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

ATLANTA, Dec. 1.-two men
,,bo dared contest the flight of an
mGeysized bandit, wearing gray
eap and overcoat, as he fled from the
Nat Kaiser JeWelry establishment at
No. 3 Peachtree street with a $250O
diamond ring, were shot Thursday
,t5rrnoon. In the moment Of daze
following, the bandit made good his
ccegpo, losing himself in the holiday
crowds
The victims were 3. Graham West,
city comptroller, who was leaving the
EmbalI Eouse 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 q half hour
later Two bullets struck Nh West,
one entering his throat al the left
side Just below the chin and ranging
to t5c back of the neck, and the other
lodging in his right shoulder.
The comptroller retained conscious
ness. Doctors said his general condi-
lion 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-
hmd the counter.
Asked for Diamonds.
"I'm going to get married and /
want to 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.. UIl-
man, president of the Kaiser conf
pany, to wait on him. Ullman came
at once while the bandit stood there,
apparently unhurried.
Il want to see diamond ring
about 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"
"lt is $780," said the president,
and he started for the show window
uilman returned with the ring. The
youth grabbed it as the president dis,
played the ring, and ran toward the
door. Standing there was Walker,
the detective. Walker grabbed aim
~ both arms and virtually threw
nm back toward the rear of the
store
The passageway, narrow, ended at
the rear with the extension Of the
long L-shaped counter. Fighting dos-
ptratciy, though still clinging to his
ring, 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
a revolver, thrust the muzzle against
Walkers abdomen and pulled the
Trigger. Walker was. struggling for
MS own revolver, but the wound over
came hlm and he sank to the floor
Firing as he went, and narrowly
missing others in the store, the ban
u't dashed to the street. Three doors
o'loW was the entrance to the Kim
pall House. Pursued by two men from
, Inc store and others from the crowd
on the sidewalk, he ran through the
HfsC glass swinging door.
~ the immediate lobby there were
" hdIt dozen men and two women
&'!liTg anti-tuberculosis seals at a
~3ie' Still shooting-some Of the
,P-ctatcrs said with two guns-the
bandit dashed along. Several men
&,a6bed him, including Mr.. West,
""o was coming apparently from the
,leo0d floor dining room, the stairs
j 5fIm which end in the lobby.
= three of the bullets caught the
comptroller and he went down with
cut cry. Another bullet crashed
through the skirt of another mans
o.eFcoat but did not strike him. One
VI tae dispensers of seals fell from
l%e able in faint. The other one
screamed loudly.
Into Pool Room.
IN a moment intense excitement
SflPped every one. Rushing through
sne revolving glass doors of the next
iahdlng, the youth stumbled down the
Sngnt stairway into the door Of the
poe! room at the right. He ran into
lne crowd, according to some wit
pesses, and tried to lose himself.
Some one there-declared by the
poilce to have been Berry olein, who