Show BANDITS ROB 5 81 LU L Of mAMOND Woman Foils Robbers by Placing Ring in Mouth The Die quick wit of Mrs oIls Maurice Barnett 2121 Tenth East ast street I foiled two determined d b bandits early Saturday morning and though threatened with death saved paved a diamond ring Just as Mr 1 Barnett Banett who is a member of the jewelry firm of Harnett Har- Har nett Weiss turned his car toward to the curb in front of the home homo of ui Mrs Cecelia Cecella 1030 Lake street another car CaL was driven hard I against his and two men leaped out Though Mr 11 Barnett and ancI Mrs 1 I ISoble did not realize what was about some im Instinct warned Mrs Mra Barnett and she quickly removed her diamond ring and placed It in her mouth beneath her tongue Hands up the two men demanded de do- and the three victims turned to look into the barrels of automatic revolvers Mrs oble who vho had started toward her home was forced back into the carOne carOne car caL One of or the men asked me if I had any money said Mr 11 Barnett Give it to me or 01 I will kill you he said sald I have little or no mOnE money T Ton on me boys I 1 said but I handed them my wallet They threw it ft en the ground Get that big ring off that dame one of them said to the other 1 l believe that the had seen the tho diamond ring on her hand while we were eating dinner in a local cafe and had hai followed us with the purpose of getting it ft Mrs Irs Barnett had thrown a dinner dinner din din- ner nor ring in her hat The Tho bandits thought this was the ring they were after aCter and demanded it under threat of death I toM toll Mrs 1 Barnett Darnett to surrender It which she did id In th meantime she pretended to be very ery frightened and amI begged them not to hurt us The dinner ring was valued at about The bandits took a aring aring aring ring from 1 Mrs Irs valued at about They also obtained a valuable beaded beadell bag from Mrs hll dollars One of the ban bandits disconnected the ignition on my car before they drove rove away They left me my watch and chain for some reason or other As soon as th they Y were gone telephoned I the the i Mr Barnett furnished the officers with a good description of the two men who were unmasked and all three victims declared that they could identify them if it they were captured I I |