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"SPITE ROBBERIES."
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METHODS.
The police in New York, are having! a dithcult time with the latest type of; criminal, who is described by the Worli as the "spite robber."
He enters hotties and reduces ereix- thing to utter wreckage, including | silver and valuable bric-a-brac, which he leaves strewn about the floors. The minst recent robbery of this kind was perpetrated at the home of an army officer and his wife who are on ther honeymoon.
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when the couple went away. A police- man pawing by saw that the windows
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wer open on the ground floor, with LONELY FARM MURDERS. found 4 discharged bullets in the the glass broken.
Entering, he found quantities of china, crystal, and fara'ruze demol- iskel. locks smashed, woodwork dented. rugs scorched, and silver red- ding presents Įving battered on the Aoor Articles to solid to be broken were scratched or marred, and lighted cigarettes had been dropped so that they had burned holes in costly car pes. Nothing, however, had been
taken away.
Several of these "spite robberies " have occurred during the past few weeks, but the police have no clue.
CLUE OF THE 1876 STOCK
EXCHANGE HANDBOOK.
Mr. Frederick Sheard and his wife, both 19, have beer found murdered in their isolated farmhouse Rear Beaconsfield, New South Wales. Footprints in blood are among the lars to the mystery, which the police describe as "the most bafling for 10 pears. The post-morten revealed that death was due to wounds from a sharp instrument, but the police
room where the bodies lay. metive can be found for the crime.
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The contents of the entire farm- house are estimated at £10, and although this was known to the whole neighbourhood, the house had been tapsacked. much-used Stock Exchange Handbook dated 1875 had been taken away. Mr. Sheard was often seen reading this book, but when anyone approached he would hastily put it away.
The bush and the surrounding bills have been searched, with the result that a blood stained page from the stalen book has been found.
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A Chinese woman was this morning Mr. Allan 8. Belsher, chairman of charged before Hagistrate Orule with the Licensed Victuallers Central the theft of a gold bangle, belonging In- Protection Society of London, said to her mistress's step daughter. that there was no reason for the spector Appleton said that the defen- control of either beer or spirits. "A dant was engaged as wet nurse to the free market would bring prices down complainant's baby. Yesterday, were it not for the high duties," said while the grown up step daughter Mr. Belsber.
wae asleep, the defendant removed Spirits, he added, could not be sold the bangle from her wrist. When the Straite, Bangkok, Calcatta, and ADEN. Gregory Apear 11.30am.cheaper, for if there was any increase bangle W58 missed defendant ia strength the duty went up in eventually admitted that she had pawued it for $39, and given the With regard to beer, the public money to a friend to keep. The may get the same gravity at the same complainant was reluctant to charge price, or the brewers may be able to the defendant, because she was de- give a heavier gravity at the same pendent on her to feed her baby and price or A lower gravity. suggested that the defendant should Retailers think the prices of beer and be given a chance. The Magistrate spirits are too high, but I cannot see ordered defendant to eiga a bond in how they can be said cheaper with the sum of $100 to be of good be the present duties,"
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