Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1906 — FIND STOLEN GEMS IN SALVAGE. [ARTICLE]

FIND STOLEN GEMS IN SALVAGE.

St. I/ouia World's Fair Laborer Uncovers Jewels - Acting under instructions cabled from England,_JohnJ\ O’Brien, a laborer employed in the wrecking of the world’s fair buildings at St. Louis, has unearthed an alligator bag containing jewels valued at $50,000, which—we re stolen from Mr. and Mrs. I’. Henry Clayton of Devonshire, England, during a visit to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition two years ago. The jewels were stolen from a trunk and they were not missed until the Claytons had returned to England after a tour around the world. They then had no EeMr _ flf knowing where the jewels had been stolen. About a month ago a Ilindob servant who had been nr their employ during their trip was fatally injured by an elephant in India and on his deathbed confessed that he stole the jewels while in St. Louis. He said that he became alarmed and, fearing detection, had drowed them into a hole in the wall of the Manufacturers’ building. Later he again wished to secure the gems, but on returning to the place he had secreted them could not reach the bottom of the space between the plaster and the side of the building. Fearing to make any inquiries or ask assistance, the Hindoo departed from St. Louis with the Claytons, leaving the jewels in their hiding place. O’Brien was generously rewarded and was also employed by Mr. Clayton as his personal attendant. t •