A MONK'S CRIME.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 5

A MONK'S CRIME.

IMMENSE THEFT OF JEWELS*.] By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.-' .',.:{, Vienna, October; 9. The Austrian police bavo arrested Macooh, a'monk, on a charge of .murdering his brother and' eloping with the /widow'., .- .:;Macoch.. committed ithe great robbery at 'Czehstocnau,'- in- Russian Poland, 'cabled on Ootober' 2i .last-,year, -and is: alleged to 'have murdered -his. brother.'.beoause' he. ; was afraid he ,'wpffld' denounce ;him : . :;{ i' The Church of,the Monastery.' : of ,St.' Paul the Hermit; !at Czenstoclmui -in Russian '.Poland, :• .was; robbed : : of." valuable jewelson-a Sntiirday'.-night'in October, ; bf last .year.';, The church ; contains .' the famous "Black Madonna,"' a picture' of the/Virgiri and Child attributed by-legend to St. Xuke, and, held 'in high veneration by -tlie 'Poles,, of:'whom between 200,000: ;and 300,000 "make;pilgrimage ,to. the spot nniiuaily{ : -It .was stated'.that; two {men : 'disguised', as' and .stole the -precious, stories .and- : other- objects with: whicb tho picture {.was. adorned. The" objects stolen consisted;:of .the : -Bilver Curtain,hung..before the;'{picture;..-.the crowns upon the{hend ,of .the!-Virgin and '"of.. 1 the Child -set. witb ' diamonds ,;given by ..Pope' .Clement in .1719, .and- valued- .at iEIO,OOO|/'thedress : -of pearl's; presented by Queen-Hedwig,. of Poland,;viilued: at,hun-di-eds of thousands": of pounds', diamond rings, {and.pther ■ ornaments 'of {-, great value. .'■■■■'■)"•■■■'. '■'{{ ■ ; '-;.-'''. : ' ':';'ft!.' { f '':■'■..;;{{