Gang of Robbers Arrested: Seven Convictions in the French Court: A Russian Conspiracy On October 13 last diamonds to the value of $2,500 were stolen from a room in the Kalee Hotel occupied a French citizen, M. Navon.
Up to February 10 no clue to the thieves was obtained, but after that date the search proved successful and eight men out of the nine suspected of participation in the robbery were successively arrested, their names being as follows: Vladimir Artiouk, Yakolevitch Soudakoff, Constantin Efframovitch Sas. bovine, Ossip Weltman, Hahim Its-kef, Aron Zelek Kikoin, Basile Lapine and Jacques Skwirsky. These men were brought before the French Mixed Court and several hearings were necessary. Judgement has now been pronounced. At the hearing it was proved that Artiouk, although claiming not to know the name of M. Navon, nor the number of his room, had gone to the Kalee several times to see whether M. Navon was there. He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and expulsion from the French Settlement.
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