ROBBERY IN NEW YORK
BANDITS STEAL COSTLY JEWELS.
MARIE ANTOINETTE’S NECKLACE
(United Press Association —Copyright)
NEW YORK, July 29
Two bandits posing as customers stole jewellery variously estimated to be~ worth between 100,000 and 250,000 dollars from an exclusiv'e Fifth Avenue jewellery shop a few minutes before closing time, and after inspecting a few articles they whipped out revolvers, covering the manager and the only clerk present. Among the jewellery stolen was a ruby necklace, once the property of Marie Antoinette. No exact price has ever been set on the necklace. It contained 25 flat rubies of one to two carats each, a diamond and ruby clasp, and filigree work studded with diamonds. A card from the French Government certified 1 that the necklace was genuine.
The police declared that the robbery was one of the boldest on record. They believed if to be the work of amateurs for the thieves displayed nervousness as they tied up Joseph Friedman, the 22-year-old nephew of the, owner of the shop.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 246, 31 July 1935, Page 5
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