JEWEL ROBBERY
HOLD-UP IN NEW YORK
MARIE ANTOINETTE
NECKLACE
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 exclusive Fifth Avenue jewellery shop today.
The bandits entered the shop a few minutes before closing time, and, after inspecting a few articles, 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 with a diamond and ruby clasp and filigree work studded with diamonds. A card from the French Government certified as to the genuineness of the'necklace.
Police declare that the robbery was one of the boldest on record. They believe it to be the work of amateurs. The thieves displayed nervousness,' as they tied up Joseph Friedman, the 23----year-old nephew of the owner of the shop. ■
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Evening Post, Issue 27, 31 July 1935, Page 9
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