MOTOR DESPERADO.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3545, 5 August 1920, Page 2

MOTOR DESPERADO.

Al.\\’AYS L’()L.["l.‘E T 0 Wo3]

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ml out by the mid of St()l(“!1 InG‘rm'

<::u‘.x‘ and the nuns: p£‘:l'f(,'C‘:(*(l scientific in.\".l'umellts. His dal":ng‘was equalled only by the polish of his manner, especially mwards Women. _ »

j On one oeleasi-on he was» surpr_i.<ed lbreakiug into 8. jeweller’s shop at lMilun. 111‘-.1. molment he and his comlrzules -had escaped in their wailling lea". The police pursued. them, but ;Luppi, having reaelled'S:ln Rome :1 ‘igood hour beflorelhis plu'.suer.- could ldo so, took advantage of his visit to llluld up the main post office.‘ The l,pos‘cnl:lstel' was in. eonversal-i-011 with in young girl. In a minute he and his Estzifif were holding up their 'll:11l(lS “belfore 'l:hl‘ee levelled revolvers. Luppi llrold the girl not to be fl'igh.tened, and [having swept all the money from the leash fills and carefully Counted it, lhe wrofe out a. receipt. This he handled to the postmast-er with the words, §“’You won’t have any trouble mak}ing up your aoounfl's, for l you will know exactly what I have taken.” Turning to the girl, he said: “If you will walk with me l will gee you home. It is rather lute for you to be outlz-Llone.’ And he did so, though he knew tho’: the alarm was given the moment} he lefll the post office. ~Ll.uppi’s gang dwindled as the less skilful fell into the hands of the police. None would give away ‘their leader. He was captul'e(l because he persisted in. going to Milan undisguised to see a girl with whom he was in love.