Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-16
HOLD-UP STAGED IN
awIID WEST" STLYE.

ATLANTA, Dec. 1.-Two men
,,bo dared contest the flight Of an
pndersized bandit, wearing gray
can and oVercoat, as he fled from the
Nat Kaiser Jewelry establishment at
Nc. 3 Peachtree street with $2500
diamond ring, were shot Thursday
aftelnoon. In the moment of daze
ielowing, the bandit made good his
escape, losing himself in the holiday
crowds
The victims were B. Graham West,
city comptroller, who was leaving the
kimball House by the Peachtree en-
trance, and /. c. Walker Of 81 Glen
dale avenue, special Pinkerton detec
tive on duty in the Kaiser store, who
died at Grady Hospital half hour
later Two bullets struck M West,
one entering his throat at the left
side just below the chin and ranging
to the back of the neck, and the other
lodging in his right shoulder
'rhe comptroller retained conscious
ness. Doctors said his general condi-
tion was satisfactory and that he had
"a fair chance"
The bandit entered the Kaiser
store making his way easily through
several customers. Approaching the
counter, he engaged the attention OF
Mrs. A. W. Phillips, pretty woman
clerk. She came up to his from be-
hind the counter.
Asked for Diamonds.
I'm going to get married and
want. 70 see some diamond rings,
if you please" he said, smiling.
His slight embarrassment seemed
natural enough, Mrs. Phillips said
afterward, and she called N. L. Ull-
man, president of the Kaiser COM
pany, to wait on him. Ullman came
at once while the bandit stood there,
apparently Unmarried.
Il want to see a diamond ring
about a carat" he said.
Ullman produced one from a case
and showed it..
No, that's too SMALL" objected
The youth. You have one in your
window set in platinum. Let me see
that one"
ut is $780," said the president,
and he started for the show window.
Olman returned with the ring. The
youth grabbed it as the president dis,
played the ring, and ran toward the
door Standing there was Walker,
me detective. Walker grabbed him
~ both arms and virtually threw
MN back toward the rear of the
store
The passageway, narrow, ended at
the rear with the extension of the
long L-shaped counter. Fighting des,
perately, though still chnging to his
iing, the youth forced Walker against
the glass extension.
Shoots Detective.
The top glass broke beneath their
weight. While others, including wo-
men, stood, dazed, the youth drew
revolver, thrust the. muzzle against
walkers abdomen and pullGd the
Trigger. Walker was struggling for
MS own revolver, but the wound over
'"IIe nm and he sank to the floor.
Firing as he went, and narrowly
missing others in the store, the ban
alt dashed to the street. Three doors
DeloW was the entrance to the Kim
DaiI House. Pursued by two men from
'He store and others from the crowd
o. The sidewalk, he ran through the
LlsC Glass swinging door.
"a the immediate lobby there were
+" half dozen men and two women
S'illng anti-tuberculosis seals at a
I>3ie Still shootine-some Of fhe
5,P-ctatcrs said with two guns-the
'shdtt dashed along. Several men
E[aoDed him, including Mr.. West.
VINO was coming apparently from the
eoond floor dining room, the stairs
'f2m which end in the lobby.
Three Of the bullets caught tae
'omptroller and he went down with.
I out cry Another bullet crashed
through the skirt of another mans
oEercoat but did not strike him. One
q the dispensers of seals fell from
''e table in faint. The other one
a5reamed loudly.
Into Pool Room.
IN a moment intense excitement
Siltped every one. Rushing through
L1e revolving glass doors Of the next
l@h.dihg, the youth stumbled down che
S'ght stair, ay into the door of the
pool room at the right. He ran into
me crowd, according to some wit
pesses' and tried to lose himself.
Some one declared by the
pence to have been Berry Olein, who