The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-23
ROGUES N UNIFORMS
Oonned Official Clothes to Work
Their Victims.

Their Victims.
CLEVER RUSSIAN SNlNDlERS.
The Plausible Old Military Man Who
Made . o. Petersburg Js~ssIsr Whom
He Robbed Act - His AeeempIies.
Tbs Energetic Police Agents.
than in Russia. and that fact has more
than once been utilized by swindlers
in their daring operations
Some years ago teweler on the
Nevsky Prospekt Of st. Petersburg re-
celred 4 visit one sunny afternoon
from an old and decrepit o6ncer in the
uniform Of general The old gentle
man was assisted from his carriage to
the counter by an attentive footman In
livery. Tho smiling jeweler received
him with the Difference due to his rank
and accommodated him with chair.
The gentleman had come to choose q
birthday present for his wife.
The eradesman displayed his most
valuable collars and tiaras. The vet
eran fingered over them lovingly. At
last he made choice Of q costly suit
aud animated that it would meet his
purpose.
Tremblingly the old soldier sought in
bis breast for his pocketbook. he had
sailed forth without II. The disap-
pointment OF both shopman and Gus
toner was acute. The general. how
ever, was not 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 palsied hands made his
writing nlegible. The 1eweler was in
despair. The old man sighed and re-
marked uoon the sad consequences of
c.mn.i~ns The teve.er vas tonched
He had an insniration
.Wm vour axcelIency nermit ma To
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pieese take 5000 ruhies from NV sac and
return by bearer. Lovingly yours.
| IVAN:
the generals own footman was dis
pdccned with the note. the old man
sat admiring the jewels until In due
course the servant returned with the
o'O ruoIes. Inc nara was bought
.no paAo .oE. ano JeWeaer eScorteo his
oisuneuasneo chent % the carriage ana
$1,000 ooW1ng as ne orove away.
Inat evening Wnen tne JeWefeF T.
Turns. - nls nouss ms VIE ssAeu Why
ue nau waeuut =" - 'ai&e sun' i1ona
sus fanny sH.e
~. SUM ssAeu tne snopReeper
- .u.p1s
wy 1u0 1,ooo 1uu'es you seus Ao1
elas sAs1
SIVo tnousand ruDles! DON'T I'M
derstand."
Heavens. here's your letter.!
Inc wiIe produced the letter IN the
9e"el1 own nanoWritans upon tne
!eWeaeFs own business no1o paper, ana
ne TOE the nrst ume reailzed tnat the
common name OF anna ana the COM
mon name OF ivan were respectively
those OF himself and his wife as well
as Of the palsied officer and his vision.
ary spouse,
The Jeweier had paid for the omcer'a
tiara.
VI the same genre. though differing
In detail, was another swindle perpe
trated upon jeweler in st. Peters
burg. The mystery surrounding the
composition Of the secret service force
II the most effective. too, in the hands
of the intelligent Russian criminal
On the 0rande Morskala II one Of tho
most magnificent jewelry stores In
Europe. the house Of Fauberge. To Il
one day drove up a splendidly ap
pointed equipaxe. In which were seat
ed two ladies. The ladies descended
at Fauberge's and were received al
customers OF distinction The obdel
iaoy INTRODUCED herself - the vile O
Wen Known statesman recently re