Before the Battle on the White Mountain took place the Jesuits were expelled from Bohemia. They were cautious and buried all their treasures in a secret place in the gardens of Letna. Only three members of the order knew where it was. All three of them were killed by protestants when crossing the border and thus no one knew where to look for the hidden fortune. A legend surrounding the treasure circulated amongst people during the years that followed. One a young shoemaker decided to look for the treasure himself. He spent his nights at Letna where he finally found a steel knob attached to a stone lid. He rejoiced and began lifting the lid hoping to reveal a treasure chest when all of a sudden the bells from the castle spires tolled in alarm. The bells stroke
for the third time which was a sign of fire somewhere in the Lesser Town. Just then a figure dressed in a Jesuit habit appeared on top of the shoveled pile and to the great amazement of the young shoemaker spoke to him: “Run, for your home is in flames and your family is in great danger of death!” The shoemaker ran as fast as he could. When he reached his house it was covered in darkness with no signs of fire or havoc what-so-ever. He returned to the gardens and found that the hole he had made had been covered up and that the spirit of the Jesuit monk had disappeared together with his tools. The following night the shoemaker tried once again but he failed to find the stone door. This is the way the Jesuit treasure protected itself from greedy seekers.
