Stolen treasure hoard discovered in N.S. Home

They have recovered hundreds of allegedly stolen items from a Fall River home that included rare first editions of books , one-of-a-kind documents and arts taken from multiple collections.

The estimated valued of more than $1 Million of artifacts are found at John Mark Tillman Fall River home by the police. They found more than 800 allegedly stolen artifacts.

The police pulled Tillman last summer for breaching the conditions of his house arrest. During that stop they found a few unusual items in his vehicle, including a letter written in 1758 by British military leader Gen. James Wolfe.

Wolfe was one of the British leaders who led an attack on the French during the Siege of Louisbourg in the 18th century, effectively ending the French colonial era in Atlantic Canada.

After months of investigating the letter, police finally tracked it to Dalhousie University. Once they confirmed it was a stolen antiquity, police obtained a search warrant for Tillman's house and arrested him following the search.

Police began their search early Friday morning and continued their search on Tuesday, cataloging hundreds of items — anything that looked to be an antique or rare object.

One item of note seized appears to be a rare edition of Charles Darwin's pivotal scientific work, On the Origin of Species.

Police said they have tracked the owners of many artifacts already, and have confirmed theft or fraud.

Source: ca.yahoo.com

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