Victor Eugene “Slim” Warrens knew how to run a profitable saloon and he was fond of diamonds. He didn’t take kindly to being robbed.On Saturday night, Nov. 16, 1912, when two masked robbers entered Warrens’ saloon in Hilt, California, Warrens pulled a large diamond ring off his finger and threw it. He was dealing with very thorough robbers who first lined up and searched all 15 patrons, and then searched the saloon.Between the cash register and the [...]
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