Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27

factory. after dinner. was going TO ca
on friend. A young man came up behint
ME and asked me to direct him to Park
avenue. / pointed to the street and walked
on. He must have walked around the
block fast, for when I came to the next
crossing he stood in front Of me and took
hold Of my hands. He pulled a ring from
my finger. Then he put his hands around
my throat. l thought he was going to
choke me, but he was only finding out
whether | wore chain around my neck.
He told me so, and said, If you scream I'll
choke YOU TO death. Give me what you
have in your purse handed him the
pockctbook He took out dollar and
quarter. Then he went off down side
street. Went to my friends house and
we telephoned the police"
Chief OF Police O'Neil handed her
ring with red stone "Is; that the ring?"
YES, sir"
'Is that the MANI" YES, sir"
'Pershing's man looked at the girl and
looked at his boots. did you take this
ring from this girl as described?" de.
manded the chief OF police
Yes" was the sulen answer.
Miss Gulia Farra, an alert.faced teacher
IN the public schools. next faced him. Be.
side her was a friend who corroborated
her story.
we went out for walk after dinner"
said Miss Farra "A tall young man passed
us. He walked about four feet ahead OF
us, then turned and came back to us. He
snatched a revolver from his coat pocket
and pointed it at our heads.
"Give me what you have with you'll ne
demanded.
81 saw he was in earnest and meant
what he said and thrust out my pocket
book. He took il and took out the money
There was sixty-fve cents in 1t. My
friend did the same. She was frightened
and said. Isn't this AWFUL He said. Keep
quiet. IL you scream | will kill you'll I
said. You won't get much money from us.
We are working women. The key in my
purse won't do YOU any good and it will
he inconvenient for me to be without it.
Please let me have 1t back He handed
back the key Then he looked at the
money in his hand and said, DO you need
this money! | said. No And he walked
up the street"
Us this the MANI" Asked the chief Of
police,
Yes said Miss Farra Yes" said her
companion
DO you recognize these young women?"
asked the chief of police.
Yes" answered Ole Robinson
Holding UP working women Is small
business for a war hero" Chief Harry
ONcill looked at the stalwart young man,
who again studied his boot tips
This war hero talk is boshi" Judge
Mott affirmed. Gle has been over, 1t Is
true. but not for long. Tie has never been
near the trenches. The best he did was
TO carry dispatches inside the lines"
The fallen hero" was taken to the New
ark jail. whore he was held in default OF
$500 bail. The girl he married in De-
ccmber gricves, yet Is resigned to sun.
derins OF their marriage bonds
He lied to me- she says. "a hero
won't lie That is the part of n coward"
I'm expert liar he was For under Judge
Notts searching examination he admitted
that he had scarcely arrived overseas be.
lore he was invaded back for the prosaIc
complaint of rheumatism; that he had
never seen 4 firing line 1&.
Since the Crowell.Robinson incident tha
mona tidc soldiers who begin reminig.
cenceS OF trench life say the pretty eiris
al the Newark canteen turn cold eyes uporl
them. 1 .f'