Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-22 | Page 1 | Bandits Obtain $64,000 in Gems

4 IN GEMS Hold Up W Wealthy Chi cago Couples CoUples' at Hotel Entrance Ent t. t CH CHICAGO Oct 22 United Press Pre Three bandits who resembled ii and aine if worked like those thai who wh rec recently held up the wife of Mayor William Hale Thompson hompson n h held ld up P t two o wealthy Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago gO couples couple early arlY today and and es escaped escaped es- es cal pe with 64 worth woth jew of of jiw e dry elry ry The Tho ho victims of ot the robbery were ivere B. B Crandell broker and former for for for- ncr mer vice f president president- of at MO Montgomery Ward Vard Co Balph Gardner bro bra cr i and Mrs anti Crandell rs fer ardner Tho rho two couples had attended Af a f fashion blon show at at- tho ns hotel botel a and d went from t there fe to tho Drake Drak Drak Tower Tower- hotel where the tho live As M they got t out of f a u taxicab taxicab taxi taxi- cab on n a. a turntable e motor entrance c tho side side- of ot the hot hotel l f bandits held them Crandell nd d G Gardner rd rde e were forc forced d. d to I i l q Uio ho cab while th the won Were iverc se searched 4 1 J From lom Mrs Cf tc f. f t 1 ii bandits ba to took k two diamond tone of which hC was Valued J d i at t g bracelet Vt t J J ad a d e. e They took p. p L 10 Diamond ring from Gard n ra td- td ring and 50 in cash 81 from Mr Mrs wa W wa allowed v di t to keep her heV h wedding ring an arid anui l Gardner Gardn 1 a ring which ho told the lie h b bandits his dying f 11 r Ih given n I I jf I All J of Of tho tho- jewelry except Mrs fr l 9 anell dl dI J insured ih- ih rf t 2 i i rt- rt F f J 1 hol bandits e escaped In an nn auto automobile mobile which they ha bad J parked Inear b by Frank ii t te ab- ab f followed d them several ai blocks b but t lost their tr trail trail- t- t fi t Jl i 1 i t I ii