Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-05-15 | Page 17 | Caesar Attell Buys Fake Platinum for $3500 |

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Date	1923-05-15
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
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Article Title	Caesar Attell Buys Fake Platinum for $3500
Type	article
Date	1923-05-15
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Page	17
OCR Text	Show Caesar Attell Buys Buys' Fake Platinum for SAN FRANCISCO May 15 Two Two strangers visited the pawnshop here hereof hereof hereof of Caesar Attell former boxer and exhibited a sample o of platinum part of ot a lot they were offering altering for sale Attell accompanied the strangers to their room at the St. St Francis ho hotel hotel hotel ho- ho tel and offered for the tho lot A Alow Alow Alow low bid but the sellers decided to let the precious metal go for cash Attell could produce but In cash on short notice but the strangers strang- strang ers consented to take what he had and a diamond ring valued at The remaining they said they could call and collect at atthe the pawnshop pawnshop pawnshop pawn pawn- shop last night They didn't call but detectives visited the hotel and were Informed the strangers had checked out and left no forwarding address Mr Attell notified the police poUce after he tested the metal and proved It worthless
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