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Show BOX ELDER COUNTY IPS Brigham City. Dec 4 Yesterday afternoon at 4: 10 o'clock two men en-tf-r.'d the jewelry store of J. Johansen & Co. and stole a' diamond ring valued val-ued at $14" while the clerk turned her back to wnit upon a woman customer, cus-tomer, who entered hurriedly to get a watch. The men, who were foreigners, for-eigners, entered the store and asked to look at rings, as they desired to purchase two. Eliza Hanson the clerk, was in the store alone during the absence of Mr. Johansen in Ogden Og-den Miss Hansen used precaution In showing the lings, because she was suspicious of the men. and before , leaving them to wait upon the woman wom-an she placed the ring tray back in 1 the showcase, but left the deor open, i During the minute the clerk was'i away the men reached over the conn- ; :er and took their choice of the rlng ind then hurried out. It is thought :he men were prepared for the game ind carried a wire with which they reached the ring. Miss Hansen missed the ring at once, but as other customers entered the store she could not leave for a few minutes to notify the police, and in the meantime the robbers made their escape The men were well dressed. |