LADIES' EARS CUT OFF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 4 June 1907, Page 4

LADIES' EARS CUT OFF.

MiITAT, KOBBKRIES 15V A i.:AXG OF UOOLKiANS.

Paris. April 7. The latest exploits of the hooligans of ■Marseilles has struck terror into the heart of every woman in that oily. A few nights ago a woman nn her way home was suddenly approached ou the du A ieux I'ort liy a stranger and asked to hand over her gold ear-rings. She started hack in alarm, and a minute later screamed and fell fainting to the footpath. When she was picked up by a policeman it was found that the loir of her left ear had lieen cut off. and the ear-ring with it. A lady wearing a pair of pearl earrings vas accosted by a well-dressed man in a quiet street and asked (o give up her ear-ring-. She offered resistance and -creamed. Jn an instance her left ear we.- ciK entirely off. and the thief ran av.ay wilii :h.» tar. )i'>l liei woman 1.).-! ; "'t!i !!"*' OniV ,i number of w(i";cit li.;■,■'* ' ■ n -ipiilarlv robbed durin ' pa-[ iiay-. ; , :■ Vve i -en mhijxl, and M. -' ' i vi-.lh'i". : M ii'-ill-- - juge d'iu^truc- ; 011. ii-i -i ii l: : p.- -set \ed in alcohol. ' il oil" c : ■' Mi 1 H il!! h;i- bt't'll capj iiv'l : "e !■ 1 i i ]■■■} in-fure the A- - i.'cs a' .'.i 1 v. ■s ■! 1: " i■ ' ■;i' will be pn>--i::re Jl« e\i.1,.,;.e. ()ii * t:!' Mi- 'l'inie i> that t lie ; wnrn'Mi oi *r i!i' now to di-W-.'d e.r-fl'r - i 11,,,; 't i,er.