AN INGENIOUS ROBBERY OF DIAMONDS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1839, 14 January 1880, Page 2

AN INGENIOUS ROBBERY OF DIAMONDS.

A rather ingenious diamond robbery is said to have taken place at Antwerp. In France and Belgium, as many people know, it is more usual for shops, even of the better class to he wholly attended to by the family of the tradesman than by hired shopmen. The jeweller in question, M. Nys, appears to have had a staff consisting of himself, his wife, his son and his daughter. The plan of the robbers was to eliminate one by one the members of this staff. They watched until the jeweller and his daughter went out for a walk. Then one of the confederacy went in and asked to see the master. Finding that he was out, he pressed that a deputy should he sent with him to value some jewellery. The son was despatched on the errand, and thus the wife was left with the shop on her hands. Then another person, well dressed and imposing in appearance, entered the shop and asked te look at come trinkete. He was very difficult to please, and Madame Nys became engrossed in the task of endeavouring to suit him. Meanwhile, a third person managed to slip unnoticed through the passage whi;h led to the dwelling house behind the shop, and to go out again, equally without attracting attention. At last the fastidious gentleman chose a small value and departed. Whed the jeweller oame home it was discovered that a box which was on a table in the bsck room had been carried off, and this box contained diamonds to the value of nearly £looo. " Daily News."