HEIRLOOM THIEVES.
BRIDGE CASTLE RANSACKED. LITTLE CASH OBTAINED. LONDON, December 23. Describing the robbery at Eridge Castle, the Sussex seat of the Marquees of Abergavenny, of a number of heirlooms of great historical and sentimental value, Lord Henry Neville, the present occupant of the castle and the heirpresumptive to the title, eaid that fifteen rooms on the first and second floors were ransacked. Drawers and boxes were smashed and the rooms were left in disorder. • "I was sleeping on the second floor," said Lord Neville. "Nobody heard any noise. It is incomprehensible what the burglars were seeking. Perhaps it was money, but we do not keep much here. It is curious that many articles of great value were not touched. The burglars obtained about £30 in notes.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 307, 28 December 1922, Page 5
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