CALM BANDITS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 6, 7 December 1931, Page 10

CALM BANDITS

FAILURE OF DARING COUP. Four bandits, armed with guns and bludgeons, just failed to bring off a coup with a fortune in cash and jewels when they held up the guests at the home of Mr William Mitchell, a millionaire banker, in Chicago. Quietly forcing all the servants into the dining room at revolver point, they then lined up the guests against the wall. The women were made to hand over their diamond rings, sapphire bracelets,

strings of pearls and other valuable jewellery, which the leading bandit nonchalantly dropped into the pockets of his overcoat. While the robbers were busily engaged a servant slipped upstairs and telephoned to the police, but, being forced to whisper, the message was not fully grasped. Three policemen, who later strolled into the house, were promptly made prisoners. But the bandits forgot to disarm them. As the robbers backed out of tho room the police opened fire, and two of the bandits were wounded. The leader staggered away, but a policeman pulled off his coat in the struggle. Every woman then had her jewels restored.