Posted by stew - Sat, Feb 7, 2009

Gazette & Courier - Monday, September 6, 1875
Foreign

A box was found a few days since in a water course near Windsor Castle, containing 125 false keys to the royal jewel rooms. It has been satisfactorily proved that the box and contents were part of a plan to steal the royal jewels. The keys were found to fit the locks exactly. It has not been found out by what means the bold plan was baffled, or how the box came to be found in proximity to the castle. The case is under investigation.
 

Subjects: Crime, Criminals, English (and England), Households, Lost and Found, Police, Rivers / Lakes / Oceans, Robbers and Outlaws, Royalty, Jewelry / Gold / Silver / Treasure