ROBBERY AT ST. PETER’S
VATICAN JEWELS RECOVERED. THIEVES’ CLUMSY METHODS. Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ROME, July 8. The Vatican jewels have been recovered. Three of the thieves were discovered among the workmen repairing the Treasury. They refused to disclose where the plunder was hidden, but a detective, pretending to bo a buyer, -got in touch with a shoemaker who was suspected, cl being a receiver, and the latter revealed the haul; whereupon the police broke in and seized the chalices, which were minus their gems. These, however, were discovered later in a pair of shoes. —A. and N.Z. Cable. Thieves broke into the treasure room of Tl. Peter’s, and stole a quantity of valuables, which were stated to include the ring of St. Peter, which contains a colossal emerald of incalculable money value.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19528, 10 July 1925, Page 9
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