Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-27

factory, after dinner. l was going to can
on friend. A young man came up behind
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 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 l 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
pocketbook. He took out a dollar and
quarter. Then he went off down side
street. went to my friends house and
we telephoned the police"
Chief of Police O'Neill handed her a
ring with red stone. "1s that the ringT
Yes, sir"
us that the man." Eyes, 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 sullen answer
Miss Giulia Farra, an alert-faced teacher
in the public schools, next faced him. Be.
side her was a friend who corroborated
her story.
I'VE went out for a 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 revolver from his coat pocket
and pointed it at our heads.
"'Give me what you have with you! he
demanded.
II saw he was in earnest and meant
what he said and thrust out my pocket.
book. He took 1t and took out the money
There was sixtyhve cents in it. Ny
friend did the same. She was frightened
and said, Isn't this awful? He said, Keep
quiet. II you scream / will kill you!
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
be ineonvenient 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" l said, No And he walked
up the street."
as this the man." asked the chief Of
police.
"Yes." said Miss Farra Eyes," 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 war hero" Chief Harry
O'Neill looked at the stalwart young man.
who again studied his boot tips
This war hero talk is bosh!" judge
Mott affirmed, "He has been over, It n
true, but not for long. He 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 where he was held in default Of
1880 bail. The girl he married in De-
cember grieves, yet is resigned to = sun.
dering of their marriage bonds.
He lied to me-" she says. "A hero
won't lie. That is the part Of coward"
An expert liar he was. For under Judge
Motifs searching examination he admitted
mat ne had scarcely arrived overseas be.
lore ne was invaded back for the prosaio
complaint Of rheumatism; that he had
never seen firing line.
since the CrowellRobinson incident The
BONA nde soldiers who begin reminis.
,ences OF trench life say the pretty riri.
y tne Newark canteen turn cold eyes IT.