 1t would meet his
purpose.
TremblinGly the old soldier sought in
bis breast for his pocketbook. He had
sailed forth without it. The disap-
pointment of both shOpman and Gus
toner was acute. The general. how
ever. was not a strategist without re-
source. With apologies he asked for
writing materials and essayed To pen
q letter to his home. The excitement
acting upon his paisied hands made his
writing illegible. The jeweler was In
despair The old man sighed and re-
marked upon the sad consequences of
campaigns. The jeweler was touched.
He had an inspiration.
will your exceilency permit me to
write the instruction to your dicta-
tion?"
The general was delighted and most
gratefully accepted the offer.
On the business paper of his firm the
jeweIer wrote the stumbling words of
the veteran:
Dear Anna Il have need OF money.
Please take 5000 rubles from my safe and
return by bearer. Lovingly yours.
IVAN.
The generals own footman was dis
pdfGuco WIN tuC WV
sat admiring the jewels until in due
course the servant returned with the
5000 rubles. The tiara was bought
and paid for. The jeweler escorted his
distinguished client to the carriage and
stood bowling as he drove away
That evening when the jeweler re-
turned to hie home his wife asked why
1 ~ H. .,,S< r. 4 Dor
the ia mily safe.
What sum-" asked the shopkeeper
In surprise
why. the 5000 rubles you sent for
this afternoon
Five Thousand rubles. don't un-
derstand'
Heavens. here's your letter.
The wife produced the letter in the
jewelers. own handwriting upon tho
jewelers. own business note paper. and
he for the first time realized that the
common name of Anna aud the COM
mon name OF Ivan were respectively
those of himself aud his wife as well
as of the palsied officer and his vision
ary spouse.
The jeweer had paid for the officers
tiara.
| OF the same genre. though differing
fn detail. was another swindle perpe-
trated upon a jeweler In St. Peters
burg The mystery surrounding the
composition Of the secret service force
is the most effective. too. in the hands
of the intelligent Russian criminal.
on the Grande Morskala is one Of the
most magnificent iewelry stores in
Europe. the house of Fauberge. To 1t
| one day drove up splendidly ap-
pointed equipage. in which were seat
Ell two ladies'. The ladies descended
at Fauberge's and were received as
customers OF distinction. The older
lady Introduced herself as the wife OF
well known statesman recently re-
turued from abroad She explained
that she had been authorized by her
I husband to choose collar OF dla-
monds. The jeweler spread pefore her
| the gems of his collection.
After much hesitation the lady pick
I'd one of the most expensive. but to
her dismay the price exceeded that
suggested by her husband, The sales
man dreaded to lose so profitable
customer Could not madam obtain
the consent of her excellency's nus
band to the purchase? The lady medl-
| tated and at length begged permission
to drive to the office Of her husbands
ministry-ths distance was not great
10 show him the collar and gain his
permission to buy 1t. Her companion
would remain i'll the shop during hes
absence as hostage. The jeweler waa
delighted with the suggestion.
The lady departed In her carriage
Time passed-quarter OF an hour. hail
an hour three quarters of an hour
Suddenly there rushed into the snos
two police agents. who announced
their authority and showed their ON
cial badges They assured the aston
tshed Fauberge that he had beer
swindled The jeweler trembled. h<
/ ....a,,a,l hIs hosfaUe The detectives