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Show YOUNG WOMAN FOOLS BROKERS Clever Diamond Swindle Pulled Off in New York-Perpetrator York-Perpetrator Disappears. New York. N V Nov 14. With the disappearance of a young woman and the discovery by the police of manv diamonds in Bowery pawn shops, a diamond swindle amounting to more than $100,000 is believed to have been uncovered A man with whom the young woman formed a partnership for the sale of diamonds on memorandum Is also missing. The greind Jury began an Investigation to I day The aclivttv of the police in th" case resulted from the arrest Saturday of Francis Cocks, a diamond broker i h.irged with withholding diamonds ! entrusted to him by another broker j Cocks' explanation was that he gave : the diamonds to the voung woman to I Bell and that she had not returned ! them Other brokers then told of havlnc given the woman diamonds tc sell on i ornmisslon and a search of I pawn shops resulted in finding about sqoimi worth of the gems. The woman, who Is described as about 3o j oar6 old and handsome bf g.m selling diamonds on memorandum I In a 6mali way two years ago and last year her sales are 6aid to have amounted to more than $500,000 Her first dealings with the brokers began by small purchases Soon she began taking out larger 6tones say ing that she bad left them at varl ous fashionable homes for approval As het accounts were always paid her credit finally became unlimited |