A LONDON JEWEL ROBBERY

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 3956, 23 January 1900, Page 3

A LONDON JEWEL ROBBERY

A daring jewel robbery was perpetrated in tho West End or. November 21 (says ‘'Lloyds’), tho extraordinary feature of the case being that a lady alloy - ed her dressing ease, containing jewels and trinkets worth £IOOO, to be placed on the top of her brougham like ordinary luggage. 'lt appears that Mrs Bevau, who recently bought a house in Grosvenor streej;, New Bond street, W., was returning to town from the country, and was met at Victoria station by her brougham. Her dressing-ease was placed on tho roof of tho carriage, and on her arrival at Grosvenor street it was gone. A messenger was instantly despatched to tho railway station., but no trace of it was there found. The police wore then acquainted, tho suggestion of an accidental loss being entirely out of the question. The “case” was labelled with tho name and address of tho owner. The theory is that while passing through ono of tho quieter streets on the route, tho thief, favoured by the fog, jumped on. to the back carriage of the brougham, aud securing the dressing case, quickly made off. Tho case, which was of dark brown leather with gold fittings, was mounted on the side, with M.E.Ii.” in gilt letters. This was enclosed hi a mackintosh cover, bearing a label plainly marked with the lady’s name and address. Amongst the contents were the following: A set of small cut-glass bottles, with silver tops; a silver pin-box ; several brushes, with silver aud embossed backs; a diamond necklace (daisy pattern), with a largo diamond in the centre, surrounded by smaller ones; a set of diamond clasps ; a number of valuable brooches, one set with diamonds, ono a three-quarter crescent of diamonds, ir. a silver setting; q diamond pendant, which could bo used as a brooch; an oval-shaped broo„ch, consisting of a turquoise surrounded with diamonds; a gold bar brooch with rubies in the centre; a cat’s-eyc brooch, surrounded with diamonds; a diamond bow brooch, with gold settings; a small pearl necklet, with diamond snap fastening; a collarette composed of rows of pearls and diamond fastening ; a rope of imitation pearl, sft long, with gold fastenings; two fine gold muff chains sot with pearls, with a hanging gold cross with initials- “M.E.R..” on one side and “Faith and Hope” on the reverse, and a red enamelled heart set with a diamond in the centre, and a key enamelled various colours, attached a long muff chain, with small gold beads, fastened with a spring ring; a small gold neck chain; a pair of daisy pattern earrings to match tho necklace, in a dark blue velvet case; a dress ring set, with a diamond surrounded by about live smaller ones; an Oriental gold pendant, set with various coloured stones, with three pearls at the bottom, fastened together with wire; two purses; and r, gold chain, with a brown leather flap attached, fastened with- a. simp bearing the maker’s name, “Isakoff, 6 Blou-de-Dcs, Italy,” containing two £5 Bank of England notes, a gold pencil-case, silver photo -frames, -containing gontlcmcn”s photographs; a cheque-book, containing blank cheques on Barclay, Sevan and Co.’s bank.

A woman who was with a little girl in Grosvenor place on Friday night, November 17, says sho saw a man climb up tho back of the brougham, possess himself of the bag, and then drive off towards Victoria street with another man in a hansom.