FAMOUS PAINTING STOLEN
SENSATIONAL RECOVERY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ROME, Juno 28. (Received Juno 30, at 9.35 a.m.) An altar piece by Botticelli was'stolen from the Church of Saint Felice, Florence. It was recovered in a sensational manner, A detective, posing as a weal.hy French ‘picture buyer, got in touch with the thief, and arranged to buy the picture if it was brought in a cab ,to the public square. When the thief came in the cab ho found a party of police instead of the buyer. An accomplice inside the cab and the cabman opened fire with revolvers. A sharp fight ensued, in which the thieves escaped, leaving the picture unharmed in the cab.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Evening Star, Issue 17701, 30 June 1921, Page 9
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117FAMOUS PAINTING STOLEN Evening Star, Issue 17701, 30 June 1921, Page 9
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