£IO,OOO JEWEL ROBBERY.
STRONG ROOM RIFLED. . BURGLARS AS GEM EXPERTS. LONDON, October 30. Jewels of the value of nearly £IO,OOO were stolen on Sunday from the strong rooms of Messrs Debeahain and Freebody's premises in Wigmore street Wast. During the week end, from the time jA closing on "Saturday afternoon until Monday morning, three watchmen made frvquent and regular rounds >f the building, while another guarded the outside. The rounds of the watchmen are checked at various points by electric clocks, the keys of which have to be re- , turned by the men as they pass, so that there is no possibility of negligence. Every place in the buildmg would be passed at least once an hour. Nothing unusual was noticed by any watchman until after four on Sunday ' afternoon, when one man named Humm found a back door standing open. He raised the alarm, the police were summoned, and the whole block was surrounded by constables, while a thorough search was instituted. T t was then discovered that the jev ' strong-room situated in the in , had been opened, but not fore . the great -v part of the contents 5n,.„.«. Jewel cases . were lying scattered about the floor on all sides, together with many small,' articles of jewellery, for only the most .valuable gems had been taken. The burglars were undoubtedly connoisseurs of jewellery, as every highpriced stone had gone. The stone article-> included diamonds, pearl and ruby tiaras, bracelets, rings, tie pins, and other ornaments. Some of the articles were valued singly at £IOO, ■' : £2OO, and £3OO, and a few were below the value of £5. The jewels formed part of the special stock recently purchased by the firm .for their Christmas business. The thiev-s '' took only gems, the old ornaments and ' watches in the strong room being <jwfc.d A careful examination of the premises J only emphasised the daring and curious t features of the robbery. _• Evidenllyitt j had been committed by persons who. had ' ■ thoroughly acquainted-, (themselves-with •; • the inner workings of the business. The * open door which awakenenVthc first sus- ' picions of the watchniarsiaijrlieen forces' •• from the inside and usedV«s a. means ' of exit OGUjvodThcre wen* mwfeigns at all i to show woesa the burglars lUd obtain* J ed an .tiray walked S into thai sody-ljust before oloSng time i on Satuesiji/:fflid in someiSvatalid them- ' selves ufetiUdlfc following daW, coming' >.' out at lOflcHotiiht, when76iufc)»*lflie three i watchnOi tiwjhl be offHautxulffhe onto il thing the UAjtocs leftt-baTrini. was 'a 1 8 piece of jiroijjr.ttirep feet IbngpU * The keys of the ,s»itoj?«*'4iiY.;w*3«m*'' 1 ways kept locked in an jnm&oatc ffn'isHU i' office also in thasbas&nwßt; (ftew3ejiiof» ii which wasaatSffiV fttwiacnmiii.."ThiiC )• case thsifksji 'ah- jJ stracted. ..Qncp. acnera-ttas-jjaiaed-to the J strong-room—by simply using thepro- 7 per key4fc*tße clospd while the thieves tufrfe'dtheir attention tftttMSbfifkedl estMsf -a tained I opened wiiiH t' which wantodMAjioißsceEniUei. .*s!ukV: a xproMAthe! <J only task the burglars-ejsalwil.eJ'Ahfte-'il •~. tempt was-made -to open—the safe in, 1 the manager's department on the fifth floor, J It contaiS?B xfiber jewellery and'a'eonsiderable'jumjof'money. '. _ Manv valuables were overlooked by the thieves. ); jfa ;a iwiar the ~, rifled strqflgjropm^'asiiefle/piece of tap-; n estry r,XfWloss n is coveredirbjbJnsuKaMeii'/. .3 2: ■" .. ""ill. ' «- } BE..ißC.Jn«mT»bi;i!Hl. «*-' •■• v
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 308, 24 December 1908, Page 5
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527£10,000 JEWEL ROBBERY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 308, 24 December 1908, Page 5
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