| Show L Lf r f DIAMOND STEAL F ft Traveling Traveling Salesman Tells of Suc Successful r Robbery Pulled Off jS v At Houston Tex fl f 4 i Ly iWi it WITH DUMMY TRAY RAY I r S pI Malic Awn With OI In i Drops nI 7 1 Out x f Sight Ight r lph a It 1 j of f nn an brings from Huston I u ton with him him thu tho details ot of what Is IsI I probably tho largest larRest and most sensa enst sensational tIOna lonal diamond robbery roll rY ot of years yearL Mr r tola tho ho tory story last night to t a I group of ut o friends In tho Iho Cullon ho hot hotl tol tl t 1 lobby In return for or the tho details ot of tho local bonk bank robbery robb r Sam pauI Park Pk can van you from his cat nl tho name namo of o the lM house where the thc robbery robber occurred said rold Mr kopf cop but that I nt Important compared to til thu tIe the ri Pi way wa in which tho worked Tho rim robbery happened only a II afew tow few weeks ago Ugo Tho thief was aK a han man well dressed and und and be h 1 his theft of ot the tho Jewels with n a work that thal pot got him completely In tho the confidence of the store I Io PAm PAID iOU on rt THE Ho Ire U appeared ono no day and 1111 risked M to 10 toS sec S 8 C ft a I diamond explaining that Ills hIs hI birthday was wn coming and orid he wanted to do 10 something real hand houd somo omo for tor her They picked out a it 11 tray of ot tho the class and ond ho looked them over and thought ho he preferred some omo something thing more fancy This Thin led to tho the Thinning out ott of ot other trays Finally JI io bought u IL beautiful stone otono for mid paid the tho money over In Rood goot gold eold goldcoIn coin not flat asking tho store to 10 take lake a heck check or whit wait a n day dllY or lay aside alde tho the stone itne or at of ot delusIve WILY ways that one oltA O A has ot Of getting away awny from a II clerk lerk l titter after r trying to look 1001 at the tim Roods jWell Vell II maybe you think the Kold gold ml nt welcome to a U store with big MB bills due lu and nothing coming In That mart wan Wa the tho th talk of tho place for sev several eral ral ul data dors s WJ D HACK DACK Then suddenly ho he camo back bacle Wa Was there thoro a 1 rush lush ti to t welcome him 1 Well I tIeS They gathered him Into their j urs rn thin time and all 1 when ho ha asked to too F O the diamond trays again they thy were Vero pulled Julf d out with a IL readiness that must r been beon much to his liking My M ho explained 09 this diamond vo fO o well vell she has decided to ear car and I I want another to t mach it have you got sot This Thi was what was necessary to out tho the largest tray In tho col eel collection lection containing the tho most precious end expensive diamonds diamond Thero There was wan a II little talk the tho man nian was not pleased and went away DUM lY TRAY The Die diamond trays traya tn In each one ot or which h the tho stones Ire are wrapped nuts placed In envelopes were duly ly returned trio t the tho and foUr hour later when another diamond customer m r came camo to tho nto they ticy were vole brought out again Then to 10 the Iho horror of ot thu the clerks clerk It was discovered that the tho largest tray was not there herc at all but on nn exact ta hued t The police detectives dot and andall d 0 all wore called In ni at olice There Thoro was wasu u perfect description of their man cli g thorn Ho IIo had hail only a IL start of four tour hours MUN eurs but they never noyer pained thu tho Ju slight slightest est olt clue duo and ana although several lI weeks gone gene past by lIy now his disappear disappearance ear eary nr y ance Is still a n mystery I GOI GOT AWAY A W AY The members who told me Ine tho the thet t atory brought forth foith a n theory that the thief had mode math his Initial visit to size up p the tho trays anti and then had gone gono J out made a a duplicate of ot tho time one that took his fancy as liS being the most worth worthwhile while 1110 He Ho had bad carried this under tinder his lila coat cont on c n his hi second visit und and while the clerk derk c rk was not hot looking substituted It for tor of ot f those thoo on the counter and taking inkIng S this tray with Its In diamonds In Into to his possession Mr Ir left heft last night for tor Portland and Is In n his way from New Now York to t Sail Ban co where ho he Is U overlooking the tho Jewelry situation among stores handling time the goods good ot nt o his hll linn |
