The Archive · 1938

Russian Crown Jewel Theft Suspects Held

Two Russians Arrested By Belgian Police

Belgrade, Sept. 1.

The Russian Crown Jewels again occupied the attention of police and press when two Russians named Genselj and Teodorovitch-Kwashinski were arrested here today upon the suspicion of having stolen some of them.

The jewels which were rescued from Petersburg by General Wrangel, were intrusted in part to two Russians who were commissioned to hand them to the Yugoslav Finance Ministry for safekeeping. During recent months, various pieces from the world-famous collection have appeared in Paris where they were offered for sale and it is believed that they were stolen sixteen years ago by the two Rusgians now in custody.—Trans-Ocean.

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