THE MELBOURNE BANK ROBBERY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 4126, 24 September 1883, Page 2

THE MELBOURNE BANK ROBBERY.

Capturo of tho Thief and Recovery of

tho Booty,

His Implication in a Former Bobbery.

[reuter's telegrams.]

(Received September 24,3.30 p m.)

Melbourne, this day. The robbery at the Commercial Bank is ; now fully explained. The police find-

ing that Richard Cobett, bookmaker, the benk care-taker's son could notbefoundi

prosecuted enquiries. Thecare-taker'sfanuly declared that he was living in Sydney, whither a telegram was despatched. & reply was received stating that he had gone to New Zealand for a fortnight. The police discovered that he had been...., in Melbourne a few days previously, ; and subsequently traced him ™: ~ Meaghre's Hotel, Sandridge, where ho had been living for ten days under tfco name of Clinton. The police found Corbetc ■ in the Hotel parlour. He denied all knowledge of the robbery. Upon taking him upstairs however,three bars oi gold were founa ■ in his coat pocket, together with i« » notes, £39 in gold, and £32 in silver; also are ;ioadedvolvcr. Corbett thereupon-,, : j confessed that he had duplicate keys made a year ago for all the safes, in MB j Commercial Bank. He had watched his chance and entered by the front doer,, - and when Mr Pinnock, the Ballaratmana«r, . arrived with the gold, he. conceal himself. The robbery was eSectei during the night, and he made n», ; ,;,, escape in the morning. He declared thatto had planted the balance of the plunder uV» swamp, but upon being taken there no.sign of the gold could be seen. ifiiSH It is certain that Corbett was the thiel who stole i'ICOO, which was missed from u» • same bank some 2 years ago, he having -i. at that time declared that he had woo £1,000 in a "sweep." It .appears ttttf one of his bisters knew he was in Melbomte | The police are confident that they will ** : : be able to recover the missing bar? ot >h :