The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-09-19

Attempt to Steal the English Crown.
In the reign of Charles II. desper-
ate attempt was made to carry off the
crown and other regalia of England
from the Tower of London, which was
all but successful. The chief perpe-
traitor of the deed was q man named
Colonel Blood who had previously
been engaged in other crimes OF on
equally daring nature. He had once,
with several a3complices, waylaid the
Duke of Ormond, Lord-Iieutenan5 OF
Ireland, and was about to hang him at
Tyburn Gate, and it was only with
great difficulty that the Duke escaped.
The mode in which Blood set to work
to gain possession of the crown was as
follows: The regalia were then, rs now,
shown to the public in the Tower, and
he visited it disguised as a clergyman,
with a lady on his arm. While the
kceper-a man named Edwards-was
showing then his treasures, the lady
pretended to oe taken suddenly i'll, and
Che keepers wife, being called to her
assistance, conducted her to her private
apartments, and treated her with great
kindness. A few days afterwards
Blood called with q present for Mrs.
Edwards, in acknowledgment OF this
civility, and so ingratiated himself into
the favor of herself and her husband
that he became on constant visiting
! terms.
The keeper had daughter for whom
| his new friend, the clergyman, pro.
| fesscd great admiration. He offered to
| find her a suitable spouse in the person
] Of hfe an,hatrr ,rrl, a.f .,
| T5ung man of good property. A Amcet-
! ing was agreed upon between the young
couple, and Blood was to bring his
fictitious nephew to the Tower for that
! purpose. One morning, accordingly,
he presented himself OF The iewel-houso
with . young man andtwo others, who,
he said, were friends of his who were
| just about to start for the country, buy
were anxious to see the crown Jewels
before they departed
They proceeded Immediately to the
rCcm in which the regalia were kept,
| the keeper meanwhile having sent his
vile and daughN5r notice to be pres
eEtly in readiness to receive their 'ex-
| pscted guests. One of Blood's party,
| IN some pretens6 or other, was LETT at
! the door to giveSn alarm to the rest if
] OgeaslOO TpuUiTpd As soon gs the
! g-eener with bis tbreo visitnrs bgE on.
3tered the ieweLroom he was seiTeg and
ropred wbiIe ibis lie wos tbrgs,fened
\ if ne made anr disturbance. Notwith-
Il .stondinT tbis he n,ode efl;orts
A,to creafe an alarm bnt was beatnn
H about the be.J With q naIjef c7ntiI ba
was comneIIeF to silence
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MS ASSISTANCE
The alarm was Immediately spread,
and sever1l persons started I'm pursuit
OF the thieves, Who' however, were SO
lar aheaulohat they reac4eG IJhe draw
bTi0pe before anV one gttpmOtpQ to sion