THE DIAMOND ROBBERY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12601, 27 June 1904, Page 5

THE DIAMOND ROBBERY.

A JEWEL WITH A HISTORY. OJ. Saturday, Mr. Holder, the Queen-street ;»weller -whose window was smashed and a -doable diamond stolen, under circumstances iSfilrewly reported, received the pearl star v .'bich had disappeared with the .diamond, j flß gs<ide which it was lying in the window. ffje star was picked up on Friday night by •, > gfjitlemiua whose name was not given to ; aft, Balden. It wan lying in Queen-street, . B«t fat" from, the jeweller's shop. = Contrary to a popular impression the pip police have effected no arrests. What has ' Ji*ppened that gave colour to this belief, is i that a number ot persons were " interviewed" as the official term goes—by the detectives- -but no one was detained on suspicion. Needless to say. the police are detoting »H possible.attention to the detection of the criminal, and none of the usual measures adopted in such cases have been negItctcd. A report that a policeman saw the robber disappearing through Warren Blyth and Co.'s mart, and gave chase, turns out to b» untrue. The stolen diamond originally came from England to Australia, and was then in the posses^ oll of a yaung man, who, having had 8 fairly merry time in Melbourne got into low water and finally turned the stone into cash. It came to New Zealand in the possession, 0 an ex-hot elkwper, ana passed to a sportjug mail in this citv. who lost it in. Christchurch, advertised for it, and stimulated its recovery by a reward of £50. Months went Jiy and the stoma was not returned. Then it was discovered by a prominent sporting man in his breast pocket, and it got there, Jje presumed, when the loser, on a particular occasion, placed his hand on his shoulder in emphasising some particular remark. It was at once returned to its owner. The diamond was dupable of being worn in a ring ~-as it was on this occasion, and also as ft ttud, It is known now, of course, that it could be equally used to adorn a bracelet. It. was in this form that it graced the arm 0 { a well known Auckland lady, who wore it on several occasions at the races.