BURIED JEWELS
v l\ I \ it* •) In* nlin. BKTM/r.V, .Tunc 5. Baroness Elizabeth von l.udinghau-son-AVolf, her son Alexander, and her daughter Vera have been arrested here for alleged fraud. The faintly eomes from the Baltie provinees. A short time ago Baron Alexander entered a jeweller’s shop, and, it is alleged, displayed a mngnifleent pearl necklace, which, he stated, was the last family treasure, lie received 5,000,00!) marks for it. Afterwards it was discovered that the pearls were false. The family explained that they had no idea of this having always believed them to he real. Some days later they went into a jeweller’s shop, bought an expensive gold cigarette ease, and stated, it is alleged that they were prepared to buy diamonds to the value of several millions. The diamonds were brought to their house and it is alleged that bv a trick while the mother engaged the attention of the jeweller the son and dough tr took them away and buried them in a garden.
The jewels were dug up by the police yesterday.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1922, Page 4
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175BURIED JEWELS Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1922, Page 4
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