THE ITALIAN JEWEL THEFT.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1923, Page 2

THE ITALIAN JEWEL THEFT.

PRINCE’S VALET ARRESTED. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. ROME, Sept. 30. Alter six weeks further .search, the police arrested the valet (cabled on Bth. and 26th. July), and recovered the remainder of the Guistiniani jewels. The police first searched the valet at Riviera hut he escaped. They then traced him to a farm-house near Turin. The police surrounded the farm at night-time and found the valet-asleep. The je«els were in a cupboard together with a large stun tip money, jfl The Roman police who traced the V valet to Rivira earn Prime Oiustiniani’s reward, olfered for the recovery ol £BO,h*NJ sterling worth of jewels.

[A sensational rohherv is reported, the Prime and Princess Banditti being drugged during sleep. They were robbed of two million lire worth of jewellery, including a set of rubies and * diamonds originally belonging to the mother of Napoleon JII. Baudini is abed with a fractured arm and other injuries. The Princess is confined to liei room with shock. The Prince s clinffeiir. who disappeared is suspected. His brother was precautionally arrested. Thieves see tired chloroform which was used, from the Princess’ own medicine chest. lit the hurry of their escape they overlooked jewels valued at one hundred thousand lire. As a sequel to the jewel ease Prince Gustnnani's chauffeur lias been arrested near-/ Trieste with half the stolen jewels, which were hidden in a pair of Iwots. The chauffeur says the valet suggested robbery, so he' anil the chauffeur went to the bedroom when the Prince and Princess were asleep and the chauffeur put padding steeped in ether oyer the Prince’s mouth and the valet did the same to the Princess whereupon they becalm* unconscious. They then took the k-ev of the safe, stole the jewels, and took the first tram from Rome. It is believed the valet escaped across the frontier. |