▁bot ched ▁rob ber y ▁of ▁the ▁pay roll ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁B isc uit ▁Company . ▁While ▁in ▁Florida , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁child , ▁who ▁died ▁several ▁days ▁later . ▁She ▁was ▁caught ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁twenty ▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁served ▁seven . ▁After ▁leaving ▁prison , ▁she ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁relative ▁obsc urity , ▁dying ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Cel ia ▁Co oney ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁She ▁ran ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁she ▁met ▁Ed ▁Co oney , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁fell ▁in ▁love . ▁The ▁couple ▁married ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Co oney ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁O str ander ▁Company , ▁and ▁Ed ▁Co oney ▁as ▁a ▁mechan ic . ▁ ▁Rob ber ies ▁Her ▁first ▁rob ber y ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁when ▁Cel ia ▁Co oney ▁entered ▁a ▁Thomas ▁R al ston ▁gro c ery ▁in ▁Park ▁Slo pe , ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁dozen ▁eggs . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁held ▁up ▁the ▁store , ▁and ▁st ole ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 8 0 ▁dollars . ▁The ▁rob ber y ▁received ▁a ▁sm atter ing ▁of ▁coverage ▁in ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁E agle ▁and ▁Brook