The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-23
and
Man are
GAGGED
Enter Lafayette Shop Early
Tuesday Morning and
Escape With Diamonds

Four youthful bandits robbed the
lafayette, Inc, jewelrye store. at
1886 Second ave, of $4,000 worth of
diamond and platinum jewelry an
800 cash. after binding and gaggfng
s. NJ Feldman. proprietor. and Nisp
Nellie Goldman. 70, an employe. e
. o'clock Tuesday morning The rob
bers escaped.
The robbery occurred shortly AFT
er Feldmsn had opened his shop for
the day. He was dressing q front
case and had just said Good morn
ing TO Miss Goldman. as she entered
the store. and started up the stairs
10 a small mezzanine gallery. whe1
the bandits entered
The leader. a tal:. raw-boned. hoo1-
nosed youth about "a. pullsf = nickel.
plated revolver and walking toward
Fcldman. who stood behind the G1nno
case. commanded: Put up yosle
hands"
The leader was followed BY twe
shorter companions. Feldman told -
tectives that he first thought the rob-
berry a joke.
The tall leader. sensing that FsD1-
man was not taking the robbery -
riousiy. struck him over the hea1
with the butt end OF the gun. Fed
man then stuck up his hands.
FOURTH BANDIT
COLLECTS LOOT
Miss Goldman was then seen stand
Z m nj D, nj e.ls
The tall bandit started for her and.
while forcing her up the stairs. gavo
orders to his two companions to bind
Feldman. At this juncture fourth
youth entered the store. He was The
one who removed the jewelry from
the opened safe and rified the show
cases.
Miss Goldman. forced UP the mar
row stairs. was told TO sit down. She
was bewildered. she told the detec-
tivcs. and hesitated.
Hurry up. you poor fish, shouted
one Of the bandits. "or I'll blow out
your brains"
A quantity Of white cloth and sew
erai ropes were produced and Miss
Goldman gagged. Her arms and legs
were thoroly bound While the girl
was being tied up. two other Of the
bandits bound Feldman and gaeeed
him with a large blue bandana hand.
kerchief. He was then lashed to the
rungs of the stairway.
Both Feldman and Miss Goldman
were out Of sight OF pedestrians on
Second ave.
ONE MAN SCOOPS
Up THE JEWELS
While three bandits stood guard
over their prisoners. the fourth rob-
bcr leisureiy scooped jewels from the
trays which he pulled from the safe.
F'eldman had opened the safe before
the bandits entered.
His task completed. the man col.
lecting the jewels signaled to his
partners. Just as the men were
about TO leave the store. one OF then
noticed a ring on Feldman's finger.
Wen take that. too." ne raid
stripping off the ring. Then ho
pulled stick pin from Feldman'o
tie.
A second later. and the four men
were out on the street.
Miss Goldman struggled free from
the ropes, ripped off the gag, and
summoned the police by phone.
Detectives d. NJ. Blaine. Chad Hal.
lard and NJ. J. McNamee. who were
detailed to the case. hurried to the
scene in a police automobiles. Detec-
tive Blaine found two diamond rings.
valued at $T00. in a waste paper ba1-
ket. where they had fallen while tho
safe was being rified.
GIRL REMEMBERS TO
GET DESCRIPTION
Miss Goldman. altho suffering ner.
vousness because of her ordeal. was
not too bewildered because OF her
experience to obtain accurate descrip-
tions Of three of the bandits. She did
not see the fourth man who worked
down stairs. She furnished the detec-
tives with the descriptions Of the
men who tied her up.
Miss Goldman lives at l54 18th
ave. The Lafayette. Inc, shop has
been located In the present site for
four months. altho Feldman II =
pioneer Seattle jeweler. The stock
was just in the process Of being in
sured and Feldman is not certain
whether all the necessary steps had
been completed In order to collect
insurance for the theft.
The stock was all high-gradc jew
elry. he told the detectives. He
roughly estimated the loot to include
40 diamond rings. diamond bar
pin. number Of watches, several
carats Of unset diamonds and ~.