The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-20
ROGUES IN UNIFORMS
Donned Official Clothes to Work
Their Victims.
CLEVER RUSSIAN SWlNDEERS.
The Plausible Old Military Man Who
Made ST. Petersburg Jeweler Whom
He Robbed Act as His Accomplish.
The Energetic Police Agents.

The Plausible Old Military Man VINO |
Made ST. Petersburg Jeweler Whom
He Robbed Act as His Accomplish.
The Energetic Police Agents.
Nowhere is a uniform more potent |
than i'll Russia. and that fact has more |
Than once been utilized by Swindlers |
in their daring operations.
Some years ago ii jeweler on the |
Nevskv Prospekt Of ST Petersburg re-
cciyed a visit one sunny afternoon |
from IN old and decrepit officer In the |
Uniform of Il general. The old gentle |
man WIS assisted from his carriage to |
the counter by an attentive footman In |
livery The smiling jeweler received |
him with the Difference due to his rank |
and accommodated him with chair. |
The gentleman had come to choose a
birthday present for his wife.
The tradesman displayed his most |
valuable collars M Il tiaras The vet |
eran fingered over them lovingly. At |
last he made choice of costly suit |
and minated that II would meet his |
purpose.
TrembiEgly the old soldier sought In
his breast for his poeketbook. He had |
sailed forth without it. The disap- |
pointment of both shopman and Gus
toner was acute The general how
ever was not n strategist without re-
source With apologies he asked for |
writing materials and essayed to pen
Il letter to his home. The excitement |
acting upon his palsied 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
"Wili your excelleney permit me to
write the instruction to your dicta.
ton
The general was delighted aud most
gratefully accepted the offer
On the business paper of his firm the
ieweler wrote the stumbling words of
the veteran:
Dear Anna i have need of money.
Please take 5000 ruhes from my safe and
return by bearer, Lovingly yours.
IVAN.
The generals own footman was dis
patched with the note. The old man
sat admlrng the jewels until In due
course the servant returned with the
5000 rubles. The tiara WIS bought
and paid for. The jeweler escorted his
distinguished client to the carriage and
stood bowling rs he drove away
That evening when the icweler re-
turned to his home his wife asked why
he had withdrawn SO large II sum from
the family safe.
What sum-" asked the shopkeeper
IN surprise
why, the 1900 rublcs you sent for
this afternoon"
Five thousand rubles, | don't I'M
derStaHd."
Heavens. here's your letter."
The wife produced the letter in the
jewelers. own handwriting upon the
jewelers. own business note paper. and
he for the first time realized that the
common name of Anna and the com
mon name of Ivan We're respectively
those Of himself aud his wife Ms well
a. Of the pulsicd officer and his vision.
airy spouse
The ieweler had paid for the officers
tiara
OF the same genre. though differing
In detail. was another swindle perpe
trated upon a jewecr 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 Graude Morskala Is one OF the
most magnificent iewelry stores III
Europe. the house OF Fauherge. 70 II
one day drove up splenddly ap-
pointed equipage. IN which We're seat
ed two ladies. The ladies descended
at Fauberge's and were received M
customers Of distinction The older
lady introduced herself as the wife of
Il well known statesman recently re-
turned from abroad. She explained
that She had been authorized by her
husband 10 choose II collar OF dla-
monds. The jeweler spread before her
the gems of his collection.
After much hesitation the lady pick
ed one of the most expensive. but To
her dismay the price exceeded that
suggested by her husband The sales
man dreaded 10 lose So profitable Il
customer Could not madam obtain
the consent of her eXcelleucy's hus-
band To the purcha The lady medi
tatcd and AT length begged permission
TO drive to the office of her husbands
miniStry-the distance was not great
TO show him the collar and gain his
permission TO buy II. Her companion
would remain In the shop during her
absence as hostage. The ieweler was
delighted with the suggestion.
The lady departed In her carriage
Time passed quarter of an hour. half
an hour three quarters of an hour.
Suddenly there rushed into the shop
two police agents. who announced
their authority and showed their otti
eial badges They assured the aston
ished Fauberge that he had been
swiudled The jewoler tremhed. He
produced his hostage The detectives
seized upon her Protesting. she was
hustled into hack and driven away
Ia the police Office
IT was the last the ieweler saw OF
the woman. the police agents or the
diamonds The detectives We're the
coachmaI and the footnan of tn.
brilliant equpage. who had changed
their clothes and returned 10 rescue
their accomplish.