DIAMOND ROBBERY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 114, 16 May 1931, Page 11

DIAMOND ROBBERY

KIDNAPPING OF JEWELLER CRIME WAS REHEARSED SYDNEY, May 8. It was discovered that the reason why the kidnapping of Mr Solomon Cohen on Wednesday night and the subsequent robbery of diamonds from his shop was so successfully and swiftly carried out was because the entire ' crime had been rehearsed. Before the robbery the gang went > through the actions of kidnapping a man and securing his keys, and another car rushed back to the city and made a pretence of watching the policeman on the beat and robbing the shop, ; thereafter joining the other section of i the gang. Thus it was that not the slightest detail was overlooked. Several imporI taut clues to the identity of tho mon I concerned in the crime have been discovered, and one in particular is resi ponsiblc for an extensive search now being made. It was thought that the search now being made of certain un ' derworld haunts would lend to early i success. Lloyd’s, insurers of the gems, check led over the stock yesterday, and found ' that nearly £3so(f worth of jewellery had been stolen. Lloyd’s, through the Chief Secretary (Mr Gosling), have offered a reward of £590 for the recovery of the property and the conviction ,! of the criminals. JEWELS RECOVERED ARRESTS IN SYDNEY ' SYDNEY, May 12. Detectives have arrested two men on a charge of stealing Solomon Cohen’s jewels. Most of tho jewels have been recovered.