1952 Press Photo Charles Edward Bowers being held for diamond holdup.

Ex-jockey Charles Edward Bowers, Jr., 24, of Hagerstown, MD, is being held by police for his "confession" that he had participated in a "100,000 diamond holdup in NYC in October, 1949. He got $400 cash from his two companions, who were later captured.

Photo is dated 1952.

Photo measures 7.25 x 9.25 inches.