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FAMOUS PEARL ROBBERY

5 Burl proceeds to tell of the search SIR BASIL THOMSON'S BUSE, mando

do at the houses of the four men, of thediscanhng of the pearls by the wife THE INNOCENT POLICEMAN of Lockett, who, in order to save her husband, secretst them in a matchbox. Those who recall the daring Max and evading the police dropped the box

to the gutte. Perhap Meyer pearl robbery in the spring of 1913, Basil, her

he won' love of jewels kept will be interested in the story which Sir her from disposing of them so that they ver he recovered, “. More likely, Brail Thomson, former Chief of the Crimes the simply put riil of them in the

however imal Investigation Department at Scotland w way for: Yard, tolls concerning the recovery of the

for fear that it she were not 1.the police arrived her absence

stolen gems in the October number of houwrechiniga–İLWas_M

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in The gutter

got home slikte before the arrival of The Cosmopolitan, an American publies the police that she had not removed hor

at the kit It is rather interesting

ting to think tion. It will be remembered that pearl necklace, valued at over £100,000 forune of £110,000

kring for the first comer to pick up." was stolen from the sealed package in

"The Arat comer happened to be va which it was despatched from the Paris plumber's helper. He was on his way establishment of Max Meyer to the Lon back to the shop to get some tools Ho don tablishment of the same name, and had filed his pipe but could not light it because he had no match. He AEW the discover in its place was substituted small bits of box, touched it with his too to

It seemed full or emply, found it coal of the same weight as the

heavy picked it up and shock out into The package was sealed in 8 places, and his hand some of the beads He thought

Still, as the new there nothing to judicate that any them imitation pearls, St

papers had been full of some lost penche of them had been tampered with. It was and the police station was no out of his not until the moss, exhaustive, inquiries way he stepped in there with them. The had been made by this Paris police, who, district superintendent at the as a result, were convinced that the jewelstation also believed them to be imita tions, but sent then on to Scotland Yard: could not have disappeared while they I on receiving them, did not believe them

Mr.

Meyer in order to were in charge of the French postal em real, but sent for

which deceived Explaining the disguise the men while they were

ere under observa- Sir Basil, You have read Sir Basil Thomson, in counting his Pow story The Parking Letter part in the recovery of the pearls, tells The letter was concealed by clicking it how he first directed his attention to openly in the most conspicuous place in the apartment. The searchers, who ran- Hatton-garden, being convinced that the sacked the place for it did not examine pearls would eventually fall into the it because they could not imagine that, hands of the police." If they were dias his keeping it from them I would with the fate of its pocessor depending monds" argued Sir Basil, they would

·it leave it where they were sure to see its method. We disguised have been re-cut, would have become We used the same unrecognisable, and would soon reappear one of our detectives as policeman.

detective is a policeman disguised as in rings and bracelets But pearls cannot

civilian, Remember that these thieves

methods as well as we be altered in that way." Matched pearls knew police such as those in the stolen necklace would They knew that no uniformed policeman would be assigned to watch them.for be known to every jeweller of repute i would even be acquainted with their con Western Europe. Sir Basil's first move nection with the case. Aa Grizzard de was to discover, from his dentist, the most livered his message to Marks, they saw & quick setting material that he knew, and uniformed policeman standing near them. It never entered their heads that we would As a result of his experiments with a have dressed one of our detectives in n special plaster of Paris he discovered that within four minutes he could make a police uniform in order to spy on them. mould and reproduce the al upon the packet so perfectis that go member of his staff could detect the difference.

Wax

important only because it kept us on the right truck by assuring us that the package could have been opened and roscaled without making more than a few minutes' differener in the time of its de livery. As a matter of fact, the reseal ing had not been done in the way that I imagined.

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A dally which was kept upon Hatton. BANKING SHIPRING-TRAVEL garden, and eventually the police su

Eighty Offices are established in the Principe picims were narrowed down to four mes -Lockett, Gold, Grizzard, and Marks Cition of the World to provide Commercis but time could the quartet be in Organstions and Private Individuals with

used to come together. The men were complete World Wide Banking, Shipping and followed with a constant change of detec-Travel Bervice tives and a great number of different dia Kulises were could

but apparently there OOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT. them. Fin DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS wannowe whi

pon which

a disquietive to approach two of the men in the strers, overhear their con- versation, and learn their plans, 24 result of which all four were arrested at the Oxford-street Tube Station. The next day the man who cut the deal used to

they imitate that stomped en

package was found at Hammersmith, and he recognised Grizzard as the man for whom he executed the order. It was then post- ble to complete the story of the crime, and Sir Bani proceeds to do so much in the manner of Sherlock Holmes and his collaborator," "

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TALKS WITH THE POSTMAN : "Grizzard had been the oue to plan it. He knew that several times a week the London establishment of Max Meyer received shipments by mail from their RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK. Pari shop and that usually the pas kages contained diamonds... Grizzard CAPITAL (FULLY-FAID)W began by cultivating the noquaintance of RESERVE FUND M the postman The postman was a man of CAFTIAL CONTRIBUTED BY THR

CHINESE GOVERNMENT work no great intelligence; he did his without interat in it, and when it was RESERVE FOND wer he went. certain bar where he spent the greater part of his evenings Grizzard became friendly with the post- man at this bar. Later, he several times met bim on the street while the postman was delivering his packages and stopped to talk with him. Sometimes, in doing this, he took from the postman's bag one of the packages, looked at it and at once return ed it to the bag. Finally in this way he en me upon a package addressed to Max

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Meyer. He took a quick imprint of the Paris - Societe Generals Pet de l'Indus-

seal on a bit of wax hidden in his band. The way impression was taken to the obscure engraver, who unsuspiciously en graved a seal to prrespond with it. Now Grizzard approached the postman, more

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£1001 the postman exclaimed. I seemed & great sum to him, 257

You can do it easily. All you have to do is, the mxt time you have a package for Meyer and I meet you on Changchun the street, hand me the package, gu on Cheloo and deliver some of your other mail, come Dairen back the same way, and you will find me Hailar waiting with the package where you left

HONGKONG BRANCH: me, and you can deliver it at Meyer's?

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reflected. postman

It did not Beem & very serious matter to loaves Fixed Deposita, Terms on application. Loss! package in

nge in the hands of one of his friends. Bills discounted, and receive it back a few minutes, and Formign Exchange on the Principal Cition of

You won't then deliver

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You have my word, Grizzard

After that each day Grizzard waited for the postman be the street. Finally, "one day, the postbag contained a package for. Max Meyer. The postanan Landed H to Grizzard-Grizzard dashed around the corn Marks and Gold were waiting. They sad up to Mark's shop.**There quickly broke the seals, shook out, the necklace, put into the box ore Kits, edal of the same weight, then they replaced the wrappings, brought the

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