Word: holdup
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...suppose that you were the victim or a holdup man, and later on, his son, who accepted the loot, knowing exactly how it was obtained, tossed you a handful of coins. Would you call that charity and would you respect the donor...
Pale Cast of Thought. In Kansas City, Mo., a would-be stickup man waved a gun at Grocery Checker Mrs. Thelma Adams, thought things over for a moment, fled the store after muttering: "No, I guess it's not a holdup...
Know Thyself. In Greensboro, N.C., Herman Lamm, serving a 15-year prison term for robbing a bank, appealed to have his case reopened on grounds of insanity, announced that he had worn a work shirt with his employer's name and address on it during the holdup, claimed that "this is not compatible to the action of a sane person who is about to rob a bank...
Letter of the Law. In San Diego, cornered two days after he took $6 and a $3,000 station wagon from a motel garage, Ex-Convict Conrad Hansen amiably handed over his toy pistol to police, explained that he had used it in the holdup because ex-convicts are not allowed to carry real guns...
Caseworker. In Detroit, police looked for the holdup man who took $8 and a wristwatch from Cab Driver Edward Grzynowicz, wavered, returned the loot plus 50? from his own pocket, explained: "It's for cigarettes and coffee; you look nervous and probably need...