The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-09
DUBLIN JEWELS
COME TO LIGHT
FAMOUS GEMS HAVE BEEN RE-
TuFfED TO Old IRISH
CASTLE.
GOTTEN OUT OF PAWN
Pawnbroker Released Them For 500,
o0o~--Nobiema IN Debt Ac-
cused Of Taking Them In
Order 10 Speculate.

I London, June S.-Thoueh Sec tan |
Yard disciaims any know edge of the
transaction and though Chief cte
tary Birrell has Automatically denied
1T In parliament, 1t can be stated as
a fact that the stolen reeaia jewels
are back In Dublin castle
The jewels Whose theft from tin
Office OF the ulster king OF arms m
Dublin castle was discovered In July
1907, have been released from pawn
shop In London for over $9O,a3g
their value has been set down N
$300000) and have been taken to Ira.
land by the senicr member oil thu
firm of pawnbrokers.
1t is Understood that the money fer
the release OF the stolen regalla was
put up by newly created nobemaa
Fwho has been given household birth
for the accommodation.
II was hoped that this transa ito
would definitely close the unhappy
and mysterious affair. To the con
trary, it seems to have given II new
life, and now an Irish barrister
binsman of Sir Arthur Wears, has
applied to magistrate for al ar
raignment OF the vioeroy and chief
secretary Of ireland on the charge OF
compromising felony.
Made Scapegoat.
| Fs4 t1f aaurua fba Y,aaufyts.aka raf,.r ag -.
give the barrister bearing, and the
English papers do not even give his
name.
| Pierce OMahoney. the ha fbrother
OF Sir Arthur Wears. has never IA
tered In his belief that his kinsma1.
In addition to having been dism ssed
for negligence In o1ice has bean al
lowed to lie under a stigma Of dis
graceful and sordid conduct. and fur
Their that he has been made a scapa-
goat to shield lot of disreputailes
who have brought shame to Dublin
castle circles.
Mr.. O'Mahoney declares that In The
hubbub caused owed the theft CT the
jewels Chief Secretary Dirrel wrote
To the king. reporting upon tie CON
ditions. and included Sir Arthur Vic
lars In the list OF undeslrables. He
asked his majesty for power to clear
Tout the whole lot and reconstitute the
office.
| Offered a tension.
| Afterward Mr. Birrell discoyere
that he had made mistake with re-
gard to Sir Arthur, but wond not
acknowledge the fact TO the king He
asked Wears to resign and got re-
fusal. Then he got the under secre-
ltary for Ireland to have chat with
Sir Arthur's solicitor which was -
induce the solicitor to advise Wears
to so out. The plan did not work
| Then in despair the chief secretary
offered Wears a pension ii be would
Igo hut Pierce O'Mahoney refused to
allow his half-brother to take the
bribe, and insisted upon fighting the
case
Then came the star chamber in
quiry to decide whether Sir Arthur
udd DNtu Negligent aHu MS avs -hlSS al
followed.
4 Shrewd Inspector
Now it Is declared p lee in
spector of Lodon visited Dublin castle
and found that person who had "a
cess TO Sir Arthur's keys had taken
a wax impression Of the key TO the
safe in which the jewels were kept.
The Inspector also found out that
about the time of the robbery the
man in question was In need of a
very substantial sum or money a III
the police theory ~as that tie jewel
were gawned for a loan in the hope
that certain financial deal wou
enable the cuiprit to redeem the
jewels.
Following this theory the inspector
announced that he could locate bot
t. Jewels and the culprit. but the c
clever policeman was orderd to ha {
Events have justified the inspect r