The Carlisle Patriot, Friday, December 20, 1844, News INGENIOUS SWINDLE. M. SPINELLI, jeweller, Place-de la Bourse, was lately tricked out of a suite of diamonds in the following way: Two Piedmontese, one calling himself the Chevalier GIORDANO, aged 28, and the other about 20, who acted as his servant, took up their quarters at the Hotel d'Amiens. The Chevalier having spoken to the proprietor about his wishes to purchase a suite of diamonds, and to exchange 25,000f. in Italian pieces of gold and French Napoleons for other money, was recommended by him to M. SPINELLI. The diamonds were exhibited and the price agreed on, but the exchange of the gold was refused. The Chevalier requested the jeweller to accompany him to his hotel with the jewels, and said that the money should be paid down. This M. SPINELLI consented to do, and on the party entering the Chevalier's apartment, he ordered his servant to bring a bottle of champagne. The jeweller refusing positively to partake of it, the servant was ordered to bring out a case in which was deposited the money to pay for the diamonds. The case was immediately produced, but the key was not forthcoming. The man went into a closet to seek it, and the Chevalier, carelessly taking up the jewels, placed them in the drawer of a commode, which he closed. As the servant delayed coming with the key, the chevalier followed him, and M. SPINELLI, after a few seconds getting uneasy, also entered the closet, which, to his surprise, he found empty. He hastily returned into the room, and opening the drawer, discovered that it was empty, and that the light could be seen from the other side. The wall had, in fact, been cut through, and the diamonds were thus at the mercy of the two swindlers. In the case left upon the table, nothing was found but a stone.-------- 'Galignani'. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.11 - Release Date: 12/01/2005