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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13

the largest in the city at the time. The
poor Waterman was taken to the hospital,
but he was sick more from his terror than
from any injury we had inflicted on him.
He gave the police fanciful description
of the robbers, but it was SO far off from
our real description that the police never
connected us with the affair.
A few weeks after the matter had died
down VIC sold the jewelry to we'll known
jeweller, who used to keep a place on
Fourteenth street, and got four thousand
for the diamonds. although they we're
worth ten thousand dollars.
Kelso was the Chief of Police at that
time, and he sent down a crowd of de.
tectives to look for the robbers. The
owner of the store told the police he had
lost several hundred thousand dollars
worth Of jewelry, and of course he went
into bankruptcy, his creditors never know
ing that he was the main thief and got
most of the loot He got into trouble
and lost his money In Wall Street. Hence
his desire for bankruptcy
had another experience with a ieweIler
who wanted robbery perpetrated, but
not on himself A competitor of his had
been paying too much attention to his
wife. and he became jealous of her He
was anxious to ruin the jeweller who was
making inroads into his peace of mind
He came to me for the job, and politely
turned him down. I had good reason at
first for doubling his sincerity in making
me the proposition, because I had my
self robbed this jealous jeweler a few
days before. He had an intuition that
robbed him, but he could not produce any
proof This was in st. Louis | had
met two old friends from New York City.
They had designs upon jewelry house
and wanted me to go along with them.
We went into the jewelry store of this
jealous husband just to size things up.
and the men with me had no intention of
taking anything that day. But while they
were talking with the proprietor saw an
opportunity to gather in some good look
ing pieces and accordingly took up a tray
of diamonds without being noticed. The
next day the papers had an account Of
the robbery and nobody seemed to know
who the thieves were.
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The two men were surprised at this
because 1t naturally put them off in their
work, and they we're inclined to suspect
me. But j convinced them that | could
not have taken the diamonds and they
quickly left town in disgust. The jeweller
had told about the visit of the woman
to his store and I was hunted up and
taken TO the station
The diamonds OF course were not found
on me or in my apartment, because had
already hidden them safely, and the police
had TO let me go
a few days after this rap came to my
door In the evening and a nicely dressed
young man asked permission 10 come into
my room. ] did not know who he was.
and told him could not permit such a
thing; l had been put out OF a hotel in
another city because allowed men to
visit my room. and did not want to have
the same thing happen here. The young
man went off, and few days after left
st. Louis. A month later | met this
young man in Chicago and he came up
20 me and bowed. He said he was tho
owner of the jewelry store that had been
robbed, and after a little round about talk
he asked me to go back with him TO st.
Louis. l asked him what he wanted that
for. and he then suggested that rob his
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what l was doing.

what | was doing.
/ retained my self-possession.
What terrible waste of money!" I
exclaimed, holding out the necklace at
arms length. "These vain baubles must
be worth thousands of dollars, / suppose,
and here they lie idly on this table. How
many lives the wealth they represent
might save! How much misery and sui.
fering 1t might AVERT"
The detective gave me n searching
glance and then, as | lay the necklace
down again, he crossed himself, put his
hand in his pocket and gave me quarter
as if to atone for what he considered his
unjust suspicious Of me!
] continued my trip through the room.
gathering flowers and jewels wherever
could lay my hands on them. for the de.
tective, his suspicious completely dis
armed was no longer to be feared and
as passed the table on which the neck
lace lay l succeeded in getting my hands
on 1t again and concealing it among the
armful of flowers carried. Then made
my way to the cab and drove off.
Once in my room I quickly disposed
of the flowers and set to work preparing
the jewelry for sale TO a fence" The
stuff was worth fully $4,000. After all
the stones were out of their settings and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-13
Famous Robberies Where Fortunes in Dia-
monds Were the Lure That Led Thieves
to Lay the Shrewdest Plans and Run
the Most Desperate Risks

the metal had been battered I succeed.
ed In disposing OF the whole lot for s35, 600
Some weeks ago told of the bank rob-
berry which l carried through at the re-
quest of the banks president. He was
over sl50,000 short in his accounts, and
ne conceived the plan of having his bank
robbed in order to save his own skin.
Other kinds Of business besides banks
sometimes find 1t convenient to resort to
similar practices.
good many years ago a diamond
merchant with a place Of business on
Maiden Lane called TO see me and sug.
gested that 1 go to his place some night
and rob his safe. I said would be glad
to accommodate him provided he would
pay the price. He was surprised at nv
mention OF price. and asked me why I
wouldn't be satisfied with the proceeds of
the robbery instead OF expecting an ad.
vance payment.
told him would not consider the Job
at all unless he paid me fifteen thousand
dollars in advance He said that was
entirely too much for such an easy Job
why. all you have to do" ne declared,
lis to get into my office. open the safe
and clean up an easy fifteen thousand
dollars worth OF stones!"
Then got up to go. but ne called me
back and at length agreed to my terms,
although he offered me a check for the
amount at first. or course, | made him
give me cash, and it was agreed that there
were to be fifteen thousand dollars worth
OF Jewels in the safe in addition. l then
made him sign a statement setting forth
our agreement and binding him TO use his
best efforts to secure our release in the
event that we were caught l was to
return the agreement when all its terms
had been complied with.
Within two weeks after our talk had
got together my little bank OF burglars
and safe crackers and was in readiness
for the job. We went into the building
little before closing hours in the after
noon and secreted ourselves until the
doors had been locked.
About eleven o'clock ! sent out one Of
my band to look around. a moment later
l heard terrible crash and a weak voice
exclaiming: "Oh, don't Kill me! Don't
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x TEXT to money. professional crim.
N inals regard diamonds as the most
desirable loot OF all
Taken from their settings these stones
are practically unidentifabe Unless a
stone Is OF unusual size or possesses some
marked popularity, not even an expert
would attempt to pick It out from half a
dozen others OF the same size with which
II had been mingled
'For this reason. stolen diamonds may
be disposed Of with little or no risk The
burglar does not even have to sell them
to fence" or professional receiver of
stolen property, but may dispose OF his
booty in the Wholesale jewelry district
with impunity, unless, OF course, for some
reason or other 1t is necessary for him to
keep under cover. Even then he can get
one OF his pals to dispose OF the stones
for him, or fence" will give him prac-
tically full value for them.
Then, too diamonds appeal to the burg.
lar because they are easily carried and
secreted
There was a criminal named Charles
Woodward who made a speciality of rob-
known as "pennyweight" thief. penny
weights usually operate in couples
They enter a jewelry store, ask to see
some loose diamonds, ana while one OF
them engages the attention OF the clerk,
the other snatches stone from the tray
and makes off with 1t. In the excitement
of the pursuit which follows. the first
"pennyWeight makes his escape.
Woodward earned the name Of "Charlie
the Diamond Swallower." because when
caught he made practice OF actually
swallowing his loot. Such ruse would
hardly be feasible with any other loot than
diamonds.
Because diamonds are so highly regard
ed In the underworld, many Of the brain.
lest and most resourceful professional
criminals have devoted their efforts ex.
clnsively to the lootng Of jewelry stores
and private houses where jewels In large
quantities might be expected to be found.
Very large hauls have been made by
these diamond robbers Next to the rob-
bling Of banks,i diamond robberies. Der-
haps, have Melted professional criminals
more than any other species of crime
Hundreds Of thousands Of dollars worth
OF precious stones have been secured in
single robbery. / have made several
big hauls OF this character myself and l
know scores Of burglars who made q spe.
cialty Of diamond robberies VINO were
equally successful.
But even the diamond robber does not
make his profession pay. What he gains
by stealth and by the exercise of his in
genuity, he loses over the gaming table
or In other forms of dissipation.
There was Dave Cummings for instance
He was one Of the most successful"
burglars in the business. In the under.
world, he was regarded as prince of his
trade and was the envy of all lesser
lights He divided his attention between
jewelry stores and banks.
Down In New Orleans, by very clever
scheme he succeeded in robbing the safe
OF Schooler's jewelry store and got away
with 100000 worth Of diamonds.
Dawes resourcefulness was wel-illus.
trated in this case. The store was located
In Canal street and the safe stood directly
In front of glass door. where 1t was in
plain. view of a Waterman who made his
rounds every hour
The safe was of the burglar-proof va
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upon the house and
make the haul l had
in mind. | dressed
myself up as a SIS
ter OF charity and,
taking an assistant
with me, I called at
the house in a cab.
| asked for the
father of the bride
and stated that l
had been sent by the
hospital to ask for
some Of the flowers.
Permission was at
once given me to go
through the house
and select what l
wanted.
It looked very sim
pie. I went from
floor to floor picking
I'D flowers here and
there and handing
them to my assist
ant or to one Of the
servants to carry
down to my waiting
cab.
At length | came
to the room where
the gifts were dis
played. ! was aston
ished to find the
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@ as sister charity easily obtained permission through the
how T my me fingers found time to take of costly
folds of my black robe Suddenly picking
necklace behind
asker What IuaSd
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asked what | was DOING

Copyright, 1918, by the Star Company.
x TEXT to money. professional crimi.
IN inals regard diamonds as the most
desirable loot OF all.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11
Death OF Edward schIoss.

Edward Schloss, a successful bust
ness man and prominent citizen of
Baton Rouge, died at his home in
that city Wednesday morning, after
an illness OF several weeks, aged six
ty-three years. Mr.. Sehloss was a
7orother-in-laW Of Jasmin and the
late Michael Tobias, of this city, and
had many friends here who were
shocked to learn OF his demise, He
was native of Weindenken, Ger
many, but at the age Of twenty years
came to the United States and locat-
ed in Baton Rouge, where he had
resided ever since, building up a
large moss, wool and cotton ginning
business, and being identified with
every progressive movement.
The funeral took place from the
family residence at 4 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon, interment- being made
IN the Jewish cemetery in the pres
ence of a large eoncourse of relatives
and friends
Mr.. Schloss is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Bertha Tobias,
and six children, namely: Allen, Sid
ney, Tobias, Edward, Beatrice and
Sadie sehloss.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11
A Valuable Catalina.

The Chief has received from the
Joseph Steckler Seed Company, Ltd.
OF New Orleans, a copy of their
garden manual for the southern
states for the year 1913. The cata-
log is in handy book form and con.
talns 2l2 pages, prfusely illustrated
with pictures Of vegetables. fruits.
flowers and ornamental shrubs and
trees adapted to cultivation in the
south. Also embraced IN the manual
IS a table showing the quantity Of
seeds required to SOW any given area,
and a calendar giving the time for
planting different vegetables, etc,
together with suggestions for pre-
pairing the ground and advice as. to
now to obtain the best results in
growing. The eatalog should be in
the hands Of everyone interested ii.
farming or gardening, and the steek-
Ter Company write US they viii be
glad to mail copies of it to any of
their friends and customers on APP
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11
lndeiicate Dancing Tabooed.

The ruling spirits of the best SO
eiety In New Orleans can generally
be relied on to do the right thing at
the right time The mystic organiza-
tons whose beautiful balls are a dis
tinctive and indispensable feature Of
the annual carnival in Rex's capital
have given notice that the turkey
trot,' bunny hug grizzly bear, 8
and similar modern ramifications Of
the "hoochee koocheea and can-ean,
will be strictly prohibited at these
balls Well done, merry gentlemen!
1t would have been a burning shame
TO mar the high social standard of
the carnival balls by tolerating these
ungraceful, suggestive and disgrace
full terpsichorean denominations.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11
Death OF pr. EDWARD Thibodaux.


Dr.. Edward Phibodaux, brother
Of Dr.. Paul T. Thibodaux, of this
city, died suddenly at Houma last
slonday night from an attack of apo
.plexy. The doctor, who resided at
Montegut, had gone to Hourna on
business, and, wishing to proceed to
IhIbodaux early Tuesday morning,
Went to Wright's livery stable in
Houma about L o'clock Monday night
to engage a team. While IN the sta
bic he was taken suddenly Ill, and
two colored boys who We're in the
establishment assisted him to a
couch. When they were ready to
close the stable about an hour later,
one OF the boys attempted to arouse
the doctor, but failing to obtain a
response to their summons. they
concluded he was asleep and decided
not to awaken him, Next morning
Elisha Wright, upon entering. the sta
Die, discovered the cold and lifeless=
body,
4 Dr., Thibodaux was fifty three years
ct age, "a native of Thibodaux, and
had practiced medicine ii Assump-
ton and Terrebonne parishes for
many years. He is survived by his
wife and one daughter, Mrs. Sidney
Touian, Of Beaumont, Texas, besides
several brothers and sisters and nn-
Haerous other relatives. The body
was conVeged to Thibodaux, where.
the funeral took place Tuesday after
noon, with services and interment
n st. Joseph s Catholic church and
cemetery.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11
District Court.

! Sessions of district court were
held Monday and Friday, with Judge
Charles Wortham on the bench. Fol
lowing is a summary Of the business
7 transacted:
Joseph CataIda ct ais. VS.. Texas
and Pacific Railway Company, and
Leo Delaune VS.. Sam. Sehonberg, dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
John White VS.. Luce Braud, iudg-
ment for plaintiff by default, order-
ing defendant to return to matrimo-
NAL domieile, at Prairieville.
. E f. Tessier VS.. S. w. settoon,
and Adams & Company vs.. S. W.
Settoon, commissions issued to take
testimony in and out of state, return
able before the first day of next term
of court,
Mrs. Emily Mollere Gouaux VS..
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, continued Indefinitely
Picard & Geismar VS.. . Frank
Thompson, continued to Feb. 81.
Mrs. Marian Sin1oneaux VS.. Leber-
muth & Israel Planting Company,
plea of prescription tried and con-
tinued to such time as the evidence
may be transcribed, when date for ar
gument will be agreed upon; all
other motions argued and referred to
merits.
A large number of witnesses were
present to testify in the last-named
case, which involves property located
u upper st. James parish, adjoining
Salisbury plantation. r. j. Chauyin,
Of this city, and George S.. Guion, of
are representing the
plaintiff, and 3. N Pugh and B. j.
Vega, Of DonaIdsonvllle, are the at
torneys for the defendants.
At the conclusion of Fridays SEES
sion, court adjourned without date.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11
Death of judge Rost.

Hon. Emile Rost, for many years
q prominent citizen and sugar planter
of st. Charles parish. died in New
Orleans on the End instant, aged %
years. He was judge of the judicial
district composed of st. John, St.
Charles and Jefferson parishes from
1883 to 1908, and noted for his abili-
ty, high character and public spirit,
His uncle, Etienne de Bore, was the
pioneer. sugar planter of this coun-
try, and his father, Judge P. A. Rost,
served as an associate justice of the
Louisiana supreme court and held
other high positions of public honor
and trust.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11
FAULTY CABINET FORECAST.

s. Although President-elect Wilson
has been quoted as saying that NJ
authoritative list of prospective cab
met appointments would be giVer
out until a very short time in ad
vance of his Inauguration, and after
he had consulted with leading Dem
ocrats from various sections of the
country and given the subject the
most careful elaboration, the slate
makers have been quite as busy as
usual. A recent result of the in
dustry and ingenuity Of one of these
constructive artisans is herewith
quoted,
Secretary of state-William j. Bry
an, Nebraska.
Secretary of the Treasury-Henry
Morgenthau, New York,
Secretary of War-Representative
"A. Mitchell Palmer, Pennsylvania.
Secretary of the Navy-Harry St
George Tucker, Virginia.
Attorney General-William F. Nc.
Combs, New York, or w. A. elias.
cow, Jr., Philadelphia.
Postmaster General-Josephus Dan.
iels, North Carolina.
Secretary of the Gov
ernor Osborn, Wyoming.
Secretary of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sentative A. S. Burleson, Texas.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Representative w. C. Redfield, New
York.
This is a very plausible list as a
whole, and it is probable the politi-
cal marksman who got it UP will
score several bullseyes, but there
is one extremely serious defect which
to our mind renders the entire struc-
ture unsubstantial and Objectionable.
There is no name in it from Lou
isiana
Attention has been called to two
significant facts in this connection.
One is that Louisiana has been con-
sistently and overwhelmingly Demo
cratic for thirty-five years and is
therefore entitled to consideration at
the hands of the party and its pres
ldent-elect. Another is that there
are at least several citizens Of this
state possessed of the qualifications
requisite to efficient and distinguish
ed service as members of the cabi-
net
It has been widely and repeatedly
for instance, that Col.
Robert Ewing, Democratic National
committeeman for Louisiana, would
make a first-rate postmaster general,
and that the eminent New Orleans
Edgar H. Farrar, has the
genius and ability to fill the post of
general with a degree Of
honor and credit unsurpassed by any
Of the previous occupants of that Of
flee: The selection of either Of
these gentlemen would be but a just
and Well-merited compliment to this
state and would add strength and
dignity to the new presidents Off
cial council. We hope Dr. Wilson
will not regard his first job as
eabinet-maker completed until he has
employed some Of Louisiana's excel
ent timber in the process of con-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11
TARIFF HEARINGS BEGUN.

i Il The ways and means committee OF
4 the national house Of representatives
began on Monday last the series OF
tariff hearings which it is proposed
to continue throughout this month
| ~ on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sat
urdays, at which evidence and views
are to be elected from persons inter
ested in and familiar with the opera
ton of the various schedules of the
tariff act.
| By this means it is expected to
gather a great deal of valuable in
formation for consideration at the
| special session of the next congress
which President Wilson is to call
Immediately after his Inauguration,
when the work of revising the exist
ing tariff is to be taken up as the
most pressing and important task of
the new administration.
Mondays hearing was devoted to
the chemical schedule, and Wednes-
days to earths, earthenWare and
glassware.
The rice and sugar schedules are
to be reached during the coming
week and able delegations are to go
to Washington from Louisiana and
Texas to present the claims Of these
two valuable domestic industries
rice and sugar production-for fair
and just treatment and such a modi-
cum of protection as will enable
them at least to live.
1t will be shown that any material
reduction of the present rates of duty
en- imported rice and raw sugars will
tend to exterminate Legitimate and
established domestic industries,
which the Democratic platform and
President-elect Wilson have promised
not to destroy. Rice and sugar are
among the few staple articles of food
and necessaries Of life that have
not increased in price and therefore
have no share in the burdens of the.
higher cost of living which nearly
all the peoples Of the world have
been called upon to bear in recent
years. There is no rice trust in this
country, and the sugar trust will be
strengthened rather than injured by
the reduction Of sugar duties, for the
reason that this policy will have the
effect of sitting domestic production
and competition, thus giving the re-
fineries of the trust more complete
domination of the market and en-
abling them to manipulate future
prices at will.
The sugar trust favors placing SUI
gar on the free list. The American
producers, whose means are invested
in cane and beet sugar lands and fac
tories. and the American artisans
and laborers whose means of liveli- |
hood ar4 supplied by these home in
dustries, ask for the retention of the
present duties.
Whose part will the new admins
ration take in this controversy?
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