CHARMING ROBBER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19843, 18 May 1927, Page 2

CHARMING ROBBER

“A DOZEN EGGS, PLEASE” SHOPKEEPERS LEFT SORROWING. i?* - A charming successor to the famous bobbed bandit who more than a year ago robbed scores of shops in New York appeared in the busiest section of Flatbush, Brooklyn. She wore a small turban, coat trimmed at the cuffs and at the bottom with white fur, silk stockings and trim shoes. Her age was at the most IS. She advanced to the counter of a 1 grocer's shop. The manager, William , McCarthy, aged 26, looked expectantly at her. “A pound of butter,” she said. He handed it to her. She hesitated a moment thinking, as a young wife might think, and then smiled. 4 ‘Ob, yes, a dozen eggs, please.” The order was carried out, and then another. il That’s all,” said the girl. She fumbled at her bag and askad, ( ‘Can you change a twenty dollar bill?” McCarthy opened the safe. She took the change, pressed it into a bag, and pulled out a revolver. The susceptible manager blinked as he gazed into its barrel. “Put up your hands- Don’t move! Keep quiet!” rabidly exclaimed tho girl. A boy entered, also with a revolver. “Now,” said the girl to the manager, “put your hands on the counter and keep them there.” He obeyed, and the youth helped himself to the contents of the safe—more than £6O. The girl picked up her packages and the couple left the shop quietly, disappearing round the I corner.