A Smart Diamond Robbery.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3527, 15 April 1880, Page 2

A Smart Diamond Robbery.

About a fortnight ago a handsome equipage drew up at the door of the first jeweller in St. Petersburg. Alighting from the carriage, an elegantly-dressed and remarkably pretty young^ady entered shop and requested that some pardres of . brilliants might be shown to her. Several costly sets were forthwith submitted for inspection, and after some hesitation the ~ selected a reviere and pendants ralued at ten thousand roubles, and, stating that she was the wife of an eminent mad-doctor, \ whose name is a household word in St.V Petersburg, requested the proprietor of ': the establishment to accompany her home with the jewels in order to settle finally with her husband about their price. The jeweller packed up hit diamonds, and got into the carriage with his customer. Presently they arrived at a large house, and were received at the ports cochbre by a Suisse in splendid livery, who conducted them up a brilliantly-lighted' staircase into a richly • furnished 'drawing-room, in which the lady begged her companion to take a seat, and, jewel-case in hand, proceeded to summon "her husband." Entering the doctor's consultation room in an apparent state of uncontrollable agitation, she informed the latter that she had brought her unfortunate spouse to visit him, in the hope that he would undertake '■ to cure him of a strange monomania ' under which he had laboured for some time past. "My afflicted husband," the said, "is a wealthy landed, proprietor in A——, in the Government of Minsk; he is quiet and harmless, but has diamonds on the brain. He will talk of nothing else, poor fellow! Will you see him P I have left him in your drawing-room, and am muoh too nervous to be present while you diagnose his case. Might I therefore ask you to accompany me to my carriage before you go to him P It will be such a relief to me to leave him in your care." Her ingenious device was crowned with complete success. She drove off with the diamonds; an interview between the doctor and the jeweller fully confirmed her statemettPirith. respect to the letter's alleged monomania, and resulted in his being placed under bodily restraint, from which he was only ' rescued by one of his partners, who succeeded, with the assistance of the police in tracking him to Dr V——f'g renowned private lunatic asylum. No trace has as yet been discovered of the lady.—European Mail.