The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-08
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pected momentarily. IL
OF the treasure itseIt-H.
monds, pearls, ametbvst,
royal heirlooms - Official, and
covered that part which ne s
said was the woman,s Laey
They placed this at Is =, .0oS,
percent Of the hoard. Thu 49,. "
they said, went to the co,o oss;'
The authorities do not S.s
this portion now but indic navs
they know where it can S't q.
found. oe
Col. A. c. Miller of the oro.
vost marshal generals H. ~,
and his assistant, Lieut. ~
]. S. Myers, unfolded w. W.
story at a news contersrc.
They told it thus:
Lead-Lined Casket
The hoard, in a lead-lined ca,L.,
within a wooden box. was bids'
in the deepest cellar of the IN
room Kronberg castle near Fr. .yS
furt-on-Main, which subssnna a.s'
was taken over for an officers r.s,
home. Icy
When Third Army troon, 49,,
moved into the area thirctv Nv
went hunting for liquor in The ~. VA
tie. They found 1900 bottles way >,
choice wines. Then they found AM NJ
bottles of very ancient vin tYn
more carefully hidden near ~
treasure hoard. The circumstanc N,
indicated something else was LA
den.
Carries On Search
The corporal is alleged 10 b,n,
carried on the search, dug IN Il,
jewels and turned them over ia II,
WAC, who was in charge Of n,
rest home. Where the major cam,
in, and just how the hoard W.,
struggled to this country, were nj
disclosed Immediately.
At any rate the major and n,
corporal, Miller said, apparepth
did not get their share.
1t was not any tip from thoa
two but the subsequent marriau
of the WAC and the colonel. Miller
related, that aroused the suspicion
of Army authorities and set then
on the trail.
Their marriage was discovered
only last Saturday. Authorize
went to take them at a small Wis
consin town which Miller decline
to identify and where they appsr
emily were honeymooning. The,
slipped away to Chicago and regis
tered at the Inflated La Sale hotel
scene of a flash fire early Wednes
day in which SO persisted and 20
were injured. They were arrestu
there Monday.
Saved Their Lives
1--WE probably saved their lives
Miller remarked, 'for they weu
on one of the floors that was burn
ed out"
Interrogation started immedi
ately," he continued. by noa
Monday she had confessed he
share. BY 4 am. Tuesday we hal
her share of the loot. She did no
unload any of it. The colonel hal
the rest"
I'VE do not yet have the jewel
the colonel admitted having" MID
er added.
The two technically had beer Dis
charged but were on terminalhU
and thus under military junic
ton. The WAC's leave would hN
expired May 80 but she was recall
ed to active duty the day betofea
authorities pressed their ~inveSiga
ton. The colonel then was recalsI
to active duty after his marriage
Despite the discharge Of the cor
poral, authorities said all iNu
probably would be subject to couF
martial in the European theats
under charges of larceny. The pen
atty upon conviction could be I'M
or Imprisonment.
Miller said there was nothing i
the previous records Of any Of III
to indicate any criminal ten
dencies-until the descriptions o
war placed easy temptation In tnel
way.
The jewels had been buried BE-
the castle in the fall Of Ivy
heavy Allied air raids con
WINGED the members Of the Hess
family, relatives of Queen VlcI0[D
of England, that they would "
safer there than in their DAN
vaults.
Last January, Miller said, Prln
cess Sophie called at the casue y
ask the Americans about them ah
was told they were in safe cuS'oo!
But in April the princess sousa
% get possession of some Je"ss
he wa to be married 'n
wanted to wear them then IL W.
hen that the theft was discover.
Military authorities in German
started an investigation and hSa
Xix to 10 suspects, all OF whom ~,
,een redeployed to the Uhl.
by that time. The war a.
,artment then took over N WIZ
called a NATIONWIDE ND.
lunt. The Army handled the Gs o
tself, without calling in the ~
n other authorities.