Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-13 | Page 1 | Diamond Smuggling Gang

DIAMOND SMUGGLING GANG Chicago Police Make Arrest Deemed Important. CHICAGO, Aup. 12. Tho pollco today arrested ar-rested -.Honry Hoffman, who, thoy declare. Is a member of a gane organized to Hnfutrgle diamonds Into tho United States. Much secrecy se-crecy waa maintained concerning tho arrest, tho officers desiring to capturo other members of tho cans before dlscloelne tho fact that Hoffman hod been taken Into custody. Aftor tho arrcet waa mado a Jowoiry "toro on West Madison ftreot waa visited, whor a small number of diamonds raid to have boen smuggled were seised, Jho jowelor, L. J. Bohl. Is alBO held by tho police, although nq charges havo as yet beon preferred agolnat' hjm. ' It is believed by thrt officers that many thousands of dollars' worth ot diamonds havo been smuggled Into th6 United States by tho gang, and other arreeta will be mado on Monday,