Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-07
CnAf R0RERlEs.
Sew Rs,ai Treasures have been H
fYed By Thieves

Sew Rs,al Yreasaries have been IL
ned By Thieves
The recent robbery of the Turn AZ
u,ory causes the London Stgsa0rs 70
review the many similar crimes com
rnitted in The past IN En9iand and otoer
countries. The story of Colonel blooo'
who all bat managed TO make on win
the Eastish crown jewels from tne
Tower, u 30 veil known that 1t need
only be referred to. Bat there are other
instanees less known, theags scarcely
les peculiar.
Nearly co wears ago the great treasury
in Westminster Abbey vas eisaf.o OF
some of the most valuable OF It's COB
tents: the sscristan and several OF soe
monks acting IN completely with certain
ihiey, outside he wi 3 Some OF the
art eles stolen we're new recoveredi ont
the richness Of the boosy bamp%red D.
robbers 80 mach that. when the cniei OF
them vas captured, 1000 worth vas
found IN bis posse~sion- SO carefully
was tbs robbery planned that the roRues
soxea the graveyard With hemp, in or
der that four months later II might
serve to conceal the proceeds OF the
burglary. This crop, il may be added,
was utilized for quite different pur
pose.
In I44O the Republic Of Venice mar
rovly escaped being plundered OF its
vast hoard OF. vslua bles by Cand:an
named Stamm6to, who, after secretin2
himself behind an altar In the cAthe-
draI, managed to gain access TO the
treasury BIZ means of false keys. Night
after night he removed obi cts OF value,
and there seems little doubt that he
might have escaped with his booty had
hs not been tempted TO shew one Of his
eountrymen the ducal cap Of the Doge,
which be bad just conveyed to bis loda-
in9s. THIS misplaced confidence led to
his apprehension, With more than tGo
million ducats in his possession
Anne of Denmark, Q leen Of James
vi. of Scotland, vas robbed by her maid
of pearls and other valuables, under the
plea that these jewels were taken to dress
dolls for the royal children.
On the death Of Queen Charlotte an
enormous quantity of precious stones.
including diamonds to the value of
nearly q million pounds, was missing.
On q previous occasion q gold ever
and basin enriched With gems disap-
pearsd from the royal chambers. The
latter was subsequently, found behind
book shelf in the kings study. At
later date it was officially announced
that the diamonds had for the most
part been recovered, with the exception
valued at $1,000. 1t was believed that
George Ill. had removed them during
one OF his fits Of insanity, and then
had forgotten where he had secreted
them. The Garter, however, 10 still
missing.
Daring the disorders following the
revolution the French crown jewels
stolen by robbers, who climbed the
colonnades at the side of tho Place
Louis XIV, and thus gained access to
the Gsrde Meuble, where the jewels had
been placed By the Commune of Paris
A portion Of the treasure was recovered
from ditch in the Alec des vsnves. in
the Champs Eiysees; but, though Napo-
leon made every effort to collect the
stones, which had been dispersed
throughout Europe, many have disap-
peared. it is believed forever.
In 1904 the celebrated esp of the
Ptolemies" was stolen from the Paris
Museum" and within the last three
years the Church of st. Denis was des-
poiled by robbers Of some Of its regal
ornaments.
In 1850 the Princess Of Orange was
robbed Of her jewels at Brussels, and
in 1877 the treasures of the Cathedral of
Toledo we're withdrawn from public in
spection, owing to the numerous thefts
to which they had been subjected for
many wears previously.
As for the Duke of Brunswick. not
outstanding the elaborate precautions
which he took to keep his diamonds, he
WAS pluudered more than once, and. TO
the scandal Of legitimacy, some of Don
Carlos's orders went astray in a peculiar
manner.
Edward III. pledged his crown and
jewels TO the merchants of Flanders,
and Henry V. put his diadem in pawn
to the Abbot of Westminster IN order
to raise funds to carry on the war with
France.
Not to enumerase many iimilar trans
actions, Gustavus I'LL. of sweden pur
chased two large diamonds, ruby and
some pearls, which the young PretendeI
had failed to redeem frsm the Lombar
dy Arms. 1t would thus seem that roya
treasures are quite as apt to go as.ray
a. any Others.