A BAG-SNATCHER.
*_^_ YOUNG LADY ATTACKED. Bag-snatchers are very active in the City just now, and they do not confine their operations only to the secluded places. Only recently, late at night, a young womait had an unenviable experience in Cranmer square. A bravado suddenly molested her and tried to cut the strap by which the bag hung on her arm. He was met by more than passive resistance, and a sharp scuffle ensued. The mirror in the handbag was broken, and one or the pieces cut deep into the young lady's thumb, making the blood flow freely. She also received scratches on the face. • The struggle continued unabated till the lady succeeded in drawing the scene of the encounter under a neighbouring light. It was then that the assailant disappeared, a little sadder but nothing richer.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19133, 17 October 1927, Page 10
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136A BAG-SNATCHER. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19133, 17 October 1927, Page 10
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