The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
IRISH GROWN LEVEL MYSTERY REVIVED Report That They Have
 Been Recovered STATEMENT IS DENIED Arrest In South Africa of Their For mer Custodians Coincident With the Latest Revival of the
 Rumor
STATEMENT IS DENIED
By F. X. CULLEN

By F. \. CULLEN
 Dublin. December S.-(Special)-The old scandal of the Dublin crown jewels has been revived by the publication thls week of d story that the jewels have been recovered and are safe again in their place in Dublin castle. This story mas been published at intervals since the dls- appearance of the jewels on July 6, l90i' and as often denied. It Is denied again by the castle authorities, but despite these denials there are many people in Ireland who believe in it's truth. In fact, it has been stated positively that the jewels were found in Paris pawnshop and re- deemed with money provided by Lord Prrie, the great Belfast shipbuilder, while another story is that the authori- tics know where the jewels are and can lay their hands on them at any time they are willing to pay the price demanded.
 Sensational Affair
 Whatever the truth as to their present location may be, the theft of the Dublin crown jewels forms one of the most sen sational scandals in the history of the Irish government, and there is little doubt that the public has never been allowed to learn all that Is known to the authori- ties. Rumors duplicating very highly placed personages have been in clrcula- tion, and no real investigation ever was made.
 The jewels were kept in a safe in the office of arms in Dublin castle. There were two or three keys to the safe in eX- istence. On the morning of July the cEarwoman who came every morning to clean up found the safe open. She report ed this fact to the officials, who apparent ly locked it without taking the troubie 10 verify it's contents. On July 6the woman again found the safe open and again 1t was locked up In the same casual man ner. That afternoon, however, one of the officials had occasion to go to the safe, and then it was discovered that tae jewels were missing. They consisted of the re- galia of the Order of St. Patrick and were valued at $250, 000
 Of course there was a hue and cry at once, but in few days it died down in the most unaecountable manner, and since then. although questions have been asked in parliament and the agitation re- vived from time to time in the news papers, nothing has been done. A num- Der of officials were dismissed or allowed to resign, among them being J. Shackle- ton, who was then Dublin herald.
 There are two significant incidents in connection with the latest revival of the story of the recovery of the jewels one is that Laurence Ginnell, M F., who has persistently tried to get the matter ven- tilated in parliament, asked the chief sec retary for Ireland last week if 1t were not a fact that he knew where the jewels were. Of course the chief secretary re- piled that he did not The other is the arrest in South Africa of Shackleton on the charge of obtaining large sums of money by fraud from Lord Ronald Suth- erland Cover an uncle of the Dukes of Syf rtrn I aff ct n,,1 agf minister.
 Interest In Trial
 Whether Shackleton's arrest will throw any light on the loss of the crown jewels or not, his trial when he is brought to England, promises to be one of the most sensational in recent times Part of the story was told during the examination in bankruptcy some time ago of Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower, and it is hard to under stand why no criminal prosecution was undertaken at the time.
 Lord Ronald who is an elderly man of literary and artistic tastes, had taken Shackleton into his household and treated him as a son. Gradually he intrusted all his affairs to Shackleton, who undertook extensive stock exchange speculations. The result was that Lord Ronalds entire fortune was lost, and he was left de- pendent on the charity of his wealthy rel atiyes. Why Shacketon was not prosecuted crimnally at the time was one of those mysteries for which no adequate eXplana- ton is forthcoming. It was stated that one reason was that any proceedings against him would inevitably involve more highly placed persons, and that great in- ffuence was brought to bear on the au- fhorities to turn the blind eye to the reve- 1ations in the bankruptcy court. However that may be, he went off to South Africa wa of years.
 London detectives have been very active in official circles in Dublin for the last week or so. They haEe been looking up every one connected with the castle ad- rninistration at the time of the disap- pcarance of the jewels, but of course they refuse to tell whether or not they have discovered any new facts, and unless they are able to bring a separate charge against Shackleton or some one else in connection with the jewels it is hard to i see how the prosecution with regard to Lord Ronald Sutherland Gowers afi airs ran throw any light on the Irish mystery.