Show A FIENDISH ROBBER attempted to cut a woman s hand off in order to secure her diamonds henry goodman 19 years old bis been arrested in new york city charged with being the person who at tempted to cut off a young woman a hand to obtain the diamonds displayed on her fingers the attack was made in the full view of scores of merry makers including the woman s escort bliss miss may matthews and miss may lewis started out with their escorts for an automobile ride an I 1 later went to a supper at 11 0 clock when th start was made for home something went wrong with the machine and the two men got down to examine it miss lewis held a handbag which contained a small amount of money on the fingers of miss matthews left hand glittered diamonds worth it Is said fully 1 1500 suddenly from the crowd shiang a young man who held in one band hand a knife with a long and exceedingly keen blade from miss lewis he grabbed the bag she was carrying and then seizing miss matthews by the fingers he drew his knife across her knuckles cutting a deep gas gash h the young worn wom an shrieked with fright and pain and her assailant who waiting to make another effort to sever her hand bran dished his I 1 nife in the face of those who nho sprang to the rescue and dash dashed ed west along houston street after a long chase be he was captured but did not surrender until beaten into sub ejection by a policeman |